Good news

All of the EonA and AWF complaints about the lenient and corrupt behaviour of the veterinarian inspectors at the Bulgarian side of the border have paid off. A group of European Officials also inspected the activities at the border and, like us, sent in a complaint that the veterinarian inspectors were not conducting their work thoroughly. After the recent elections … [Read more...] about Major changes at Bulgarian/Turkish border

This month Eyes on Animals visited a cattle slaughterhouse called EuroMeats in Belgium. Motivated to make improvements to the welfare of the animals passing through his plant, the Director met with the three local Imams to discuss steps they could take together to reduce pain during Halal slaughter. Open and respectful dialogue lead to them agreeing to at least use the … [Read more...] about November 2013: Belgian Halal slaughterhouse Director and local Imams agree to stun animals

Compaxo slaughterhouse in the Netherlands again sets a good example. Last year they installed floor heating in the pen for suspect pigs and reduced noise levels, and now they just finished installing video camera surveillance in all places where live animals are being handled. Video surveillance is used to monitor that animal handling during unloading, lairaging … [Read more...] about October 2013: Compaxo installs videocamera surveillance

The improvement of chicken transport crates, one of the prime focuses of Eyes on Animals work, is something the poultry industry is now also interested in; so we heard from a reliable source. The industry is discussing and gathering information about the advantages and disadvantages of several shapes of crates and possible new designs that could improve welfare. We are … [Read more...] about April 2013 Attention for poultry transport crates