John,
At a slaughterhouse in North Africa, a steer scrambles and slides on a slick cement floor. More than 10 people surround him, many wearing rubber boots and blood-splattered T-shirts. A few wield knives over a foot long. One slashes at the steer’s back legs.
Frantic and confused, the steer struggles to run but can hardly stand on the slippery floor. The worker follows and menacingly twirls the knife in the air. The steer’s back legs buckle outward, and the animal drops onto his front knees. Five workers hold him down. One puts his fingers into the steer’s nose and pulls it back. Another worker digs a knife into his throat. The workers release their grips and move on as the steer thrashes for several seconds in a pool of blood.
A collaborative new video released by Mercy For Animals sheds light on the horrific fates of many animals exported alive.
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John, we MUST end this. Our team in Brazil is starting at the source.
Halfway around the world at a Brazilian shipping port, our drone captured footage of transport trucks pulling up to a massive docked ship.
Cow after cow is forced onto the ship through a small chute extending from the truck.
Over several weeks, these animals travel across the Atlantic Ocean to slaughterhouses in destination countries. As the investigative video shows, the slaughter practices are barbaric.
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Our team in Brazil is calling on the country’s government to ban live export for slaughter.
With your help, I believe we can end live export in Brazil once and for all. Our supporters there have been organizing demos and gathering petition signatures—more than 380,000 so far.
Let’s keep this momentum going. Donate today to support our fellow activists in Brazil and our work worldwide. Every dollar counts.
Thank you for all you do. |
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Luiza Schneider
Vice President of Investigations
Mercy For Animals |
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