Lesley Moffat from Eyes on Animals was guest on Studio Plantaardig today. Listen to the interview with her about Eyes on Animals’ work, successes, reasons for working in the field, efforts to totally transform the manner chickens are being caught, improving slaughterhouses in Ghana and Turkey so the animals are at least stunned first, re-designing slaughterhouses in the … [Read more...] about EonA director interviewed on Studio Plantaardig Podcast
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No concrete improvements by VanDrie and Pali to end illegal calf-import from Ireland
In March 2022 Eyes on Animals (EonA) met with two big importers of unweaned Irish calves (2-3 weeks old): VanDrie Group and Pali Group. EonA initiated this meeting as the import of unweaned calves from Ireland involves serious violations of the Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005. The feeding intervals for calves on this route are not respected, meaning that calves (at this … [Read more...] about No concrete improvements by VanDrie and Pali to end illegal calf-import from Ireland
Unloading, handling and stunning of cattle at Gosschalk
Yesterday EonA dropped by Gosschalk abattoir to take a look at the unloading and slaughter of cows that Dutch dairy farmers cull and send away. The unloading at Gosschalk went calmly, and the handling via the raceway was with respect. When necessary, the staff worker used a cleaning-brush as a driving tool- he stroked and tapped the backs or hips of the cows … [Read more...] about Unloading, handling and stunning of cattle at Gosschalk
EonA meets with Denkavit to discuss L214’s exposure of mistreatment of calves at their testing station in France
Today we met with the managers of Denkavit’s headquarters in the Netherlands. Denkavit is a large Dutch company working internationally and producing white veal and feed for veal calves. The reason we asked for a meeting is that we had seen footage taken by the French NGO L214 showing very rough and disrespectful treatment of young calves at one of their feed-testing … [Read more...] about EonA meets with Denkavit to discuss L214’s exposure of mistreatment of calves at their testing station in France
Inspection horse market Hedel
Eyes on Animals visited the yearly horse market in Hedel this week. We joined the House of Animals’ team, who have been hiring professional bodyguards the last few years, in order to protect our teams against malicious visitors of this horse market. When we arrived around midnight, there were no horses/ponies yet, so we could get a good overview of the layout of … [Read more...] about Inspection horse market Hedel
