Today we were invited by the Belgian highway police of the Gent area to give a training on the EU legislation protecting animals during transport. The purpose of our police trainings is to teach police officers the requirements of the welfare-legislation so that they too can inspect livestock trucks passing through their region and sanction those in violation. Today 17 … [Read more...] about Training of the Gent highway police on the EU animal-protection during transport laws.
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Training of the Belgian police
Eyes on Animals offered a training course in the French language to francophone Belgian highway police officers so that they could learn how to inspect livestock trucks and check on animal welfare. During the morning we offered a theory training; EonA inspectors explained the European animal transport legislative requirements. In the afternoon a control point was set up … [Read more...] about Training of the Belgian police
Training of the Belgian police
Eyes on Animals offered a theory and practical training session in the Dutch language to Belgian police officers from all over Flanders. The training ran from 9am to 5 pm. During the morning EonA inspectors gave a presentation on the EU animal transport legislation and in the afternoon a control point was set up along the highway and all livestock trucks were stopped and … [Read more...] about Training of the Belgian police