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Hens from “Eike” sadly continued to be caught upside down by the legs

June 20, 2022

Early 2021 Smits - source of energy, the producer of Eike eggs which are sold at Sligro, had informed us that they would like to have their spent laying hens caught upright.  This involved a total of 40,000 chickens. These hens were to be caught and loaded mid-2022, supervised by a team from Eyes on Animals.  Unfortunately, Eike informed us that they … [Read more...] about Hens from “Eike” sadly continued to be caught upside down by the legs

Filed Under: Bad news, News Tagged With: animal transport, chicken-catching, live animal transports

EonA report ‘Welfare goat-kids’ used for policy making

April 26, 2022

In a recent letter the Dutch minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Henk Staghouwer, has informed the parliament that the report of Eyes on Animals, ‘The welfare of male goat-kids’, has been used to make policy. He writes that several recommendations have already been put into practice: The I&R (Identification & Registration) requirements … [Read more...] about EonA report ‘Welfare goat-kids’ used for policy making

Filed Under: Good news, News Tagged With: animal transport, animal welfare improvements, goat kids, live animal transports

Pali Group stops with transport of very young male kids

April 1, 2022

Livestock company and meat producer Pali Group has informed us that they will no longer transport male goat-kids of only 7-10 days old to slaughterhouses. Their affiliated dairy-goat producers will now fatten their male kids for at least a couple of weeks on the farm. Once the male kids are transported they are stronger and a little less dependent on milk.  In the … [Read more...] about Pali Group stops with transport of very young male kids

Filed Under: Good news, News Tagged With: animal transport, animal welfare improvements, goat kids, live animal transports

Meeting with Irish calf importers Van Drie and Pali 

March 24, 2022

Today Eyes on Animals met with Van Drie and Pali regarding the calves they import from Ireland. During the transportation of unweaned calves, from Ireland to the Netherlands, legislation concerning feeding is repeatedly violated. Unweaned calves, 2-3 weeks old are being given milk only once during a 50 hour journey. Legally, these calves are supposed to be given milk after … [Read more...] about Meeting with Irish calf importers Van Drie and Pali 

Filed Under: Our inspections, transport Tagged With: animal transport, animal welfare inspection, live animal transports

Newly released EonA/EFI report show 2 – 4 week old Irish calves in transit for 50 hours and only fed once

March 22, 2022

Eyes on Animals, Ethical Farming Ireland and MEP Anja Hazekamp recently undertook an investigation into unweaned calf export from Ireland to the mainland (the Netherlands followed by Spain being the biggest importers of unweaned calves from Ireland). We focused on the first stage of the journey for the calves when they leave the farm in Ireland and head to … [Read more...] about Newly released EonA/EFI report show 2 – 4 week old Irish calves in transit for 50 hours and only fed once

Filed Under: Bad news, News Tagged With: animal transport, animal welfare inspection, live animal transports, unweaned calves

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New film on the fate of Irish unweaned calves on “illegal” export routes that EU tolerates

Ireland continues to break EU feeding laws for unweaned calves during transport when they export … [Read More...] about New film on the fate of Irish unweaned calves on “illegal” export routes that EU tolerates

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Eyes on Animals and Ruurehoeve dairy farm on Canadian TV

The French-Canadian TV show “La Semaine Verte” reported on Eyes on Animals’ project with farmer … [Read More...] about Eyes on Animals and Ruurehoeve dairy farm on Canadian TV

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