Today Eyes on Animals had an online meeting with the board of the livestock market in Leeuwarden (The Netherlands). The livestock market, which used to be housed in the WTC complex, will move to business park De Hemrik in 2021. To make sure that animal welfare will be considered as much as possible during the construction of the new market, Eyes on Animals gave the board … [Read more...] about Meeting on animal welfare at new livestock market Leeuwarden
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Visit to Baijens assembly center in Baarle-Nassau
Today Eyes on Animals paid an unannounced visit to Baijens assembly center in Baarle-Nassau. We spoke briefly with the owner and received a guided tour. There were no animals present at the time of our visit. At Baijens, unweaned calves are collected. They have customers for mainly the heavier calves (weighing 45 kilo’s and more). On Wednesday morning, the calves are … [Read more...] about Visit to Baijens assembly center in Baarle-Nassau
Visit to the Pali export assembly centre in Oud-Turnhout
Today Eyes on Animals made an unannounced visit to the Pali export assembly centre in Oud-Turnhout. We spoke to the manager and were given a tour. Pali in Oud-Turnhout takes pigs, adult cattle, calves and goats. The manager says that unweaned calves often receive milk on arrival at their export assembly centre. Pali imports calves from Ireland and Germany, among others. … [Read more...] about Visit to the Pali export assembly centre in Oud-Turnhout
Visit to assembly center Van Lieshout in Sint-Oedenrode
Today we paid a surprise visit to Van Lieshout cattle assembly center in Sint-Oedenrode (The Netherlands). We received a warm welcome from the owner and he took us on a tour of his farm right away. At the time of our visit, bulls and dairy cows were gathered for slaughterhouses in the Netherlands and Belgium. The dairy cows were kept together but the bulls were … [Read more...] about Visit to assembly center Van Lieshout in Sint-Oedenrode
Legal action against horse market Hedel for massive EU law violations
Eyes on Animals is supporting legal action against the horse market in Hedel because agreements about better animal welfare have not been met. The EU Transportation regulations are still being massively and structurally violated. Also, sick and injured horses did not receive medical care. For the most recent inspection, Eyes on Animals teamed up with House of … [Read more...] about Legal action against horse market Hedel for massive EU law violations
