Hungarian police

The team together with the border police of Nagylak and the official veterinary inspector checked on livestock trucks at the Hungarian/ Romanian border. Three livestock trucks were checked. One of the livestock trucks was carrying piglets from the Netherlands for further fattening in Bulgaria. The transport company was Keus & Mollink. Fortunately the condition of the … [Read more...] about EonA/AWF practical training of Hungarian highway police – Keus en Mollink and laying hens

Today the team gave an EonA/AWF training to the Budapest police department. Eight police officers attended the theoretical part of the training where the team explained the EC 1/2005 legislative requirements on the protection of farm animals during transport. Examples of good and bad practices were shown and discussed, as well as the applicable hungarian sanction system. … [Read more...] about EonA/AWF training of Hungarian highway police, Budapest

As part of the EonA/AWF Hungarian police training program, our team worked together with the Budapest highway police on the highway M1. Three livestock trucks were spotted and stopped. One of the livestock trucks was in violation of the council directive 1/2005 on the protection of animals during transport. The pigs on board were overcrowded. The policeman issued a … [Read more...] about Training of Budapest highway police

EonA/AWF police trainings took place today on the highway near Kiskunfélegyháza. Our team together with the highway police inspected livestock vehicles on the road leading to the nearby pig and poultry slaughterhouse. We controlled 6 livestock trucks and more than half of them were in violation of the EU legislaiton on the protection of animals during transport (EC … [Read more...] about Training of Kiskunfélegyháza highway police

AWF/EonA trainings for Hungarian police continued today. The team together with the Mako highway police inspected 1 livestock truck carrying pigs. The condition of the pigs, vehicle and paper work appeared in order, gladly no violation was found. The inspection was attended by 4 police officers. … [Read more...] about Training of Mako highway police

AWF/EonA practical trainings of police in Hungary in full swing. Together with the Balástya highway police the team randomly stopped and inspected livestock trucks on the highway M5. Three pig transports were stopped. One was not in compliance with the EU 1/2005 council regulation.   The pigs were overcrowded and the vehicle was not suitable as it did not have any … [Read more...] about Training of Balástya highway police

Today the EonA and AWF team had a very productive morning with a motivated group of Hungarian highway police from the Budapest region. Yesterday we suggested that the 6 most interested police officers from the theoretical training join our practical training session today. Four police in two cars and two police motorcyclists surveyed the … [Read more...] about Practical training session of Hungarian police around Budapest

Today Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation were invited to give a theory training about the EU legislation protecting animals during transport to the highway police from the region of Budapest. Via a Power-point presentation and various activities imitating real cases, the police learned about the EU requirements, the Hungarian sanction system for violations to … [Read more...] about Theory training of Budapest highway police