*[Enwl-eng] Animals need you

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      The brutal and tragic European live animal export industry is hanging 
by a thread. New EU rules could see the worst of these practices banned – 
but only if we raise our voices loud enough.

      SIGN NOW
Hi,

200,000 cows, sheep, and other farmed animals crowded and packed together in 
sweltering conditions, starved to death on ships as their food ran out. They 
died a few months ago after waiting for the Suez Canal to reopen. Most of 
them came from Europe. [1]

All of this is due to the live export trade. Animals inflicted unimaginable 
suffering crammed into ships and sent around the world, usually just to be 
slaughtered for meat and leather on arrival. [2]

New Zealand has already banned live export, and the UK is also planning to 
do so. As momentum builds for a global ban, the EU is investigating current 
rules on live export that could lead to an effective ban. [3]

But this won’t happen without mass public pressure. That’s why today, with 
over 100 other organisations like Compassion in World Farming and Four Paws 
International, we’re launching one of the largest petitions against live 
transport ever!

            Sign now to stop unnecessary suffering of animals


What happened in the Suez Canal isn’t an isolated example of tragedies like 
this. In December 2020, nearly 3,000 calves left a Spanish port but were 
denied entry to several countries. They were stranded at sea for three 
months in shocking conditions and eventually taken back to Spain for 
slaughter. [4] In November 2019, nearly 15,000 sheep drowned below deck when 
their ship capsized after leaving Romania. [5]

But even when there aren’t incidents like this, these journeys are still 
tragic. Animals are exported under severe stress and may face extreme 
dehydration, exhaustion, hunger and death – even without unexpected delays 
and capsizing. Those that survive these gruelling journeys often then face 
slaughter.

Live export is a global problem and a globally connected industry. That’s 
why we’re working with partners all around the world to make our leaders 
finally listen! And if we could get the EU to ban live exports, it could 
influence the industry globally.

            Sign now to stop live export of animals


Together our community has worked to radically change our industrial farming 
system and the way we treat animals, and we’ve made big waves. Last week we 
wrote to our MEPs to demand they ban cages in EU farming. Just on Thursday, 
they responded with a vote supporting a ban. [6]

These wins are all small steps towards really changing how we farm but we’re 
nowhere near done yet – please join us in calling for a ban on the live 
export of animals.

Thank you,

David (London), Giulio (Rome), Mika (Bordeaux) and the entire WeMove Europe 
team

PS. Reducing the actual slaughter of animals for meat production will 
clearly take time, but until then we can at least reduce the amount of 
horrendous and unnecessary suffering we cause to animals. SIGN!



References:
[1] https://euobserver.com/world/151394
[2] 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/20/live-export-animals-at-risk-as-giant-global-industry-goes-unchecked
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54435029
https://www.peta.org/issues/animals-used-for-clothing/wool-industry/wool-live-export/
[3] 
https://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/animal-welfare/evaluations-and-strategy/evaluation-eu-legislation-welfare-farmed-animals_en
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/14/new-zealand-to-stop-exporting-livestock-by-sea
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/03/uk-to-become-first-country-in-europe-to-ban-live-animal-exports
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/12/animals-to-be-formally-recognised-as-sentient-beings-in-uk-law
https://www.animalsaustralia.org/investigations/live-export-investigations.php
[4] 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/31/how-nearly-3000-cattle-came-to-be-stranded-at-sea-for-three-months
[5] 
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/feb/03/secret-decks-found-on-ship-that-capsized-killing-thousands-of-sheep
[6] 
https://www.ciwf.eu/news/2021/06/overwhelming-support-by-eu-parliament-for-ban-on-cages-for-farmed-animals



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