Today Eyes on Animals met with snack producer Ad van Geloven about their continued import of horse meat from Argentina, where tens of thousands of horses each year suffer severely during transport and slaughter for the Dutch market. In addition, traceability and consequently food safety are very poorly regulated there. Dutch supermarkets have stopped selling this South … [Read more...] about Meeting with Ad van Geloven about imported horse meat in their products
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EonA meet with Dutch Minister of Agriculture Van Dam
Today Eyes on Animals was invited by the Dutch Minister of Agriculture, M. Van Dam, together with members of the Dierencoalitie, to discuss animal-welfare issues that need priority. We made sure the topic of export to third countries and the import of unweaned calves was brought forth. Mr. Van Dam assured us that some things indeed need to be improved on and that he would … [Read more...] about EonA meet with Dutch Minister of Agriculture Van Dam
Meeting with EkoPlaza, NL
Today Eyes on Animals met with EkoPlaza to discuss our idea of selling milk from the few dairy farms in the Netherlands where the new- born calves are not separated from their mothers or transported to be sold at a very young age, but rather kept in the herd with their mothers. These calves are much healthier, both physioogically and mentally. We first discussed this idea … [Read more...] about Meeting with EkoPlaza, NL
Meeting at Ministry Economic Affairs on concerns horse markets
Tuesday 29 September, Eyes on Animals met with the Ministry of Economic Affairs to discuss the law enforcement and supervision at the Dutch horse markets. We emphasized that we consider both the upholding of the animal welfare/transport law and adherence to the (voluntary) Protocol Horse Welfare Markets as insufficient. Everyone transporting animals for with the purpose … [Read more...] about Meeting at Ministry Economic Affairs on concerns horse markets
Introduction meet between Eyes on Animals and ZLTO
Today Eyes on Animals met with a representative of ZLTO at their office in Den Bosch. The ZLTO is a large organization dedicated to promoting and assisting Dutch businesses in the agriculture sector- vegetables, fruit meat, dairy, horticulture... The purpose of today's meeting was to get to know each other better and exchange ideas. We also discussed projects both … [Read more...] about Introduction meet between Eyes on Animals and ZLTO
