Positive steps forward in Ghana! Last year Eyes on Animals team joined WACPAW to inspect the Tamale cattle market in Ghana. Because there was no proper loading ramp, cattle were dragged, pushed and hoisted up onto the lorries. During the process the handlers would end up breaking the tails of the cattle and terrifying them. Thanks to financial help from Dier & Recht, … [Read more...] about New ramp at Tamale livestock market in Ghana
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Improved drinking supply for calves at market in Leeuwarden, NL
The Leeuwarden calf market has bought a mobile water tank in order to facilitate giving water (with electrolytes) to each calf on the market before she or he is loaded for transport. The managers of the market organized this after our previous visit where we expressed our concern that not all calves were given something to drink before being loaded. Watering the calves was … [Read more...] about Improved drinking supply for calves at market in Leeuwarden, NL
Inspection Leeuwarden cull-cow market, NL
Eyes on Animals was present on the cull-cow market in Leeuwarden on the evening of January 10th when the cattle arrive and are sold and the early morning of January 11th when they are loaded and transported to slaughterhouses in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium. We checked on the unloading, the loading, the housing conditions on the market and the condition of the … [Read more...] about Inspection Leeuwarden cull-cow market, NL
Inspection of cattle-welfare at Leeuwarden market, NL
Today a team dropped by, unannounced, to the Leeuwarden cattle market. In the past we had caught farmers and cattle traders bringing dairy cows in unacceptably-poor conditions and trying to sell them here. Together with the market board and Dutch authorities, Eyes on Animals is trying to clean up this problem. Farmers and transporters face having such cows euthanized on … [Read more...] about Inspection of cattle-welfare at Leeuwarden market, NL
Inspection of accommodation, fitness and unloading of cattle at Leeuwarden market
On March 9th 2016 we were at the livestock market in Leeuwarden. Among other things we wanted to see what the condition was of the alleged cattle, how they are housed on the cattle market and how the loading and unloading takes place. The following findings relate to the situation at the start of the market day, when about 15% of the animals were present. We were not able … [Read more...] about Inspection of accommodation, fitness and unloading of cattle at Leeuwarden market
