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Eyes on Animals was invited to participate in the first Pig Welfare Workshop at the European Commission in Brussels. Topics such as group housing of sows, measures to prevent tail biting, environmental enrichment requirements and problems regarding the different interpretations of the law were discussed. Participants came from all over Europe and included pig farmers, … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals participate in pig welfare workshop at the European Commission in Brussels

On this last day of our TASKFORCE meeting, we headed out into the field. We visited two pig farms where the farmer had stopped with pig castration. Both farmers were very happy and satisfied with having stopped. They never want to go back to performing castration. Both also did not use gestation stalls for their breeding sows, but rather group housing on straw. We also … [Read more...] about Day 3 of the Eyes on Animals International TASKFORCE meeting

Today was our second day of our TASKFORCE meeting. We were today also accompanied by a Canadian camera team from a large national TV channel. We explained to the foreign participants some of the recent successful campaigns we had helped work on in the Netherlands- namely the phasing out of pig castration. A significant number of Dutch supermarkets have agreed to stop … [Read more...] about Day 2 of Eyes on Animals International TASKFORCE Meeting

One of Eyes on Animals aims is to work together with inspectors from foreign animal welfare organizations who also conduct investigations in the field. The advantage of working together is that we can exchange experiences and knowlege and can more successfully conquer the same animal suffering occuring in all of our countries. Together we are stronger and more … [Read more...] about DAY 1 of Eyes on Animals International TASKFORCE Meeting

Although this is not our normal work, Eyes on Animals could not ignore this plea for help. A dog in southern France had been abandoned and the British tourists that found him and were feeding him were desperate to find a good home for him. The dog was thin and very shy, and had been wondering the streets looking for food and shelter. A wonderful family responded to our … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals assists in the rescue of an abandoned dog in France