[ [link removed] ]Close-up of a cow's eye. The cow is trapped in a metal container ready
for transport.
John,
A horrifying tragedy just unfolded at sea.
Nearly 2,900 cows, almost half of them pregnant, were trapped aboard a
livestock carrier for almost two months. Dozens died in unimaginable pain.
This is not an accident – Europe is allowing this system that treats
living beings as cargo. Now, we have a real chance of banning this
cruelty!
Cyprus just took over the EU presidency, and its leaders have publicly
committed to advancing stronger protections for animals during
transport. But lawmakers won’t act unless we make them feel the heat.
If all of us chip in we could make this issue a key priority by exposing
the horrors with hard-hitting investigations, running strategic ads to
target key lawmakers, and supercharging people-powered campaigns across
the EU and beyond to defend animals.
The UK and Australia have moved to ban live animal exports – with enough
public pressure, we can force the EU to do the same.
Can you chip in to help end the cruelty?
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Weeks after the livestock carrier left Uruguay, Turkish authorities
refused the ship permission to dock over missing paperwork. For over a
month, these animals were trapped on a ship of death, filth, and fear with
nowhere safe to go. Finally, those who survived were unloaded in Libya.
We CANNOT allow this to keep happening. In 2023, the European Commission
promised to reform animal transport rules — limiting journey times,
banning transport in extreme heat, and easing the suffering of animals on
the move. But over two years later, that promise is stuck in the slow
lane.
Britain banned live animal exports last year. The EU still hasn’t. And now
politicians across the EU are quietly watering down or delaying social and
environmental protections, including animal transport reform.
That’s where we come in. If enough of us chip in today, Ekō could launch a
massive campaign push:
* Running hard-hitting investigations to expose the horrors happening at
sea — then using the media firestorm that follows to demand action;
* Placing strategic ads targeting key EU lawmakers, focusing especially
on Cyprus as it takes over the EU presidency;
* Running people-powered campaigns across Europe and beyond that turn
public outrage into political cost.
This suffering is happening in plain sight. The question is whether
leaders will be allowed to look away — or whether we make it politically
impossible for them to do so.
Can you chip in right now to finally ban live exports – and end animal
cruelty?
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Your donation will help power Ekō and our campaigns worldwide fighting for
people and the planet.
Thanks for all that you do,
Allison and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]Nearly 3,000 cattle barred from Turkey reach Libya after a month at
sea Turkish Minute 26 November 2025
[ [link removed] ]Europe lost its drive for humane animal transport. Denmark
hasn’t. Politico 27 October 2025
[ [link removed] ]Cyprus EU Presidency: ‘The story of Europe is the story of peace over
conflict' Brussels Times 21 December 2025
[ [link removed] ]EU requested to act against live animal transport to Türkiye Brussels
Times 08 November 2025
[ [link removed] ]Trapped At Sea: Nearly 3,000 Cows Suffer In One Of The Worst Live
Export Disasters Brussels Times 17 November 2025
Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.
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