she offices. the car in marlow was built in 1965 originally as a car ferry it's 55 years old at some point it was repurposed to carry livestock transports but unfortunately not very well. in 2016 we got onto the ship it shouldn't be allowed to carry animals so. it's full of things that animals can injure themselves on the ramps are steep not for animals when they run out of the ship they have to make a 90 degree bend and go straight down steep brads then they're hit with electric process that they are tired lining this is happening. there is one deck on the ship that's only one meter 60 high not even a person can stand on it but can also regularly know it isn't there it's terrible the animals can't reach their food or water and if there is a problem no one would crawl through there to get an animal i don't know so.

for years the county malar has traversed the mediterranean with its cargo of livestock for the middle east. a few years ago animal welfare managed to smuggle about on board to record these images during the crossing. the shore the cattle packed together with insufficient water troughs an animal struggling to reach the. ship looks neglected to credit but potentially hazardous ragged and rusty metal edges. just 3 days at sea and the 1st animals die. the cows lion mix their own excrement. investigations by the european commission confirmed these abysmal conditions several inquiries last year found serious shortcomings on this and other vessels it found that the watering system was broken the food trucks were empty. had

a war weak and underweight the cattle were soiled with urine the feces the revelation system in certain areas did not work as a true it. all meant but we asked the ns buthe a professor of criminal law university for a legal standpoint on all this. he's an expert on animal protection laws this going through the lot the european how much risk what regulations have extra has for the transport of animals by sea when venda vessels don't conform to them. in the ship is not legally permitted to transport animals. if there are sharp edges and corners that can injure the most. that's also a violation of the rules require their animals are transported in a way that they are not harmed. ok others i stood on the transports and ships like that shouldn't be taking place and that's right yes. and

yet they are taking place despite the scenes like those on the cutting monarch being documented time and time again in the carcass of a dead cattle are simply dumped at sea. all this week with back to us are out of the animal exporter we interviewed until we're gonna. know multi-screen they're thrown in the water. into the sea. oh isn't that simple i. suppose if you do that possible because. it's the law of nature. it's also illegal given the mediterraneans natural preservation status. as a result it's not uncommon for beach goers in israel to find carcasses washed up on the sand. the animals are shipped across the mediterranean to the middle east mostly to the ports of beirut haifa and gaza. german cattle usually end up in arab

countries and what happens then. for showing footage of how transporters and meat workers treat the animals in these countries we see upsetting images of animal cruelty the likes of which we've never seen before. some of the pictures are too disturbing to show in their entirety i. but here they're even children watching the moon is a bit like an affair i. first the cattle were tied off and then restrained by force i. i kicked slapped pushed over the i was.

close. to loads and then brutally winched on to a truck there's no respect no sympathy for the maltreated that i. had to subjected to poor violence. a much more workers stand in a pool of blood while they slashed the cow's throats. for neither stun nor anesthetized beforehand. i. receive pictures from gaza beirut and the west bank. that ahead to. the set and because when we meet the filmmakers who took this footage. and paul

with from animals international what's their main takeaway from what they've seen. often to miss often the knives silent sharp or long enough we've seen them stabbing at the carotid artery. in egypt lebanon and other countries it's the norm for the tendons in the legs to be slashed and for the eyeballs to be cut out on the bay and then. all of our organization has been in these countries for more than 10 years documenting the suffering and misery of these animals being exported from germany and other e.u. countries and all this time nothing has changed. and i have never seen any work in does this to a nation neutering nordoff nor even near east or in the middle east anything that would be illegal in your opinion the reason. is that there are no laws in those

countries to protect d.n.a. mars and the animals are being seen as objects and not as a living beings it's moments when they anymore is losing its dignity because then one can smell death and anyone can see death it's all or all these and she knows what's coming there is a single reason why nor matter how many anymore i was die as they all died this is still a good business it simply because of the price in the destination concrete is sometimes even then by more than european union business built on the suffering of animals deemed a waste product by germany's dairy industry. we asked professor about the role of the german veterinarian thora after all they're aware the animals are being transported destined for the middle east. if the bat an area knows the transport will very probably result in the conditions we've just described he said i should transport permit. it's his responsibility to stop it in accordance with the animal

protection regulations if you lost interest want to go then he is going to and the eventual slaughter himself has acted in the best animal cruelty so does that apply to slaughter that doesn't happen for another 9 months because it can happen 20 years later it doesn't matter. and 2019 more than 60000 cattle were exported from germany some federal states such as bavaria and hetta have designated these countries high risk for animal welfare and want to ban cattle exports of them. but what about this year the transport of livestock has continued to lebanon war torn libya and morocco with a little song that the german veterinarian authority is interested in animal welfare. to the export of dairy cows to morocco is usually said to be for breeding purposes sent over in trucks the cattle are allegedly aimed at boosting

the north african countries own beef cattle population. by yielding german dairy cows enter the country feel the port of tangier and are brought to the casa blanca region. the animals angels group filmed these images and 29000 at 1st glance they give the impression that the animals are well fed and well treated. but we're skeptical and want to find out whether german animals are really being brought here to build up morocco's b. cattle industry. in december 21000 we fly to casa blanca to find out more. from the animal protection group animals angels goes with us she's familiar with the situation there. i'll be one of the organization's moroccan members picked us up. a little early.

