ZDF and Arte recently televised EonA’s project to reduce stress, pain and injuries by catching hens upright instead of upside down by one leg. It was aired on both German and French TV. The camera team joined us at Kipster poultry farm on the evening of the catch, where the hens had to be loaded for transport. We gave a short presentation to the catching team and … [Read more...] about Upright chicken catching project on German and French TV
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Interview with Lesley Moffat for the podcast-show “See differently’
For the podcast-show “See differently” Christel van Raaij has a personal interview with Lesley Moffat, director and founder of Eyes on Animals. Lesley tells about her youth in Canada, Temple Grandin, eating cheese while being a vegan and about the work of Eyes on Animals; why it is so important to not judge people, and work on improvements together. Listen to the … [Read more...] about Interview with Lesley Moffat for the podcast-show “See differently’
Request for enforcement regarding long waiting periods in overheated trucks at VION slaughterhouses
Eyes on Animals has filed an enforcement request with the minister of farming, nature, and food safety about the long waiting times at Vion slaughterhouses in Boxtel and Apeldoorn. On the 18th and 19th of July (two extremely warm days) Eyes on Animals again observed long waiting times at the slaughterhouses. Waiting times increased up to 2-2,5 hours. During this time … [Read more...] about Request for enforcement regarding long waiting periods in overheated trucks at VION slaughterhouses
New film on the fate of Irish unweaned calves on “illegal” export routes that EU tolerates
Ireland continues to break EU feeding laws for unweaned calves during transport when they export them to mainland Europe via roll-on roll-off ferry. From the moment the calves are loaded on the trucks in Ireland to the moment they are finally given feed/milk after arrival in France at least 24 - 30 hours have gone by. Milk is the only type of “ feed” these young animals … [Read more...] about New film on the fate of Irish unweaned calves on “illegal” export routes that EU tolerates
Eyes on Animals and Ruurehoeve dairy farm on Canadian TV
The French-Canadian TV show “La Semaine Verte” reported on Eyes on Animals’ project with farmer Corne Ansems from De Ruurhoeve (http://www.ruurhoeve.nl/). Together, along with the Dierenbescherming and pioneer dairy farmers, we are developing a separate label for dairy coming from farms where the farmer keeps the calves with their mothers for at least 3 months in the herd. … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals and Ruurehoeve dairy farm on Canadian TV
