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The court hearing at the Krems Regional Court (AT) in the case of the livestock transport ship “Spiridon II” has attracted significant attention both in Austria and internationally. Numerous media outlets reported on the civil trial, which dealt with the failed transport of nearly 3,000 head of cattle from Uruguay to Turkey organized by an Austrian…

While bombs are falling in the Middle East, EU Member States continue to export live animals to the region, with the European Commission (EC) refusing to be held accountable. Public outcry is growing: With the support of the Eurogroup for Animals, the French animal welfare organisation Welfarm and the German NGO Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) have…

Together with partner organizations, we submitted the signatures from our petition against animal transport to war zones to the European Commission last week. We are overwhelmed by the tremendous support. It is time to finally ban the export of live animals by ship and truck.

No settlement was reached on Friday at the Krems Regional Court in the civil proceedings concerning the animal transport of the “Spiridon II.” The hearing was adjourned. A new hearing, expected to last all day, has been scheduled for mid-November. Several witnesses from Turkey are also expected to be heard at that time.

Weeks of suffering on the high seas, hundreds of dead cattle, calves born in the most precarious conditions, and ultimately a sale to Libya: Nearly 3,000 cattle from Uruguay fell victim to an unprecedented failure in the international animal trade in the fall of 2025. On Friday, the Austrian livestock dealer allegedly responsible will appear before…

After years of investigations, on-site inquiries, and international pressure, one of the cruelest places we have ever documented has finally disappeared: Bouvry Exports in Alberta — once the largest horse slaughter plant in Canada — has been shut down.

The online news portal Euronews reports on the planned ban on imports of Brazilian meat into the EU. The outlet also quotes our project manager, Sabrina Gurtner, and cites our recent investigation about South American feedlots for the article.

In mid-April, our project manager, Sabrina Gurtner, traveled to Aberdeen to meet with experts in horse welfare from across Europe. The event was organized by the Eurogroup for Animals—the umbrella organization for European animal welfare groups—and brought together 19 participants from various countries.

Last week, we trained the Saxony-Anhalt State Police in identifying violations of animal transport regulations. At the same time, during a large-scale inspection in Germany, over 70 percent of the transports were found to be in violation—proof of what trained eyes can achieve.