Today Eyes on Animals visited a dairy farm called "De Regte Heijden" , located in Brabant. A few years ago the owners decided to change the way they ran their farm. They stopped running it intensively and started developing a new system that would better protect animal well-being and the environment. All the cattle live in a family herd. Both male and female calves stay … [Read more...] about Visit of dairy farm “De Regte Heijden” in Riel, NL
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Work visit to Huna Poultry in Biezemortel
Today Eyes on Animals paid an unannounced visit to broiler company Huna. We were informed about the company and we could have a look in the barns. The company houses 150.000 broilers, who all arrive at the same time. They come from a hatchery in a Dutch area called De Peel. The chicks are transported to the farm on the same day they come out of the egg. Coincidentally, we … [Read more...] about Work visit to Huna Poultry in Biezemortel
Unloading of young organic laying hens, DE
Eyes on Animals was invited by Joost Slingenbergh and Suzan Houtepen to come and watch the arrival and unloading of 4050 young organic laying hens in Weeze, just across the Dutch border in Germany. This location is rented; they own a second location in Siebengewald in the Netherlands with 11.700 biodynamic laying hens. The chickens (Lohmans) came from Lunteren and … [Read more...] about Unloading of young organic laying hens, DE
Work visit to free-range pig farm at Country Smile, NL
Today we went to the Dutch province of Drenthe, where we paid a visit to Hans and Anita Marskamp, who keep free-range pigs. Or rather, as they would say it themselves, look after pigs. It’s a small-scale farm. A number of pigs are bought as piglets and then fattened. Not up to a certain age, but until they have reached a certain weight, between 80 and 100 kg. The pigs are … [Read more...] about Work visit to free-range pig farm at Country Smile, NL
Witness of a pig barn fire
On Friday while driving on the A2 in the Netherlands, an EonA inspector got stuck in major traffic. The highway was closed due to a massive fire that broke out on a pig factory located right beside the highway. Due to asbestos being released in the air, no one was allowed to get close. The following day Eyes on Animals visited the premise. We heard that 1300 … [Read more...] about Witness of a pig barn fire