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Yet another disaster at sea proves these journeys are just too risky There has been yet another deeply concerning situation regarding a livestock vessel full of cattle and sheep. The Express M departed from Romania for Haifa on Saturday 22nd … 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
The trade must go on! Despite the ongoing and escalating conflict in the region, large volumes of Irish cattle are still being exported to Israel, both directly from Ireland and via other member states. Since October 2023, almost 9,000 young … Continued
Investigation into calf export from Ireland to Europe and beyond Once again, RTE Investigates has exposed immense cruelty and suffering in the live export industry, for male dairy calves in particular, in their latest exposé Live Exports: On The Hoof. … Continued
The European Commission (EC) recently confirmed that Ireland is breaking the law when exporting unweaned calves to Europe. This is an issue that EFI has known about, and been campaigning against, for many years. Calves are typically exported from Ireland … Continued
Once again the year was dominated by live export, which saw a 12% increase and another new market coming on the scene – Israel. Unweaned calf export increased by 19%, but export outside the EU actually decreased by 42%, with … Continued
Sea journeys Every year thousands of young bulls are sent on gruelling sea journeys in old, rusty cargo vessels to Libya, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt and Israel. There are two issues here. The destination countries have appalling animal welfare standards, particularly … Continued
RTE Investigates exposed the Irish dairy industries dirty secret in July 2023. It highlighted the horrendous ordeal unweaned calves go through, mostly male dairy calves that are an unwanted by product of the industry. It featured a cruel veal farm … Continued
Investigation into dairy calf export from Ireland to Europe On 20th March of this year EFI conducted another investigation into the export of unweaned calves from Ireland, with L214 and Eyes on Animals. We were also joined by RTE’s investigation … Continued
Hidden horror in the egg industry The egg industry hides a very dark secret. Farmers only keep the hens for around 12 months then they are sent to slaughter. This high turnaround means a lot of egg laying hens must … Continued