The heat protocol, that has been produced by the industry, fails to protect pigs from heat stress and is regularly being violated. During our inspections Eyes on Animals witnessed many pigs suffering from heat stress in the queues waiting … [Read more...]
12.04.2018 Minks from Holland transported in horrible conditions
Recently we were in Poland conducting inspections of animal trucks. We stopped a horrible transport truck originating from a breeding farm in The Netherlands (owner: van Ansem) with hundreds of mink on board in tiny dirty wire cages. They … [Read more...]
22.02.2018 Bad containers at Van Miert poultry slaughterhouse
Today we brought an unannounced visit to poultry slaughterhouse Van Miert in Breukelen (NL). In front of the building there was a poultry-truck with badly designed and poorly maintained containers. The metal wire of the drawers was bent in … [Read more...]
24.10.2017 Poultry slaughterhouse Heijs in Leek (NL) not interested in visit of Eyes on Animals
Today we brought an unannounced visit to poultry slaughterhouse Heijs in Leek. We hoped to share ideas on how to reduce suffering during the transport, handling and stunning of poultry. The director told us he wasn’t interested in talking … [Read more...]
24.10.2017 Slaughterhouse Gosschalk (NL) not yet interested in visit from Eyes on Animals
Earlier this year we brought an unannounced visit to cattle and pig slaughterhouse Gosschalk in Epe (NL). At that moment no one was present to talk about how suffering during the unloading, handling and stunning of cattle and pigs can be … [Read more...]
24.10.2017 Poultry slaughterhouse Jan van Ee (NL) not interested in visit from Eyes on Animals
A few months earlier Eyes on Animals brought an unannounced visit to poultry slaughterhouse Jan van Ee in Stroe (NL) . Jan van Ee slaughters broilers and uses the CO2 gas stunning system of Anglia Autoflow (AA). We had a quick talk with the … [Read more...]
07.12.2016 Ayguler slaughterhouse has a Gimdes Halal certificate despite horrible animal suffering!
The conditions inside Ayguler slaughterhouse in Kazan are some of the worst that we have ever seen in Turkey. Not only is the equipment and design of the plant causing all sorts of cattle to slip, fall, panic and get injured, but the … [Read more...]
01.06.2016 Europe plans to export more than 5000 cattle to Turkey during extreme heat again!
Since 2010 we have been documenting the extreme suffering and death of farm animals being exported by truck from all over Europe to Turkey. This route is a long and complicated one regardless of what time of the year it takes … [Read more...]
21.01.2016 Danish-platted livestock- truck with 420 pigs on board tipped over
On January 21st 2015 a Danish-platted livestock- truck with 420 pigs on board tipped over on the highway in northern Germany. The truck was one of these "newer" models: completely closed sides with automatic ventilation. There were no … [Read more...]