Campaigning for a better life for farm animals that doesn't cost the earth
MEPs – support the ‘End the Cage Age’ European Citizens’ Initiative! The European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee has just called on the European Commission to propose a revision of the EU directive on farmed animals, Directive 98/58/EC, “with the objective of … Continued
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
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
2020 was full of challenges but despite the pandemic and lockdowns we still managed to get a lot done! Here is a brief overview of our work over the year. Livestock Vessel Certs of Approval Revoked At the start of … Continued
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
On Wednesday 29 July 2020, at Kennedy Quay, Port of Cork, around 2,000 young bulls were loaded onto livestock vessel Sarah M bound for Libya. They will arrive at Misrata port on 8th August. A group of around 20 EFI … Continued
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
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
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