Today Eyes on Animals paid an unannounced visit to Baijens assembly center in Baarle-Nassau. We spoke briefly with the owner and received a guided tour. There were no animals present at the time of our visit. Calf At Baijens, unweaned calves are collected. They have customers for mainly the heavier calves (weighing 45 kilo’s and more). On Wednesday morning, the … [Mehr...] ÜberVisit to Baijens assembly center in Baarle-Nassau
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Visit to assembly center Van Lieshout in Sint-Oedenrode
Today we paid a surprise visit to Van Lieshout cattle assembly center in Sint-Oedenrode (The Netherlands). We received a warm welcome from the owner and he took us on a tour of his farm right away. Fresh straw and spoon-water basin At the time of our visit, bulls and dairy cows were gathered for slaughterhouses in the Netherlands and Belgium. The dairy cows were … [Mehr...] ÜberVisit to assembly center Van Lieshout in Sint-Oedenrode
Eyes on Animals counsels the Lower House on the export of veal to China
After 17 years of negotiations, China now wants to import veal from the Netherlands. EonA director Lesley was invited to explain what effect this would have on the welfare of unweaned calves. In order to be able to supply more and more veal worldwide, the Netherlands will also have to import more and more live calves to fatten them up here in order to continue to meet … [Mehr...] ÜberEyes on Animals counsels the Lower House on the export of veal to China
Talks with Stena Ferries about the export trade of unweaned Irish calves
Today representatives of Eyes on Animals, Compassion in World Farming and KAALE met with 2 representatives of Stena Ferries at their London office. Stena Ferries is one of the few remaining ferry companies that accepts trucks with unweaned calves on board for their 18hr crossing from Rosslare Ireland to Cherbourg France. Unweaned calves are still fully dependent on milk … [Mehr...] ÜberTalks with Stena Ferries about the export trade of unweaned Irish calves
Erfolgreiches Treffen mit Marqt und einem ethischen Milchbauern
Eyes on Animals organisierte ein Treffen zwischen dem Leiter der Molkereiabteilung der Supermarktkette Marqt und einem sehr verantwortungsbewussten Milchbauern. Wir kennen den Milchbauern persönlich. Er zieht seine Kälber mindestens 2 Monate lang gemeinsam mit ihren Müttern in der Herde auf und entwöhnt sie dann schrittweise bis zum Absetzen. Heute fand das gemeinsame … [Mehr...] ÜberErfolgreiches Treffen mit Marqt und einem ethischen Milchbauern
