WUR and Louis Bolk, two leading scientific research centers in the Netherlands, have worked on a report about the success factors, advantages and challenges to overcome of keeping calves together with their mothers on dairy farms instead of separating them after birth. This report was made due to a broadcast on Radar, a popular Dutch TV show, where Eyes on Animals was … [Read more...] about Knowledge on how to keep calves with their mothers bundled in scientific brochure
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Meeting with Rondeel and Den Ouden chicken-catchers
Today we held another talk with Rondeel and Den Ouden chicken-catching company about the plans they agreed on with us to start catching Rondeel hens in the more humane "EonA Dutch method". Rondeel is the first company to show serious interest. All other eggs come from hens that are still caught in the conventional method, 3-4 per hand and held upside down, which causes a … [Read more...] about Meeting with Rondeel and Den Ouden chicken-catchers
Lobby EonA results in Minister Schouten promising a civil dialogue
The lobby letter that EonA wrote and sent to the Dutch House of Representatives (in preparation for the General discussion on animal-welfare on February 7th) resulted in Minister Schouten promising a critical dialogue about the future of the goat-milk industry and factory farming in general. Other topics that were discussed during the General discussion where the CO2 … [Read more...] about Lobby EonA results in Minister Schouten promising a civil dialogue
Improved drinking supply for calves at market in Leeuwarden, NL
The Leeuwarden calf market has bought a mobile water tank in order to facilitate giving water (with electrolytes) to each calf on the market before she or he is loaded for transport. The managers of the market organized this after our previous visit where we expressed our concern that not all calves were given something to drink before being loaded. Watering the calves was … [Read more...] about Improved drinking supply for calves at market in Leeuwarden, NL
Meeting with person responsible for Corlu slaughterhouse, Turkey
Last year this slaughterhouse bought a pneumatic stunner from a German company and started to offer its' clients the option of having their cattle stunned before being cut for slaughter. This was a breakthrough, as we have never seen stunners in use at any of the slaughterhouses we have visited in Turkey and stunning is still a taboo subject among many. The common belief … [Read more...] about Meeting with person responsible for Corlu slaughterhouse, Turkey