The drivers of the 2 sheep trucks blocked now since 4 days take the right decision to emergency slaughter several of the dying sheep on board, to finally end their suffering. There is still no word if they will be allowed to leave soon, and thus the sheep are still stuck on the truck which is now smelling very strongly of ammonia. Many sheep have snot dripping from their … [Read more...] about Day 2 – Inspections of EU animal trucks and lobby work at Bulgarian/Turkey border
Our inspections
Further Consultations at Horse Market Hedel
Last November 2010, Eyes on Animals inspected the Horse Market in Hedel and found a series of practices which were unacceptable. A lot of attention was given by the media to our negative observations, click HERE to read one of the articles. In May 2011, the first consultation between the Hedel Horse Market Foundation, and Eyes on Animals took place. The nVWA was also … [Read more...] about Further Consultations at Horse Market Hedel
Eyes on Animals inspectors graduate from Pig Signals course
Inspectors of Eyes on Animals participated in a 4-day training course on Pig Signals, run by FarmulaOne (http://www.farmulaone.nl). Participants of this intensive course, which had both theoretical and practical components, came from as far away as Korea and Finland and were all involved in someway with the pig industry (feed company staff, pig nutrionist, farmer and us- … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals inspectors graduate from Pig Signals course
Planned animal welfare improvements for Hedel horse market (NL)
Last year (2010), Eyes on Animals inspectors visited the annual horse market in Hedel and found a series of totally unexceptable cases of animal stress and suffering. Through Eyes on Animals´ findings there has been considerable media attention. The organizers of this years´ horse market have, as a result of the findings and complaints made by Eyes on Animals, made a plan … [Read more...] about Planned animal welfare improvements for Hedel horse market (NL)
Mini-taskforce meeting with our Canadian partner
Today, Eyes on Animals met with Stephanie Brown, a director and co-founder of one of the Canadian organizations (CCFA, Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals) in the Eyes on Animals International Taskforce. We updated each other on our work on the projects the taskforce members are working on together. Stephanie was pleased to report that, after providing a lot of Dutch … [Read more...] about Mini-taskforce meeting with our Canadian partner