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HomeOur inspectionstransport03.12.2010 Meeting with Dutch officials and cattle industry to discuss increasing headspace for cattle during transport

03.12.2010 Meeting with Dutch officials and cattle industry to discuss increasing headspace for cattle during transport

In 2009 and 2010, Eyes on Animals sent numerous reports of their observations in the field of cattle trucks where the cattle did not have adequate headroom. The ceilings were so low that animals on board had difficulty standing up in a natural position and risked injuring their backs.

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The Dutch Ministry of Agriculture requested Dr. Lambooij from Wageningen research centre to conduct a study on the value of headspace to cattle-welfare during transport. Today we were invited to the VWA office in Utrecht to hear Dr. Lambooij's research results and to discuss with the cattle industry and the officials what steps were now necessary to take. According to the study, cattle need more than 20cm of space above their shoulders in order to stand in a natural position and have free movement of their heads. The policy advisors present are going to pass this info on to the secretary of state, so that hopefully in the future cattle will be given more headspace than the current practice of just 10cm.

 

 

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All farmed animals are transported at least once in their lifetime. Journeys can last anywhere from a few minutes to a few weeks. Transport is known to be one of the most stressful experiences for animals. They are moved from a familiar territory to a new one and are held often under very crowded conditions. They get separated from each other and mixed with unfamiliar animals, which can lead to stress and fighting. Sometimes there is no water and feed available or the animals cannot reach it. Animals that wish to lie down during the journey are at risk of being trampled by the others. Sometimes conditions on board are very cold or very hot, leading to animals dying from hypothermia and suffocation. There are laws in place to prevent these types of problems, but there is very little official inspection during the journey to check if these laws are respected. Eyes on Animals regularly trails and checks livestock transport consignments to see if the welfare of the animals is respected during transit.