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Visit to Baijens assembly center in Baarle-Nassau

November 14, 2019

Calf

Today Eyes on Animals paid an unannounced visit to Baijens assembly center in Baarle-Nassau. We spoke briefly with the owner and received a guided tour. There were no animals present at the time of our visit. At Baijens, unweaned calves are collected. They have customers for mainly the heavier calves (weighing 45 kilo’s and more). On Wednesday morning, the calves are … [Read more...] about Visit to Baijens assembly center in Baarle-Nassau

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Visit to assembly center Van Lieshout in Sint-Oedenrode

November 11, 2019

Fresh straw and a small spoon-water basin

Today we paid a surprise visit to Van Lieshout cattle assembly center in Sint-Oedenrode (The Netherlands). We received a warm welcome from the owner and he took us on a tour of his farm right away. At the time of our visit, bulls and dairy cows were gathered for slaughterhouses in the Netherlands and Belgium. The dairy cows were kept together but the bulls were … [Read more...] about Visit to assembly center Van Lieshout in Sint-Oedenrode

Filed Under: market Tagged With: calves, dairy, transport

EonA in BBC documentary about dairy farms

September 10, 2018

BBC documentary about dairy farms

BBC Scotland broadcasts a television documentary about the dark fate of calves born on dairy farms and a more promising solution to this dairy industry problem. Eyes on Animals was part of this documentary and helped uncover the long distance journey logs of the Scottish calves. https://youtu.be/iJnvR03UZ5A   … [Read more...] about EonA in BBC documentary about dairy farms

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Visit of dairy farm “De Regte Heijden” in Riel, NL

June 3, 2014

Dairy cow with calf

Today Eyes on Animals visited a dairy farm called "De Regte Heijden" , located in Brabant. A few years ago the owners decided to change the way they ran their farm. They stopped running it intensively and started developing a new system that would better protect animal well-being and the environment. All the cattle live in a family herd. Both male and female calves stay … [Read more...] about Visit of dairy farm “De Regte Heijden” in Riel, NL

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As small slaughterhouses disappear, transport distances increase

Eyes on Animals is observing a troubling trend: transport distances for culled cows and sows are … [Read More...] about As small slaughterhouses disappear, transport distances increase

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Dutch transport company Van Os implicated in serious transport fraud involving Irish calves

May 8, 2025

Once again, serious violations have been uncovered in the transport of calves from Ireland. Last … [Read More...] about Dutch transport company Van Os implicated in serious transport fraud involving Irish calves

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