Today Eyes on Animals paid a visit to a slaughterhouse in the East part of the Netherlands. During our visit, very young male kids of 7-14 day old, as well as fattened male kids of 4-5 weeks old arrived and were slaughtered. Male kids are a “by-product” of goat dairy farming. Thanks partly to pressure from Eyes on Animal, an increasing number of male kids are … [Read more...] about Visit to Dutch slaughterhouse of male goat kids
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Proposal at the European Survey Committee: increase minimum transport age of goat-kids
Dutch Member of the European Parliament Anja Hazekamp has announced that she will submit a proposal to the European Survey Committee of animal transport to increase the minimum age that goat kids must be before being allowed to be transported. This is in response to a shocking inspection report by Eyes on Animals which revealed that many male-goat kids, from the Dutch … [Read more...] about Proposal at the European Survey Committee: increase minimum transport age of goat-kids
Visit to goat farm Ter Veen where kids stay with their mothers
Today we visited goat farm Ter Veen in Dorkwerd. At Ter Veen, the goat kids (both male and female) stay with their mothers in the herd for at least 12 weeks after birth. This is unusual because on most dairy goat farms the kids are taken away from the mother after birth, to be kept by themselves, in a plastic container and are fed colostrum through a … [Read more...] about Visit to goat farm Ter Veen where kids stay with their mothers
Shorter waiting times for medication goat kids
Until recently, sick goat kids were not always treated. There was a required waiting period of at least 28 days for medication. In other words, the goat kids may only be slaughtered 28 days after treatment. However, most goat kids are slaughtered at a very young age (1-5 weeks), as a result of which the use of medication was limited. Due to the efforts of the LTO … [Read more...] about Shorter waiting times for medication goat kids
Our investigation into the welfare of goat kids on Dutch TV
Ever since we uncovered many dead goat kids on a goat fattening farm in the Netherlands three years ago, we have been working on a long-term investigation into the welfare of goat kids.We have been holding talks with Dutch officials about the need for stricter regulations and talking with goat farmers. We have been trailing trucks transporting the unwanted male kids and … [Read more...] about Our investigation into the welfare of goat kids on Dutch TV
