Early this morning, Eyes on Animals and the French organization, Protection Mondiale des Animaux de Ferme, trailed two livestock trucks coming off the Joline boat at Calais. The Joline boat is an old boat previously used as a tanker and now owned by the Dutch animal trader and transport company "Onderwater". He bought it so that animals could be again exported from the UK … [Read more...] about Trailing of sheep trucks from UK to Netherlands by boat
Our inspections
Visit at den Elshorst free-range pig farm , NL
A while back Eyes on Animals paid a visit to a group-housing pig farm Den Elshorst. The owner of this small-scale facility is trying to make a living trough combining farming with tourism. The young farmer has worked with pigs his whole life and hopes his children will, one day, take over his small-scale pig farm. Having spent time working out the facts and figures this … [Read more...] about Visit at den Elshorst free-range pig farm , NL
Inspection of sheep truck at Bulgarian/Turkish border
A local freelancer from Eyes on Animals and the Animal Welfare Foundation inspected today a sheep truck from the Bulgarian transport company "Denis". The animals were very overcrowded and yet the truck was still accepted by the EU authorities at this border crossing from Europe (Bulgaria) into Turkey. As a result of the stressful conditions inside, several sheep died. Our … [Read more...] about Inspection of sheep truck at Bulgarian/Turkish border
Inspection of the Horse Market in Hedel (NL)
Our Eyes on Animal's team has inspected the horse market in Hedel again, as we did last year. In 2010, we observed a large number of abuses there. Our observations have resulted in a number of discussions with the organizers of the Hedel Horse Market, the local government in Hedel, the Dutch Ministery of Agriculture inspectors and Eyes on Animals concerning how … [Read more...] about Inspection of the Horse Market in Hedel (NL)
Day 5 – Inspection at the Bulgarian/Turkish border
Today we checked on several Dutch platted trucks from the company Keus en Mollink. We are relieved to see that this time, finally, the condition of the animals and the trucks appear alright. The drivers all know about us being there. They stop at a station in Kapikue to give the animals water and hay. We observe a very dirty Hungarian truck from the company Agrarcoop. The … [Read more...] about Day 5 – Inspection at the Bulgarian/Turkish border