A freelancer of Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation inspected animals crossing through from EU to Turkey today. Sadly, the animal-suffering horrors appear to continue here. Today a truck from the Bulgarian company "Alex" transported sheep over the border that were too advanced in their gestation. While being unloaded at the “Vet Station” on the Turkish side of … [Read more...] about Another EU truck in violation approved for export to Turkey
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EonA, AWF and CIWF hold a Press Conference about welfare problems at Turkish border
Today we held a Press Conference in Brussels, along with the Animal Welfare Foundation and Compassion in World Farming, about the horrible animal suffering we have documented together at the Turkish border. We talked about the fact that many European livestock trucks in violation are accepted at this border, and once they arrive on the Turkish side, they often have to … [Read more...] about EonA, AWF and CIWF hold a Press Conference about welfare problems at Turkish border
Meeting with the EU commission and FVO
Eyes on Animals, Animal Welfare Foundation and Compassion in World Farming requested a meeting with the European Commission to further discuss what action was needed to put an end to the suffering of animals on board EU trucks heading into Turkey. We were invited to come today.Present were 10 officials from the Commission, Sanco legal affairs, and the Food and Veterinarian … [Read more...] about Meeting with the EU commission and FVO
Bull with broken leg transported through Bulgaria/Turkey border
A local freelancer of Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation inspected a cattle truck from the Croatian transport company "Krijan" in Kapikule, at the Turkish side of the Bulgarian/Turkish border. On board were Hungarian bulls destined for slaughter in Ankara, another 8-hour drive away. One of the bulls on board was lying down with a … [Read more...] about Bull with broken leg transported through Bulgaria/Turkey border
Trailing of sheep trucks from UK to Netherlands by boat
Early this morning, Eyes on Animals and the French organization, Protection Mondiale des Animaux de Ferme, trailed two livestock trucks coming off the Joline boat at Calais. The Joline boat is an old boat previously used as a tanker and now owned by the Dutch animal trader and transport company "Onderwater". He bought it so that animals could be again exported from the UK … [Read more...] about Trailing of sheep trucks from UK to Netherlands by boat