Today Eyes on Animals inspected the horsemarket in Zuidlaren from 00:30 to 19:45. Especially at night, the atmosphere at the market is grim. There are many drunken traders and unloading the horses is a hectic affair. While inspectors from Eyes on Animals and journalists from Piep Vandaag are filming how a pony is pulled out from an overloaded truck by his tail and lifted, … [Read more...] about Inspection of Zuidlaren horse market
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Inspection of Leeuwarden cattle market, NL
Today we were at the cattle market in Leeuwarden together with Jo-Anne Mc Arthur, a Canadian animal photographer and activist. It was a tough day. We were pleased to see several welfare improvements at the cattle market. More and more cattle are housed loosely in group-pens instead of tied on to railings, there is a big ventilator to improve air quality, animals have … [Read more...] about Inspection of Leeuwarden cattle market, NL
Short visit to Elst horse market, NL
Today one of our inspectors visited the yearly horse market in Elst. Due to circumstances EonA could not arrive at the beginning of the market, but only at 12 pm. Many of the animals had already been sold and were gone. Unfortunately, this means we could get only a very limited impression of the welfare circumstances at Elst. The total number of equines offered for sale … [Read more...] about Short visit to Elst horse market, NL
Visit of Jan Tijs export centre in Haarle (NL)
Today our team stopped by Tijs BV Haarle pig collecting and export centre. The owner, Tijs Haarle, let us know right away that we were not welcome. He had everything "perfectly fine and no desire to talk to us." Eyes on Animals is very disappointed about this. After all, if everything is fine, then why are we not welcome? Tijs Haarle is the first export-centre in the … [Read more...] about Visit of Jan Tijs export centre in Haarle (NL)
Visit of Reimink livestock export centre in Dalmsholte (NL)
Today we went to visit Reimink’s livestock export centre in Dalmsholte. At the time of our visit, there were no animals. This is always a risk when you come to visit unannounced. We looked at the unloading and lairage areas and shared knowledge and experiences with the owner. The owner let us know that it’s not a problem if we come by later this year again, so we can see … [Read more...] about Visit of Reimink livestock export centre in Dalmsholte (NL)