TSB|AWF and Eyes on Animal representatives join Road Inspection Officers (ITD) again to inspect animal transports going along a busy road going north-east. Two cattle transports are stopped. We are pleased to see that one transport had everything right: both the animals and documents. We only had some concerns about too much space for two bulls in…

TSB|AWF and Eyes on Animal representatives join Road Inspection Officers (ITD) to  inspect animal transport during the night. 5 livestock trucks were stopped, all got warnings or fines up to PLN 1000 (EUR 250). The findings included very poor conditions with rusty floors and missing partitions in pig trucks, and bad curtains and broken crates in…

Our team meets the local authorities of Pawłów, Brody, Daleszyce, Kunów, Górno and Mirzec. We offer them cooperation and co-financing neutering cats and dogs belonging to residents. TSB/AWF will finance about 60% of costs if the municipalities take over 40%. We address also their problems with finding an effective way to reduce animal homelessness.…

In January our FAS team in Poland visited 24 farms some several times and some for the first time. Our farriers trimmed hooves and claws of 24 horses, 4 cows and 1 bull. The temperature was low and weather was snowy so most of the work needed to be done inside the buildings. Twice our team was called because of limping animals. One horse and one…

In December our FAS Team in Poland visited 15 farms. They trimmed hooves of 14 horses and 1 cow. Trimming mare “Mandaj” was a big challenge. She was bought recently by one of the farmer visited regularly by our team. The mare has neglected hooves and seemed never been trimmed before. Our smiths had to use a rope and noseband to trim her hooves.

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We return to the slaughterhouse General Pico in the early morning. At 8:30, we observe a group of 15 horses that has just been unloaded being moved into the pen area. We note that at least four horses in this group are injured. Two are seriously injured and should have been euthanized immediately upon arrival at the plant. If they were already…

We arrive at the slaughterhouse General Pico at noon. The temperature is 30°C. No horses can be seen from outside, as there is a tall fence with visual cover all along the road blocking the view. We climb a nearby tree in order to get a view onto the premises. We immediately realize that there is insufficient weather protection for the horses. Only…

We return to the Lamar slaughterhouse at 14:00. It is again a hot and sunny day with a temperature of 29°C and the large majority of the horses are standing under the blazing sun. The pen area which is partly covered by a fabric roof is full to the bursting point, with only a few horses finding space in the shade.

Today there are about 100 horses…

When we return to the Lamar slaughterhouse at 12:00, the temperature has climbed up to 30°C. Today is the first time that a sufficient amount of feed is available. There are two straw bales in each of the large paddocks. However, weak and submissive horses are chased away by dominant ones and remain hungry. The straw should have been distributed in…