Today a team from Eyes on Animals, together with Vroege Vogels Dutch radio, made an unannounced visit to Weidemark slaughterhouse in Soegel, Germany. We wanted to check if Dutch pig-transport companies were respecting their own new "Heat Protocol" guidelines which require 10%- 20% lower pig density levels when it is very hot outside (27 degrees for a period of 4 days or … [Read more...] about Inspection of Dutch pigs trucks at Weidemark slaughterhouse during a heatwave
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Inspection of Dutch sheep trucks at the port of Calais (FR)
On the night, 24th August, 2016 our team inspected six sheep trucks at the port of Calais (FR). The trucks travelled from the UK and arrived by the Joline Ro-Ro Barge, which is owned by the Dutch company, Onderwater Agneaux. The sheep on board the trucks looked crowded. According to the documents they were given only 10cm2 more space than the maximum EU densities allowed … [Read more...] about Inspection of Dutch sheep trucks at the port of Calais (FR)
Inspections of transports to Turkey, Bulgaria
Our AWF/ EonA team stays at the Bulgarian side of the border between Kapitan Andreevo/ Bulgaria and Kapikule/ Turkey and observes the arrival times of animals at the border. A French journalist from ARTE is accompanying us. The trade is comparably slow, with approximately 10 animal trucks per day. We inspect a certain number of trucks, who are loaded with heifers from … [Read more...] about Inspections of transports to Turkey, Bulgaria
Inspection at Vion to evaluate the new Dutch protocol to protect animals from extreme heat during transport
On the 24th and 25th of August, during a heatwave, Eyes on Animals arrived unannounced at the entrance of VION, a large slaughterhouse in Boxtel, The Netherlands, in order to inspect the truckloads of pigs arriving. The aim of the inspections was to check whether the new Heat Plan Protocol, written by Vee & Logistiek, was having an effect in practice. The Heat Plan is … [Read more...] about Inspection at Vion to evaluate the new Dutch protocol to protect animals from extreme heat during transport
Meeting with Pimk transport company about suffering they cause to animals en route to Turkey
There is one company in particular, Pimk, that has been causing horrible suffering to cattle en route from France, Hungary and other EU countries to Turkey. Their drivers are not rude or mean, but most do not have any experience working with farm animals nor do they understand how the equipment on a livestock lorry works. As a result the animals on board most Pimk trucks … [Read more...] about Meeting with Pimk transport company about suffering they cause to animals en route to Turkey