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NVWA takes action against Irish transporters The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is taking enforcement action against violations involving the long-distance transport of young calves from Ireland to the Netherlands. The authority states that unweaned calves may … Continued

Ferry operator will stop carrying all live animals following sustained pressure from NGOs In a major victory for animals, Brittany Ferries has confirmed it will end the transport of all live farmed animals, including unweaned calves, from Ireland to France … Continued

Every year, billions of animals suffer in unacceptable conditions during transport. They endure extreme temperatures, very long journeys, and filthy, overcrowded conditions, resulting in a great deal of suffering, even death. This is a systemic failure, and it has to … Continued

Irish authorities repeatedly ignore the science! Every year in excess of 150,000 unweaned calves are exported from Ireland to mainland Europe, with the main markets being Spain and the Netherlands. This involves a 17 -19 hour ferry journey, from Rosslare … Continued

Third letter sent to Commissioner urging him to take action as Brittany Ferries refuses to stop transporting unweaned calves On 28th January a joint letter was sent to Commissioner Varhelyi signed by 22 NGOs urging him to take action against … Continued

New poll reveals 84% of Irish citizens want the export of unweaned calves banned! A new survey, conducted across nine EU member states, has highlighted public concern for the plight of millions of animals transported over long distances, with an … Continued

Last year was immensely busy for myself and Jane, there was so much going on I can’t cover it all! We had a large number of meetings with the various Eurogroup for Animals groups that we are in, and with … Continued

Shipment of pregnant dairy heifers to Algeria – joint complaint sent to Minister On 24th January 2024 Agriland published a video covering the first shipment of in-calf dairy heifers from Waterford to Algeria by cows.ie . It showed trucks waiting at Oran port ready … Continued

Brittany Ferries protest – Rosslare port In March of this year Brittany Ferries, having made the decision to embroil itself in a cruel and controversial industry, carried livestock trucks for the first time on it’s Rosslare to Cherbourg route. We … Continued

Three days of action follow meeting with Commissioner for Animal Welfare It’s been a busy week of actions across four countries for five animal welfare NGOs, campaigning to end the suffering of hundreds of thousands of Irish calves. Meeting with … Continued