transport

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

Eyes on Animals met with three officials from the VWA, responsible for animal-welfare during transport and at slaughterhouses. The purpose was to discuss our recent reports and photos showing tall cattle on board double-deck lorries with inadequate headspace. We asked that their field-inspectors focus on this problem during their upcoming inspections so that all transport … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals meets with Dutch authorities (VWA) about double-deck cattle trucks where animals do not have enough headspace

Today we dropped by Janssen Neerkant's pig collecting and export centre in Brabant (NL). The purpose of our visit was to take photos of their new 17-meter loading ramp. Because the ramp is so long, the pigs no longer have a steep climb into or out of the truck, even from the fourth floor of the vehicle. Because pigs are bad climbers, this is a very good improvement to … [Read more...] about Visit of Janssen Neerkant pig collecting and export centre