At Manor Farm de Vlinderstrik, laying hens were caught upright instead of upside down by their legs. Poultry farmer Albert Boersen shared this today on Twitter. He also wrote about bringing them to the slaughterhouse himself and asking them to “treat the chickens with the same care as he had done”. We are delighted that an increasing number of poultry … Read more... about Compliments to Manor Farm “de Vlinderstrik” for the upright catching of laying hens
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EonA gives presentation on our upright method of catching hens to Dutch organic egg producers, NL
Eyes on Animals was invited by a group of organic (including Demeter) egg producers in The Netherlands to come and give a talk about our organization and about our … Read more... about EonA gives presentation on our upright method of catching hens to Dutch organic egg producers, NL
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Training and upright catching at Demeter poultry farm De Dennenhoeve
Today Eyes on Animals gave an animal welfare training to the catching team of Kees Sijbenga of Demeter poultry farm de Dennenhoeve. After the training the catchers … Read more... about Training and upright catching at Demeter poultry farm De Dennenhoeve
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Odin consciously chooses small scale pig slaughterhouse Thönes Naturverbund
Organic Supermarket chain ‘Odin’ has decided that from now on their pigs will be slaughtered at Thönes Naturverbund in Germany, because of the low slaughter speed and calmer treatment of … Read more... about Odin consciously chooses small scale pig slaughterhouse Thönes Naturverbund
Big compliment for catching teams who catch and load the chickens upright
For several years, EonA has been busy training several catching teams to catch poultry according to the upright method. Gemril was the first to start with this method, for which we are grateful. The … Read more... about Big compliment for catching teams who catch and load the chickens upright
The Dutch authorities continue to tolerate livestock trucks without access doors to the animals
More and more often we see Dutch-platted and Dutch-approved animal trucks on the road without any access doors on the sides. Access to the animals on these trucks is close to impossible- the only way … Read more... about The Dutch authorities continue to tolerate livestock trucks without access doors to the animals
Eid el Kabir festival some sheep are now being stunned prior to being sacrificed in Turkey
It is Eid el Kabir right now for people of the Muslim faith. This is a time when people are encouraged to sacrifice their own luxuries and share with the poor. More and more young Muslims chose to … Read more... about Eid el Kabir festival some sheep are now being stunned prior to being sacrificed in Turkey
Three slaughterhouses implement animal welfare improvements
Following the advice of Eyes on Animals, three Dutch pig slaughterhouses have implemented animal welfare improvements. They are Pali in Geldrop, Vion in Groenlo and Vion in Apeldoorn. At Pali and … Read more... about Three slaughterhouses implement animal welfare improvements
