Today we gave a training workshop on the EU animal-transport legislation to the Regional Veterinary Inspection in Katowice, as they requested. This is our first training for Veterinary Officials in Poland, we are very pleased that our training-courses for the ITD (Polish Road Transport Inspection) are having such a broad effect. 100 Veterinary Officials are participating … [Read more...] about Training of Official Veterinarians in Katowice, Poland
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Training course given to Hunland livestock drivers
Today Eyes on Animals was hired by Hunland Transport, one of Europe's largest animal-transport companies with its headquarters in Hungary, to give our animal-welfare training course to 15 of their drivers. Our training course consists of 3-hours of theory to cover how to best take care of animals during loading, the journey and unloading and how to avoid delays and … [Read more...] about Training course given to Hunland livestock drivers
Practical training of Official Polish Road Inspectors in Lublin, Poland
It is our fifth day of work with the ITD (Official Road Inspectors) from Lublin area, accompanied by Veterinary Inspectors. This time we only catch one livestock truck passing by to stop and check, but it was a very important inspection because there were may violations. The curtains to protect the birds from adverse weather are inappropriate, not allowing proper … [Read more...] about Practical training of Official Polish Road Inspectors in Lublin, Poland
Practical Training of Official Road Inspectors (ITD) in Lublin – Day 4, Poland
The weather is not supporting our work today: we are stopping and inspecting livestock lorries with the Polish Road Transport Inspectors in wind, rain and hail. The first stopped truck is empty, documents and construction are OK. The second one, a national pig truck, raises our doubts about loading density, but after careful calculations we see that there are no … [Read more...] about Practical Training of Official Road Inspectors (ITD) in Lublin – Day 4, Poland
Practical Training of Official Road Inspectors (ITD) Lublin – Day 3, Poland
Another long day on the road with the Road Transport Inspector (ITD) and Veterinary Inspectors. The first livestock truck we stop is empty, so we have a look inside a very well equipped swan-neck trailer - a great educating opportunity. Next, a short distance transporter is stopped. On board is a consignment of pigs whose condition makes us worried: they are dirty and … [Read more...] about Practical Training of Official Road Inspectors (ITD) Lublin – Day 3, Poland