Today, Eyes on Animals, Animal Welfare Foundation and Compassion in World Farming held a meeting with the (UECBV) European Livestock and Meat Trading Union to discuss what measures their Union could take to decrease the suffering of animals on board EU trucks heading to the border of Turkey. A Dutch transporter who regularly transports animals from Austria and Hungary to … [Read more...] about Further efforts to decrease suffering at Turkish border: Meeting with UECBV
Our inspections
Expanding our police trainings in Belgium
Eyes on Animals has offered 4 highway-police trainings in Belgium so far, and will focus part of 2012 on expanding this service. Getting the highway police involved is as an extremely effective way of assuring that animals can benefit from the laws set out to protect them during transport. In the first week of January, Eyes on Animals distributed over 80 of … [Read more...] about Expanding our police trainings in Belgium
Another EU truck in violation approved for export to Turkey
A freelancer of Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation inspected animals crossing through from EU to Turkey today. Sadly, the animal-suffering horrors appear to continue here. Today a truck from the Bulgarian company "Alex" transported sheep over the border that were too advanced in their gestation. While being unloaded at the “Vet Station” on the Turkish side of … [Read more...] about Another EU truck in violation approved for export to Turkey
EonA, AWF and CIWF hold a Press Conference about welfare problems at Turkish border
Today we held a Press Conference in Brussels, along with the Animal Welfare Foundation and Compassion in World Farming, about the horrible animal suffering we have documented together at the Turkish border. We talked about the fact that many European livestock trucks in violation are accepted at this border, and once they arrive on the Turkish side, they often have to … [Read more...] about EonA, AWF and CIWF hold a Press Conference about welfare problems at Turkish border
Evaluation meeting about Hedel horse market
On November 2010, Eyes on Animals inspected the annual Horse Market in Hedel for the first time and found a series of practices which were unacceptable. After much consultation, promises were made to make this market less stressful for the horses and ponies. In early November 2011 the annual market was held again, and we were present. The situation was much better … [Read more...] about Evaluation meeting about Hedel horse market