Activists give a drink to the unwanted calves who have traveled for 18 hours to ferry: the scene will move you

Last Monday 7 April the port of Cherbourgin France, was the scene of an event organized by animalist associations against the transport of live animals. The arrival of a ship by the Brittany Ferries company, coming from Ireland, with about 500 non -weaned calveshas triggered the protest of activists belonging to organizations such as Ciwf, L214 And Welfarm.

These young cattle, again fragile And dependent on breast milkwould have been forced to travel for over 18 hours inside truckscrammed into the hold ferry without adequate availability of water and nourishment. A situation that seriously compromises animal welfare and represents a violation of the more basic animal protection rules. For this reason activists they gave them drinking protruding in the cracks of the truck cassone.

The case of Cherbourg. Every year, from the port they pass Over 150 shipments of cattlewhile in general between 1.7 and 2 million live animals are exported by the States of the European Union. These animals, often calves or lambs, are intended for long journeys to Intensive farms In countries like the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom and Italy. Once they grow up, they are then transferred to more distant destinations, including Lebanon, Libya or Israel, where they will be slaughter.

The critical issues highlighted by the EU

In 2023 the European Court of Auditors published a report that denounces serious gaps in the controls and in protection rules during the transport of live animals. The main problem? Direct transport of animals, instead of the meat already worked, is chosen to save money, at the expense of their well -being.

The Court’s recommendations include the Reduction of travel timesthe use of mobile slaughterhousesthe calculation of a ethical cost of animal suffering and the Promotion of the transport of meatmore sustainable and less impactful.

Brittany Ferries said she had collaborated with the Ministry of Agriculture and the competent authorities To guarantee i higher standard In the transport of animals, but avoided comments on the specific action of April 7.

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