Donkey Sanctuary campaigns against live transport for slaughter

Devon-based charity The Donkey Sanctuary has teamed up with a German animal charity to help relieve the suffering of live animals, including horses, transported across Europe to slaughter.

The campaign, which is run by German animal welfare organisation Animals’ Angels, aims to collect a million signatures to send a clear message that “live animals destined for fattening and slaughter must not be transported for more than eight hours”.

Current legislation permits transport over the course of several days and thousands of miles.

Paul Svendsen, director of European operations for The Donkey Sanctuary, said: “We are supporting Animals’ Angels’ campaign to limit the travel time for all animals being transported for slaughter to eight hours.

“We have campaigned for years to improve conditions for donkeys and mules transported for meat and we, along with many other welfare organisations, want to see a limit imposed.”

To download a petition form visit: www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk

For more up-to-date news, see the current issue of Horse & Hound (24 March, 2011)

Stay in touch with all the news in the run-up to and throughout the major shows and events during 2026 and beyond with a Horse & Hound subscription. Subscribe today for all you need to know ahead of these major events, plus online reports on the action as it happens from our expert team of reporters and in-depth analysis in our special commemorative magazines. Have a subscription already? Set up your unlimited website access now