Wars across the Middle East Reveal the Fragility of Animal Trade

Wars across the Middle East have repeatedly disrupted shipping routes and exposed the instability of live animal exports. This trade, already marked by precarious conditions, proves especially vulnerable in times of conflict. For example, Eurogroup for Animals, together with a coalition of international animal rights organizations, called on the European Commission to suspend live animal exports after conflict left shipments stranded and exposed the fragility of the system. Their intervention demonstrates how wars accross the Middle East have repeatedly forced recognition of the crisis and the suffering it creates.