Press Reports

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…

Several media outlets are reporting on our open letter to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Together with 35 other animal welfare organizations from around the world, we are calling for binding international rules for animal transport ships. This is in response to repeated serious accidents at sea and the alarming situation of an aging…

The case of nearly 3,000 cattle from Uruguay, which have been held off the Turkish coast for almost three weeks, is making waves in the media. Thanks to a partner team on site, we were able to document the case, thereby increasing pressure on the authorities and informing the public. The vessel has eventually unloaded the surviving animals in Libya…

The international news agency AFP (Agence France-Presse) has published a detailed article on the stalled negotiations on the new EU animal transport regulation, quoting our project manager Tea Dronjic. The law is intended to introduce stricter rules for animal transport—such as shorter transport times, more space for animals, and temperature…

Long-distance animal transport causes immense suffering: heat, cramped conditions and long waiting times take their toll on the animals. Time and again, our investigations with our partner organisation Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) reveal that legally prescribed rest and feeding breaks are not being observed. Official Veterinarian Thomas…

The article ‘Why animal transports to Turkey are not eligible for approval’, published in the legal journal 'Tier- und Artenschutz in Recht und Praxis (TiRuP)', provides a well-founded legal analysis and a clear verdict: animal transports to Turkey are not compatible with current animal welfare law in Germany – and are therefore not eligible for…

Austrian media outlets, including the country's highest-circulation daily newspaper ‘Kronen Zeitung’, are reporting extensively on the latest investigation by ‘The Marker’ and ‘SOKO Tierschutz’. The two organisations have uncovered, in a complex investigation, how unweaned calves from Austria were transported to a fattening farm in Spain – in some…

During our investigation at the port of Cartagena (Spain) in May, we were joined by a journalist from Spain's second-largest newspaper, El Mundo. The result was an article about lamb exports by ship from Spain to Algeria and other third countries.

Last week, our team uncovered another case of animal cruelty at the port of Cartagena. 120 young calves, which had come to Spain from countries such as Hungary, the Czech Republic, Ireland and Slovakia as remnants of the dairy industry, were left standing in the scorching sun at the port of Cartagena for ten hours.