Our efforts from last October are paying off ! Last fall we trained over 150 Ghanaian slaughterhouse workers and agricultural students on what steps can be taken to reduce animal-suffering during slaughter. This training was done in the classroom but also directly in several slaughterhouses there. Please take a look at this short video to see what we achieved at two pig … [Read more...] about Improvements in Ghanaian pig slaughterhouses
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Rondeel chickens first to be caught and loaded in a more friendly manner
Chickens will no longer be grabbed by their legs, hung upside down and stuffed into transport crates 4 to 5 at a time when they leave the farm to go to the slaughterhouse. Eyes on Animals has introduced the 'EonA Dutch catching method' to the Dutch poultry industry. Dutch poultry and egg farm "Rondeel" is the first to switch over. Organic, free range, barn and caged … [Read more...] about Rondeel chickens first to be caught and loaded in a more friendly manner
Minks from Holland transported in horrible conditions
Recently we were in Poland conducting inspections of animal trucks. We stopped a horrible transport truck originating from a breeding farm in The Netherlands (owner: van Ansem) with hundreds of mink on board in tiny dirty wire cages. They were heading to fur farms in Poland. The animals were completely stressed. They were trying to break free of their cages, performing … [Read more...] about Minks from Holland transported in horrible conditions
Practical training of Official Road Transport Inspectors (ITD), Poznan (PL)
TSB|AWF and EonA team was invited by Poznan Road Transport Inspection (ITD) to perform practical inspections on the road. We gave them our training course on Reg. 1/2005 (EU regulation on the protection of animals during transport) in Poznan in April 2016, so it was high time to work together again. In fact, our hands were full! Our team together with three ITD teams … [Read more...] about Practical training of Official Road Transport Inspectors (ITD), Poznan (PL)
Practical training of Official Polish Road Transport Inspectors, Lublin, PL
The Eyes on Animals and TSB|AWF team is invited once again to Lublin region. ITD (Road Transport Inspection) Inspectors decide to work out of their usual working time to verify animal transports performed in the afternoon and late in the evening. Together, we are patrolling different roads in the area of Lublin. The sad highlight of the day is a national cattle transport … [Read more...] about Practical training of Official Polish Road Transport Inspectors, Lublin, PL
Training course given to Hunland livestock drivers
Today Eyes on Animals was hired by Hunland Transport, one of Europe’s largest animal-transport companies with its headquarters in Hungary, to give our animal-welfare training course to a group of their drivers. Our training course consists of a theoretical part to cover how to best take care of animals during loading, the journey and unloading and how to react in … [Read more...] about Training course given to Hunland livestock drivers
Practical training of Polish Official Road Inspectors (ITD) in Kielce (PL)
On a very cold early morning the TSB|AWF and EonA team helped the Road Transport Inspection (ITD) from Kielce stop and inspect livestock trucks. It was not our first time in this area, and we were happy to see that after previously imposed sanctions, we did not observe cattle transported on 2 decks in the swanneck this time (the animals do not have enough headspace if they … [Read more...] about Practical training of Polish Official Road Inspectors (ITD) in Kielce (PL)
Theory and practical training of highway police, Gdansk
A very special time for the TSB|AWF and EonA team in the north of Poland. We are giving a training course to the highway police for the first time in Poland, and taking the opportunity to do a joint inspection with the Road Transport Inspection (ITD) there, who completed our training already in November 2016. The official Veterinary Inspectors are also involved. Durning … [Read more...] about Theory and practical training of highway police, Gdansk
Practical training of official Polish road inspectors ITD, Katowice
For the past two days we have held joint inspections with the official Road Transport Inspectors of livestock trucks. All animal transports stopped on the road to be inspected had severe violations of the animal-welfare-during-transport law. The first had tall adult cattle loaded on both decks of a lorry, reaching 4.33m of height (maximum allowed is 4m), and still not … [Read more...] about Practical training of official Polish road inspectors ITD, Katowice
Practical training of official Polish road Inspectors (ITD), Katowice – Zernica
Cattle-trucks free of infringements? It is rare, but during today's joint inspection with Road Transport Inspection Katowice our team documented such a case. The cattle were loaded correctly on the lorry, separated with TWO dividers, to make sure bulls are separated from cows, and animals from different places of origin are not mixed (this can cause fighting). Thanks to … [Read more...] about Practical training of official Polish road Inspectors (ITD), Katowice – Zernica
