STC-Nestra hired Eyes on Animals to give a talk in Harderwijk (NL) about our animal transport inspections and how animal-welfare can be improved to a delegation of 7 animal- scientists and meat-industry people from Indonesia that they were hosting. We showed the on-going problems but also best practices in Europe and also discussed concerns regarding certain practices in … [Read more...] about EonA lecture on animal-welfare to delegation from Indonesia
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Re-visit slaughterhouse Heinen
Today we again visited the slaughterhouse Heinen, which in 2016 took our advice and improved their restraint box. The restraint box was previously closed in the front but has now been "opened" so the pigs find it less scary to walk to the restrainer. Moreover, if pigs are less stressed, they move more easily, which also causes less stress for employees. This again has a … [Read more...] about Re-visit slaughterhouse Heinen
EU conference in Grange (Ireland): Designing Better Conditions for Animal Transport
Eyes on Animals was invited to this conference by EU-contacts who are responsible for animal transport. In the Netherlands NVWA is the organisation that handles these transports and likewise every member of the EU has its own department. We gave a presentation in which we suggested improvements that need to be installed, or already have been installed, in livestock … [Read more...] about EU conference in Grange (Ireland): Designing Better Conditions for Animal Transport
Eyes on Animal investigates closed trucks
In the Netherlands, increasingly more animals are being transported in force ventilated or climate controlled trucks, which are completely closed. These trucks look modern, but do they really improve animal welfare? Eyes on Animals investigated this question for Wakker Dier - a Dutch non-profit organization. From interviews with truck drivers, truck-design companies and … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animal investigates closed trucks
Eyes on Animals gives a talk at the Organic Food exhibition in Zwolle, NL
Today Eyes on Animals was present at the Organic Food Exhibition (BioBeurs) in Zwolle, the Netherlands. We were invited to give a talk about how poultry can be caught and loaded in a much less cruel way than the universal current commercial method. We talked about the training course that we developed for chicken-catchers and the recent trainings we held to … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals gives a talk at the Organic Food exhibition in Zwolle, NL
Improving design of poultry transport conatiners with Meyn, NL
During one of our training courses of Belgian highway police, we stopped a truck transporting Dutch broilers to slaughter and witnessed a number that were injured. The head of one bird was crushed from the drawer being shut above, several wings were caught between the metal bars and the upper floor and the humidity inside the truck was high. More attention for these risks … [Read more...] about Improving design of poultry transport conatiners with Meyn, NL
Polish horse slaughterhouse makes improvements
As many of you are aware, in 2014 we released investigative footage with our partners at TSB|AWF showing the horrible treatment of horses during auction sales, transport and slaughter in Canada, USA, Mexico and several South American countries (see the Tros Radar program HERE : http://radar.avrotros.nl/uitzendingen/gemist/24-03-2014/). As a consequence, many food … [Read more...] about Polish horse slaughterhouse makes improvements
Visit to new slaughterhouse Westfort
On December 20, 2016, we visited the new pig slaughterhouse Westfort in IJsselstein. Several of our recommendations to reduce animal suffering have been actioned. For example: the lairage is very large so pigs brought to the slaughterhouse can be unloaded immediately and do not have to wait outside in the truck, which is especially good when the weather conditions are very … [Read more...] about Visit to new slaughterhouse Westfort
EGO Pig Slaughterhouse in Germany gets started with advice EonA
Today, a team from Eyes on Animals visited a pig slaughterhouse near Osnabrück (Germany). Because the slaughterhouse is about to be renovated, our suggestions on how animal welfare could be improved can be directly included in the renovation plans. Also involved in this renovation is the German Friedrich Loeffler Institute, including the expert Dr. Marahrens, who was also … [Read more...] about EGO Pig Slaughterhouse in Germany gets started with advice EonA
EonA and TSB|AWF poster at OIE conference
Our poster about our on-going project to decrease animal-suffering during slaughter in Turkey is being presented at the International OIE conference taking place in Mexico. Veterinarians and officials from all over the world take part in this conference that is being held this week. Dr. Cecilia Pedernera, our colleague from TSB|AWF, is present to answer any questions … [Read more...] about EonA and TSB|AWF poster at OIE conference
