Today Eyes on Animals met with the Dutch Producers of Poultry and Eggs (PPE) to discuss the problems we have been documenting of poultry transports. We have observed (see photos below) chickens with their heads crushed by the doors of the transport containers, wings trapped in the cage doors, broilers stuck on their backs and not able to turn themselves upright, … [Read more...] about Meeting with Dutch Producers of Poultry and Eggs (PPE)
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Presentation to the Dutch Animal Police
Eyes on Animals was invited by the Dutch Animal Police from the East region to give a presentation of our findings during our inspections of livestock-transports and slaughter in the Netherlands and abroad. Approximately 30 officers were present, all with a passion to put an end to violations to animal-welfare. We admire these officers, who, by treating cases of … [Read more...] about Presentation to the Dutch Animal Police
Meeting with Agrarcoop (Hungarian livestock transport company and fattening export cattle farm)
Agrarcoop is one of the largest cattle transport companies in Hungary and they also own a cattle fattening and export station. Unfortunately many of their cattle trucks we checked on at the Bulgarian/Turkey border have had problems- drivers not giving the animals sufficient water or feed, filthy and insufficient bedding, and two of their trucks had poorly designed dividers … [Read more...] about Meeting with Agrarcoop (Hungarian livestock transport company and fattening export cattle farm)
Visit of Hungarian control post Vet Express and observation of Polish calf-truck
Today a team from Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation dropped by, unannounced, to the Hungarian control post “Vet Express”, located roughly 2km from the Romanian border. Many cattle from, for example, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Germany are unloaded here during their long journeys to fattening farms and slaughterhouses in Turkey. We observed a … [Read more...] about Visit of Hungarian control post Vet Express and observation of Polish calf-truck
Visit to Hungarian control post “Global Horse”(HU)
Today a team from Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation dropped by, unannounced, to the control post “Global Horse, located in South-East Hungary, near the border with Romania. Many European livestock transports on their way to Turkey stop here to unload and rest the animals. The owner was welcoming to our visit and after a discussion he showed us the stables. … [Read more...] about Visit to Hungarian control post “Global Horse”(HU)