Unser Partner SumOfUs sammelte Unterschriften gegen die Qualen auf Blutfarmen.

Nach 2015 und 2017 der dritte Recherchefilm, der zeigt, dass die Blutfarmer nicht in Tierschutz sondern nur in einem Punkt investiert haben: "Ihr Geschäft besser zu verstecken".

Der neue Film mit Recherchen aus 2018 zeigt die unverminderte Brutalität, mit der tragenden Stuten Blut abgezapft wird für ein Millionengeschäft.

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ARD, 21:45 Uhr. Die Redaktion Fakt berichtet heute zum vierten Mal über unsere Recherchen zu Blutfarmen in Südamerika. Diesmal über unsere jüngsten Recherchen im Januar und April 2018. Fakt befragt zudem Experten und die Bundesregierung zum Thema.

Near the Biomega blood farm, a group of 300 mares is moved by two gauchos on horseback on a stony gravel road. They are on the way to a nearby pasture. The horses’ condition is variable: some look healthy, on first glance, and have an adequate body weight, while others are extremely emaciated. The horses have neglected hooves, some with cracks, and…

Blood mares are kept in groups hidden in remote and vast forest pastures throughout the country. They are left to fend for themselves and many are in a miserable physical condition. As in previous years, large numbers of injured, sick or weak mares are observed on the pastures, all left without veterinary treatment. They show clear signs of pain as…

From 8:15 until 10:30, more than 200 pregnant mares go through the blood extraction procedure. They are moved through the raceways and into the restraint boxes by brute force. The mares are hit with iron hooks, including on their heads, and poked in sensitive body parts. Wooden sticks are also used. Once they are inside the restraint box, the…

The blood extraction starts at 8:15 in the morning. Blood is taken for 6 to 13.5 minutes from the pregnant mares. The handling by the employees is extremely unprofessional and cruel. Different objects are used to force the horses into the restraint boxes: long wooden sticks, short pointed sticks, ropes and rubber strings. The mares are…

Das deutsche Unternehmen IDT Biologika in Dessau steigt laut Pressemeldung von heute aus dem Import von PMSG aus Südamerika aus. Sie folgt damit der amerikanischen MSD, die bereits Anfang 2017 den Import beendet hat.

Seit 2015 dokumentierten Tierschutzbund Zürich und Animal Welfare Foundation die brutalen Produktionsmethoden. Heute Abend sollte in…

In the afternoon, we drive to the estancia “La Paloma” of blood farmer Roberto Mailhos. We only see very few horses on the pastures next to the access road, where we saw more than 200 horses on our visit last year. Close to the estancia, we observe a mare standing next to her new-born foal that is lying in the grass. Besides them, there is a very…