The Road Transport Academy in Hungary has decided to include live-animal transport in their curriculum, as requested by the official road inspectors in Hungary. As of recently, Hungarian road inspectors have to now also learn about the European legislation on the protection of animals during transport, so they can check on animal-welfare during transport and enforce the … [Read more...] about EonA and TSB/AWF training course on animal-welfare during transport is now part of mandatory curriculum for Hungarian road inspectors
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Police training course in Nagylak, Hungary
Today a team from Eyes on Animals and AWF/TSB gave a training course to the Hungarian police group responsible for checking on all trucks passing the Hungarian/Romanian border. Here many livestock trucks pass, including cattle and sheep heading to Turkey. We taught them the European legislative animal-welfare requirements during animal transport and discussed in detail … [Read more...] about Police training course in Nagylak, Hungary
Practical training of Hungarian police (inspection of Keus en Mollink)
Today Levente from Eyes on Animals/Animal Welfare Foundation assisted the Hungarian police near Tatabanya with inspecting livestock trucks. A Dutch truck from the company Keus en Mollink transporting pigs on a 14-hr journey from the Czech Republic to Romania was stopped and checked. On board were 170 pigs destined for slaughter. Fortunately the weather was moderate and not … [Read more...] about Practical training of Hungarian police (inspection of Keus en Mollink)
Training of Hungarian highway police
Today a theory training was given by an EonA/AWF team to the Hungarian highway police in the county of Komarom-Esztergom. It was attended by 10 policeman, amongst them also the chief of the police station. The policemen that attended the training course where very interested in learning the European animal-transport legislation so that they can check on livestock … [Read more...] about Training of Hungarian highway police
Police training in Budapest, Hungary
This morning the EonA/AWF team gave a theory police training in Budapest. This time to four of the particularly motivated Budapest highway police officers. Three hours of explaining the EU legislation protecting animals during transport, comparing photos showing bad and good practices, how to apply sanctions and where to unload animals in case of a serious … [Read more...] about Police training in Budapest, Hungary
