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Update: The cruel reality behind imported horse meat still found in The Netherlands

April 3, 2017

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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 North, Central and South America for horses being sold, transported and slaughtered for meat exported to The Netherlands. The good … [Read more...] about Update: The cruel reality behind imported horse meat still found in The Netherlands

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Stop tolerating systematic violations of international law when exporting livestock to third countries

February 18, 2016

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 investigation conducted by Eyes on Animals (NL), Animal Welfare Foundation (Germany) and Tierschutzbund Zurich (Switzerland) at the … [Read more...] about Stop tolerating systematic violations of international law when exporting livestock to third countries

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The cruel reality behind horse meat in The Netherlands

March 23, 2014

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 Tierschutzbund Zürich (Switserland) and Animals’ Angels USA.   The Netherlands imports meat from almost 60.000 horses yearly … [Read more...] about The cruel reality behind horse meat in The Netherlands

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Export checks of young piglets for slaughter fall short: serious violations documented on transports from the Netherlands to Croatia

This summer, Eyes on Animals documented two long-distance transports of Dutch piglets to … [Read More...] about Export checks of young piglets for slaughter fall short: serious violations documented on transports from the Netherlands to Croatia

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First International Conference on Poultry Catching and Loading

October 23, 2025

Today, Eyes on Animals hosted the first international conference dedicated to poultry catching and … [Read More...] about First International Conference on Poultry Catching and Loading

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Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to follow two transports of piglets from the Netherlands to a slaughterhouse in Croatia.

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RT @cisrits: Helemaal uitkijken, goede duiding van Marion Koopmans @MarionKoopmans over de vogelgriep bij #buitenhof 👌 https://t.co/zr3QSZy…

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RT @RTLnieuws: Gezondheidsraad: kans op longontsteking ruim 70 procent hoger dicht bij geitenhouderij https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/politiek/artikel/5542441/geiten-boerderijen-gezondheidsraad-longontsteking-omwonenden https://t.co/…

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This morning Eyes on Animals was interviewed by foreign TV about the welfare issues in a Dutch sector that still drags behind and does not offer a good life to its "factory-farmed" animals.
Details will be availabe once it is broadcasted.

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