Investigations by country:

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Treinta y Tres | Farm of Syntex | Blood farms for hormone production

[Translate to English:] Diese jungen Stuten sind für die PMSG-Gewinnung bestimmt.

 

 

In the early afternoon, we arrive at the estancia “El Yatay” of the company Syntex in the hinterland of Treinta y Tres. After the blood extraction which takes place at the estancia “Loma Azul” in Florida, mares are brought here for recovery. Some give birth to their foals in order to ensure a steady supply of young mares for the production of…

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Lavalleja | Estancia „Don Alcides“ | Blood farms for hormone production

[Translate to English:] Perdigóns Stuten in der Eukalyptusplantage auf dem Landgut „Don Alcides“.

In the evening, we meet with Alberto Jerez (name changed), an employee of the Spanish timber company Los Eucaliptus SA that leases land to Fernando Perdigón. Alberto is responsible of the eucalyptus plantations at the estancia “Don Alcides”. He explains that the mares were brought there mid-July of this year. It attracted his attention that they…

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Lavalleja | Estancia „Don Alcides“ | Blood farms for hormone production

[Translate to English:] Die in der Eukalyptusplantage gehaltenen Stuten Perdigóns sind sich selbst überlassen.

In the afternoon, we return to the estancia “Don Alcides” where Perdigón keeps some of his mares in large eucalyptus plantations. A pick-up truck with horse trailer is parked on the road near the farmhouse. We start a conversation with the man who is standing by the trailer and find out that he is not involved in the blood business. He is here with…

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Maldonado | Estancia „Las Marquesas“ | Blood farms for hormone production

[Translate to English:] Eine dünne Stute, die trächtig zu sein scheint.

We return to the blood farm of Fernando Perdigón in the hinterland of Maldonado. On the way there, we see groups of horses grazing on forest clearings. Among the mares, there are also a few stallions. Spring is the time of the year when the mares are covered. The new extraction season is about to start and some mares already look pregnant. We note…

04. July 2017

Uruguay | Cerro Largo | Bocking’s farm “Biomega SA” | Blood farms for hormone production

[Translate to English:] Stark abgemagerte Stute mit schlimmer Beinverletzung.

In the early morning, two gauchos on horseback move about 200 horses from the pastures into the holding pens of the blood farm. Another worker is observed hanging empty blood bags over a fence to dry. At 8:35, three employees start moving horses from the holding pens towards the building, using wooden sticks. They are hitting the horses repeatedly,…

01. July 2017

Bulgaria | Turkey | Animal transports to Turkey

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Animal Welfare Foundation/ Tierschutzbund Zuerich and Eyes on Animals have one team on each side of the border of Bulgaria and Turkey. This week the temperatures are extremely high, with a peak of 43°C.  Since years we have been sending reports and complaints to the EU Commission and the Member States about the immense animal welfare problems…

30. June 2017

Poland | Monthly report June | Voivodship Swietokrzyskie | Farm Animal Service

[Translate to English:] Kühe die sich frei auf einer Weide bewegen können.

In June our FAS team in Poland visited 15 farms. They trimmed hooves of 11 horses and claws of 5 cows. In Czajecice our farriers were surprised by a cow who had no problems with having her front legs picked at all. In Debno Michal and Bogdan visited a well-organized farm, where cows have access to a meadow and can move and walk untied. Another…

27. June 2017

Turkey | Bulgaria | Day 1 of Inspection of EU cattle trucks at the Turkish border

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Today teams from Eyes on Animals and TSB|AWF began inspecting EU livestock trucks passing the Bulgarian border and trying to enter Turkey. First we checked on Petline and Meat & Milk stables on the Turkish side, because we received information that 22 trucks with fattening cattle on board (in total approx 500 cattle) from the Czech Republic were…

17. June 2017

Poland | Germany | Trailing of three transports with unweaned calves

[Translate to English:] Durstige Kälber versuchen verzweifelt, an den ungeeigneten Metallnippeln zu trinken.

From 16th to 17th of June, teams from AWF|TSB trailed three transports with calves from Lithuania and from Poland to Spain and to the Netherlands. All transports were carrying unweaned calves in the age of less than 8 weeks. Those animals are still depending on milk, milk replacer or electrolyte solution and on special feeding equipment and…