Romania holds the dubious distinction of being the biggest exporter of live animals in Europe, and in the latest investigations by our Animals International team (the global arm of Animals Australia) the horror that awaits these animals during the ‘Festival of Sacrifice’ has been exposed.
Shocking investigation evidence reveals confused and clearly terrified bulls, steers and sheep being thrown off trucks, dragged by the ears and legs, being kicked, stabbed and crippled — before having their necks sawn open in full view of their companions.
Our investigators witnessed Romanian sheep being pinned down and killed in the street while other frightened animals were crammed into car boots only to face agonising ‘home’ slaughter.
This terrified bull's tail was broken in attempts to force him to move to the killing floor.
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Sheep are thrown and painfully dragged by their ears, horns, or a single limb.
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Strung up by a single leg, this young bull was hoisted violently into the slaughterhouse.
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The young bull's legs are bleeding where his tendons were slashed - a common method of 'restraint'.
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Animals are often killed in full view of their companions who are next for the knife.
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Stuffed into searingly hot car boots, sheep are sold for terrifying 'home' slaughter.
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Animals International
This terrified bull's tail was broken in attempts to force him to move to the killing floor.
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Animals International
Will you take 2 minutes now to help us work every angle to spare animals from the horror of live export?
As the biggest exporter in Europe, stopping the flow of animals from Romania is a critical step towards ending live export cruelty globally.
TAKE ACTION: Send a polite message now, urging the Romanian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to stop these death journeys and end Romania’s cruel trade in live animals.
