Demand That the Government Ban Live-Animal Export!

Every year, hundreds of thousands of animals are crammed onto lorries and ships for journeys from the UK to the EU and beyond that can last days or even weeks. They’re sent abroad for “fattening” and slaughter. They lose any legal protections afforded to them in the UK when they leave, and at their destination, they typically endure horrendous conditions that would be illegal in the UK and meet an even more violent death than they would experience here.

Update (11 May 2022):
The Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, which includes a ban on the dangerous and distressing export of live animals, has been carried over into the current session of Parliament. This means that it can continue its progression to becoming law without beginning the process again. While this is positive news, we must keep the pressure on the government to ensure that the bill becomes law – without delay. While the world faces unprecedented challenges, promises to implement vital animal welfare legislation must still be upheld and the government must fulfil its commitment to having and promoting the highest standards of animal welfare, as laid out in the 2021 Queen’s Speech.

Please take action now by telling the government to prioritise parliamentary time for the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill.

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Live animals, including babies and pregnant animals, are transported hundreds or even thousands of miles in dangerous conditions in all weather extremes, causing distress, injuries, and disease. They can be in transit for days, often without sufficient food, water, or rest. Many die as a result.

Animals are commonly subjected to excessively long journeys and severe crowding and may be left waiting in lorries at ports for hours on end. In addition to the routine suffering endured by animals when they are transported live over long distances, the journeys can result in fires, and ships may sink, causing the horrifying deaths of large numbers of animals. In June 2022, more than 15,000 sheep drowned when a live-export ship capsized in Red Sea.

Transporting live animals thousands of miles in cramped, filthy conditions is also a major cause of the spread of zoonotic diseases around the world – from foot-and-mouth disease and avian influenza to SARS.

The live-export trade is dangerous and cruel, and it must be stopped.

What You Can Do

The government has long promised to end live export, and it committed to a ban in its manifesto in 2019 and its Action Plan for Animal Welfare in 2021. It’s time to put words into action.

Tell the environment secretary, George Eustice, to end this horrific cruelty now!

Personalising your e-mail is best, but here's a template you can use as is or amend as you wish.

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George

Eustice

Government

Dear Minister:

I was horrified to learn about the cruelty involved in the live export of animals from the UK to the EU. While I’m encouraged that the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill, which would end this cruel trade, has been carried over into the current session of Parliament, I urge you to ensure ample parliamentary time is given to the bill to allow it to progress to becoming law – without delay.

There’s absolutely no question that the frightened animals subjected to live export endure extraordinary suffering when they are crammed into barren containers, as they often are, without fresh air, food, adequate water, or veterinary care, drenched in their own waste.

Transporting live animals thousands of miles in such conditions is a major cause of the spread of zoonotic diseases around the globe – from foot-and-mouth disease and avian influenza to SARS, which poses a danger to us all.

While the world faces unprecedented challenges, animal welfare legislation must remain a priority – and this means ensuring that the government upholds its commitment to banning the live export of animals from England and Wales as soon as possible.

Kind regards,

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