Today Eyes on Animals visited the Zonnehoeve farm, where among other things, they produce milk. They have 60 lactating cows and their young. Both male and female calves are kept with their mother for at least 4 months after birth. At the age of 4 months, the calves' stomach is turning into a rumen, when they replace milk with roughage in their diet. This they do by … [Read more...] about Dairy farm Zonnehoeve in Zeewolde, NL
Our inspections
Meeting on ‘cruel’ horse meat with supermarket Albert Heijn
Today, Eyes on Animals met with Albert Heijn (AH), the biggest supermarket chain in the Netherlands, to talk about our horse meat investigation. We talked to three managers, who share the responsibility for AH’s horsemeat retail and CSR policy. Since Eyes on Animals, TSB Zurich, AA USA and 3 other partner organizations have revealed the serious abuses which horses in Latin … [Read more...] about Meeting on ‘cruel’ horse meat with supermarket Albert Heijn
Meeting on horse meat investigation with Jumbo Supermarket
Today Eyes on Animals met with the Corporate Social Responsibility Manager of Jumbo, the second largest supermarket in the Netherlands. We discussed the transport and slaughter conditions for horses in North, Central and South America that Eyes on Animals, TSB Zurich, AA USA and 3 other NGO's, investigated. After EonA exposed the disturbing results to the Dutch media in … [Read more...] about Meeting on horse meat investigation with Jumbo Supermarket
Inspection of livestock truck from Sleegers company on Hungarian highway
Compliments to the Dutch transport company "Sleegers". The EonA/AWF team in Hungary partly trailed and had stopped one of his trucks today on the highway near Szeged. On board were breeding boars and gilts from northern France. Conditions were according to the legislation; the boars were separated from eachother to avoid fighting, the gilts had plenty of space, and … [Read more...] about Inspection of livestock truck from Sleegers company on Hungarian highway
Zalabasomfi Kft poultry slaughterhouse in Pacsa, Hungary
Early this morning the EonA/AWF team dropped unannounced to the poultry slaughterhouse Zalabasomfi in Pacsa, Hungary. This plant slaughters broilers and turkeys. The transport of birds remains problematic, with catching and loading conditions often leading to injuries. Unfit turkeys are not allowed to be loaded, but birds of over 5kg are also difficult to humanely kill … [Read more...] about Zalabasomfi Kft poultry slaughterhouse in Pacsa, Hungary