Slaughterhouse Vitelco has adjusted their restraining box from pneumatics towards hydraulic. This resulted in a significant noise reduction. This is an important step for animal welfare because noise, especially sudden and hissing ones, can … [Read more...]
04.10.2016 Meeting with Masterrind and ADR (German export-companies sending pregnant cattle to Turkey)
Today Eyes on Animals and AWF/TSB were in Bonn to meet with the German Cattle Breeders Federation and Masterrind about the situation for the thousands of pregnant heifers they exported to Turkey this past summer. We think we may have … [Read more...]
27.01.2015 Vetvice invites EonA inspectors to visit two dairy farms, NL
The company Vetvice, an independant group of veterinarians that give advice to dairy farmers on how to design barns according to cow comfort, cattle behaviour and working pleasure, invited Eyes on Animals to visit two dairy farms in … [Read more...]
10.07.2011 Turkish/Bulgarian Border Inspection – Day 5
During the week from July 6th to 12th, Eyes on Animals, in conjuction with two other animal welfare partners (CIWF and AWF) carried out an intensive investigation of livestock trucks transporting cattle and sheep from all over Europe across … [Read more...]
09.07.2011 Turkish/Bulgarian Border Inspection – Day 4
Turkish/Bulgarian Border Inspection - Day 4 During the week from July 6th to 12th, Eyes on Animals, together with two other animal welfare partners (CIWF and AWF) carried out an intensive investigation of livestock trucks transporting … [Read more...]
08.07.2011 Turkish/Bulgarian Border Inspection – Day 3
Turkish/Bulgarian Border Inspection - Day 3 During the week from July 6th to 12th, Eyes on Animals, together with two other animal welfare partners (CIWF and AWF) carried out an intensive investigation of livestock trucks … [Read more...]
07.07.2011 TurkishBulgarian Border Inspection – Day 2
TurkishBulgarian Border Inspection - Day 2 During the week from July 6th to 12th, Eyes on Animals, in conjuction with two other animal welfare partners (CIWF and AWF) carried out an intensive investigation of livestock trucks … [Read more...]
25.02.2011 Visit of an organic Dairy Farm
Today Eyes on Animals visited a biological dairy farm with 120 cows. There are small variations within biological dairy farms, but the most important factor that differentiates all biological dairy farms from intensive ones is that … [Read more...]