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Brittany Ferries Ends Live Animal Transportation from Ireland.

Brittany Ferries Decision to End Livestock Transportation is a Ferry Good Animal Welfare Victory

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Brittany Ferries decision to end livestock transports is a victory for animal welfare, according to animal welfare organisations.

The company has decided to cease transport of all live farmed animals, including unweaned calves, from Ireland to France from September 2026.

A sustained international campaign led by several NGOs including Ethical Farming Ireland (EFI), Compassion in World Farming (CIWF), WELFARM, FOUR PAWS, L214, Eyes on Animals, and Eurogroup for Animals, Southampton Animal Action and Dorset Animal Action has forced the company to exit the livestock transport trade.

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Live Animal Exports Must Continue, says Irish Minister of State

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Live animal exports must continue, says government Minister.

Michael Healy Rae, Minister of State with responsibility for Forestry, Farm Safety and Horticulture, has told the secondary school students that live exports are an issue of fundamental importance to him.

Speaking at Agri Aware Farm Walk and Talk series at Salesian Agricultural College, in Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick, the Minister commented, “Whatever you’ll listen to and whatever type of things you will hear going on, always remember when you’re living on an island, you have to export. The best way to export is exporting live,” he said.

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Irish Cattle Exports Surge in Early 2025 – Calf Exports Decline

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In the first seven weeks of 2025, over 25,500 head of cattle have been exported from Ireland, reflecting a significant 31% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).

The surge is largely driven by a sharp 79% rise in weanling exports, with nearly 8,500 weanlings sold abroad.

Spain remains the largest destination, with exports to the country up 140%, while Northern Ireland, Italy, and Algeria also show strong demand for Irish cattle.

Almost 2,000 cattle have been exported to Algeria, and 1,850 cattle going to Israel which is a 44% decrease on the same time last year.

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