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08. May 2026

International Meeting on Horse Welfare: Sabrina Gurtner Visits Belwade Farm in Aberdeen

In mid-April, our project manager, Sabrina Gurtner, traveled to Aberdeen to meet with experts in horse welfare from across Europe. The event was organized by the Eurogroup for Animals—the umbrella organization for European animal welfare groups—and brought together 19 participants from various countries.

Sabrina Gurtner (back row, second from the right) with other horse advocates from various countries.

21. April 2026

Police training is making a difference

Last week, we trained the Saxony-Anhalt State Police in identifying violations of animal transport regulations. At the same time, during a large-scale inspection in Germany, over 70 percent of the transports were found to be in violation—proof of what trained eyes can achieve.

During the workshop, we inspected 10 transport vehicles together with police officers and official veterinarians.

02. April 2026

Lamb transports before Easter: Broken legs, no water, barely any space

Together with the Italian organization Essere Animali, we inspected long-distance transports of lambs to Italy shortly before Easter. In the process, we documented numerous violations of the animal transport regulations—including, for example, injured animals that were transported despite having broken legs. We filed complaints against two…

Together with Essere Animali we checked lamb transports on the way to Italian slaughterhouses.

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17. April 2026

Report on the suffering of blood mares and the current political debate in Switzerland

The online portal “Infosperber” provides a detailed report on the hormone PMSG in a new article. The piece describes how large quantities of blood are drawn from pregnant mares over a period of weeks in order to extract the hormone PMSG, which is used in industrial pig farming.

The article is based on our documented research into conditions at…

09. March 2026

Critical Article on Animal Transport: Accidents, Long Distances, and Lack of Protection

In a recent article, the online magazine Telepolis strongly criticizes the practice of animal transport within Europe and beyond. Drawing on several examples of accidents as well as reports of long transport routes, the article highlights the significant stress this causes for pigs, chickens, and other so-called farm animals. Transport to third…

06. March 2026

Open Letter Against Animal Transport to the War Zone - Media Reports

The “Times of Israel” and “Marine Link” are reporting on our open letter to the European Commission, in which we call for a halt to animal exports from the EU to the middle east. Together with 24 other organizations and the umbrella organization for EU animal welfare advocates, the Eurogroup for Animals, we are calling on the Commission to instruct…

25. March 2026

Media Report on New Investigations into the “Spiridon II” Case

Unsere neuen Recherchen zur Tragödie auf dem Tiertransportschiff „Spiridon II“ sorgen international für Aufmerksamkeit: Zahlreiche Medien greifen unsere Erkenntnisse auf und berichten über die neuen Beweise und die schwerwiegenden Anschuldigungen gegen den österreichischen Organisator des Transports von fast 3000 Rindern.

Verschiedene Medien –…

23. February 2026

Instead of traveling 9,000 kilometers over land and sea: 164 Danish cattle are flown to Kazakhstan.

In November 2025, young Danish heifers were to be transported from Czechia to Kazakhstan on a journey of around 9,000 kilometers – across several countries, by road and sea. We prepared to document one of the longest routes we had ever researched. But the mission took an unexpected turn.

In November, we received information about several…

01. February 2026

Vessel "Darla" remains in port for the time being – our intervention is having an effect

On Wednesday, the livestock carrier Darla was scheduled to set sail for Algeria with almost 8,000 sheep on board – despite bad weather. Our warning to the authorities has stopped the ship for now, but the case shows once again that current EU regulations for animal transport by sea are inadequate, scientific findings are being ignored, and animals…

30. January 2026

Public action against animal transport in Athens

At the Syntagma metro station in central Athens, the Greek NGO “A Promise to Animals” organized a public event on live animal transport. A film was shown there throughout the day—including our video material—making the suffering of animals visible to thousands of travelers.

Representatives of the Greek Ministry of Agriculture and MEP Tilly Metz,…

26. January 2026

OE24.TV reports on our investigation into blood farms in South America

The OE24.TV animal welfare magazine “Unsere Tiere” reports on our investigative research into blood farms in Uruguay and Argentina. The Mercosur Agreement is intended to facilitate trade between the EU and countries such as Argentina and Uruguay – however, it does not provide for binding animal welfare standards along the production chains. It is…

12. January 2026

Article about blood farms in the magazine of the Austrian Icelandic Horse Association

The Austrian Icelandic Horse Association reports on our research in Iceland in the current issue of its association magazine "Islandpferde in Österreich" (Icelandic horses in Austria). This attention is particularly valuable in view of the fateful year 2026 for blood mares. Now the government and veterinary authorities must decide whether they want…