Today Eyes on Animals, Animal Welfare Foundation and Welfarm gave a training on the EU animal-welfare-legislation during transport to 40 police officers from throughout Zala county (Hungary), held in the city of Lenti near the Slovenian border. Two official veterinarians also participated and gave a short presentation about the local situation and the control post nearby … [Read more...] about Police training in Zala county, Hungary
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Police training in Somogy County, Hungary – Part 2
Today we gave our final of three trainings on the EU animal-welfare-during-transport legislation in the Hungarian county of Somogy, this time to the police in the town of Siofok. This city was chosen because it is close to the highway which is the main route of livestock transport trucks in this region. Twenty-four police officers participated in the theory … [Read more...] about Police training in Somogy County, Hungary – Part 2
Police training in Somogy Country, Hungary- Part 1
The Chief Officer of the Hungarian county of Somogy asked the Eyes on Animals, Animal Welfare Foundation and Welfarm team to give three trainings in two days to three different local offices. This morning we gave a theoretical training to the police of Marcali, and in the afternoon to the officers of Fonyod.In this region there is an export station where animals destined … [Read more...] about Police training in Somogy Country, Hungary- Part 1
Training of Hungarian highway police on how to enforce animal-welfare-during-transport legislation
Today Eyes on Animals, Animal Welfare Foundation and Welfarm gave a training on the EU animal-welfare-legislation-during-transport to 18 police and traffic officers from throughout Baranya county (Hungary), held in the city of Pecs. During these trainings we teach what EU laws exist to protect animals during transport, what evidence is necessary, what tricks … [Read more...] about Training of Hungarian highway police on how to enforce animal-welfare-during-transport legislation
Training of the Hungarian highway police in Bekescsaba (HU)
Today the team from Eyes on Animals, Animal Welfare Foundation and Welfarm trained the highway police in Bekescsaba, in the eastern part of Hungary near the Romanian border. Roughly 35 police officers were present. In the morning we taught the theory of the animal-protection-during transport legislation and in the afternoon we stopped trucks together. It was … [Read more...] about Training of the Hungarian highway police in Bekescsaba (HU)
Training of the Hungarian highway police in Szombathely (HU)
EonA, together with AWF and our Hungarian colleagues at Welfarm gave a theory-training to Hungarian police officers in Szombathely near the Austrian border. The aim of these trainings is so that the Hungarian police can learn how to enforce the EU animal-protection-during-transport legislation so that animal suffering be reduced and transport companies not respecting the … [Read more...] about Training of the Hungarian highway police in Szombathely (HU)
Training of the Hungarian highway police in Rajka (HU)
EonA together with AWF and our Hungarian colleagues at Welfarm gave a training to Hungarian police officers posted near the border with Slovakia (Rajka). Here many livestock trucks from northern and western parts of Europe pass on their way to south-eastern countries, particularly those hoping to avoid the strict and frequent inspections found in Austria. … [Read more...] about Training of the Hungarian highway police in Rajka (HU)
Training of the Hungarian highway police on the EU animal-protection during transport rules
During our inspections at the Turkish border, we observed many livestock trucks with serious welfare violations coming from Hungary. One of our ideas to end this suffering was for EonA together with AWF and our Hungarian colleagues at Welfarm to start offering our police training program also to the Hungarian police. We hope that by getting the Hungarian police … [Read more...] about Training of the Hungarian highway police on the EU animal-protection during transport rules
Presentation at Congress on Animal Law for Belgian police and attorneys
Today a team from Eyes on Animals was invited to give a talk at the Congress on Animals & Law for Belgian police and attorneys, which was held in the town of Leuven. We gave a presentation on the violations that we have observed during the loading, transport and unloading of farm animals in front of a crowd of 175 people. Also present were the Animal Police from the … [Read more...] about Presentation at Congress on Animal Law for Belgian police and attorneys
Presention to chief Hungarian police about our trainings on animal-welfare-during-transport
Today Eyes on Animals, Welfarm and Animal Welfare Foundation gave a talk at the annual further-education course for the Chief-Hungarian police. Twenty-five people were present and the chairman was the National-Head Police of the highway department (gendarmes). The Deputy of the National Police was also present. We were invited to … [Read more...] about Presention to chief Hungarian police about our trainings on animal-welfare-during-transport
