It is a major success in which we have played a significant role through our work. For over a year now, neither the EU nor Switzerland has imported any horse meat from Canada. This is evident from the import statistics. When we started our project 13 years ago, Canada was still the largest supplier. However, we exposed the poor treatment of horses…

Last week, we teamed up with French animal welfare organization Welfarm to investigate the transport of domestic birds across Germany. After a difficult start, we were able to document how spent laying hens were loaded and transported. Our research shows once again that the EU Animal Transport Regulation largely fails poultry.

In Poland, we won a legal battle that lasted more than five years. It concerned a calf transport on its way from Lithuania to Israel, which we stopped in Poland in 2019 – and in which we found catastrophic conditions. The unweaned calves had hardly any space, were hungry and thirsty, and some had already died. The first-instance ruling was…

The EU Parliament is currently discussing the Commission's proposal to revise the Animal Transport Regulation. However, there is considerable disagreement among the political groups about the wording of the new law. It is therefore essential that we remain in dialogue with the parliamentarians involved and explain why urgent changes to the law are…

The port of Haifa is considered the most important port for animal transports by sea in Israel. Although the country is currently at war with Iran, the EU continues to export animals to Israel. This is unacceptable. Together with 22 other animal welfare organisations, we have called on the responsible EU Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi to immediately…

In May, we returned to the port of Cartagena to document animal transports on site. During our investigation, we saw countless trucks arriving at the port, loaded with thousands of frightened lambs that had already endured an agonising journey in overcrowded transporters, without sufficient space, water or rest breaks. In the scorching heat, many…

Together with our partner organization Dýraverndarsamband Íslands (DÍS) in Iceland, we have reported the serious animal welfare violations we found during our investigation in Iceland to the police. The Icelandic authorities must take action before the next blood season begins.

In autumn 2024, we conducted further investigations into the production of the fertility hormone PMSG from the blood of pregnant Icelandic mares. The mares are semi-wild and have little contact with humans other than for blood collection. Recent footage, obtained at six blood farms, shows that the horses endure immense stress and suffering during…

Our most recent investigation took place in the Czech Republic. From there, unweaned calves are regularly transported to Spain. This time, too, we discovered a cruel transport. After a brief inspection at a petrol station, it was clear that it had loaded too many animals. The unweaned calves had so little space that their backs were hitting the…