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Visit to a poultry slaughterhouse in the Dutch province of North Holland on a hot day

August 14, 2026

Today, we visited a large broiler slaughterhouse in the Dutch province of North Holland. Due to the hot weather, we wanted to see what measures the slaughterhouse had taken to prevent heat stress as much as possible. One truck parked in the sun outside the canopyWe first drove to a parking area a few kilometres […]

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Calmer chicken catching: Eyes on Animals shares field experience with EU inspectors

September 30, 2026

Today we presented our experience with catching chickens to the animal welfare inspection authorities of all EU Member States. We spoke at the annual meeting of the … Read more... about Calmer chicken catching: Eyes on Animals shares field experience with EU inspectors

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Clazing stops using five-tier containers to reduce the risk of catching injuries

September 28, 2026

Clazing, which operates slaughterhouses in Breukelen, Hunsel, Beringe and Zevenhuizen, is stopping the use of Marel’s five-tier transport containers to reduce the risk of catching injuries. It will now … Read more... about Clazing stops using five-tier containers to reduce the risk of catching injuries

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Press-release: NVWA takes action against Irish transporters leaving calves without milk for too long

September 10, 2026

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is taking enforcement action against violations involving the long-distance transport of young calves from Ireland to the Netherlands. … Read more... about Press-release: NVWA takes action against Irish transporters leaving calves without milk for too long

Financial support for project on sick and injured birds on farms

August 10, 2026

We have received wonderful news. Stichting Abri voor Dieren has decided to financially support our project to reduce the suffering of sick and injured birds on poultry farms. Thanks to their … Read more... about Financial support for project on sick and injured birds on farms

Brittany Ferries to stop transporting live animals as of September 2026

August 4, 2026

After years of exposing the route of unweaned calves from Ireland to the Netherlands, there is progress. Brittany Ferries has decided to go back to their original plan of banning live animal transports … Read more... about Brittany Ferries to stop transporting live animals as of September 2026

Dutch truck carrying 306 Irish calves overturns in France – 105 calves dead

April 10, 2026

On April 9, 2026, a Dutch truck carrying 306 Irish calves overturned on the A29 near Framerville-Rainecourt, in the Somme department in northern France. No fewer than 105 calves did not survive. The … Read more... about Dutch truck carrying 306 Irish calves overturns in France – 105 calves dead

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Press-release: NVWA takes action against Irish transporters leaving calves without milk for too long

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Improving broiler catching and loading: Eyes on Animals presents to the Better Chicken Business Network

August 1, 2026

Weeks of good stockmanship can be undone in just a few hours of rough catching and loading. Catching … [Read More...] about Improving broiler catching and loading: Eyes on Animals presents to the Better Chicken Business Network

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Dear friends,

After years of our fieldwork and our enforcement requests, the NVWA (the Dutch government inspection authority) is finally taking action.

The NVWA has made it clear to the entire calf export-import industry between Ireland and the Netherlands: transporting unweaned calves for more than 30 hours without milk will no longer be tolerated.

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Nick Ottens

@nickottens ·
4 Oct

8 op de 10 Nederlanders willen het onverdoofd slachten van dieren verbieden, bleek vorig jaar uit een peiling van @dierencoalitie en @Dierbescherming. PRO, VVD en @stasLVVN willen dat ook. Ik hoop dat het er dit jaar van komt! 🤞
Meer in mijn nieuwsbrief: https://www.nickottens.nl/p/verbod-op-rituele-slacht-lijkt-er

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4 Oct

"Als je ziet dat wij proberen het dierenwelzijn in Nederland te verbeteren, dan is het onverdoofd slachten toestaan wel heel wrang."

Staatssecretaris @SilvioErkens wil dierenleed voorkomen. Daarom wil hij af van de uitzondering die onverdoofd ritueel slachten mogelijk maakt. 👇

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