Animals\' Angels - wir sind bei den Tieren | we are there with the animals

Every year 50 billion animals are transported alive. The animal transport routes criss-cross the whole globe. Usually, thousands of kilometres of land and sea lie between the country of origin and the country of destination. During these journeys, the animals are subjected to extreme stress. There is hardly a species that is spared the ordeal. Frogs are sent to France, horses to Italy, bulls to the Lebanon, goats to Saudi Arabia and pigs to Canada. The transport conditions very frequently do not comply with the rules. Even if the laws are observed, the animals have to endure unimaginable pain and suffering. Animals’ Angels e.V. are with the animals, with the objective of ensuring that (at least) the animal welfare conditions are met, checked and documented.
By raising awareness and providing information, Animals’ Angels e.V. eventually want to help abolish long-distance animal transports.

Some examples – and behind these figures are numerous individual tragedies

• Worldwide, 50 billion animals (aquatic animals not included) are slaughtered in slaughterhouses every year. Prior to slaughter, every animal is transported at least once.
• Every year, 30,000 horses are sent from Poland to Italy, e.g. Bari. Distance: 2,000 kilometres.
• In 2003 170,000 lambs were exported from France to Spain – and 105,000 lambs from Spain to France.