For the past 2 days, an Eyes on Animals team has discreetly observed several slaughterhouses to a) check if the European animal slaughter legislation is being respected and b) to check if conditions are acceptable when no one is officially watching. Fortunately we have nothing illegal yet to report but it is part of a long ongoing investigation. … [Read more...] about Ongoing investigation into animal treatment at slaughterhouses
Our inspections
Meeting with English scientists & Dutch transport company on welfare
Eyes on Animals was invited to London to participate in a small discussion group made out of scientists conducting research in animal transport and a transport company that makes its trucks available for the welfare research to be conducted. The purpose of the meeting was to tackle the theme of animal-welfare-during transport: what concerns there still were, what parts of … [Read more...] about Meeting with English scientists & Dutch transport company on welfare
Inspection of a chicken truck in Belgium
Eyes on Animals inspectors trailed for a short while a truck transporting crates full of small animals. Finally when it stopped at a gas station we were able to look under the wind protectors to check on the animals on board. They were broiler chickens going to slaughter, only a couple of months old and still peeping. Fortunately the loading density was acceptable and the … [Read more...] about Inspection of a chicken truck in Belgium
Inspection of a rabbit livestock truck during very cold temperatures
Eyes on Animals inspectors checked on a livestock truck transporting rabbits to slaughter. During the winter, and particularly tonight, there are very strong cold winds and thus the trucks transporting these small animals must have lateral wind-protectors. One truck however only had partial side protectors, and thus a few columns of stacked transport crates were exposed … [Read more...] about Inspection of a rabbit livestock truck during very cold temperatures
Inspection of a rabbit slaughterhouse in Benelux
Eyes on Animals inspected Benelux's largest rabbit slaughterhouse, located in Belgium but with 80% of its rabbits coming from the Netherlands. We were relieved that despite it being a halal plant, the rabbits are put through a stunner before being bled. The slaughter speed was also slow enough to give the stunners and cutters time to do their job properly without missing … [Read more...] about Inspection of a rabbit slaughterhouse in Benelux
