transport

On the night from June 9th to June 10th, a team from Eyes on Animals was on the roads in the Netherlands to check on the welfare of animals bring transported to slaughterhouses in the dark hours. We inspected a truck, loaded with approximately 6000 spent-laying hens, that was parked at a gas station in Brabant. Many of the transport crates were partly … [Read more...] about Inspection of a truck transporting spent-laying hens to slaughter

Late at night we trailed a poultry truck heading east. By the time it got to Meppel it finally stopped at a gas station and we were able to take a closer look and speak to the driver. The transport company was Mantrans and the driver was very polite and open to us. He informed us that there were turkeys on board, destined for a slaughterhouse near Bremen in Germany. The … [Read more...] about Checking on turkeys being transported

Eyes on Animals and WSPA were invited to the European Parliament in Brussels to present their report on the weaknesses in the animal-transport monetary sanctions.  The focus of this special meeting, held by the Animal Welfare Intergroup, was on farm-animal transport and the enforcement of the EU- legislation EC 1/2005. Representatives from the transport and food … [Read more...] about Presentation of Eyes on Animals and WSPA report “Weaknesses in the animal-transport monetary sanctions” at the EU parliament in Brussels

To watch the Dutch TV show ("Uitgesproken") about this inspection and an interview with Eyes on Animals inspectors      … [Read more...] about TV item on our inspection of EU livestock trucks at Turkish border

After receiving information that a cattle truck had been blocked for several days at the Bulgarian/Turkish border, we joined forces with Tierschutzbund Zurich and sent a team to the border for 4 days to see how grave the problems were there for the animals forced to wait. When we arrived, the truck had managed to get through but dozens of others were in the line-up. Some … [Read more...] about 17-20.04.2011 Inspection of EU livestock-trucks at Turkish border

Lesley at Eyes on Animals was contracted out by Animals´Angels to participate in a 2-day seminar on animal transport inspections for the German highway police in Winsen. On the first day Lesley spoke about animal-welfare problems that can occur during transport, our work with officials abroad and loopholes in the current legislation and sanctioning systems. On the second … [Read more...] about Participation in an animal-transport seminar for the German highway police

In 2009 and 2010, Eyes on Animals sent numerous reports of their observations in the field of cattle trucks where the cattle did not have adequate headroom. The ceilings were so low that animals on board had difficulty standing up in a natural position and risked injuring their backs.   The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture requested Dr. Lambooij from Wageningen research … [Read more...] about Meeting with Dutch officials and cattle industry to discuss increasing headspace for cattle during transport