Today, on invitation by Rob and Egbert Wingens, two brothers who own a broiler-farm in Schaijk (NL), we were given the opportunity to observe both the catching and loading of broilers at their facility. The broilers were loaded into Stork … [Read more...]
23.08.2017 Trailing of Dutch truck with sheep destined for ritual slaughter at Muslim festival in Belgium
On the 23nd of August, 2017, a team in the UK inspected four sheep trucks at the port of Calais (FR). All sheep were loaded in Carlisle, (UK) and arrived by the Joline Ro-Ro Barge, which is owned by the Dutch company, Onderwater Agneaux … [Read more...]
21.08.2017 Meeting about poultry-welfare during transport at Poultry Plast, Italy
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...]
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