transport

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

Eyes on Animals inspectors checked on the loading conditions and truck quality of a pig transport destined for a slaughterhouse in the Czech Republic. During a driving break, the chauffeur turned on the water-system and the pigs on the first floor began to drink and appreciate it. However, water was not coming out of the nipples on the second and third floors, leaving the … [Read more...] about Inspection of a Czech truck transporting Dutch “slaughter” pigs to Czech Republik

Our focus has been on inspecting the welfare-problems of cattle transported on double-deckers. We therefore stopped by the Verhagen cattle collecting station where we were told many cattle are exported from. When we arrived, pregnant heifers were being loaded onto a double-deck truck from the Spanish company Maitxene. The cows were destined for Spain. The owner welcomed us … [Read more...] about Unannounced visit to Verhagen cattle collecting station

The transport of cattle on double-deck trucks remains a problem with many cattle not having enough space above their backs. We have observed these transport problems at cattle slaughterhouses and public cattle-markets. Today we decided to also check if these problems exist at small, private cattle-collecting stations. We dropped by Pali collecting station. Despite coming … [Read more...] about Unannounced visit to Pali cattle collecting station in Belgium

Eyes on Animals received several complaints from people within the transport sector concerning Vion in Tilburg. They claim that double-deck trucks not providing enough headroom for cattle were being regularly accepted causing unfair competition for companies that were trying to respect the "10cm above the withers" regulation. In the morning we observed 7 double-deck cattle … [Read more...] about Observation of cattle transports Vion slaughterhouse in Tilburg