TSB|AWF and Eyes on Animal representatives join Road Inspection Officers (ITD) again to inspect animal transports going along a busy road going north-east. Two cattle transports are stopped. We are pleased to see that one transport had everything right: both the animals and documents. We only had some concerns about too much space for two bulls in a big compartment. The … [Read more...] about Practical training of Road Inspection Officers in Kozieglowy
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Practical training of Road Inspection Officers in Zernica, Poland
TSB|AWF and Eyes on Animal representatives join Road Inspection Officers (ITD) to inspect animal transport during the night. 5 livestock trucks were stopped, all got warnings or fines up to PLN 1000 (Eur 250). The findings included very poor conditions with rusty floors and missing partitions in pig trucks, and bad curtains and broken crates in poultry transport, resulting … [Read more...] about Practical training of Road Inspection Officers in Zernica, Poland
Training of Road Police and Veterinarians in Gdansk (Poland) – Practical part
Early this morning we drove 60 km south-west of Gdansk to the village of Stezyca. The representatives of ITD, veterinary inspection and the police that participated in our theoretical course yesterday are already there. As soon as we get out of the car, our team member spots the first animal truck, which is immediately stopped for inspection. All in all, … [Read more...] about Training of Road Police and Veterinarians in Gdansk (Poland) – Practical part
Training of Road Police and Veterinarians, Gdansk (Poland) – Theory part
Today we gave the theoretical part of a training course on the Directive EC 1/2005 on animal-protection during transport to a large and diverse group of ITD road inspectors, highway police and official veterinarians from the regions around Gdansk. The group is very interested and asks many questions. We are happy to see active participation of representatives of different … [Read more...] about Training of Road Police and Veterinarians, Gdansk (Poland) – Theory part
Training of Road Police in Olsztyn, Poland – practical part
Today we joined the ITD inspectors to perform the practical part of our training-courses on the EU directive about the protection of animals during transport. The ITD team split up, each car going in different directions in search of livestock trucks to escort them to the control point we have set up. This way, even though in this area there is not that much circulation of … [Read more...] about Training of Road Police in Olsztyn, Poland – practical part