Back in 2014, Eyes on Animals together with Tierschutzbund Zürich informed the Dutch public via Tros Radar and the Dutch food industry via an intensive investigation report and film showing the horrible welfare conditions they discovered in … [Read more...]
Stop tolerating systematic violations of international law when exporting livestock to third countries
UPDATE 10.07.16 Newest film showing the latest situation at the border from June 23-27, 2016 Press release 19.02.16 Eyes on Animals: the presidency of European Council is The Netherlands; it is time to act. A five years … [Read more...]
On-going project: Reducing animal-suffering in Turkish slaughterhouses
In 2010, the border between Europe and Turkey opened for the export of livestock. Suddenly, we saw dozens of livestock trucks from all over the EU crossing into Turkey on a daily basis. Many had dairy cattle on board, going for further … [Read more...]
Eyes on Animals release report on dairy cattle industry in the Netherlands
"Giving Milk a Good Shake- looking at better ways of producing dairy" is the new report that we released today. It identifies the current problems Eyes on Animals inspectors observed during our visits of the dairy industry, with a specific … [Read more...]
The cruel reality behind horse meat in The Netherlands
Most horses that are killed for the meat that is sold in Dutch supermarkets and snackbars have suffered under extremely cruel conditions. This becomes clear from a large international investigation conducted by Eyes on Animals together with … [Read more...]
Transport of chickens
Eyes on Animals is concentrating a lot of it´s efforts on chicken transport- in particular the way “spent” hens are transported. We are working towards these animals being better transported so that their suffering be limited. We regularly … [Read more...]
Video investigation: stunning of pigs before slaughter
Throughout the years, Eyes on Animals inspectors have visited many slaughterhouses. We see many – major and minor – differences in the equipment used, as well as the handling of the animals. Differences are particularly noted in pig … [Read more...]
Separation of mothers & new-born calf – time for an ethical alternative
In order to produce more milk for consumers, cows are kept regularly pregnant and their calves are taken away from them within minutes to several hours after birth. The calves then spend several weeks all alone in individual boxes. The … [Read more...]
Relieving some suffering of chickens at weekly Polisch market
During a visit to Bodzentyn market in Poland last year, we observed groups of hens being sold and carried in nets. This resulted in their wings, beaks and legs getting all entangled in the netting, and them panicking from being … [Read more...]