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Live export fatalities: the perils of transporting live animals
23 Apr 2021

Live export fatalities: the perils of transporting live animals

by EFI | posted in: Live Export | 0

The recent Suez Canal blockage reminds us of the dangers of live export for everyone involved in the trade. While the backlog has since cleared, at the time of the incident there were approximately 20 livestock vessels carrying around 200,000 … Continued

Live animal exports, Sea Journeys
EFI Invited to speak at European ANIT committee meeting on long distance transport
24 Mar 2021

EFI Invited to speak at European ANIT committee meeting on long distance transport

by EFI | posted in: Irish Farm Animal Welfare, Live Export | 1

EFI director Caroline Rowley was invited to speak as an expert witness at the ANIT committee meeting on long distance transport on Wednesday 17th March 2021. The purpose of the committee of inquiry is to test the fitness for purpose … Continued

EU animal welfare policy, Irish animal exports, Live animal exports, Live exports Ireland
DAFM invites EFI to meeting on the export of unweaned calves
13 Dec 2020

DAFM invites EFI to meeting on the export of unweaned calves

by EFI | posted in: Dairy farming, Live Export | 0

After years of numerous NGOs campaigning against the export of unweaned calves, DAFM held a meeting on calf welfare during transport on 7 December 2020 and invited representatives from the ISPCA, Ethical Farming Ireland, Eyes on Animals, Compassion in World … Continued

Irish animal exports, Male dairy calves, Unweaned calves
EU Commission Confirms Export of Calves from Ireland Unlawful
23 Jun 2020

EU Commission Confirms Export of Calves from Ireland Unlawful

by EFI | posted in: Government policy, Live Export | 10

  Ethical Farming Ireland has been investigating the export of unweaned calves from Ireland for some time now and has been particularly concerned over rough handling and the fact calves cannot be fed during transit. Two investigations by Eyes on … Continued

EU animal welfare policy, Eyes on Animals, Live animal exports, Male dairy calves, Unweaned calves
Live animal exports to Libya
13 Feb 2020

Live animal exports to Libya

by EFI | posted in: Irish Farm Animal Welfare, Live Export | 0

Libya – Letter to President of the Agriculture Council and Commissioners Kyriakides and Wojciechowski  Ireland exports thousands of young bulls and some heifers to Libya every year. Not only do they endure a long, arduous sea journey but Libya is … Continued

Animal exports Libya, Irish animal exports, Live animal exports
Ethical Farming Ireland In The News
13 Feb 2020

Ethical Farming Ireland In The News

by EFI | posted in: Irish Farm Animal Welfare | 0

Here are links to Ethical Farming Ireland’s (EFI) latest media coverage. News Articles Irish Times – ‘Animal welfare group raises concerns over live exports‘ – January 2020. The Times (UK) – ‘Surplus calves may face slaughter‘ – January 2020. The … Continued

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📢 Breaking! Last Sunday May 4th a livestock truck travelling from Arklow Co Wicklow to La Roca del Vallès Spain was stopped in Girona by the police and the 26 year old driver was arrested due to a number of offences!
❌Driving under the influence of alcohol
❌Driving with an overweight load
❌Travelling over 10 hours without a break
❌Tampering with the tachograph
❌Fraudulent recording of driving and rest times
❌No Certificate of Professional Aptitude
The driver was alone so another truck had to come and collect the calves further delaying their already very long journey with no food. The truck belongs to Dutch transport company Van Os but it’s not the first time it's been used by an Irish exporter. According to the Spanish police they are coming across a lot of livestock drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol. This is shocking!
Martin Heydon Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
https://www.elperiodico.com/es/sucesos/20250506/transporta-terneros-vivos-francia-bebido-camionero-117093726
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Imagine giving birth trapped in a cage, unable to move. Imagine not being able to reach your babies, to care for them. Imagine defecating and urinating on them because you can't move, imagine having to lie there and watch your babies die, unable to reach them. Sows on commercial farms don't need to imagine...
Happy Mothers Day, to all mothers out there 💚
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Tomorrow, Sunday 11th May and next weekend 17th & 18th May, we will be joining the Captain Paul Watson Foundation dockside at their flagship John Paul DeJoria at Sir Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin between 10am-5pm!

They are giving free tours of the ship and we will be there to discuss our actions and what we campaign for as a group 💚 Pop by for a chat!

When: May 11th, 17th & 18th 10am-5pm
Where: Sir Rogerson’s Quay Dublin

Read more about the team in this article: https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/from-it-to-the-high-seas-irish-volunteer-among-crew-of-anti-whaling-ship-docked-in-dublin-to-prepare-next-mission/a1825098137.html

#animalrebellionireland #plantbasedfoodsystem #veganireland #animalrights #animalagriculture #climateemergency #antispeciesism #plantbased #friendsnotfood #sentientbeings #captainpaulwatsonfoundation
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Keeping rescue hens not only saves their lives, it's a rewarding experience. They are inquisitive, sociable girls and pretty low maintenance, but you do need to keep them safe from predators and you'll need a knowledgeable vet as they can get sick. Please follow LittleHill Animal Rescue & Sanctuary for upcoming rescues 🐔
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Good news for a change!!!
We have three items of good news for you!

1. The Precautionary Confinement of Birds and Restriction of Assembly of Live Birds Regulations will be lifted from the 10th of May 2025. - that's today!

"S.I. No. 31/2025 - Avian Influenza (Precautionary Confinement of Birds and Restriction on Assembly of Live Birds) Regulations 2025 came into effect from 17th February 2025 to protect Irish poultry from avian influenza virus incursions.
No cases of avian influenza were detected in Ireland in poultry or wild birds in the month of April 2025.
The Bird Flu Radar, a tool developed for the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) as a spatiotemporal risk assessment model, also shows a decrease in probability of HPAI outbreaks in wild birds since the beginning of April.
While the risk of HPAI incursion in Irish poultry has decreased, it is not cero and biosecurity remains the #1 method in preventing and controlling the spread of disease.
The ‘best practice’ biosecurity measures as usually advised by the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine continue to remain mandatory for all poultry and captive bird keepers."

2. All of the hens for our rescue over the next two weekends have been booked! We have taken bookings for the number of hens the farm told us are available, but they could be short of hens, or have more than they said. Either way, we will take them all. We will ask people to take one more or one less than they have booked if necessary.

3. We have another rescue planned for June! We don't have exact details of dates and collection points yet, but we will post on our page next week, when we have more information.
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