The animals' suffering continues: after being stuck off the Turkish coast for weeks and not receiving permission to unload, the "Spiridon II" has now set course for Uruguay again. For the nearly 3,000 cattle on board – half of which are pregnant – this means another month crammed onto the ship. Food and water are scarce. Most, if not all, of the…

Our latest investigation is getting attention: the case of nearly 3,000 cattle from Uruguay that have been held off the Turkish coast for almost three weeks and then sent back is making waves in the media. Thanks to a team on the ground, we are able to document the case and thus increase pressure on the authorities.

For over two weeks, the vessel “Spiridon II” with 2,901 cattle from Uruguay on board has been stuck off the Turkish coast. The authorities are refusing to allow the animals to be unloaded because there are discrepancies in their ear tags. The cattle have now been on the ship for a total of more than 50 days. According to a letter from the ship's…

The international news agency AFP (Agence France-Presse) has published a detailed article on the stalled negotiations on the new EU animal transport regulation, quoting our project manager Tea Dronjic. The law is intended to introduce stricter rules for animal transport—such as shorter transport times, more space for animals, and temperature…

Our team traveled to the Turkish-Bulgarian border to check whether there are still problems with animal transports there. Fortunately, the number of transports to Turkey has now dropped significantly, thanks to our work. However, our observations also show that despite small steps forward, the suffering of animals remains a reality—and real…

For the second time in just four weeks, our team has documented calf transports at a collection point in Germany, near the Dutch border. Every week, two to three livestock trucks depart from there, loaded with up to 700 young calves. Most of the animals are taken to fattening farms in the Netherlands.

For the second time this year, we were guests at the Animal Transport Seminar held by the Hessian University of Applied Sciences for Public Management and Security (HÖMS). Our project manager Iris Baumgärtner provided insights into the legal basis and challenges involved in transporting farmed animals.

On Monday (20 October), together with partner organisations, we handed over 300,000 signatures to Icelandic Minister Hanna Katrín Friðriksson. Our message is clear: Iceland must finally put an end to cruel blood farms. The Minister listened to us and thanked us for our work, but did not make any official commitment.

A dispute over value added tax is currently causing major problems in Morocco. Thousands of animals are stranded at the port. Initially, the case involved 4,500 head of cattle from Brazil. However, we have since learned that almost 1,200 bulls from Spain are also being detained. According to our source, some animals have already died. We have…