Today, on behalf of Eyes on Animals, Dr. Ronald Rongen participated in the fifth meeting of the Calf Farming Working Group, as part of the Flemish Council for Animal Welfare, in Brussels. The agenda included discussions on the pros and cons of reaching chain agreements to improve calf welfare. It's not an easy task, as various interest groups and organizations … [Read more...] about Fifth meeting in Brussels with ‘calf-welfare group’ to advise Flemish Minister of Animal Welfare
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More calves get to stay with their mothers thanks to Plus supermarket and Lebkov & Sons coffee chain
One of the biggest welfare problems in the dairy industry is the production of new-born calves that are seen as unwanted, as all the milk from their mother is considered for “human consumers”. As a result, calves are separated at birth and placed often into plastic igloos or small barren pens where the calf has no opportunity to grow socially, to run and play or to feel … [Read more...] about More calves get to stay with their mothers thanks to Plus supermarket and Lebkov & Sons coffee chain
EonA asks Irish and Dutch stakeholders to speak out too against systematic abuse of young calves at French control posts
Eyes on Animals and L214 again uncovered physically abusive treatment of unweaned calves coming from Ireland and heading to the Netherlands at one of the two control posts in Cherbourg (France) this year. See footage of 2020 here. Last year in 2019 we did too, at the other control post in Cherbourg. See footage of 2019 here. Irish exporters and Dutch importers, as well as … [Read more...] about EonA asks Irish and Dutch stakeholders to speak out too against systematic abuse of young calves at French control posts
Stricter rules on transport of Irish calves to the Netherlands
The Irish Minister of Agriculture has announced that the export of calves to, among others, the Netherlands will be subject to stricter supervision this spring. More unannounced checks will be carried out, transport by sea will sometimes be accompanied by veterinarians and measures will be taken to prevent overloading, inadequate resting time and rough treatment at the … [Read more...] about Stricter rules on transport of Irish calves to the Netherlands
Visit to a calf-fattening farm using foster-mother cows, NL
Today an Eyes on Animals team visited a calf-fattening farm belonging to Jacob Beeker, in the Netherlands. Jacob runs a very unique and special farm. He buys the unwanted male jersey calves from an organic dairy farm. Small male calves are normally taken away from their mother right after birth and killed because they are considered to not have any economic value. At … [Read more...] about Visit to a calf-fattening farm using foster-mother cows, NL
Meeting with Managers and veterinarian of Leeuwarden cattle market, NL
Today we held a meeting with several board members of the Leeuwarden cattle market and the veterinarian. The purpose of today's discussion was to talk about our recent visit of the market and see where we could make further improvements together. We were pleased to hear that they had already discussed our recommendations from our inspection report internally and agreed … [Read more...] about Meeting with Managers and veterinarian of Leeuwarden cattle market, NL
