The Canadian TV team that documented our TASKFORCE meeting and tours also wanted to show the difference between livestock transport legislation in Europe from the much outdated rules in Canada. Eyes on Animals saw this as a great opportunity to put more pressure on the Canadian government that still accepts, for example, that cattle be transported 52 hours without water, … [Read more...] about Inspection of livestock trucks together with Canadian TV in Italy
Our inspections
Day 3 of the Eyes on Animals International TASKFORCE meeting
On this last day of our TASKFORCE meeting, we headed out into the field. We visited two pig farms where the farmer had stopped with pig castration. Both farmers were very happy and satisfied with having stopped. They never want to go back to performing castration. Both also did not use gestation stalls for their breeding sows, but rather group housing on straw. We also … [Read more...] about Day 3 of the Eyes on Animals International TASKFORCE meeting
Day 2 of Eyes on Animals International TASKFORCE Meeting
Today was our second day of our TASKFORCE meeting. We were today also accompanied by a Canadian camera team from a large national TV channel. We explained to the foreign participants some of the recent successful campaigns we had helped work on in the Netherlands- namely the phasing out of pig castration. A significant number of Dutch supermarkets have agreed to stop … [Read more...] about Day 2 of Eyes on Animals International TASKFORCE Meeting
DAY 1 of Eyes on Animals International TASKFORCE Meeting
One of Eyes on Animals aims is to work together with inspectors from foreign animal welfare organizations who also conduct investigations in the field. The advantage of working together is that we can exchange experiences and knowlege and can more successfully conquer the same animal suffering occuring in all of our countries. Together we are stronger and more … [Read more...] about DAY 1 of Eyes on Animals International TASKFORCE Meeting
Response to a concern about an injured fish
Eyes on Animals was informed of a badly injured fish that was floating in an Amsterdam canal but still breathing slowly. The fish had a deep bloody gash on his side. The man who found the fish said that the fish had been like this for already 24hrs and always in the same place (in between a boat and the side wall of the canal). Eyes on Animals called the Animal Ambulance, … [Read more...] about Response to a concern about an injured fish