This morning we dropped by the pig export station in Lunteren, called Vlastuin. Here pigs from different Dutch farms are collected and then several hours later, or even a couple of days later, reloaded and sent for export to countries such as Poland, Germany, Hungary and Romania. We had received numerous complaints from Dutch and German drivers that often 220 “slaughter” … [Read more...] about Visit of Vlastuin pig export station in Lunteren
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Talk with Boonstra chicken transport about their recent accident
Today we dropped by Boonstra transport, the company that sadly had an accident with one of their poultry trucks a few weeks ago. To watch the footage click HERE. Fortunately their driver has recovered. However, 60-70% of the poultry on board (6-week old broiler chickens) died. The main cause was suffocation, because when the truck kilted over on its side, the chickens all … [Read more...] about Talk with Boonstra chicken transport about their recent accident
Random checks on livestock trucks on Dutch highways
A team from Eyes on Animals was on the highways in southern Holland to randomly check on livestock trucks bringing animals to slaughterhouses in the night. We observed, among others, 3 livestock trucks from the company Plukon bringing broiler chickens to slaughter. The trucks had material along the side to protect the birds from the cold winds, which was good, but like … [Read more...] about Random checks on livestock trucks on Dutch highways
Meeting with EU Commission and EU Member States to improve conditions for animals transported to Turkey
Today a big meeting was held at the EU Commission. Representatives from all EU Member States, involved NGO’s, industry representatives from the UECBV and the Food and Veterinary Office inspectors were present. Eyes on Animals, Animal Welfare Foundation and CIWF distributed our handout with the latest update of the situation at the Turkish border and spoke about the recent … [Read more...] about Meeting with EU Commission and EU Member States to improve conditions for animals transported to Turkey
Further efforts to improve welfare of EU animal transported to Turkey – Meeting in Brussels
Today we were invited to a meeting in Brussels with Bulgarian and Hungarian officials and Livestock Traders and Transport Union to discuss the latest situation for animals at the EU/Turkey border. The Hungarian official informed us that they have taken action based on our reports- from now on only cattle from registered assembly stations may be dispatched for transport to … [Read more...] about Further efforts to improve welfare of EU animal transported to Turkey – Meeting in Brussels