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!

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John,

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.

[ [link removed] ]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:

[ [link removed] ]Tell Brittany Ferries: Stop live transports across the sea! Put animal
welfare first!



[ [link removed] ] Sign the petition 



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


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Why did Brittany Ferries U-turn on live animal transports?
EU Observer 14 June 2025
[ [link removed] ]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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