Eyes on Animals met with an Italian veterianarian and a company called "Poultry Plast" today to discuss current problems with the loading and transport of poultry and see how design can be improved on to reduce the level of suffering. … [Read more...]
15.08.2017 Day 6 of our inspection of EU livestock trucks at the Turkish border in Kapikule
Today was our last day at the border. The whole week we stayed in touch with our second team, working at the Bulgarian side of the border. It is a good way to work, because it allowed us to time how long the animals are delayed at the … [Read more...]
15.08.2017 Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
Again, in the morning the team on the Bulgarian side of the border have their hands full. We see a very overcrowded sheep transport and a distressed heifer rolling her tongue – a possible sign of thirst and heat stress. We start filming and … [Read more...]
14.08.2017 Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
A quick morning look at the situation at the border keeps us busy without time to eat or drink for almost five hours! We inspect 14 trucks trying to make their way to the border – the second lane is blocked by parked trucks, as usual. … [Read more...]
14.08.2017 Day 5 of our inspection of EU livestock trucks at the Turkish border in Kapikule
We inspected 26 livestock trucks today heading from Europe into Turkey. Lorries were queuing up at the border, while the heat was still blazing. Some trucks drove on without stopping, not allowing us an opportunity to see how the animals … [Read more...]
13.08.2017 Day 4 inspection of EU cattle transports at the Turkish border in Kapikule
Sunday today. On some sundays no livestock trucks cross the border because it is a holiday, but today, maybe because of the extreme heat, there was activity at the border. We inspected 11 EU livestock trucks, two of them carrying young … [Read more...]
13.08.2017 Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
Sunday. We know that the nearby control post in Svilengrad is full of trucks, so we expect today or tomorrow morning to be very busy. Today, we only see cattle transported, and the temperature remains very high: already before 10am it is 33 … [Read more...]
12.08.2017 Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
A busy day! The team on the Bulgarian side of the border documents nine transports today. The morning starts with young heifers being transported from Romania. According to the drivers, the animals rested in the nearby control post, and … [Read more...]
12.08.2017 Dag 3 inspection of EU livestock transports at the Turkish border in Kapikule
Today we inspected 8 trucks, 2 carrying sheep. The sheepwere not shorn and were therefore suffering even more from heat-stress. They were also extremely thirsty but the water nipples on board the truck did not provide enough water. We also … [Read more...]
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