and over the next few days we'll be looking at cattle markets east of casa blanca. johnny duck as our starting point. ali has already laid the groundwork we want to see for ourselves whether german animals end up in such cattle markets. so that it's a sunday morning. on a large area of ground outside the city there preparations are underway for the market. due to open the next morning. this mike is. every monday everyone yet in this area that there is a smart it's there and it's the most important tools area. by 6 o'clock the next morning the market is already buzzing to life.

that traders arrive and all that water is being set up. the animals that are brought here are often slaughtered right away. this trader tells us that he has a catherine belgian that she. likes. to do something another comes from luxembourg we hear. there are increasing signs that animals being sold here originate miyu. most of the trade is in young calves and sheep. on the next day we travel to a place near america. it's the site of one of the region's biggest cattle markets.

traders bring their animals on open trucks 1st we only see cattle from the surrounding area. but then we discover european cows. this animal is from france. it has several your tax someone has tried to cover up its country of origin. and in the middle of it all seems like this cow is being milked in filthy conditions. right next to the grounds of the other 2 are animals that have changed hands are brought here for slaughter. for filming with concealed camera. the florist covered with blood hanging from the ceiling one slaughtered carcass after the next. year by more animals are being slaughtered while they're still fully conscious it's an open area anyone can come in. a short while later we

make a discovery the tag shows this is a high producing house from germany. and. next we find another one among this group of cattle this time it's a horse time 3. it's just been sold so we hang around a bit to watch what happens. was. it's forced up a steep ramp onto a totally unsuited truck. we see many incidents like this while we're here. and it's driven away with other animals. we ask the driver whether we can follow him. i. he says we can't. so for an hour we drive north behind the animal transport parallel to the atlas mountains until we arrive in

a small town in. the make shift ramp is used again to unload 2 cattle including the german dairy cow. they're led away but we're not allowed to see where. earth. traders are getting annoyed. at the truck drivers more often they're being taken away for slaughter he tells us i slaughter here means restraining the animal going to get onto the floor several men see the animal and turn its neck until someone finds the right place to stick a knife in. it's a horrific procedure i. let. your tag informs us that the dairy cow was sent for export to morocco by a company called must it. must often does one of the biggest names on the german

cattle market. as a frequent sponsor of cattle shows the name is synonymous with the most beautiful and best mewling breeds. on its home page the company mentions that around a quarter of its beef cattle are exported to african and arab states. we raised our concerns with mustard to about finding one of their cows in a moroccan cattle market and it's inhumane slaughter. we received this written response. the marketing of animals for slaughter is fundamentally forbidden. of course we are aware that breeding cattle are expected to live forever by then taken to slaughter however they are the basis for the creation of domestic beef cattle populations and the basis for the continued profitable breeding of that population amusin reagents.

but is it true that morocco is really building up a domestic beef cattle population and the aim is breeding. we visit michaud model what's on the t.v. jenny a german veterinary association that actively advises and helps to promote animal welfare he's looked in detail at the breeding programs and cattle importing countries such as morocco in moldova toasty desert in morocco the average chance sizes for animals at the moment that means that production is relatively low intensity that building up the herd basically means breeding. still these are breeding cattle socks. but simply milking them after carving isn't great. is connoted so. that means these animals are actually for slaughter them although they've been brought there as breeding animals. to the sense. animals for slaughter that would otherwise principally be used for milk production but since there's no

breeding knowledge it isn't this that is that legal declaring them as breeding animals is false. the longest and most exhausting animal transport currently starts from germany going through poland belarus and russia all the way to central asia. in february 21000 a team of animals angels activists followed one of their transports. the group filmed both trucks from their 1st supply stop and small that's. the journey takes place in driving snow and icy temperatures. and that despite it being illegal to transport animals below 5 degree celsius. dustin's or you can see the cyclops on the truck or open field actually the animals are covered in snow when the outside temperature is below minus 7 so you have the added problem of the

water systems for using and the transport but in transport. the animals are suffering from exhaustion the animal welfare group says that because of the cold and the slow roads the trucks hardly stop even though they're on a 6000 kilometer trip that will last days. when they do stop it's only to throw in some part or to the animals. during veterinarian checks as they left germany the drivers have given assurances that they would make proper stops that supply stations in russia. the trucks are on the. rode for a total of 10 days clocking up over 6100 kilometers. soldier the supply stations in russia even exist. we had to be spotted in western germany to meet an expert on the matter.

