Our inspections

In the early hours of July 31 (2009), Eyes on Animals together with PMAF stopped two Spanish-platted trucks with sheep on board, destined for slaughter in Lebanon.  The sheep did not have enough head room to stand up in their natural position, and there were no dividers in place.  The French gendarmes handed out two fines because of this.  The … [Read more...] about Inspection and fining of a Spanish truck with sheep destined for slaughter in Lebanon

Eyes on Animals, together with an investigator from Protection Mondiale des Animaux de Ferme, were busy inspecting trucks at the French/Spanish border. A livestock truck with Romanian calves was stopped. We noticed that the noses of the 3 month old calves on board were extremely dry. The gendarmes were present and ordered the chauffeur to turn on his water system. It was a … [Read more...] about Inspection and fining of a Spanish livestock transport (de Ganado) with dehydrated Romanian calves

Eyes on Animals spotted a Dutch lorry from the company Busser Benekom. On board were tall Holstein cattle loaded at a cattle market in Belgium (in Brugge). For many of them, they only had 2-4cm of space above their backs! They could not hold their head in a natural position. On top of this, cattle with horns were loaded together with cattle without horns, potentially … [Read more...] about Belgian cattle loaded on double-deck Dutch lorry from company Busser Bennekom without enough head room

Eyes on Animals dropped by the pig assembly station belonging to the Dutch transport company Neerkant to observe the loading of pigs for export. As they were in the middle of renovating their stable, there were no pigs present. However, we were given a tour of their recent improvements- new ventialtors to keep the air cool and fresh and more water nipples. Neerkant boasted … [Read more...] about Meeting with Dutch transport company Neerkant

Eyes on Animals inspected the conditions for piglets on board a livestock truck from the Dutch company Schurgers, spotted in Brabant. The piglets were on their way to a fattening farm in Limburg. The loading density was acceptable, and the piglets made an alert and fit impression. There was bedding on the floor and adequate headspace. … [Read more...] about Inspections of a Dutch pig transport truck from company Schurgers

Eyes on Animals spent the entire night checking on national Dutch livestock trucks on the highways. Late at night we spotted a parked livestock truck from the company Vermeulen, loaded with pigs. On board were boars of approximately 5-6 months of age. Several compartment were very crowded, others had acceptable loading densities. In the crowded compartments the animals … [Read more...] about Stress for pigs loaded on a livestock truck from the Dutch company Vermeulen