Brittany Ferries’ shameful decision to put profit over welfare!

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

NGOs urge Stena Line to stop transporting unweaned calves

Ethical Farming Ireland has been campaigning for many years against live export. We have repeatedly urged Stena Line to stop transporting unweaned calves from Rosslare port in Ireland to Cherbourg port in France. Since campaigning began, we have attended two … Continued

2024 – a year in review

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

Live export protest – enough is enough!

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Petition delivery On Tuesday 9th July we held a protest outside Agriculture House and delivered a petition to Minister McConalogue, signed by nearly 7,000 mostly Irish citizens. Well, an assistant accepted it, and despite following up we have received no … Continued

EC audit finds calf exports from Ireland breach transport regulations

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

2023 – a year in review

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