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A journalist from the “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” (NZZ) accompanied our project manager, Maria Boada-Saña, on a field assignment in Cartagena for his report on the export of live animals by sea. The resulting article provides insight into an otherwise hidden industry in which sentient beings are treated merely as “commodities.”

Our Livestock Carrier Fleet Report 2026 has received international media attention. Numerous media outlets and other NGOs have reported on our investigation into the global fleet of livestock vessels and the serious animal welfare concerns identified. Below you will find a selection of media coverage from around the world.

Following the long-standing ban on the transport of sheep and goats from Romania within Europe, the European Commission has now also prohibited exports from Romania to third countries. A new investigation at the Port of Midia underscores why these disease control measures were necessary. It reveals serious failures in animal traceability,…

AWF project manager, Tea Dronjić, participated in the 19th EU Platform on Animal Welfare. At the event, which was organized and chaired by the European Commission, representatives from all EU member states, the European Commission, scientists, industry representatives, and experts from selected animal welfare organizations discussed the future of…

For our new report, we examined the entire global fleet of animal transport ships for the first time. The analysis paints an alarming picture: The vast majority of the ships in use are severely outdated, converted cargo ships with significant technical defects, high rates of breakdowns and groundings, and recurring violations of environmental and…

A new international report reveals that the global livestock carrier fleet consists predominantly of decades-old, converted cargo ships. Of the world's 159 officially registered livestock carriers, 134 were not originally built to transport live animals. These converted vessels are significantly more likely to suffer from serious technical…

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.