Campaigning for a better life for farm animals that doesn't cost the earth
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
Brittany Ferries does an about turn Brittany Ferries stopped transporting live farm animals from the UK 30 years ago because of the cruelty and suffering involved. We were therefore shocked to find out that they made the decision to start … Continued
Once again the year was dominated by live export, which saw a 14% increase in cattle export including 11 shipments of bulls to Morocco, as well as two shipments of bulls and pregnant heifers to Algeria. Unweaned calf export decreased … Continued
Dairy concern – cow calf separation A welfare concern that many people have around dairy is that calves are removed from their mothers shortly or immediately after birth. This of course is so all the milk can be sold by … Continued