Eyes on Animals visited Beerten slaughterhouse in Zieuwent on 2nd October 2019. Mainly piglets and cattle are slaughtered at Beerten. Initially we were pleased that Beerten was open to our visit. Unfortunately, during our time at Beerten we found a number of serious animal welfare problems. The piglets were stunned manually … [Read more...] about Slaughterhouse Beerten not interested to improve animal welfare
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Legal action against horse market Hedel for massive EU law violations
Eyes on Animals is supporting legal action against the horse market in Hedel because agreements about better animal welfare have not been met. The EU Transportation regulations are still being massively and structurally violated. Also, sick and injured horses did not receive medical care. For the most recent inspection, Eyes on Animals teamed up with House of … [Read more...] about Legal action against horse market Hedel for massive EU law violations
Talk at the University of Veterinarian Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Today the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno in the Czech Republic held their 26th International Conference.The title of the conference was „Animal Protection and Welfare 2019“. Experts in animal welfare and protection, animal welfare officers from State Veterinary Administrative offices and students from the university were present. Dora, a … [Read more...] about Talk at the University of Veterinarian Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Beernink slaughterhouse in Oldenzaal (NL) shows no interest in animal welfare advice
At the end of May, Eyes on Animals made an unannounced visit to the Beernink slaughterhouse in Oldenzaal (NL). We spoke briefly with the owner about the work of Eyes on Animals and the state of animal welfare in their slaughterhouse. At Beernink cattle, sheep, goats and Billy goats are slaughtered. Some of the animals are slaughtered for the halal market, but stunning … [Read more...] about Beernink slaughterhouse in Oldenzaal (NL) shows no interest in animal welfare advice
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 … [Read more...] about Talks with Stena Ferries about the export trade of unweaned Irish calves