Inspectors of Eyes on Animals participated in a 4-day training course on Pig Signals, run by FarmulaOne (http://www.farmulaone.nl). Participants of this intensive course, which had both theoretical and practical components, came from as far away as Korea and Finland and were all involved in someway with the pig industry (feed company staff, pig nutrionist, farmer and us- … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals inspectors graduate from Pig Signals course
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Mini-taskforce meeting with our Canadian partner
Today, Eyes on Animals met with Stephanie Brown, a director and co-founder of one of the Canadian organizations (CCFA, Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals) in the Eyes on Animals International Taskforce. We updated each other on our work on the projects the taskforce members are working on together. Stephanie was pleased to report that, after providing a lot of Dutch … [Read more...] about Mini-taskforce meeting with our Canadian partner
Advice to Dutch authorities NVWA at its 25th anniversary
The Dutch authority NVWA is celebrating 25 years of official veterinarian supervision in the field. Eyes on Animals was asked to meet with the organizers of the 25-year symposium to share our experiences, opinions and suggestions regarding their official inspections and animal welfare developments in the Netherlands. We looked back on the improvements that were made, … [Read more...] about Advice to Dutch authorities NVWA at its 25th anniversary
meeting with the Belgian Ministry of Health
Today Eyes on Animals met with an official veterinarian and authority on animal protection from the Belgian government. We discussed the Belgian sanction system for animal tansporters in violation and the urgent need for it to be strengthened. As well, that the Belgian police need to also be able to hand out administrative fines, not only p.v's which are often not … [Read more...] about meeting with the Belgian Ministry of Health
EoA invited to EU conference on pig castration and its alternatives in Brussels
Having published several reports on the phasing out of pig castration here in The Netherlands, Eyes on Animals was invited to the EU workshop on pig castration and alternatives. Speakers from all over Europe, primarily from the pork industry but also from agricultural universities and meat research institutes, were present. During question and answer period, Eyes on … [Read more...] about EoA invited to EU conference on pig castration and its alternatives in Brussels
