Spare Cows in Ireland a Voyage of Despair

During live export, frightened animals are forced onto crowded lorries or ships and transported for days or even weeks to foreign abattoirs.

When they reach these facilities, they're often killed in gruesome ways that would be illegal in their home country.

In 2019, over 200,000 cows were forced to make the long, harrowing journey from Ireland to continental Europe, sometimes in temperatures of up to 41.5 degrees. Close to 8,000 more were sent on even longer, tortuous journeys to destinations with vastly different or non-existent animal welfare laws, including Kazakhstan, Libya, and Turkey. This figure has increased by over 50% in 2020.

Please speak out against this cruelty: contact Ireland's Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to let him know that live export is incompatible with animal welfare and must be stopped.

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Mr

Dara

Calleary

Ireland

Dear Minister,

I was deeply alarmed to learn that cows are subjected to immense and prolonged suffering during live export from Ireland to elsewhere in the EU and as far away as Kazakhstan, Libya, and Turkey.

Reports have shown that animals transported to Europe and and non-EU countries are left on crowded lorries in temperatures of up to 41.5 degrees, sometimes for days at a time. They commonly exhibit signs of exhaustion, and once they reach their destination, they are likely to face slaughter methods far crueller than would be allowed in Ireland.

In 2019, over 200,000 cows were forced to make the long, harrowing journey from Ireland to continental Europe, and thousands more were sent on even longer journeys to Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Tunisia, Turkey, and Libya – currently a war zone. Exports to non-EU countries have increased by over 50% in 2020.

Live export is totally incompatible with animal welfare, and public opinion is against this cruel trade. It cannot be guaranteed that cows will be treated well once they leave Irish soil. Please do the right thing for animals and end all live exports from Ireland.

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Spare Cows in Ireland a Voyage of Despair

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