News from our UK colleague working on the ground in England and according to UK official document WIT09, the Dutch livestock transport company De Jong had loaded live sheep in the UK on September 10th despite a panel on the side of his truck being broken. As a result, the leg of a sheep was stuck in the gap and risked injury. The De Jong truck was attempting to board the … [Read more...] about Shame on De Jong livestock transport company
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Eyes on Animals meets with livestock trailer manufactuer “Pezzaioli”
Today Eyes on Animals met with a representative from Pezzaioli, a famous Italian company that manufactures livestock vehicles, used throughout Europe and now also in Turkey and Canada. The purpose of the meeting was to show how the design of some of their trailers were causing animal-welfare problems in practice. We noticed that adult cattle have difficulty using some of … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals meets with livestock trailer manufactuer “Pezzaioli”
EonA asked to be a part of EU-project to improve animal-welfare during transport
Eyes on Animals was asked to be a stakeholder in a 3-year EU-project to identify best practices on how to better protect animals from suffering during transport. Today we were in Brussels to give our first input. Our knowledge and evidence from the field was important to show what really goes on in practice, both the bad practices and the improvements some companies have … [Read more...] about EonA asked to be a part of EU-project to improve animal-welfare during transport
German authorities take action based on our complaint about Hefter
On May 1st a team from Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation was in Poland and observed a livestock truck from the German company "Hefter", loaded with young Lithuanian calves. The truck was parked at the WIMA control post where the driver was supposed to unload, rest and feed the young animals properly. Instead he left the animals on board for over 9 hours and … [Read more...] about German authorities take action based on our complaint about Hefter
Meeting with the Dutch Animal Traders and Transporters organization over animal welfare during extreme weather
Today we had a meeting with Vee & Logistiek, a Dutch organization of animal traders and transporters headed by the Netherland´s ex-Minister of Agriculture, Henk Blekker. The purpose was to create a prevention plan for animal transport during extreme weather, such as a heat wave. We brainstormed and came up with a list of practical and realistic ideas that could help … [Read more...] about Meeting with the Dutch Animal Traders and Transporters organization over animal welfare during extreme weather
Trailing of calves from Emate (export station in Poland) to veal farm in The Netherlands
Eyes on Animals trailed a truck from the company Keus en Mollink transporting calves from eastern Poland to a fattening farm overseen by Van der Beek in Barneveld, NL who organized this import. We question the general ethics of importing 2-5 week old calves from so far away especially when it is known that calves cannot drink on board during these long … [Read more...] about Trailing of calves from Emate (export station in Poland) to veal farm in The Netherlands
Inspection of Hefter truck with young calves parked in Poland
Today a team from Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation observed a truck from the German company Hefter, loaded with young Lithuanian calves, parked at the WIMA control post in western Poland for 9 hours without unloading the animals to give them the required 24-hr rest and milk. Our team gave immediate notice to the NVWA in the Netherlands who sent a team out on … [Read more...] about Inspection of Hefter truck with young calves parked in Poland
Meeting with Dutch Authorities from the NVWA
Today Eyes on Animals met with a transport-inspector, the contact person for animal-welfare during transport and the contact person for follow-up checks on livestock transports from the NVWA. The purpose today was to discuss the need for better control of exports heading to third-countries that do not respect the rest times for the animals or the drivers hours, the … [Read more...] about Meeting with Dutch Authorities from the NVWA
Another example of importance of access to animals during transport!
Recently we had another case showing that side access doors are vital in livestock vehicles. This time a truck driver had to assist 2 calves, at two different times in the voyage, that were being seriously trampled by the other animals on board. It was a relief knowing the driver could at least quickly intervene, as prescribed by the EC 1/2005. More and more livestock … [Read more...] about Another example of importance of access to animals during transport!
Meeting with Veepro and Vee&Logistiek
Today Veepro (the Information Centre for Dutch Dairy Cattle) and Vee & Logistiek (an organization that acts for the interest of animal traders and transporters) came to meet with Eyes on Animals at their office. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss our common concern about the recent incidences of Dutch cattle (transported by Van Dommelen and by Hunland) getting … [Read more...] about Meeting with Veepro and Vee&Logistiek
