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I've got a secret to tell you. And I need your help to expose it.
When we received a tip-off about a hidden trade in European farm animals we knew we had to find out more. But to do that our Investigation Unit had to visit one of the world’s most volatile border crossings, the Israeli‑controlled Kerem Shalom border, where the Gaza Strip, Israel and Egypt converge. They brought back some shocking evidence, which I’m sharing with you today.
What they found was a trade in cattle, transported from the EU, being sent alive into war-torn Gaza to be slaughtered. They tracked down animals who had travelled thousands of miles by land and sea from Romania and Hungary – via Israel – to Gazan slaughterhouses where, frankly, it just isn’t possible to slaughter an animal without causing immense suffering
When we received a tip-off about a hidden trade in European farm animals we knew we had to find out more. But to do that our Investigation Unit had to visit one of the world’s most volatile border crossings, the Israeli‑controlled Kerem Shalom border, where the Gaza Strip, Israel and Egypt converge. They brought back some shocking evidence, which I’m sharing with you today.
What they found was a trade in cattle, transported from the EU, being sent alive into war-torn Gaza to be slaughtered. They tracked down animals who had travelled thousands of miles by land and sea from Romania and Hungary – via Israel – to Gazan slaughterhouses where, frankly, it just isn’t possible to slaughter an animal without causing immense suffering
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EU data makes it look like this trade doesn’t exist. No EU country reports live exports to the Gaza Strip or anywhere else in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). But, according to figures obtained from the Israeli authorities in the first 10-months of 2014 alone, 27,000 European animals crossed into the OPT.
The truth is this isn’t exactly a secret anyone is trying to hide. It’s just that when animals are exported live out of the EU, anything could happen to them. No government official really knows where they go, how they are treated, or how they are killed. Once animals leave the EU, the European Commission washes their hands of them.
In recent correspondence with Compassion, the head of the European Commission said that although EU law states that ‘full regard should be paid to animal welfare’, that doesn’t apply to animals being traded. I don’t think that’s good enough. Do you?
Tell the Commissioners; this has to stop.
Thank you for your support. With your help, we'll keep up this fight as long as it takes.
Best wishes,
Pru Elliott
Pru Elliott
Campaigns Officer
The truth is this isn’t exactly a secret anyone is trying to hide. It’s just that when animals are exported live out of the EU, anything could happen to them. No government official really knows where they go, how they are treated, or how they are killed. Once animals leave the EU, the European Commission washes their hands of them.
In recent correspondence with Compassion, the head of the European Commission said that although EU law states that ‘full regard should be paid to animal welfare’, that doesn’t apply to animals being traded. I don’t think that’s good enough. Do you?
Tell the Commissioners; this has to stop.
Thank you for your support. With your help, we'll keep up this fight as long as it takes.
Best wishes,
Pru Elliott
Pru Elliott
Campaigns Officer
Link to follow. If you watch the video I'd choose the censored version otherwise you'll be sick.
The infrastructure in Gaza means that the slaughterhouses are incredibly basic. There’s no proper restraint equipment, and the workers appear to have no training in correct slaughter practice.
The cattle are dragged with ropes from the back of trucks, tied to pillars, and have their throats stabbed and slashed at multiple times. The cattle desperately fight to stay standing even once their throats are cut, but once they collapse they endure seconds, even minutes, of agony as workers continue to hack at their throats.
This kind of treatment would be totally in breach of EU law but when animals leave Europe they are no longer protected.
EU data makes it look like this trade doesn’t exist. No EU country reports live exports to the Gaza Strip or anywhere else in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). But, according to figures obtained from the Israeli authorities, in the first 10-months of 2014 alone, 27,000 European animals crossed into the OPT.
The truth is this isn’t exactly a secret anyone is trying to hide. It’s just that when animals are exported live out of the EU, anything could happen to them. No government official really knows where the animals go, how they are treated, or how they are killed. Once animals leave the EU, the European Commission washes their hands of them.
In recent correspondence with Compassion, the head of the European Commission said that although EU law states that ‘full regard should be paid to animal welfare’, that doesn’t apply to animals being traded. We don’t think that’s good enough. Do you? Please call on the Commission to take action to stop the export of live animals from the EU to non-EU countries.
Take action
The cattle are dragged with ropes from the back of trucks, tied to pillars, and have their throats stabbed and slashed at multiple times. The cattle desperately fight to stay standing even once their throats are cut, but once they collapse they endure seconds, even minutes, of agony as workers continue to hack at their throats.
This kind of treatment would be totally in breach of EU law but when animals leave Europe they are no longer protected.
EU data makes it look like this trade doesn’t exist. No EU country reports live exports to the Gaza Strip or anywhere else in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). But, according to figures obtained from the Israeli authorities, in the first 10-months of 2014 alone, 27,000 European animals crossed into the OPT.
The truth is this isn’t exactly a secret anyone is trying to hide. It’s just that when animals are exported live out of the EU, anything could happen to them. No government official really knows where the animals go, how they are treated, or how they are killed. Once animals leave the EU, the European Commission washes their hands of them.
In recent correspondence with Compassion, the head of the European Commission said that although EU law states that ‘full regard should be paid to animal welfare’, that doesn’t apply to animals being traded. We don’t think that’s good enough. Do you? Please call on the Commission to take action to stop the export of live animals from the EU to non-EU countries.
Take action
Link below. Going to 'spllons now to meet my chick. Would be nice to see loads of "I've signed" messages when I get back
http://action.ciwf.org.uk/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=119&ea.campaign.id=36220&ea.tracking.id=7774353c&utm_campaign=transport&utm_source=actionemail&utm_medium=email
http://action.ciwf.org.uk/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=119&ea.campaign.id=36220&ea.tracking.id=7774353c&utm_campaign=transport&utm_source=actionemail&utm_medium=email
Why not get the gang to sign it twenty times each? Y'know, like YOU have on the other petition. 
They might check for that
come on sign, it won't kill you
come on sign, it won't kill you
As I've said before, I buy eggs from caged hens because they are cheaper. I've a family to feed and I'm on a tight budget. I don't like to see any animal suffer but I've bigger things to worry about than the welfare of animals. For this reason I won't be signing your petition because it would be hypocritical of me.
Good luck in your quest though.
Good luck in your quest though.
Thanks O' but was is the downside to taking 90 secs to sign it, if there's a slim chance you can help animals avoiding hell om Earth? I really don't understand why people won't sign.
I'mot on much at the mo, but signing this is a must. Will do so.
DONE, Took all of 30 seconds, looking forward to them mailing updates, and other similar issues.
For anybody signing, the Email updates are of course optional.
They'll ask you for money eventually, probably. I just pay a fiver a month but I have other commitments. They're a great organisation with a fantastic website.
It's no problem Kenny, we're all grown ups on here (well most 
) so the OPTION to contribute or NOT is no reason not to sign. Imvho.
) so the OPTION to contribute or NOT is no reason not to sign. Imvho.
Signing this is a no-brainer, mine is a tight budget too but cannot eat cheap sh1t.
Is that the age of the cat or the woman Kenny... I'm worried 
Many thanks to all those who btook the trouble and signed. Namely
cloughandtaylor
boxingthe fox
tictacman1
Ibrahima Sonko
ebulGery
akabula
Burton Brewers
Ken Masters
Makybe_Diva
cloughandtaylor
boxingthe fox
tictacman1
Ibrahima Sonko
ebulGery
akabula
Burton Brewers
Ken Masters
Makybe_Diva
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