Today two of our inspectors visited the cattle market in Leeuwarden where every Thursday culled dairy cows are sold for slaughter. A number of improvements have been carried out at our request since our last visit in August of 2014 when several serious incidences occurred. First of all, a concrete loading platform has been built so that culled-cows no longer have to climb … [Read more...] about Inspection of Leeuwarden cattle market, NL
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Inspection of Leeuwarden cattle market and loading, NL
Last night and today we carried out an unannounced inspection of the Leeuwarden cattle market and the loading of cattle onto trucks here. All cattle arriving at this market are destined for slaughter and thus many culled- cows from the dairy industry are present. The Leeuwarden cattle market has taken many steps to improve welfare over the past few years and we are very … [Read more...] about Inspection of Leeuwarden cattle market and loading, NL
