Eyes on Animals inspector Asalet has more than 7 years of experience and extensive knowledge in the field of (un)stunned slaughter in Turkish ritual slaughterhouses. He has seen the tremendous suffering that the animals are subjected to in order to make them 'manageable' before they are slaughtered. He also has thorough knowledge of the Koran, religious writings and has … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals speaks at Dutch Parliament hearing about stunned slaughter
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Eyes on Animals counsels the Lower House on the export of veal to China
After 17 years of negotiations, China now wants to import veal from the Netherlands. EonA director Lesley was invited to explain what effect this would have on the welfare of unweaned calves. In order to be able to supply more and more veal worldwide, the Netherlands will also have to import more and more live calves to fatten them up here in order to continue to meet … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals counsels the Lower House on the export of veal to China
Talks with Stena Ferries about the export trade of unweaned Irish calves
Today representatives of Eyes on Animals, Compassion in World Farming and KAALE met with 2 representatives of Stena Ferries at their London office. Stena Ferries is one of the few remaining ferry companies that accepts trucks with unweaned calves on board for their 18hr crossing from Rosslare Ireland to Cherbourg France. Unweaned calves are still fully dependent on milk … [Read more...] about Talks with Stena Ferries about the export trade of unweaned Irish calves
Visit of Eikelenboom slaughterhouse in Lith (NL)
Today we made an unannounced visit to Eikelenboom slaughterhouse in Lith (NL), where we were warmly welcomed by the owner, Jan Eikelenboom. After a short introductory talk, where we introduced ourselves, we were invited for a tour of the slaughterhouse . At the time, there were only sheep in the lairage. At Eikelenboom they slaughter both sheep and goats. … [Read more...] about Visit of Eikelenboom slaughterhouse in Lith (NL)
EonA visits Van Miert poultry slaughterhouse during heatwave
On Friday July 26 Eyes on Animals visited Van Miert poultry slaughterhouse in Breukelen. The temperature at 11am was already 36 degrees Celsius. During our visit a poultry truck was parked directly in the sun, next to the slaughterhouse for 15 minutes. Even though this might seem like a short time, every minute in the direct sun is one too many. When there is no … [Read more...] about EonA visits Van Miert poultry slaughterhouse during heatwave