Today the Dutch court ruled that catching chickens by their legs is forbidden under EU law 1/2005, and that the Dutch Food Authority (NVWA) should enforce this. The case was filed by the organization Wakker Dier. Until now the NVWA has only given warnings to catching companies that catch and load chickens by their legs. The judge has decided that this does not suffice. The … Read more... about Dutch court rules: catching birds by their legs is illegal and authorities must take enforcement action
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Famous Turkish theologian confirms thst stunning animals is not in contradiction with Muslim faith
Asalet from Eyes on Animals met with a famous Turkish theologian, Mustafa İslamoğlu, about the subject of animal slaughter with stunning. The obstacle in the Islamic … Read more... about Famous Turkish theologian confirms thst stunning animals is not in contradiction with Muslim faith
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Training on how to stun animals at a halal cattle slaughterhouse near Düsze, Turkey
This morning we gave a training in a Turkish cattle slaughterhouse near Dűsze. They too were very interested in phasing out the practice of hoisting and cutting the … Read more... about Training on how to stun animals at a halal cattle slaughterhouse near Düsze, Turkey
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More and more chicken-catching companies, encouraged by the Dutch Chicken Catching Organization, refuse to catch birds upright
For more than six years we have had a positive time training chicken-catching companies on the gentle upright method of catching poultry and, together with several egg and poultry producers, have been … Read more... about More and more chicken-catching companies, encouraged by the Dutch Chicken Catching Organization, refuse to catch birds upright
Laying hens from Rondeel this time caught by the legs and held upside down
Despite Rondeel having been the first egg company to switch to the gentle upright method of catching hens in 2017, this time none of the birds were caught upright. The reason being that the large … Read more... about Laying hens from Rondeel this time caught by the legs and held upside down
Milk from farmers who keep their calves with their mothers now available in Dutch stores !
The calves are not directly taken away from their mother when they are born, which happens almost always, but they can stay with their mother for a longer period of time (usually a few months). Because … Read more... about Milk from farmers who keep their calves with their mothers now available in Dutch stores !
Slaughter of very young goat-kids to end in 2025
Partly because of our efforts the sector has drawn up a plan to put a stop to the transportation and slaughter of extremely young goat-kids. In 2025 dairy goat farmers will have to fatten all … Read more... about Slaughter of very young goat-kids to end in 2025
EFSA recommends upright catching for birds
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has advised to carry and load birds upright, instead of inverted by their legs. This is one of the recommendations EFSA recently published in their latest … Read more... about EFSA recommends upright catching for birds
