The Leeuwarden calf market has bought a mobile water tank in order to facilitate giving water (with electrolytes) to each calf on the market before she or he is loaded for transport. The managers of the market organized this after our previous visit where we expressed our concern that not all calves were given something to drink before being loaded. Watering the calves was … [Read more...] about Improved drinking supply for calves at market in Leeuwarden, NL
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Meeting with person responsible for Corlu slaughterhouse, Turkey
Last year this slaughterhouse bought a pneumatic stunner from a German company and started to offer its' clients the option of having their cattle stunned before being cut for slaughter. This was a breakthrough, as we have never seen stunners in use at any of the slaughterhouses we have visited in Turkey and stunning is still a taboo subject among many. The common belief … [Read more...] about Meeting with person responsible for Corlu slaughterhouse, Turkey
Inspection of Tekirdag slaughterhouse, Turkey
The team from Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation were at Tekirdag slaughterhouse in Turkey today. This slaughterhouse made a very important improvement - it stopped live hoisting the cattle. It has replaced the horrible trip-floor box (watch this video to understand why this restraint box commonly used in Turkey is so bad : https://youtu.be/On-qkoXeKwc) with a … [Read more...] about Inspection of Tekirdag slaughterhouse, Turkey
EonA teaches officials from the South Korean Ministry of Food Safety about European welfare legislation
The South-Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety hired Eyes on Animals to give three of their officials a two-day training course on the European legislation protecting animals on the farm, during transport and during slaughter. The training course was held at our office in Amsterdam. The South-Korean Ministry is preparing guidelines for industry stakeholders and official … [Read more...] about EonA teaches officials from the South Korean Ministry of Food Safety about European welfare legislation
Meyn switches to anti-slip containers only
In response to findings made by Eyes on Animals the company Meyn has decided that from now onwards they will only produce containers with anti-slip floors. The findings, footage gained from our inspection, showed how birds struggle to stand upright if the floors of the Meyn containers are too slippery. Meyn is one of the biggest manufacturers of slaughter lines in the … [Read more...] about Meyn switches to anti-slip containers only
Eyes on Animals guest speaker at Lely conference for dairy farmers from around the world
Eyes on Animals was invited by Lely to give a talk to 70 large dairy farmers from all over the world (Russia, Canada, USA, Japan, Denmark, Estonia, Germany and Poland). We were asked to give a talk about consumers ' concerns regarding the welfare of animals in the dairy industry. We decided to focus our talk on the need for the dairy sector to take more responsibility for … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals guest speaker at Lely conference for dairy farmers from around the world
Remkes poultry slaughterhouse (NL) makes changes to decrease animal stress
After a visit from Eyes on Animals inspectors, poultry slaughterhouse Remkes has made some technical changes in the conveyer belt (that brings the crates with live birds towards the Anglia Autoflow stunner) to reduce the vibrations, sound and abrupt movements. These small changes will have a big influence on bird welfare as birds are very sensitive to sudden movements, … [Read more...] about Remkes poultry slaughterhouse (NL) makes changes to decrease animal stress
Visit pig farm Dykhoeve in Herwen
Today a team from Eyes on Animals visited pig farm Dykhoeve in Herwen. Farmer Jeroen keeps his pigs here in a more natural environment. The pigs walk in fields where they can dig the ground with their snouts and search for food. The pigs have wooden houses with plenty of straw, where they are free to go in whenever they want. The pigs houses are built on poles, which … [Read more...] about Visit pig farm Dykhoeve in Herwen
Visit poultry slaughterhouse Remkes in Epe (NL)
This morning a team from Eyes on Animals visited Remkes poultry slaughterhouse in Epe (NL). Remkes mainly slaughters breeder broilers. The birds are rendered unconscious with the Anglia Autoflow CO2 gas stunning system. In this system birds are stunned while they are still inside their transport crates. Therefore many stressful procedures, like manual or automatic … [Read more...] about Visit poultry slaughterhouse Remkes in Epe (NL)
Calf slaughterhouse Vitelco (NL) places rubber mats in pens for fragile animals
After our suggestion, calf slaughterhouse Vitelco (NL) has placed rubber mats in the isolation pens for fragile/suspect calves. At Dutch slaughterhouses, the authorities (NVWA) insist that suspect animals (for example animals with an infection, wound or abscess) only be slaughtered at the end of the day under the belief that they could cause contamination of the … [Read more...] about Calf slaughterhouse Vitelco (NL) places rubber mats in pens for fragile animals
