Published 04/07/2014

250 people took to the streets to ask the government to stop live exports

250 people took to the streets to ask the government to stop live exports. (All photos © Philpott Photography)

Animal welfare campaigners are asking the government to stop live exports outside the Houses of Parliament

Animal welfare campaigners asked the government to stop live exports outside the Houses of Parliament.

Neil Parish MP accepted a giant postcard to take to Defra with Eloise Shavelar, RSPCA farm animal campaign manager

Neil Parish MP accepted a giant postcard to take to Defra with Eloise Shavelar, RSPCA farm animal campaign manager.

Campaigners handed their postcards to Defra

Campaigners handed their postcards to Defra.

We are calling for Defra to stop live exports

We are calling for Defra to stop live exports.

Help us by taking action today

We were joined by the RSPCA and Kent Action Against Live Exports as we marched through London to Westminster to ask the government to take immediate action to stop live exports.

New research shows that two thirds of people are ‘appalled’ that live farm animals are transported long distances to the continent for slaughter.

Seven out of ten people want farm animals to be slaughtered in the country where they were born.

Our Campaigns Officer, Pru Elliott said: “Animals are confined in crowded lorries and their exhausting journeys can be hundreds, even thousands of miles - as far as Eastern Europe. That is why we are calling on the government to stand up for sheep and end this unnecessary trade,”

We presented Neil Parish MP, Chairman of the Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare with a giant postcard to take to Defra.  We are calling on George Eustice MP, Minister responsible for animal welfare to:

• work with the industry to move to an alternative trade in meat
• implement 100% checks at the port
• amend the 1847 Act so ports can choose to reject the trade

Take action

Please take a moment to tell your MP that taking no action simply isn’t an option while thousands of animals suffer needlessly.