Together with the Bulgarian traffic police, we stopped and checked on livestock trucks heading towards the Turkish border. It is very calm, only two livestock trucks pass by the check-point. One was from Sazov company, but was empty. The other was from Hunland transport company and had cattle on board. We checked on the papers, the animals and condition of the … [Read more...] about AWF and EonA with Bulgarian traffic police set up road control
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No end in sight for the cattle blocked at the BG/TR border since 6 days
Today we are again with the Latvian cattle, blocked since 6 days inside the border on board the ANIMEX truck, and on the road since November 20th. Our team on the ground and our team in their home offices are doing all they can to pressure authorities and the involved industry players to unload these animals and get them care. The EU Commission says it is not in their … [Read more...] about No end in sight for the cattle blocked at the BG/TR border since 6 days
Fate of 31 Latvian bulls stuck at Turkish border still unknown
The 31 bulls from Latvia are still on board the truck, for the fifth day, inside the Bulgarian/Turkish border, in so called “No Man’s Land”. Neither the Turkish or Bulgarian authorities want to take responsiblity for this mess. The Turkish authorities cannot let the truck continue to Iraq because it does not have the permits to cross Turkey and the Bulgarian authorities … [Read more...] about Fate of 31 Latvian bulls stuck at Turkish border still unknown
Latvian bulls stuck at the Turkish border
A team from Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation is checking on EU livestock trucks trying to enter Turkey at the Bulgarian/Turkey border. Since early Saturday the 24rd of November, a livestock truck from the Polish transport company ANIMEX is waiting. On board are bulls that were loaded already on the 20th in Latvia! The transporter and exporter want to bring … [Read more...] about Latvian bulls stuck at the Turkish border
23-24.11.2012 Trailing calves on board a Hungarian livestock trucks (Vigel Laszlo) to Turkey
A team from Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation/Tierschutzbund Zurich trail 2 livestock trucks transporting calves from Nagykapornak (Hungary) destined for Cilgli-Izmir in Turkey. The transport company is Vigel Laszlo. The journey goes over Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. The road in many parts of this 2,199km route is very rough, meaning it takes much longer than … [Read more...] about 23-24.11.2012 Trailing calves on board a Hungarian livestock trucks (Vigel Laszlo) to Turkey