Due to the heat, Eyes on Animals checked the welfare of animals in trucks waiting near Clazing poultry slaughterhouse and Boer calf slaughterhouse in the Netherlands. Many slaughterhouses like these, do not have enough space to be able to unload arriving livestock trucks immediately. The animals therefore have to wait on board, often in a parking lot, until the truck can … [Read more...] about Inspection of the welfare of animals transported in today’s hot weather (NL)
Our inspections
Eyes on Animals consulted with pig slaughterhouse Westfort after undercover images
Today, after an intensive inspection of their entire slaughter process, we discussed a number of points that we believe could be improved on. These points include: reducing the noise in the slaughterhouse to which pigs are very sensitive, improvements with regard to moving the animals forward, loading density in the waiting pens, stunning and euthanizing of the … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals consulted with pig slaughterhouse Westfort after undercover images
Follow-up visit Grossfurtner slaughterhouse after animal welfare improvements
Today Eyes on Animals paid a follow-up visit to Grossfurtner slaughterhouse in Sankt Martin (Austria). Following a visit by Eyes on Animals in 2017, Grossfurtner completely rebuilt its slaughterhouse to bring animal welfare to a higher level and significantly reduce the levels of stress among pigs. These improvements make a world of difference to the … [Read more...] about Follow-up visit Grossfurtner slaughterhouse after animal welfare improvements
Visit to dairy goat farm Papen-Olbach
Today we visited dairy goat farm Papen-Olbach in Vragender (NL) to talk about the welfare of billy goats. Although our visit was unannounced, the goat farmer took ample time to exchange ideas with us. He explained to us that animal welfare is very important to them. For several years now their milk goats get to go outside when the weather is good. This wasn’t a natural … [Read more...] about Visit to dairy goat farm Papen-Olbach
First Demeter company “Boerveenshof” catches laying hens using EonA upright method
After meeting with Rolf and Daniëlle Kanninga, of the biodynamic egg company Boerveenshof in Gasselternijveen, early last year, tonight was showtime. For the first time their spent hens were caught using the more animal friendly "upright method" instead of the traditional method: upside down, by one leg and 3-5 hens per hand. Before the hens were caught, we gave … [Read more...] about First Demeter company “Boerveenshof” catches laying hens using EonA upright method