Inspectors from AWF and EonA flew to Bulgaria yesterday. Considering that we will soon be giving a two-day training to the Bulgarian police and official veterinarians, we needed to check out the most current conditions for animals in transit there. Our team arrived early at the border between Bulgaria and Turkey this morning, to check on 5 trucks with Austrian pregnant … [Read more...] about Inspection of cattle trucks at Bulgarian/Turkey border
Our inspections
Inspection of Svilengrad control post, Bulgaria
Our team visited Svilengard control post, where many EU exporters and transporters claimed to have rested their EU animals in the past before crossing over into Turkey. In truth, this was not the case. During our earlier inspections at this border, EonA and AWF continued to see animals and trucks in filthy condition, it was clear the animals had regularly been … [Read more...] about Inspection of Svilengrad control post, Bulgaria
Inspection of loading and transport of laying hens, NL
Tonight a team was on the road in the Netherlands to conduct random inspections of chicken trucks. We spotted three empty poultry trucks from the Belgian company Wilki, parked at a Dutch laying hen farm near Lunteren. We know Wilki very well, having complained about the condition of their crates last year, many of which were broken and risking caving in under the weight … [Read more...] about Inspection of loading and transport of laying hens, NL
Meeting with Dutch Ministry: Importance of access during transport
Today Eyes on Animals and a livestock chauffeur with 33 years experience met with the authorities from the Dutch Ministry of Economics and the nVWA (Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority) to again stress the importance of livestock trucks being built to allow access to the animals during transport. After releasing our report in … [Read more...] about Meeting with Dutch Ministry: Importance of access during transport
Witness of a pig barn fire
On Friday while driving on the A2 in the Netherlands, an EonA inspector got stuck in major traffic. The highway was closed due to a massive fire that broke out on a pig factory located right beside the highway. Due to asbestos being released in the air, no one was allowed to get close. The following day Eyes on Animals visited the premise. We heard that 1300 … [Read more...] about Witness of a pig barn fire