Today we had a meeting with Vee & Logistiek, a Dutch organization of animal traders and transporters headed by the Netherland´s ex-Minister of Agriculture, Henk Blekker. The purpose was to create a prevention plan for animal transport during extreme weather, such as a heat wave. We brainstormed and came up with a list of practical and realistic ideas that could help … [Read more...] about Meeting with the Dutch Animal Traders and Transporters organization over animal welfare during extreme weather
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Discussion of new plans for Hilckmann pig slaughterhouse, Nijmegen (NL)
Today Eyes on Animals visited Hilckmann slaughterhouse in Nijmegen. Hilckmann is going to close its current slaughterhouse down soon and build a new plant. They want the plans of the new plant to take into the latest animal-welfare ideas. Eyes on Animals therefore met with them to give advice about better raceway designs to move pigs, how to reduce noise in a … [Read more...] about Discussion of new plans for Hilckmann pig slaughterhouse, Nijmegen (NL)
Visit of Vion pig slaughter in Groenlo, NL
Today a team from Eyes on Animals, accompanied by a scientific researcher (Dr. Gerritzen from Wageningen University's Livestock Research Center), visited the Vion pig slaughterhouse in Groenlo. Here pigs from the label "Groene Weg" are slaughtered, as well as pigs that do not fall under a special label. Groene Weg is a quality label where pigs are raised under higher … [Read more...] about Visit of Vion pig slaughter in Groenlo, NL
The cruel reality behind horse meat in The Netherlands
Most horses that are killed for the meat that is sold in Dutch supermarkets and snackbars have suffered under extremely cruel conditions. This becomes clear from a large international investigation conducted by Eyes on Animals together with Tierschutzbund Zürich (Switserland) and Animals’ Angels USA. The Netherlands imports meat from almost 60.000 horses yearly … [Read more...] about The cruel reality behind horse meat in The Netherlands
