Good news! Yesterday we met with the General Manager of Rondeel, a company that runs four chicken-farms in The Netherlands and produces eggs and poultry-meat according to higher welfare standards. He agreed with our idea to use the much more gentle method of chicken-catching, called "The EonA Dutch Method" next time they will empty out one of their barns. Eyes on Animals … [Read more...] about Rondeel to switch to more ethical method of chicken-catching
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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 place. But the summertime is the worst, because the temperatures at the EU/Turkey border reach 40 degrees and there is no infrastructure … [Read more...] about Europe plans to export more than 5000 cattle to Turkey during extreme heat again!
Improvement to Pezzaioli water troughs
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
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
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 proper access doors on the side or large openings. When the truck tipped over, the automatic ventilation system naturally stopped and inside … [Read more...] about Danish-platted livestock- truck with 420 pigs on board tipped over
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
Ireland and Elbe-Elster region of Germany will forbid exports to hot countries in the summer
The country of Ireland and the government authorities of Elbe-Elster region in Germany have decided to no longer approve long-distance exports of live animals to hot countries in the summer months of July and August. For years now Eyes on Animals along with our partners from AWF/TSB have been sending reports and videos to Member State authorities and the EU about the … [Read more...] about Ireland and Elbe-Elster region of Germany will forbid exports to hot countries in the summer
Dutch House of Respresentatives accepts motion to phase out use of CO2 during pig slaughter
Eyes on Animals set up cameras in several commercial slaughterhouses in Europe to show their behaviour when they were transported down into high concentrations of CO2. The purpose of the film was to start a discussion on CO2 and electric stunning and question if it was not time for a brand new, more humane alternative. It seemed everyone had an opinion about CO2 being more … [Read more...] about Dutch House of Respresentatives accepts motion to phase out use of CO2 during pig slaughter
