*[Enwl-eng] 2-week old baby cows

[ecology]

The suffering of new born calves must stop!


                        Thousands of baby cows are being shipped across the 
sea by shipping giant Brittany Ferries.

                        The live export of weeks-old calves violates EU 
animal welfare rules and must stop now.

                        Tell Brittany Ferries: Stop live exports! Put animal 
welfare first!

                         Sign the petition



            Crying, cold and hungry, over 110,000 unweaned calves — some 
barely two weeks old — have been torn from their mothers this year alone. A 
single company, Brittany Ferries, is responsible. These poor baby cows are 
forced onto brutal 18-hour ferry journeys across the sea. They either die 
miserably or arrive barely clinging to life.

            Thirty years ago, the French shipping giant made the right 
choice to stop live animal transport. But now it's shamefully reversing 
course – resuming this cruel business simply to chase quick profits.

            But there’s hope. Brittany Ferries put animal welfare over 
profits thirty years ago because the public pressure was impossible to 
ignore. Today, with our global community taking action, we can build an 
international movement of millions to force Brittany Ferries to choose 
compassion again.

            Tell Brittany Ferries: Stop live exports. Put animal welfare 
first!

            These babies need their mother’s milk and warmth to grow healthy 
and strong. Instead, calves are ripped from their mothers, crammed onto 
ships, and then left to starve and freeze for hours on end. Sea transport is 
the most dangerous and stressful form of travel for live animals. Brittany 
Ferries knows that. That’s why it stopped this practice decades ago.

            These journeys could be violating EU law, because accordingly, 
baby calves need to be fed every 9 hours – and this isn’t really doable in a 
cramped ferry boat across the sea. Even worse, investigations reveal that 
many of the animals face horrific conditions such as forced fattening or 
slaughter once they arrive at their destination.

            This is just business based on pointless, profit-driven pain – 
and it will continue, unless we put a stop to it.

            We must act now – without our support, tens of thousands more 
calves will be loaded onto ships in the coming weeks and months. But if 
enough of us demand Brittany Ferries to stop – it will listen – just like it 
did 30 years ago. Let’s do it:

            Tell Brittany Ferries: Stop live transports across the sea! Put 
animal welfare first!


             Sign the petition
            Thanks for all that you do,
            Ildem and the team at Ekō



            More information:

            Why did Brittany Ferries U-turn on live animal transports?
            EU Observer 14 June 2025
            Joanna Lumley joins stars in calling on ferry firm to reverse 
plan to resume live animal exports
            The Independent 24 March 2025








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      From: End Live Exports, Ekō <us at eko.org>
      Date: ср, 27 авг. 2025 г. в 13:15
      Subject: 2-week old baby cows








 
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