Animals are being transported in their thousands to active conflict areas such as Israel, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia.Animal protection organisations have been calling on the European Commission to suspend the voyages, andtwo
Animals are being transported in their thousands to active conflict areas such as Israel, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia.
Animal protection organisations have been calling on the European Commission to suspend the voyages, andtwo petitions have now been established.
Animals could be exposed to rocket fire and air strikes, mishandled or abandoned by frightened workers while they remain in small, cramped vehicles, at port.
Port closures due to conflict happen frequently, leading to animals being left adrift at sea for up to weeks in growingly desperate circumstances. Food and water can run out, conditions can become filthy, and injuries and illnesses become more common while at sea for long periods.
Over the past few years, dozens of animal protection organisations including Eurogroup for Animals, Animal Welfare Foundation, Project 1882, FOUR PAWS, Essere Animali, Ethical Farming Ireland, Compassion in World Farming and Animal Welfare Observatory have written or signed open letters to the European Commission, as well as to key decision-makers like Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare, Olivér Várhelyi, calling on them to stop transporting animals to war zones in light of the unignorable risks.
So far, no EU-wide suspension of these journeys has been forthcoming. It is
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