transport

Two Eyes on Animals inpectors had an appointment today with Mr. Jolmers of Jolmers ADR training centre in Surhuisterveen (NL). Among other things Jolmers provides trainings to chicken chauffeurs. Chauffeurs who transport chickens take part in a one-day course about EU regulation 1/2005 and do an exam afterwards. Animal welfare is an important part of the course. Drivers … [Read more...] about Meeting at livestock-driver training centre Jolmers (NL)

The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has developed a new strategy, called the EXPORT STRATEGY. It is partly set up to offer a possibility to discuss ethical matters before making rash decisions allowing live export from the Netherlands to countries outside of the EU. Today the Ethical Reflection session was held at the Ministry of Economic Affairs in The Hague … [Read more...] about Ethical Reflection about export to Turkey

 (photo KAALE)    Today Eyes on Animals met with the competent Dutch authorities at the nVWA. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the various types of livestock trailers that are being sold and approved at a rapid rate in the Netherlands despite not providing access to the animals during transport, nor ability to inspect the … [Read more...] about Meeting with nVWA about lack of access to animals during transport

 Today we met with a man who trains poultry-truck drivers and chicken-catchers. Like all livestock drivers in the EU, drivers of poultry-trucks must also undergo a training and get a certificate of competance before being allowed to transport live animals. The purpose of the meeting was to find out what the training program is like and how we could add to it, to … [Read more...] about Meeting with company that trains chicken drivers and catchers

  Today Eyes on Animals made an appointment to meet with Berdex transport company to see the closed livestock trucks with forced-ventilation that they make. The reason for our visit is because the Quality Label DuurzaamVarkensVlees had asked Eyes on Animals for our opinion regarding the transport standards the label wanted to enforce. One … [Read more...] about Visit to Berdex Company that makes livestock trucks (NL)

Today we dropped by unannounced to Vet Express, a control post in Hungary where animals on long-distance journeys can be unloaded and rested for 24hrs. When we arrived there were 4 livestock trucks in the parking lot. All had Slovakian licence plates (3 from the company Bovinex and 1 from the company Pemag). They were all transporting charolais and black angus bulls from … [Read more...] about 4.12.2012 Visit to Vet Express control post in Hungary

  The AWF/EonA team has remained behind the ANIMEX truck with the Latvian bulls since it left the Turkish/Bulgarian border on the night of December 1st. This morning the bulls and team pass a sign indicating 344km to the Irak border! But approximately 100km before the border the importer of the animals tells our team that he will escort the truck through the Kurdish … [Read more...] about Bulls approaching Irak border

  After being on a long journey from Latvia to the Bulgarian/Turkish border, and then stuck on board for days there, the bulls were finally unloaded for 22 hours due to our pressure. Nevertheless, yesterday evening they were reloaded onto the truck because Turkish officials, not knowing what else to do since the Bulgarians/EU refused to let these EU bulls back into … [Read more...] about The bulls are reloaded and sent on to Irak

After 12 days of being on the road, the bulls from Latvia stuck inside the Bulgarian/Turkish border since 4am on November 24th are finally unloaded and given proper amounts of water and feed. At 23:00 last night, the Bulgarian and Turkish officials made the decision to let the bulls out at the quarantine stables on the Turkish side of the border, in Kapikule. Amazingly, … [Read more...] about Finally the bulls are let out of the truck

The bulls are beginning to show signs of exhaustion. The AWF/EonA team on the ground has been ensuring that they get hay and water, but the bulls are in need of sugar to avoid getting painful muscle cramps; many are lying down and appear apathetic. Our teams are trying to do as much as possible. An informant from the ground tells us that a similar incident happened at … [Read more...] about Situation for the Latvian bulls stuck at the border is getting serious