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 calves are fattened for rosé meat there is no restriction of iron intake. There were a few calves that were weak or ill. They were … [Read more...] about Visit to calf farm of Tijs de Koning
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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 welfare of animals in the dairy industry. We decided to focus our talk on the need for the dairy sector to take more responsibility for … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals guest speaker at Lely conference for dairy farmers from around the world
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 have wooden houses with plenty of straw, where they are free to go in whenever they want. The pigs houses are built on poles, which … [Read more...] about Visit pig farm Dykhoeve in Herwen
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. Unfortunately, the goats do not have the opportunity to climb, although it is known goats love to climb – sadly, climbing apparatus are … [Read more...] about Visit to big goat milk farm in North-Holland
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 one pig survived the fire - but it was later euthanized because of its many injuries. The fire was noticed by a truck driver who was … [Read more...] about Visit to intensive pig farm in Erichem destroyed by fire
