Today the team from Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation checked on 8 trucks bringing live animals from Europe into Turkey for slaughter and further fattening. A Croatian truck, from the company Sazov, had Austrian calves on board. The organizer was Viehandel Kara from Bad Voslau, Austria. The drivers did not unload the young calves (approximately 4 months … [Read more...] about Day 2 Inspections of EU animal trucks at the Turkish border
Our inspections
Day 1 Inspections of EU animal trucks at the Turkish border
This evening a 3-person team (Canadian, Swiss and Turkish inspector) from Eyes on Animals and the Animal Welfare Foundation arrived on the Turkish side of the Bulgarian/Turkish border. Since late 2010 the NGO’s have been alerting EU and Turkish authorities of the serious animal-welfare problems occuring at this border – many livestock trucks in violation of the EU … [Read more...] about Day 1 Inspections of EU animal trucks at the Turkish border
Visit to calf market Leeuwarden
After a visit to the sheep market and the cattle-market, Eyes on Animals inspectors now visited the calf market in Leeuwarden. The market itself again made a decent impression. There was enough straw and the calves had plenty of space. The calves couldn’t drink, but the time they spent at the market and during transport does probably not exceed the legal nine hour limit. … [Read more...] about Visit to calf market Leeuwarden
Visit to Leeuwarden cattle market, NL
Eyes on Animals inspectors made a visit to the cull-cow market in Leeuwarden. Like at previous visits, it made a positive impression. The vet hired by the cattle-market gave us an extended tour. He explained and clarified things and answered our questions. He seemed to genuinely care about the welfare of the animals. There were no ‘downers’ or seriously ill cows present.An … [Read more...] about Visit to Leeuwarden cattle market, NL
Visit to Leeuwarden sheep market, NL
The sheep market in Leeuwarden was visited today by two Eyes on Animals inspectors. We have visited the cattle market in Leeuwarden before, but it was the first time we went to the sheep market. There were about a thousand animals; almost all sheep and some goats.The market made a decent impression, certainly better than other sheep markets we visited before. The animals … [Read more...] about Visit to Leeuwarden sheep market, NL