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It is the end of July when our teams are investigating together with our partner organisation Israel Against Live Shipments (IALS). We want to document live transports on their journey from Lithuania to Israel. On the 24th of July, we spot two transports with calves which are operated by the transport company Konrad. We inform the police and let…

Today, our team waits at the Lithuanian/Polish border for a truck of a German transport company, which we know transports unweaned calves from Lithuania to Spain. It is snowing heavily and the temperature is below zero. We observe eight animal transporters crossing the border, but none of the German company. At 3:00 at night, after waiting for 17…

Today, our team waits at the Lithuanian/Polish border for a truck of a German transport company, which we know transports unweaned calves from Lithuania to Spain. It is snowing heavily and the temperature is below zero. We observe eight animal transporters crossing the border, but none of the German company. At 3:00 at night, after waiting for 17…

Today, our team waits at the Lithuanian/Polish border for a truck of a German transport company, which we know transports unweaned calves from Lithuania to Spain. It is snowing heavily and the temperature is below zero. We observe eight animal transporters crossing the border, but none of the German company. At 3:00 at night, after waiting for 17…

In the early morning, we are following the calf transporter on the highway A9 when the drivers stop near Nîmes. They say the inside temperature is 6°C. We check the animals with a flashlight and most of them are resting. The younger calves in the trailer look more crowded and some of them are stepping on each other. Some calves are coughing and…

In the early morning, we are following the calf transporter on the highway A9 when the drivers stop near Nîmes. They say the inside temperature is 6°C. We check the animals with a flashlight and most of them are resting. The younger calves in the trailer look more crowded and some of them are stepping on each other. Some calves are coughing and…

After resting 24 hours in Ibbenbüren, the calves are transported further. On the highway B51 in direction of Trier, the drivers stop to regulate the internal temperature of the truck by opening or closing some of the ventilation flaps. The outside temperature is -3°C. Two hours after passing the French border, the drivers stop again on the highway…

After resting 24 hours in Ibbenbüren, the calves are transported further. On the highway B51 in direction of Trier, the drivers stop to regulate the internal temperature of the truck by opening or closing some of the ventilation flaps. The outside temperature is -3°C. Two hours after passing the French border, the drivers stop again on the highway…

On the way to Zemale in the north of Lithuania, where there is a calf assembly centre, a truck of a Dutch transport company drives past us in direction south, loaded with calves. The temperature is -13.0°C. According to recommendations of the EU Commission, unweaned animals should not be dispatched for long-distance transport today as the outside…