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Upright catching at Demeter poultry farm De Dennenhoeve

August 11, 2025

This evening, a team from Eyes on Animals assisted with the catching and loading of hens at Demeter poultry farm De Dennenhoeve. This farm was one of the first to abandon the conventional method, in which hens are held upside down by a single leg. Seven years ago, they switched to the upright catching method […]

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Training on stunning at a Halal sheep slaughterhouse in Ankara, Turkey

April 29, 2025

In late April 2025, Eyes on Animals (EonA) and specialists from Bristol University held a transformative two-day training session at a halal slaughterhouse in … Read more... about Training on stunning at a Halal sheep slaughterhouse in Ankara, Turkey

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New stunning method reduces pig suffering

September 1, 2025

Vlees, the Dutch magazine for professionals working in the food and restaurant industry, published an article about how Eyes on Animals' redesigned a large pig slaughterhouse to make high throughput … Read more... about New stunning method reduces pig suffering

EonA/WACPAW Ghana-team participates at Vegan and Animal Advocacy Summit in Kenya

July 17, 2025

Sorf and Lukman from the Wacpaw /Eyes on Animals Ghana-team attended the Vegan and Animal Advocacy Summit in Kenya last week, joining around 240 animal welfare and vegan advocates from across the … Read more... about EonA/WACPAW Ghana-team participates at Vegan and Animal Advocacy Summit in Kenya

Eyes on Animals and Dr. Temple Grandin publish an article together on CABI

July 11, 2025

Today CABI published a Case Study article that we wrote together with Dr. Temple Grandin. The article is about the changes we made to the design and pig handling methods at a high throughput pig … Read more... about Eyes on Animals and Dr. Temple Grandin publish an article together on CABI

Welfare concerns during loading of piglets destined for Spain

June 23, 2025

Today, we saw a Spanish livestock truck at a pig farm in North Brabant, where young piglets were being loaded. We decided to take a look and introduced ourselves to one of the employees. He said we … Read more... about Welfare concerns during loading of piglets destined for Spain

NVWA to start enforcing rules on poultry trapped on their backs

March 24, 2025

Following enforcement requests by Animal Rights, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) will finally take stronger action against a long-standing animal welfare issue: birds ending … Read more... about NVWA to start enforcing rules on poultry trapped on their backs

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As small slaughterhouses disappear, transport distances increase

Eyes on Animals is observing a troubling trend: transport distances for culled cows and sows are … [Read More...] about As small slaughterhouses disappear, transport distances increase

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Dutch transport company Van Os implicated in serious transport fraud involving Irish calves

May 8, 2025

Once again, serious violations have been uncovered in the transport of calves from Ireland. Last … [Read More...] about Dutch transport company Van Os implicated in serious transport fraud involving Irish calves

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I grew up believing not all farmers were the same. My grandparents raised cattle with love and care — giving animals a good life. But at age 12, I discovered the industrial side of farming: Fast. Mechanized. Focused only on profit.

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16 Sep

In March 2022 we conducted an investigation with @Eyes_on_Animals to find out what calves go through before they get to the ferry port - noisy, stressful marts; all day no feed, sometimes no water or bedding; rough & abusive treatment; no feed until morning. This is before…

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16 Sep

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- Honderden varkens bewusteloos in Rhenense stal nadat ventilatie uitvalt: 39 overleven het niet | Binnenland | De #varkens https://www.destentor.nl/binnenland/honderden-varkens-bewusteloos-in-rhenense-stal-nadat-ventilatie-uitvalt-39-overleven-het-niet~a24ed60a/

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15 Sep

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- Kippenstal in Weelde volledig uitgebrand: 20.000 kuikens komen om in de vlammen | Ravels | #stalbrand #kip #kuiken https://www.hln.be/ravels/kippenstal-in-weelde-volledig-uitgebrand-20-000-kuikens-komen-om-in-de-vlammen~ae345381/

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