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Meeting with Ad van Geloven about imported horse meat in their products

April 7, 2016

Meeting with snack producer Ad van Geloven

Today Eyes on Animals met with snack producer Ad van Geloven about their continued import of horse meat from Argentina, where tens of thousands of horses each year suffer severely during transport and slaughter for the Dutch market. In addition, traceability and consequently food safety are very poorly regulated there. Dutch supermarkets have stopped selling this South … [Read more...] about Meeting with Ad van Geloven about imported horse meat in their products

Filed Under: other, Our inspections Tagged With: animal welfare investigation, horse meat

Meeting at Ministry Economic Affairs on concerns horse markets

September 29, 2015

Tuesday 29 September, Eyes on Animals met with the Ministry of Economic Affairs to discuss the law enforcement and supervision at the Dutch horse markets. We emphasized that we consider both the upholding of the animal welfare/transport law and adherence to the (voluntary) Protocol Horse Welfare Markets as insufficient. Everyone transporting animals for with the purpose … [Read more...] about Meeting at Ministry Economic Affairs on concerns horse markets

Filed Under: other, Our inspections Tagged With: horse markets, horse meat, horse welfare

Import of horse meat from Argentina drops more than 60%

June 20, 2015

After the ban on horse meat import from Mexico was successfully passed, now Argentina's horse slaughter industry is receiving a clear message from EonA, AWF/TSB and AA USA. Since Eyes on Animals exposed to the Dutch public, supermarkets and snack companies the extreme cruelty involved in the collection, transport and slaughter of horses in Argentina, the import of horse … [Read more...] about Import of horse meat from Argentina drops more than 60%

Filed Under: Good news, News Tagged With: horse investigation, horse meat, horse transports

Mexican horse slaughterhouse stops slaughter of horses

June 3, 2015

Dying horse

On January 15th 2015, the EU import ban on horsemeat from Mexico came into force. On-the-spot investigation now shows that the plant in Aguascalientes has completely stopped the slaughter of horses, meaning that no horses are slaughtered for the Mexican market or for export to other countries either. In February 2015, the Mexican newspaper „Página 24“ reported that the … [Read more...] about Mexican horse slaughterhouse stops slaughter of horses

Filed Under: Good news, News Tagged With: horse investigation, horse meat, horse transports

Jumbo stops selling horse meat from Argentina

May 15, 2015

Lamar

Today we had a follow-up meeting with the Corporate Social Responsibility manager of Jumbo supermarket. We discussed their newest decisions regarding selling imported horse meat. Since we released our investigative report showing the horrendous transport and slaughter conditions of horses observed in South, Central and North America, Jumbo decided to take some steps. Today … [Read more...] about Jumbo stops selling horse meat from Argentina

Filed Under: Good news, News Tagged With: horse, horse meat, Jumbo

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