This morning the EonA/AWF team visited the livestock market in Tuzla. We were told that animals would be sold today, but actually it was very quiet and most pens were empty. The market director approached us and offered to organize a tour for us. Animals that are not sold are kept in the pens here. Some of the sheep pens were very good - with lots of bedding, clean water, … [Read more...] about Inspection of a livestock market in Turkey
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Inspection of Asenovgrad livestock market, Bulgaria
Today the team from EonA/AWF checked on the livestock market in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria. Equines, bovines, ovine, caprines and birds are brought to the market to be sold. The transport of the animals is mainly done in cars, vans and some small lorries that are absolutely not suitable for transporting animals correctly. Our team … [Read more...] about Inspection of Asenovgrad livestock market, Bulgaria
Inspection of Petrič livestock market, Bulgaria
Our team has discovered an animal market at Petrič in Bulgaria. It appears to be an illegal market since it takes place on the road in the suburbs of the town of Petrič. The cars transporting sheep, lambs and pigs park at the side of the road. The animals are kept inside the cars or in the small trailers attached to the cars. The sheep are … [Read more...] about Inspection of Petrič livestock market, Bulgaria
Visit to cattle-market Bunnik (NL)
A cattle-market for culled cows in Bunnik (near Utrecht in The Netherlands) was visited unannounced today by two Eyes on Animals inspectors and a new volunteer. This market takes place on a weekly basis at a collecting station for farm animals. Both meat and dairy cows of different breeds are traded here. A few dozen cows were present during our visit. The … [Read more...] about Visit to cattle-market Bunnik (NL)
Unannounced Inspection of Leeuwarden cattle market
Eyes on Animals inspectors paid an unannounced visit to the cull-cow market in Leeuwarden early this morning. Like at the announced visit in June last year, the market made a positive impression. To our positive surprise, the number of pens in which the animals are housed loosely was expanded. The market is working towards accommodating more cows like … [Read more...] about Unannounced Inspection of Leeuwarden cattle market