Our Eyes on Animal's team has inspected the horse market in Hedel again, as we did last year. In 2010, we observed a large number of abuses there. Our observations have resulted in a number of discussions with the organizers of the Hedel Horse Market, the local government in Hedel, the Dutch Ministery of Agriculture inspectors and Eyes on Animals concerning how … [Read more...] about Inspection of the Horse Market in Hedel (NL)
Our inspections
Day 5 – Inspection at the Bulgarian/Turkish border
Today we checked on several Dutch platted trucks from the company Keus en Mollink. We are relieved to see that this time, finally, the condition of the animals and the trucks appear alright. The drivers all know about us being there. They stop at a station in Kapikue to give the animals water and hay. We observe a very dirty Hungarian truck from the company Agrarcoop. The … [Read more...] about Day 5 – Inspection at the Bulgarian/Turkish border
Day 4 – Inspection of EU animal trucks and lobby work at the Bulgarian/Turkish border
Today the teams are very busy checking on the many trucks coming from all over Europe into Turkey. We are shocked to find trucks with very young calves on board, and bulls from Estonia! The calves are crying out; such young animals still dependant on milk for nutrition are too fragile to be transported such long distances and over a border where, if blocked, there is no … [Read more...] about Day 4 – Inspection of EU animal trucks and lobby work at the Bulgarian/Turkish border
Day 3 – Inspections of EU animal trucks and lobby work at the Bulgarian/Turkey border
Today one team holds a meeting with the Director of the Department of Agriculture in Edirne. The two officials from yesterday are also at the meeting. It is a productive discussion about the urgent need for a stable at the border. We also make it clear that suffering animals must be treated or euthanized, not simply left to slowly die on the trucks. They insist that … [Read more...] about Day 3 – Inspections of EU animal trucks and lobby work at the Bulgarian/Turkey border
Inspection of poultry trucks in NL
Tonight a team from Eyes on Animals was on the road in the Netherlands and inspected 9 poultry trucks, transporting turkeys and broiler chickens to slaughterhouses in Germany and The Netherlands. This time we did not observe any animals with their wings or legs crushed by the crate doors. Nevertheless we remain very concerned about the crates that were used for the … [Read more...] about Inspection of poultry trucks in NL