Over the course of two weeks, we inspected three Argentine horse slaughterhouses and several collection points that supply them with horses. Once again, we found numerous injured, emaciated, dying, and dead horses. There was no medical care or humane euthanasia observed. The provision of food, water, and weather protection for the horses at the…

May 30 and 31, 2024

While part of the team restocks supplies for the "Walrus"* to continue the investigation at sea, others take the opportunity to observe the activities around the port of Cartagena. The area is bustling with activity. Not far from the port entrance, we find trucks loaded with cattle parked under the blazing sun. The fans are…

On May 23rd, the "Walrus" set sail with a dedicated team from Sea Shepherd France and the Animal Welfare Foundation on board. This marked a new collaboration with a shared goal: to expose the animal suffering that usually remains hidden far from Europe's shores and the eyes of society on the high seas of the Mediterranean.

Every day, thousands of…

From December 2023 to May 2024, our field teams regularly monitored the Biomega blood farm in Melo, Uruguay. At this facility, the fertility hormone PMSG is extracted from the blood of pregnant mares and used to enhance efficiency in industrial animal breeding.

The treatment of the mares at Biomega is both unprofessional and brutal. The terrified…

April 18-19, 2024 | Germany | Oldenburg | Animal Transport Workshop

Together with Dr. Alexander Rabitsch, we conducted a two-day animal transport workshop with the police in Oldenburg. Police and veterinary offices from neighbouring districts also participated. During the animal transport inspection on the motorway, over 20 transport vehicles…

Our project manager Magda Romanska participated in the BTSF training organized by the EU Commission. The so-called "Better Training for Safer Food" aims to implement EU regulations related to food safety, as well as plant, animal, and One Health (the interconnection of human, animal, and environmental health).

During her presentation, Magda was…

We trained local authorities in Reus, Catalonia (Spain). Local police and veterinarians were further educated by our veterinarians Tea and Maria on inspecting animal transports. The collaboration with the authorities is a great benefit for all parties: only through this can officials and veterinarians pay attention to the crucial details in animal…

In early February, we spent a week observing the Argentine blood farm Syntex, where blood is taken from pregnant mares for the PMSG preparation Fixplan, which is exported to Europe and Germany.

On the pastures of Syntex, we found sheer misery. Nearly every other mare was lame or had open wounds. For years, we have criticized the blood collection…

November 24-28, 2023 | Turkey | Cattle Transports to Iraq

In collaboration with Animals' Angels, our team tracked three cattle transporters, whose license plates were provided by an informant. Our journey spanned over 35 hours across Turkey, through the snow-covered Taurus Mountains, and along the Syrian border to the Harbur/Iraq border. We were…