Secure Evidence: If possible, secure evidence. This includes photos and videos that document the abuse – i.e. recordings of the rear license plates of the trucks, the animals in the transporter or the water troughs. Your own willingness to act as a witness can also be an important addition. If you wish the statement to be treated confidentially, please inform the responsible clerk that you wish to remain anonymous.
Contact veterinary office: After you have informed the police, you can also hand over the evidence you have collected to the responsible veterinary office. The official veterinarians of the veterinary and food supervisory authorities of the respective districts are responsible, among other things, for checking and approving animal transport and also for on-site checks on the road based on specific information. In Lower Saxony there is an anonymous registration office offered by the animal health service LAVES. There you can report abuses that you have observed anonymously, which must then be investigated.
To file charges: You always have the option of reporting the transport company to the responsible police authority or directly to the public prosecutor’s office. Report an act, get a file number so you can later find out what happened.
Contact : After you have contacted the police, you are welcome to forward the case to . The Global Foundation for Animal Welfare is collecting sighted animal transport abuses to show that stricter laws and far more controls are needed. However, since we cannot stop an immediate grievance, it is therefore better to get help from the police directly in acute cases and, if necessary, to inform the veterinary office.
requirements for live animal transport
A nationwide and EU-wide ban on long-distance transport and transport of live animals to third countries
The following should apply nationwide and throughout the EU:
- No transport of unweaned animals that are still dependent on milk feed
- A maximum of 4 hours for all animals within Germany and for poultry and rabbits in general
- Maximum 8 hours for all other animal species regardless of destination country
- Ban on transporting live animals on ships
- Prohibition of transport when outside temperatures are expected to be above 25°C and below 5°C
- Transporting meat and breeding semen instead of live animals
- Reduction of animal stocks and turning away from the export orientation
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