Today, Eyes on Animals met with Albert Heijn (AH), the biggest supermarket chain in the Netherlands, to talk about our horse meat investigation. We talked to three managers, who share the responsibility for AH’s horsemeat retail and CSR policy. Since Eyes on Animals, TSB Zurich, AA USA and 3 other partner organizations have revealed the serious abuses which horses in Latin … [Read more...] about Meeting on ‘cruel’ horse meat with supermarket Albert Heijn
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Meeting on horse meat investigation with Jumbo Supermarket
Today Eyes on Animals met with the Corporate Social Responsibility Manager of Jumbo, the second largest supermarket in the Netherlands. We discussed the transport and slaughter conditions for horses in North, Central and South America that Eyes on Animals, TSB Zurich, AA USA and 3 other NGO's, investigated. After EonA exposed the disturbing results to the Dutch media in … [Read more...] about Meeting on horse meat investigation with Jumbo Supermarket
Eyes on Animals assists in the rescue of an abandoned dog in France
Although this is not our normal work, Eyes on Animals could not ignore this plea for help. A dog in southern France had been abandoned and the British tourists that found him and were feeding him were desperate to find a good home for him. The dog was thin and very shy, and had been wondering the streets looking for food and shelter. A wonderful family responded to our … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals assists in the rescue of an abandoned dog in France
Meeting about horse meat investigation with Ad van Geloven
This afternoon, Eyes on Animals met with the management of the Dutch snack manufacturer Ad van Geloven about our investigation report ‘The Cruel Reality behind horse meat in the Netherlands'. Their own audit team has just returned from Mexico, and we were keen to hear about their - announced - inspections. Eyes on Animals urged the snack company to stop the import of horse … [Read more...] about Meeting about horse meat investigation with Ad van Geloven
EonA/AWF gives lecture at Istanbul Faculty of Veterinarian Medicine
Today the team gave a 1-hour lecture to approximately 100 veterinarian students and professors about our inspections of animal transports and slaughterhouses in Turkey. Aside from showing the problems, we also showed positive examples of welfare so they could see what kind of difference they could make. We would like to thank Dr. Tahsin Yesildere from the … [Read more...] about EonA/AWF gives lecture at Istanbul Faculty of Veterinarian Medicine