17. November 2025

The horror vessel returns – Spiridon II on a death course to Uruguay

The Spiridon II is on its way back to Uruguay, with the surviving animals still on board. Very few are likely to survive the crossing.

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…

10. November 2025

Media draws attention to case of Uruguayan cattle in Turkey

Spiridon II at dock.

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.

10. November 2025

Thousands of Cattle Trapped at Sea – Livestock Ship Spiridon II Stuck off the Turkish Coast

The Spiridon on November 9 at the dock in the port of Bandırma.

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…

30. October 2025

International attention for debate about EU animal transport: AFP quotes our project manager

Project manager Tea Dronjic comments in the article on the standstill in the debate on the new EU animal transport regulation.

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…

28. October 2025

Operation on the Turkish border – progress thanks to our work

During our investigation, we inspected a transporter belonging to a Romanian company.

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…

21. October 2025

Documentation of calf transports – suffering after short journeys

The calves are transported from Germany to Belgium for fattening.

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.

21. October 2025

Sharing expertise: Seminar on animal transport for police and authorities in Hesse

[Translate to English:] Iris Baumgärtner erklärt den Fachkräften, worauf sie bei der Kontrolle von Tiertransporten achten müssen.

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.

20. October 2025

Petition against blood farms submitted – now it's up to the Icelandic government!

In front of the Icelandic Parliament, we joined forces with partner organisations to demand an end to cruel blood farms.

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.

11. September 2025

Thousands of animals detained due to tax dispute in Casablanca

Images from Casablanca show the animals being crammed onto trucks. (Source: Anonymous)

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…