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The Austrian Icelandic Horse Association reports on our research in Iceland in the current issue of its association magazine "Islandpferde in Österreich" (Icelandic horses in Austria). This attention is particularly valuable in view of the fateful year 2026 for blood mares. Now the government and veterinary authorities must decide whether they want…

Over the last few days, we have been traveling between Slovenia and Italy to inspect lamb transports. We checked a total of 9 trucks transportig lambs and two trucks transporting bopvines. Apart from minor violations—such as insufficient ceiling height or drinking troughs that are unsuitable for lambs—we did not find any serious abuses. This is a…

Such a tragedy must never be repeated! We have submitted the signatures to WOAH and are calling for an investigation into the case and a ban on the transport of live animals on the high seas!

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…

In their Issue No. 46/2025, the magazines “Sonntag” and “Doppelpunkt” provide an in-depth look at the abuses we uncovered at so-called blood farms in Iceland and South America. There, blood is drawn from thousands of pregnant mares to extract the hormone PMSG. This hormone is used in pig breeding to synchronize “production.” Our investigation…

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.

Zusammen mit unserer Partnerorganisation in Island, Dýraverndarsamband Íslands (DÍS), haben wir die gravierenden Tierschutzverstöße, die wir bei unserer Recherche in Island vorgefunden haben, der Polizei gemeldet. Die isländischen Behörden müssen handeln, bevor die nächste Blutsaison losgeht.

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…