Today Eyes on Animals made an unannounced visit to the Van de Wetering assembly center in Zwolle. We were warmly welcomed by the manager and immediately given a tour. Van de Wetering collects unweaned calves (14-35 days old) for fattening farms in the Netherlands. The barns where the calves are held looked well maintained. There was a thick layer of straw on the floor … [Mehr...] ÜberVisit to the Wetering assembly center in Zwolle
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IMPS Breukelen not interested in animal welfare advice nor visit from Eyes on Animals
In March and April Eyes on Animals paid Halal slaughterhouse IMPS in Breukelen a few unexpected visits. IMPS slaughters sheep and goats, both with and without stunning. In March we had an introductory meeting with the manager of IMPS and he let us know he would consider a visit by Eyes on Animals. Since he didn’t follow up on this we decided to visit the slaughterhouse … [Mehr...] ÜberIMPS Breukelen not interested in animal welfare advice nor visit from Eyes on Animals
Abattoir Noiseux, Marieville, Quebec, Canada
Today we dropped by, unannounced, at a small slaughterhouse in Marieville. We wanted to check on the conditions for the animals being slaughtered. We presented ourselves and our organization and were allowed in. They were not slaughtering anymore today but there were roughly 30 animals waiting in the lairage; small pigs, a bull, and goats. The lairage was well lit, had … [Mehr...] ÜberAbattoir Noiseux, Marieville, Quebec, Canada
Olymel pig slaughterhouse, Saint-Esprit, Quebec, Canada
This afternoon we wanted to check on the welfare of pigs being transported to Olymel slaughterhouse in Saint-Esprit. We had heard from a couple of truck drivers that when they have a technical failure, the trucks arriving with pigs are forced to just wait, for hours and hours regardless if the temperatures outside are freezing cold or very hot. Their lairage is not big … [Mehr...] ÜberOlymel pig slaughterhouse, Saint-Esprit, Quebec, Canada
Polizeitraining (ITD) in Siedlce – Praxisteil 2, Polen
Heute ist viel los! Eyes on Animals und TSB|AWF begleiten die Polizei für Schwerlastverkehr und unterstützen sie bei der Kontrolle von Tiertransporten. Der erste Transporter, der angehalten wird, hat Geflügel geladen und ist von demselben polnischen Unternehmen, das wir gestern gesehen haben. Geflügeltransporte sind immer sehr traurig, aber wir sind zumindest froh zu … [Mehr...] ÜberPolizeitraining (ITD) in Siedlce – Praxisteil 2, Polen
