Today we brought an unannounced visit to the calf farm of Tijs de Koning. Tijs welcomed us to take a look at his farm, were he keeps 1,300 rosé calves. The calves were kept in a conventional manner – in groups on slatted floors. Because the … [Read more...]
15.11.2017 Eyes on Animals guest speaker at Lely conference for dairy farmers from around the world
Eyes on Animals was invited by Lely to give a talk to 70 large dairy farmers from all over the world (Russia, Canada, USA, Japan, Denmark, Estonia, Germany and Poland). We were asked to give a talk about consumers ' concerns regarding the … [Read more...]
03.11.2017 Visit pig farm Dykhoeve in Herwen
Today a team from Eyes on Animals visited pig farm Dykhoeve in Herwen. Farmer Jeroen keeps his pigs here in a more natural environment. The pigs walk in fields where they can dig the ground with their snouts and search for food. The pigs … [Read more...]
03.08.2017 Visit to big goat milk farm in North-Holland
On 3rd August we paid an unannounced visit to the big goat milk farm “Klavergeit” in the Netherlands. The farm houses 1640 goats. The barn was well ventilated and there was plenty of daylight. The goats were kept on a thick layer of straw. … [Read more...]
28.07.2017 Visit to intensive pig farm in Erichem destroyed by fire
Today, Eyes on Animals, together with photographer Jack Tummers, visited the mega pig farm, Knorhof in Erichem - which had been completely destroyed by fire a day earlier. There were no less than 24,000 pigs at this intensive farm. Only … [Read more...]
13.07.2017 Visit to goat milk and kid fattening farm in North-Brabant
On July 13th we made an unannounced visit to the goat milk farm “Van den Heuvel” in North Brabant. The farmer and his wife were very friendly and gave us an extensive tour around the farm. In contrast to other goat milk farms – the kids … [Read more...]
13.07.2017 Visit to Dutch poultry farm Wingens
Today our team visited the Dutch poultry farm owned by Rob and Egbert Wingens. At the Wingens farm, broiler chicks are hatched inside the barn. This is rather unique as normally broiler chicks are hatched in hatcheries and then transported … [Read more...]
29.05.2017 Serious welfare problems at a goat farm in the Netherlands
Today Eyes on Animals visited a goat farm in North Brabant. We parked our car and headed towards the farmers’ home to introduce ourselves to the farmer. Because the windows of the stable were open, we could see inside the stable while … [Read more...]
29.05.2017 Visit to one of the biggest goat milk farm in the Netherlands
On May 29th we made an unannounced visit to one of the biggest goat milk farms in the Netherlands: PeBe in Schaijk. Our impression of the stable was positive. There was a lot of daylight because the side windows were open and there were … [Read more...]
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