Rowen West-Henzell, CIWF Communications Officer:

I was down in Dover late on Tuesday night with a colleague to witness a sailing.

We made our way to the roundabout near the port entrance where the protests are held. There were at least 20 people there and an almost equal quota of police officers to contain them. The lorries started coming - most of them with a police escort purposely taking them the wrong way round the roundabout to avoid driving past us all. The police didn’t seem to be slowing them down either, even though they seemed to be going way quicker than the 20mph speed limit there. Another reason to write to DEFRA.

We could only just make out the odd ear and nose through the ventilation shafts in the lorries as they whizzed past one after the other in the dark. Goodness knows what those calves must have been feeling in there.

Other information came in later on about a possible infringement of regulations on board ship, so I’ll be writing to DEFRA asking for clarification on this, as well as to make a complaint about the speed at which the lorries came in. Ian (KALE) said he heard the sound of calves banging against the side of one lorry because it took the corner at the roundabout so fast.

We’re not sure when the next sailing is due but we will keep the blog posted. Anyone reading should also be aware that KALE is holding its monthly demo in Dover on Saturday 12pm -3pm at Eastern Docks Roundabout. Please contact KALE's information news line on 01304 204688 for more information.