Two inspectors visited the cattle market in Bunnik unannounced. The last time we were at this market was 1.5 years ago. This cattle market takes place every week at a farm animal collection centre. The atmosphere was calm and most of the cows looked generally healthy. The Holstein cows however always look rough- very thin and swellings on their joints. One cow had … [Read more...] about Inspection of Bunnik cattle market, NL
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Inspection of Heeswijk-Dinther pig collection centre, NL
Eyes on Animals visited the Heeswijck-Dinther pig collection centre in Brabant for the second time, again unannounced. Here pigs and sows are brought together from various regions, and a few hours later are reloaded and brought to slaughter - primarily to Vion slaughterhouse in Groenlo. During the previous visit in November 2013, there were two sows that arrived in such … [Read more...] about Inspection of Heeswijk-Dinther pig collection centre, NL
Meeting with managers of Dutch horse markets, the NVWA and Dierenbescherming
Following the horse market in Zuidlaren (NL) in October, today a meeting was held between representatives of the five largest Dutch horse markets (Hedel, Zuidlaren, Bemmel, Barneveld and Elst), an exporter, the Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA), the national welfare protection agency and a representative for Eyes on Animals and the Animal Welfare … [Read more...] about Meeting with managers of Dutch horse markets, the NVWA and Dierenbescherming
Unannounced visit to slaughterhouse Tomassen in Someren (NL)
Today Eyes on Animals inspectors paid an unannounced visit to slaughterhouse Tomassen slaughterhouse in Someren (Noord-Brabant, NL) again. In July we were also here and then we watched the slaughter process of cows. We wanted to return to inspect the slaughter of pigs. But today there were again only cows being slaughtered. We were again received in a friendly manner. The … [Read more...] about Unannounced visit to slaughterhouse Tomassen in Someren (NL)
Unannounced inspection of Animo pig collecting station
Today EonA inspectors visited the pig collecting station “Animo” in the south of The Netherlands. The owner made time available for us and we could look around freely and take photos. In the pens there was saw dust and the animals had access to water. During our visit a truck with 600 piglets was offloaded. The truck, made in Italy, was brand new. Unfortunately the floor … [Read more...] about Unannounced inspection of Animo pig collecting station