Eyes on Animals has filed a complaint with the Dutch authorities about the agressive and very unprofessional handling of pigs by an employee of a Dutch transport company (Buurman) observed today at a Dutch pig collecting and export station. The pigs were being repeatedly hit very hard with a plastic paddle, rushed in groups of 40-50 leading to panic and bottle-neck jamming … [Read more...] about Agressive handling of pigs
Our inspections
Meeting with Veetrans
Eyes on Animals inspectors met with Veetrans. Veetrans is a quality assurance program set up for livestock transport companies to join that agree to abide by stricter animal welfare rules during transport. Eyes on Animals commends the people behind Veetrans for taking this initiative and is an example of industry itself trying to make improvements. Many companies are still … [Read more...] about Meeting with Veetrans
Visit of a Dutch pig slaughterhouse
Eyes on Animals observed the handling and slaughtering of pigs at Slachterij Boom in Erp, a medium-sized pig slaughterhouse in southern Holland. This is the first slaughterhouse where, during our unannounced visit, we did not observe any sick or injured pigs, or rough handling. However, the kill floor was full of blood as they hang and cut the stunned pigs directly above, … [Read more...] about Visit of a Dutch pig slaughterhouse
Visit of an organical pig farm in the Netherlands
Eyes on Animals visited an organic pig farm where pigs, including mother sows and their young, are housed in large outdoor shacks and given plenty of access to the outdoors to perform much desired natural behaviours, such as rooting, mud bathing, sunbathing, and nest building. The farmer was a lovely Dutch man who had seen this sytem while working in England and found the … [Read more...] about Visit of an organical pig farm in the Netherlands
Inspection of a livestock truck with new-born chicks
One of the surviving chicks, roughly a dozen died from the accident. While parked at a highway rest stop, Eyes on Animals investigators spot a truck with new-born "broiler" chicks loaded in cages. There are a dozen dead chicks and the cages are not stacked up properly but appear to have fallen. The driver explains to us that he forgot to attach a belt around … [Read more...] about Inspection of a livestock truck with new-born chicks
