Eyes on Animals was invited by the EU Commission to present our findings on chicken-welfare problems during transport, and possible solutions, at their Congress held in Dublin today. The focus of the meeting was to show enforcement successes and failures of the EC legislation protecting animals during transport. We showed photos and short videos illustrating how the design … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals speaks about chicken welfare at EU Congress in Dublin
Our inspections
14-15.05.2013 Trailing Van der Berg chicken truck from Holland to Polish slaughterhouse
In the evening a team from Animal Welfare Foundation and Eyes on Animals spotted several chicken trucks at a farm in Brabant. They were from a company that is known to bring spent hens and old-breeding birds for slaughter to Poland. As these birds are usually in a fragile condition, and the loading and transport of poultry is difficult to do without causing … [Read more...] about 14-15.05.2013 Trailing Van der Berg chicken truck from Holland to Polish slaughterhouse
Brainstorming with chicken industry: welfare-friendlier transport crates
Since publishing our report "Cracks in the Crate", summarizing the routine violations taking place during the transport of poultry, a few people from the chicken industry in The Netherlands and Belgium expressed interest in improving the situation. Today we invited them to meet with us and a plastic company that produces poultry crates to brainstorm about how we could … [Read more...] about Brainstorming with chicken industry: welfare-friendlier transport crates
Inspection of Asenovgrad livestock market, Bulgaria
Today the team from EonA/AWF checked on the livestock market in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria. Equines, bovines, ovine, caprines and birds are brought to the market to be sold. The transport of the animals is mainly done in cars, vans and some small lorries that are absolutely not suitable for transporting animals correctly. Our team … [Read more...] about Inspection of Asenovgrad livestock market, Bulgaria
Inspection of Petrič livestock market, Bulgaria
Our team has discovered an animal market at Petrič in Bulgaria. It appears to be an illegal market since it takes place on the road in the suburbs of the town of Petrič. The cars transporting sheep, lambs and pigs park at the side of the road. The animals are kept inside the cars or in the small trailers attached to the cars. The sheep are … [Read more...] about Inspection of Petrič livestock market, Bulgaria