A few months ago we met with Pezzaioli, a popular manufacturer of livestock trucks used throughout Europe and now also some other parts of the world, to inform them that they had to improve the design of their automatic water troughs for cattle. During our transport inspections at the EU/Turkish border, we found that cattle couldn't get to the water easily. The flap, … [Read more...] about Improvement to Pezzaioli water troughs
Good news
Meyn poultry-transport containers now with access doors!
Today we found out that Meyn, a company that manufactures poultry transport containers, had recently adapted their containers so that the side doors can be opened and one can access the birds during transport! In 2012 we released our big report called "Cracks in the Crate" and our film, covering the main problems in the design of transport crates and containers for … [Read more...] about Meyn poultry-transport containers now with access doors!
Dairy farmer who keeps the calves in the herd says it is of course possible!
Terrific letter to the editor published today in the Leeuwarden Courant, a daily paper from Friesland. It was written by one of the Dutch dairy farmers that keep the calves in the herd with their mothers for 2-4 months, instead of separating them at birth and raising them for 2-3 weeks in single small pens and then transporting the males and 65% of the females off the farm … [Read more...] about Dairy farmer who keeps the calves in the herd says it is of course possible!
EU Parliament opposes livestock medicine of horse blood
The European Parliament wants to ban the import of the livestock medicine Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin (PMSG), for which pregnant horses are deprived from their blood. The Party for the Animals’ proposal to amend EU legislation to such extend that PMSG and other such 'medicine' is no longer welcome in Europe, was broadly supported by the European … [Read more...] about EU Parliament opposes livestock medicine of horse blood
Improvements at Gönen slaughterhouse, Turkey
On January 13th 2016 the Eyes on Animals and TSB|AWF team returned to Gönen slaughterhouse in Turkey as they told us they had made several improvements since our last visit. In June 2013 we visited this plant for the first time (see HERE). We had observed cattle falling and being shoved and having their tail twisted, in order to move them forward. The floors were … [Read more...] about Improvements at Gönen slaughterhouse, Turkey