In March 2022 Eyes on Animals (EonA) met with two big importers of unweaned Irish calves (2-3 weeks old): VanDrie Group and Pali Group. EonA initiated this meeting as the import of unweaned calves from Ireland involves serious violations of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005. The feeding intervals for calves on this route are not respected, meaning that calves (at this … Read more... about No concrete improvements by VanDrie and Pali to end illegal calf-import from Ireland
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A better life for pigs on small farm in Uganda
Positive news from Uganda! The Vegan Village NGO in Uganda, together with some help from Eyes on Animals, have built a much nicer pen for a lonely pig and found him … Read more... about A better life for pigs on small farm in Uganda
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Training chicken-catchers, NL
This afternoon Eyes on Animals was asked by a large and progressive chicken- catching company to give an animal-welfare training course to their employees. The … Read more... about Training chicken-catchers, NL
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Beerten piglet-slaughterhouse in Zieuwent (NL) has closed it’s doors
Beerten Slaughterhouse in Zieuwent, where mainly piglets are slaughtered, has closed it’s doors. The main reason for this decision is due to the stricter monitoring and enforcement by NVWA and rising … Read more... about Beerten piglet-slaughterhouse in Zieuwent (NL) has closed it’s doors

Consultation with ministries LNV and SZW regarding implementation Futselaar motion
This afternoon Eyes on Animals was in The Hague at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment.We met with the Minister of Agriculture (Piet Adema) and the Minister of Social Affairs and Employment … Read more... about Consultation with ministries LNV and SZW regarding implementation Futselaar motion

Dutch court rules: catching birds by their legs is illegal and authorities must take enforcement action
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 … Read more... about Dutch court rules: catching birds by their legs is illegal and authorities must take enforcement action

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