Weeks of good stockmanship can be undone in just a few hours of rough catching and loading. Catching and loading are among the most stressful moments in a broiler chicken’s life. But rough or high-speed handling not only causes fear, pain and injuries among the birds, it also results in significant financial losses. Eyes on Animals recently shared its experiences with … [Read more...] about Improving broiler catching and loading: Eyes on Animals presents to the Better Chicken Business Network
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Our 2025 Annual Review is now available
Read about how your support enabled Eyes on Animals' teams to work in the field throughout 2025. Our teams were taking direct, practical action where animal suffering was at its worst. Reducing suffering immediately while creating lasting improvements on farms, during transport and in slaughterhouses worldwide. Together, donors and inspectors, are turning compassionate … [Read more...] about Our 2025 Annual Review is now available
Supporting “Eyes on Happy Pigs” — A New Educational Centre for Better Pig Welfare in the Netherlands
Eyes on Animals is pleased to support a promising new initiative in the Netherlands that aims to improve the lives of future pigs kept on standard farms. While this is not an Eyes on Animals project, we are helping to promote the initiative and assist in finding financial sponsors because we believe it has real potential to improve pig welfare in the future. Over the … [Read more...] about Supporting “Eyes on Happy Pigs” — A New Educational Centre for Better Pig Welfare in the Netherlands
Regional slaughterhouses are disappearing — and animals are paying the price
Across the Netherlands, regional slaughterhouses are disappearing at an alarming pace. Not because they are unnecessary, but because they can no longer survive financially. And while that might sound like good news coming from an animal welfare organization, the reality is the opposite. The Netherlands is the world’s second-largest exporter of agricultural products, … [Read more...] about Regional slaughterhouses are disappearing — and animals are paying the price
Injured sows at Lunteren assembly centre: NVWA investigation ruled inadequate
The Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven, CBb) has ruled that the Ministry wrongly rejected an enforcement request submitted by Eyes on Animals concerning injured sows at the Lunteren assembly centre. According to the court, the underlying investigation carried out by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety … [Read more...] about Injured sows at Lunteren assembly centre: NVWA investigation ruled inadequate
Export checks of young piglets for slaughter fall short: serious violations documented on transports from the Netherlands to Croatia
This summer, Eyes on Animals documented two long-distance transports of Dutch piglets to slaughterhouses in Croatia. Our findings show that export checks at Dutch assembly centres are far too superficial. We observed dead piglets upon arrival, overcrowded conditions on board, uneven loading between compartments, piglets in poor physical condition, and … [Read more...] about Export checks of young piglets for slaughter fall short: serious violations documented on transports from the Netherlands to Croatia
First International Conference on Poultry Catching and Loading
Today, Eyes on Animals hosted the first international conference dedicated to poultry catching and loading, held in Leiden, the Netherlands. About 80 representatives from over nine countries attended, including catching teams from the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands; engineers specializing in poultry transport containers and barn design from Italy and Poland; … [Read more...] about First International Conference on Poultry Catching and Loading
As regional slaughterhouses disappear, transport distances increase
Eyes on Animals is observing a troubling trend: transport distances for culled cows and sows are increasing due to the disappearance of regional slaughterhouses. In regions such as Friesland, many local facilities have shut down, forcing animals from the northern Netherlands to be transported all the way to slaughterhouses in the east or south of the country and even deep … [Read more...] about As regional slaughterhouses disappear, transport distances increase
Dutch transport company Van Os implicated in serious transport fraud involving Irish calves
Once again, serious violations have been uncovered in the transport of calves from Ireland. Last Sunday, May 4, a driver from the Dutch transport company Van Os, was arrested by the Catalan police (Mossos d'Esquadra) in the Spanish province of Girona. He was transporting dozens of unweaned calves from Ireland to a farm near Barcelona—a journey spanning several … [Read more...] about Dutch transport company Van Os implicated in serious transport fraud involving Irish calves
EonA talks at European Parliament in Brussels
Today we gave a talk at the European Parliament. We were invited by MEPs Anja Hazekamp and Sebastien Everding. We presented the new film about how sheep and cattle are transported on very difficult and long journeys from all over Europe by truck and vessel to slaughterhouses in third countries far away, such as Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon and Morocco. This … [Read more...] about EonA talks at European Parliament in Brussels
