Calf export figures

Recent Parliamentary figures show that from 11 October, the number of young calves exported for production this year from the UK to mainland Europe is 43,358.

Dover shipment delays

Sad news reached CIWF on Tuesday 10 October: six truckloads of calves were due to sail from Dover for mainland Europe. But the boat was seriously delayed and some calves spent 15 hours on the docks stuck inside the lorries. One calf had to be humanely destroyed because it was suffering from extreme stress.

CIWF believes that any port handling live animals should have a place where they can be unloaded and given food and water (lairage). These calves were packed in the trucks, without food, just water – if they were able to get to the drinkers on the truck.

CIWF wrote to Ben Bradshaw alerting him to this incident in Dover and to ask that this situation is never allowed to happen again, Ben Bradshaw has promised a full investigation into this. We have also written to DEFRA complaining about the incident, to ensure that there should be lairage facilities in Dover, also to ascertain that if this happens again there will be somewhere for the animals to be unloaded, rested, given fluid and feed.

Dover shipments this week:

Tuesday 24 October, six transporters of calves sailed from Dover to Dunkerque at 4.15am. Shipment due out at midnight on Wednesday 25 October.

For further information please call KALE's news line on 01304 204688.

Nightmare journey for British calves

DOVER SHIPMENTS

Shipments last week

Six truckloads of British calves exported for veal production spent 15 hours stranded at the docks. The calves arrived at Dover docks Tuesday 10 October and sailed for continental Europe in the early hours of the following morning, Wednesday 11 October. However, the boat only turned up at midday on Wednesday and finally sailed at 3.30pm, by which time some calves had already spent 15 hours on the docks. One calf had to be destroyed.

Throughout their long wait, the calves remained packed on the trucks, without food, only able to drink water if they could reach the drinkers on the truck.

Although the trucks were destined for Holland, France, Spain and Belgium, the drivers were instructed to head for a staging post at Veurne in Belgium and give the calves 24 hours rest, food and water.

There are many ways to help British calves and support our Stop Live Export campaign:

Shipments expected this week

There are no confirmed shipments due this week, CIWF will keep the blog updated. For further information please call KALE's news line on 01304 204688.

Dover shipments

KALE (Kent Action for Live Exports), hold monthly demos on the first Saturday of each month, Octobers demo was held on Saturday 7 October at Eastern Docks Roundabout. A shipment also went out from Dover on Saturday 7 October.

Due to bad weather conditions, last week there have been many delays and alterations to scheduled shipments from Dover.

Shipments expected

The next shipment is expected on Tuesday 10th, Wednesday 11th and Friday13th October.
For further information please call KALE's news line on 01304 204688.