Today, on invitation by Rob and Egbert Wingens, two brothers who own a broiler-farm in Schaijk (NL), we were given the opportunity to observe both the catching and loading of broilers at their facility. The broilers were loaded into Stork containers of 4 trays high. The broilers were destined to be slaughtered at the slaughterhouse ‘Plukon’. The broilers were caught 5 at a … [Read more...] about Inspection catching and loading at Wingens’ broiler-farm
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Trailing of Dutch truck with sheep destined for ritual slaughter at Muslim festival in Belgium
On the 23nd of August, 2017, a team in the UK inspected four sheep trucks at the port of Calais (FR). All sheep were loaded in Carlisle, (UK) and arrived by the Joline Ro-Ro Barge, which is owned by the Dutch company, Onderwater Agneaux B.V.. We decided to trail the truck, owned by the Dutch company, Poorterman, to its final destination. The final destination was a small … [Read more...] about Trailing of Dutch truck with sheep destined for ritual slaughter at Muslim festival in Belgium
Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
Again, in the morning the team on the Bulgarian side of the border have their hands full. We see a very overcrowded sheep transport and a distressed heifer rolling her tongue – a possible sign of thirst and heat stress. We start filming and document this reflex repeated continuously for over two minutes! One mystery truck passes by us quickly, but we are able to identify … [Read more...] about Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
A quick morning look at the situation at the border keeps us busy without time to eat or drink for almost five hours! We inspect 14 trucks trying to make their way to the border – the second lane is blocked by parked trucks, as usual. Animal transporters wait for more than one hour to enter the border area. Two drivers call the police to help remove the blocking trucks, … [Read more...] about Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
Sunday. We know that the nearby control post in Svilengrad is full of trucks, so we expect today or tomorrow morning to be very busy. Today, we only see cattle transported, and the temperature remains very high: already before 10am it is 33 degrees. Later during the day, we document temperature inside trucks exceeding 37 degrees, and yet not every driver sees the need to … [Read more...] about Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
A busy day! The team on the Bulgarian side of the border documents nine transports today. The morning starts with young heifers being transported from Romania. According to the drivers, the animals rested in the nearby control post, and indeed they look okay, but their number is worrying: over 80 on each truck! We are relieved to see that the following four transports … [Read more...] about Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
Today we document three sheep transports crossing the border in the early afternoon. The heat is severe and the unshorn sheep from Romania suffer immensely on board of trucks. We see at least one leg trapped between the floor and the wall of the trailer. The sheep are breathing heavily, look exhausted, while overcrowding with insufficient headspace is aggravating the … [Read more...] about Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
The team on the Bulgarian side watch the border from late morning. We see only one truck crossing during the day, others choose the night, with lower temperatures but longer waiting times to cross. Five of six trucks loaded with cattle look overcrowded, which means even greater suffering for the animals. Moreover, water troughs are dirty and full of bedding in most cases, … [Read more...] about Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
TSB|AWF and EonA teams are documenting the situation on the Bulgarian/Turkish border Kapitan Andreevo/Kapikule. In the night, the team on the Bulgarian side inspects nine long-distance transports of pregnant heifers waiting in a very long line-up to cross the border. The access to the border on both lanes is completely blocked by trucks. Therefore, the animal transports … [Read more...] about Inspection of livestock trucks at BG-TR border, Kapitan Andreevo
Day 5 Inspection of EU cattle transports at the Turkish border
Today our teams were present at both sides of the Bulgarian-Turkish border. We were full of hope that there would be no transports in the blazing heat of this day, but sadly enough there were. Not only was this the hottest day, but also the busiest. On the Turkish side of the border we inspected 14 trucks carrying heifers, bulls meant to be fattened for meat and bulls … [Read more...] about Day 5 Inspection of EU cattle transports at the Turkish border