she's the hesco state animal welfare commissioner model dean martin unhappy with account she heard she and 3 other veterinarians traveled to russia last year. we haven't cuts if we did actually find to supply stations with a russian permit in the small lands grange and. for us in comp and they got a very open reception one and were allowed to look at everything. in the 2nd one was quite different the manager there was clear about not allowing us access he even had a man with a gun and. i'm very inscribed in total rises in fear fish that was based on the user would to the 2nd part of the trip went towards a spake a stone dogs does this along this route there was not a single supply station with the russian permit hope the horses it's all.

met and all that means it's impossible to one load animals. of course that's extremely shocking because we were finding these places with decrepit stalls . and no water or electricity. or the bus sometimes the stations were no more than a pile of haiti under a roof. on. it was clear and weighed 21000 the facilities for animal transports in russia were inadequate again germany's veterinarian a 40 showed little interest. in february animal welfare activists from animals angels depart for kazakstan they want to find out whether central asia is better than russia for supply stations. to check out the situation not only in kazakhstan but also in respect to stamp we

go with them. we have to drive 1000 kilometers until we reach the route used by the animal transports to enter the country. want to live the day we're driving from. kent to make up some time. and then off to shim kent well beyond the routes that the trucks will pass where. several 100 kilometers and there's little change in the landscape. it's extremely cold. this is the road that leads to the border with russia. in the next morning we reach the 1st supply station it was listed in permit papers. at 1st glance it looks like a truckers cafe. if you know it looks like a motel and

a gas station what's that meant to be. informants on the flyer information says there should be a supply station. in here i want to thank you. but there's nowhere here 24 animals . looks like it could be a hole for summer hardy. yes maybe. then the run with the wind the veterinarian authorities get information on what i meant to the supply station is all they have all coordinates on google maps coming up the maps that you went to those coordinates and all you see is 3 buildings and roofs from above. you don't know what's in there with the best stables houses or storage sheds everything to back up if you're not on the ground there's no way of checking damages but. we drive further north

a place that's also listed in the transport documents of the supply station. we make a similar discovery. and if so there are no facilities for animals here. was that listed with the german authorities as a supply station and. now that we are aware of no there's no list of supply stations in kazakhstan nothing official anyway just gets me. but a 3rd location is said to have a stable oh no power has entered the coordination center smartphone. and. this is the building it looks like the roof has recently undergone repairs. and things. like. the animal welfare activists managed to get some footage from inside it's a storage hole for machinery there's no evidence of animals having ever been

unloaded here the walls of the cold through in winter this hole is practically unusable. we carry on towards the russian border. the temperature drops below minus 18 degrees celsius way too cold to be transporting animals legally. to weeks later the animals angels team has spotted 2 transports they're carrying pregnant cows from germany bringing cattle. each truck has just one driver when they stop for a break the animals stay inside the trucks. one evening towards the end of february the trucks are parked at a roadside stop for the drivers to take what seems to be a lengthy break it's a chance to look inside the transport. the animal stand on their own excrement and

after more than 5000 kilometers on the road appear exhausted. there are some lying on the cold metal truck floor. the ceiling is a loft. there are signs that the animals have knocked up against it repeatedly during a journey. through. the verdict. well certainly. the trucks should take a 24 hour break fair on the animals should be unloaded so they can recover at one of these resting stables some by the memphis is that we found that the animals weren't on loaded the trucks start 15 hours with the animals packed inside and they were fed and given water but it wasn't listed cheatery 24 hour break so basically it's proof that as soon as these transports have passed the e.u. 60 area borders they can no longer be subjected to checks. and. the

official declaration on this transport said nothing about a journey without proper brings or without the animals once being unloaded. the veterinarian authority back in germany declined to be interviewed. they say they 1st wanted to see evidence although they could just as easily demand to see the carrier's transport records. in april the russian authorities finally informed the german government that there are currently no supply stations open. the official confirmation of something animal rights groups have been documenting for the past year. finally some german states respond by imposing restrictions or outright ban on animal transports to central asia. but does that mean that the practice has been stopped completely. a vet from the eastern state of london pork tells us that cattle are now being transported via other e.u.

countries to that destination. it's known the transports leave from poland slovakia hungary and italy and they are known to avoid austria. so who is responsible now. if you think of a neighborhood in the truest the veterinary authorities of the smallest caught in the will. and i don't see the european commission as necessarily responsible. on their regulations are relatively clear appropriate procedures should be in place to put pressure on member states. the german government says the federal state governments are responsible for their actions and that's true. i often get the impression that economic interests mean there's no inclination to change the most of those. so the transports continue. for the ball caps that are exploited be understanding german states and 3rd countries transported for fattening up before being packed on boats and shipped off to the middle east.

and the breeding cattle many of which end up in arabian are twice where fully conscious will have their throats cut under inhumane conditions being. met. these kind of animal transports must stop. since has a lot in the middle of the coolant pandemic. it's a disaster for the british health care system since qualified personnel from the you countries plays an invaluable role in hospitals and nursing costs. now many are leaving britain for good leaving

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