BAN LIVE EXPORTS – INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS DAY: 14 JUNE
Ban Live Exports: International Awareness Day 2024. Every year we observe Ban Live Exports: International Awareness Day on 14 June to remind the world that animals are sentient beings who should not be forced to endure hellish journeys for days and even weeks only to be slaughtered on arrival, or fattened in often in inhumane conditions.
Millions of live animals around the world are transported by road, rail, sea or air across continents on extremely long journeys every year. From the EU alone, more than four million are exported annually.
They are shipped across oceans or crammed into overcrowded trucks, often standing in filthy, and cramped spaces. They may suffer extreme conditions – from overheating to freezing cold – and they often have little or no access to food or water. They suffer from pain, dehydration, exhaustion, injuries, stress and gasp for air.
Recently, Great Britain introduced a ban on live exports for fattening and slaughter and other countries, such as Australia, New Zealand and Brazil have taken some steps forward to end the cruel trade. On the contrary, the EU Commission missed the opportunity to introduce a ban announcing just weak amendments to transport regulations in its review of animal welfare legislation.
The decision was taken despite the report released by Compassion in World Farming and Eurogroup for Animals showing that inadequate and misleading official records are masking the true horror and scale of the EU’s long-distance trade in farmed animals. It revealed disturbing details of the extent of the suffering endured by around 44 million farmed cattle, sheep and pigs each year, with journeys lasting up to three weeks as far as Brazil, Vietnam and Nigeria.
They are also vulnerable to on-board disasters such as fires, ship sinkings, disease outbreaks, adverse weather conditions, and trade route blockages – witnessed recently when the MV Bahijah was turned back to Australia due to the conflict in the Middle East, with over 16,000 cattle and sheep consequently spending months on board the ship. On arrival, animals can face an inhumane death at their final destination in countries where there are no slaughter laws to protect them.
HELP US END THIS CRUEL AND UNNECESSARY TRADE! TAKE ACTION
To raise awareness and make your voice heard, this Ban Live Exports: International Awareness Day (14 June) we’re calling on supporters to share our campaign video and social media posts with the hashtag #BanLiveExports and help us stop this barbaric practice.
By doing this we can show governments around the world that people want an end to this barbaric trade, asking to follow Great Britain’s decision in banning live animals’ trade
With millions of sheep, calves, pigs, cows and other animals around the world still being subjected to this cruel trade, packed into overcrowded trucks and ships, becoming increasingly exhausted, dehydrated and stressed, and many dying as a result of the cruelty, we need your help more than ever.
Watch the video of CIWF, which highlighs the heartbreaking truth of the gruelling journeys these animals face: >>> Link to video
Thank you so much for your ongoing support. Make a stand for animals!
.Post on social media with the hashtag #BanLiveExports
(info and credits: Compassion In World Farming)
