Today we had a meeting with two representatives from ZonVarken. ZonVarken is an innovative pig farming concept focusing on animal welfare, the environment (including climate change), the farmer, and the local community. We were impressed with their innovative approach focusing on the pigs welfare and natural behaviour from birth to … [Read more...] about Meeting with ZonVarken about reducing stress during transport and slaughter
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Talk at the University of Veterinarian Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Today the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno in the Czech Republic held their 26th International Conference.The title of the conference was „Animal Protection and Welfare 2019“. Experts in animal welfare and protection, animal welfare officers from State Veterinary Administrative offices and students from the university were present. Dora, a … [Read more...] about Talk at the University of Veterinarian Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Eyes on Animals speaks at Dutch Parliament hearing about stunned slaughter
Eyes on Animals inspector Asalet has more than 7 years of experience and extensive knowledge in the field of (un)stunned slaughter in Turkish ritual slaughterhouses. He has seen the tremendous suffering that the animals are subjected to in order to make them 'manageable' before they are slaughtered. He also has thorough knowledge of the Koran, religious writings and has … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals speaks at Dutch Parliament hearing about stunned slaughter
Eyes on Animals counsels the Lower House on the export of veal to China
After 17 years of negotiations, China now wants to import veal from the Netherlands. EonA director Lesley was invited to explain what effect this would have on the welfare of unweaned calves. In order to be able to supply more and more veal worldwide, the Netherlands will also have to import more and more live calves to fatten them up here in order to continue to meet … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals counsels the Lower House on the export of veal to China
EoA takes Animal Welfare Officer course at Bristol Veterinary School (Langford) of Bristol University
The EU slaughter law requires medium and large sized slaughterhouses to have an Animal Welfare Officer (AWO) who is responsible for the welfare of the animals and who needs to stay current on the developments of animal welfare. Therefore, this person needs to take a course: the AWO- course.It's always been unknown to us what is taught during this course and what knowledge … [Read more...] about EoA takes Animal Welfare Officer course at Bristol Veterinary School (Langford) of Bristol University