Eyes on Animals visited the biological pig farm De Jofrahoeve in Brabant. This enterprise has 160 sows used for breeding and 1200 pigs raised for their meat. We were given an extensive tour and got a good impression of the differences between biological and intensively run pig farms. The essential difference is that all the pigs, including the ones raised for their meat … [Read more...] about Visit to an organic Pig Farm
Our inspections
Advice to Dutch authorities NVWA at its 25th anniversary
The Dutch authority NVWA is celebrating 25 years of official veterinarian supervision in the field. Eyes on Animals was asked to meet with the organizers of the 25-year symposium to share our experiences, opinions and suggestions regarding their official inspections and animal welfare developments in the Netherlands. We looked back on the improvements that were made, … [Read more...] about Advice to Dutch authorities NVWA at its 25th anniversary
Eyes on Animals witnesses pig farmers’ blockades of slaughterhouses
An Eyes on Animals team was returning to The Netherlands after giving a course to police officers in Belgium on the requirements of the animal protection during transport legislation. The team received a message concerning pig farmers setting up blockades at a number of pig slaughterhouses across the Netherlands, resulting in many trucks loaded with pigs forced to wait in … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals witnesses pig farmers’ blockades of slaughterhouses
Meeting with Dutch officials and cattle industry to discuss increasing headspace for cattle during transport
In 2009 and 2010, Eyes on Animals sent numerous reports of their observations in the field of cattle trucks where the cattle did not have adequate headroom. The ceilings were so low that animals on board had difficulty standing up in a natural position and risked injuring their backs. The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture requested Dr. Lambooij from Wageningen research … [Read more...] about Meeting with Dutch officials and cattle industry to discuss increasing headspace for cattle during transport
Meeting with Dutch officials (nVWA) to discuss Eyes on Animals’ observations at Hedel horse market
On November 9th, a team from Eyes on Animals inspected the yearly horse- market in Hedel (the Netherlands) where we observed and documented numerous important animal-welfare violations. As usual, we sent our report out to our regular recipients, which always include the nVWA (new combined AID and VWA inspectors). As a consequence, the nVWA invited us to their head office … [Read more...] about Meeting with Dutch officials (nVWA) to discuss Eyes on Animals’ observations at Hedel horse market
