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Sainte Hyacinthe market, Quebec, Canada

Today we returned to Sainte Hyacinthe market to observe their sale of culled-dairy cows and to check if this market, that previously had a very bad reputation, really was indeed much better than in 2004 (see old photo).  Culled-cows can often be in very poor shape and are fragile to transport, as they have spent their short lives repeatedly pregnant and producing … [Read more...] about Sainte Hyacinthe market, Quebec, Canada

Fantastic ! Omroep Brabant received the Animals Award 2018 for the categorie Media

Fantastic ! Omroep Brabant received the Animals Award 2018 for the categorie Media. Omroep Brabant reported on our investigation documenting the suffering of pigs being transported to slaughterhouses during the heatwave this past summer in The Netherlands. We would like to thank everyone for voting for Omroep Brabant, courageous journalists who place importance also on … [Read more...] about Fantastic ! Omroep Brabant received the Animals Award 2018 for the categorie Media

Inspection collecting-center with hundreds of kids (young goats) for export

Today we inspected a collecting center in Brabant. There were hundreds of kids (baby goats) present, destined for France. The kids were brought in small trailers and some in a bigger truck from the company Busser. Unfortunately we were not able to observe the conditions inside the collecting center closely because the owner asked us to leave his premises due to public … [Read more...] about Inspection collecting-center with hundreds of kids (young goats) for export

Documentary partly based on Eyes on Animals investigations has major political impact in Germany

Just one day after the broadcasting of Manfred Karreman's new documentary about the export of cattle from Europe to third countries (click HERE to watch the documentary), using Eyes on Animals footage and interviewing our director, a major discussion has erupted among German politics. The CDU party in Germany is writing the EU Commisssioner to ask for a ban on the … [Read more...] about Documentary partly based on Eyes on Animals investigations has major political impact in Germany