For the first time in history, hens on a large American poultry farm have been caught and loaded according to the Eyes on Animals method - upright and not dangling upside down by one leg. This involved a poultry farm of Kipster, which also uses the upright catching method for their hens in the Netherlands. We trained the catching teams (primarily catchers from Mexico) … [Read more...] about Upright Catching in the United States
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EonA assists and supervises the upright catching of “spent” laying hens on a Demeter farm, NL
Eyes on Animals helped Demeter egg farmer Kees Sijbenga in Hooghalen (NL) supervise and assist in the upright catching of his "spent" laying hens. Most of the catchers did a very good job at keeping the birds upright and holding them gently; just a few were not following the instructions correctly, concluded both EonA and farmer Kees. This will be taken into account for … [Read more...] about EonA assists and supervises the upright catching of “spent” laying hens on a Demeter farm, NL
Participation in the last meeting of the steering committee on chicken-catching at ILVO (BE)
Eyes on Animals, along with various industry stakeholders, is a member of the steering committee for ILVO's chicEyes on Animals, along with various industry stakeholders, is a member of the steering committee for ILVO's chicken catching project “KIPVANG”.ken catching project “KIPVANG”. ILVO, the Belgian Institute for Agricultural, Fisheries, and Food Research, has … [Read more...] about Participation in the last meeting of the steering committee on chicken-catching at ILVO (BE)
Panic and injuries during the loading of hens into transport containers
Eyes on Animals is very concerned about the use of transport-containers for spent hens. In various countries, we have witnessed how spent hens are loaded into these containers. The problems were the same everywhere: the container-drawers are too low and too wide. The hens (which are taller than the drawers) have to be literally pushed and folded into them. Due to the panic … [Read more...] about Panic and injuries during the loading of hens into transport containers
Presentation to NVWA on catching and loading chickens
Today, we gave our “chicken-catching training” to a team from the Dutch Food and Safety Authority (NVWA). We shared our concerns about the design of transport crates and containers currently being used. The design of both containers and crates are vital for limiting the amount of injuries and collisions, and help make catching less … [Read more...] about Presentation to NVWA on catching and loading chickens