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Presentation to members of the Poultry Catchers Association about upright catching

June 30, 2021

Today EonA gave a presentation at the members' meeting of the Dutch Association of Poultry Catching Service Companies (NVPSB) about the upright catching of chickens. The reason for the invitation was a lawsuit filed by Wakker Dier, in which the judge ruled that catching chickens by the legs is against the law. This means that the sector will have to switch to a method … [Read more...] about Presentation to members of the Poultry Catchers Association about upright catching

Filed Under: Our inspections, transport Tagged With: animal welfare improvements, chicken transport, chicken-catching

Meeting with truck manufacturer Berdex about design animal transport trucks

June 25, 2021

Today we met with truck building company Berdex to discuss the design of livestock trucks. We exchanged knowledge and ideas and discussed the following concerns:  Heatstress  During inspections, EonA witnessed on numerous occasions that the humidity in cross-ventilated trucks (completely closed trucks with mechanical ventilation inside) is much too high, … [Read more...] about Meeting with truck manufacturer Berdex about design animal transport trucks

Filed Under: Our inspections, transport Tagged With: animal transport, animal welfare improvements, live animal transports

Inspections of poultry trucks for heat stress

June 2, 2021

Today, Eyes on Animals visited a parking lot where poultry trucks are frequently parked waiting for Clazing slaughterhouse. Due to the warm weather (around 29°C), we documented the waiting times of the trucks.  Long waiting times are undesirable because temperatures rise very quickly in a stationary truck. This puts the chickens at great risk for heat … [Read more...] about Inspections of poultry trucks for heat stress

Filed Under: Our inspections, transport Tagged With: animal transport, animal welfare inspection, chicken transport

Meeting with poultry farm ‘Smits bron van energie’ about catching their hens upright (NL)

May 21, 2021

Today, Eyes on Animals visited Smits’ poultry farm. Here they also produce eggs under the label Eike which are sold at Sligro (wholesaler). The Eike laying hens get daylight (via light tunnels in the ceiling) and have access to enrichment material in the barn (tree stumps and live larvae daily). The reason for our meeting is that Smits has indicated that they would like to … [Read more...] about Meeting with poultry farm ‘Smits bron van energie’ about catching their hens upright (NL)

Filed Under: Our inspections, transport Tagged With: chicken transport, chicken-catching

Poultry-catching at Gijs egg farm, The Netherlands

April 6, 2021

Like Rondeel, Kipster and Demeter, Gijs egg company is another good egg company that decided to stop catching their spent hens in the traditional way (2-3 birds per hand, held upside down by their legs and then stuffed into the transport crates). They agreed enthusiastically to switch to the more humane “ EonA upright method”, which fits better with their … [Read more...] about Poultry-catching at Gijs egg farm, The Netherlands

Filed Under: Our inspections, transport Tagged With: chicken transport, chicken-catching

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New film on the fate of Irish unweaned calves on “illegal” export routes that EU tolerates

Ireland continues to break EU feeding laws for unweaned calves during transport when they export … [Read More...] about New film on the fate of Irish unweaned calves on “illegal” export routes that EU tolerates

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