Eyes on Animals team visited Zonnehoeve dairy farm today together with Marqt, the Dutch "fair" supermarket chain. We brought Marqt and the Zonnehoeve dairy farmer together to see about the possibilities of selling the Zonnehoeve milk in their stores with an appropriate label indicating what makes it so special: the calves remain with their mothers for at least 3-4 months … [Read more...] about EonA brings Marqt supermarket to Zonnehoeve dairy farm, NL
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EonA visit Frank and Frij free-range pig farm, NL
Diana Saaman left the big city of Rotterdam 15 years ago to start a small pig farm "Frank and Frij" where she could produce meat from pigs that were not confined in dark and boring environments as often found on factory farms. Tired of limited options in the supermarket, she put her animal-welfare ideals into practice. As long as people wanted to eat meat, the animals … [Read more...] about EonA visit Frank and Frij free-range pig farm, NL
Meeting with Cono dairy cooperation, NL
This morning a team from Eyes on Animals met with Cono in North Holland. Cono is a Dutch cooperation made up of 475 dairy farmers whereby more than 95% of the members' cows have access to pasture (outdoor grazing). We asked for this meeting in order to discuss with them how other welfare requirements could be further stimulated, with a special request to further improve … [Read more...] about Meeting with Cono dairy cooperation, NL
Vetvice invites EonA inspectors to visit two dairy farms, NL
The company Vetvice, an independant group of veterinarians that give advice to dairy farmers on how to design barns according to cow comfort, cattle behaviour and working pleasure, invited Eyes on Animals to visit two dairy farms in Brabant, NL. Outdoor access is of course enjoyable for cattle, but the most important requirement is that a lot of thought is put into making … [Read more...] about Vetvice invites EonA inspectors to visit two dairy farms, NL
Meeting with Hunland, Hungary
Hunland is a large animal transport and export company. Their main office is in Hungary where they also have a huge farm. Here cattle (Hungarian and from abroad) are fattened and many are then exported to countries like Turkey, Russia, Egypt, Israel etc... The purpose of our meeting was to exchange ideas and info about current trade routes. We showed them what … [Read more...] about Meeting with Hunland, Hungary