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30. June 2018

Poland | Voivodship Swietokrzyskie | Monthly Report June: Farm Animal Service (FAS)

In Podgorze we apply an antiparasitic agent for the dogs.

In June, our Polish farriers visited 15 farms, trimmed 9 horses and dewormed 1 mare. They have signed three new contracts with farmers in Swieradowice, Psary Podlazy and Nowy Skoszyn. The farm in Swieradowice is one we used to visit in the past. We have not been here for a while and we are happy to see big changes since our last visit: two new…

27. June 2018

Poland | Silesia | Meeting with Mayor of Myszkow

Mit dem Bürgermeister im Hundeheim von Zawiercie.

Our team in Poland went to Myszkow in Silesia region to learn more about their method of reducing number of homeless dogs in the shelter. Myszków is one of very few municipalities which have resolved this problem scientifically. They started in 2010, when the current Mayor won the elections. At that time there were almost 300 homeless dogs in the…

27. June 2018

Poland | Silesia | Meeting with Mayor of Myszkow

Mit dem Bürgermeister im Hundeheim von Zawiercie.

Our team in Poland went to Myszkow in Silesia region to learn more about their method of reducing number of homeless dogs in the shelter. Myszków is one of very few municipalities which have resolved this problem scientifically. They started in 2010, when the current Mayor won the elections. At that time there were almost 300 homeless dogs in the…

27. June 2018

Poland | Silesia | Meeting with Mayor of Myszkow

[Translate to English:] Mit dem Bürgermeister im Hundeheim von Zawiercie.

Our team in Poland went to Myszkow in Silesia region to learn more about their method of reducing number of homeless dogs in the shelter. Myszków is one of very few municipalities which have resolved this problem scientifically. They started in 2010, when the current Mayor won the elections. At that time there were almost 300 homeless dogs in the…

27. June 2018

Uruguay | Argentina | Horsemeat production

Slaughterhouse, Lamar: No weather protection for the horses.

Our follow-up investigation in Argentina and Uruguay in November and December 2017 showed that nothing has changed since our first investigation in 2012. We documented once again the whole production chain: horse collection centres, rodeos, transports and EU-approved slaughterhouses. At all places visited, horses are still systematically mistreated…

27. June 2018

Uruguay | Argentina | Horsemeat production

Slaughterhouse, Lamar: No weather protection for the horses.

Our follow-up investigation in Argentina and Uruguay in November and December 2017 showed that nothing has changed since our first investigation in 2012. We documented once again the whole production chain: horse collection centres, rodeos, transports and EU-approved slaughterhouses. At all places visited, horses are still systematically mistreated…

27. June 2018

Uruguay | Argentina | Horsemeat production

[Translate to English:] Schlachthof Lamar, Argentinien: Kein Witterungsschutz für die Pferde.

Our follow-up investigation in Argentina and Uruguay in November and December 2017 showed that nothing has changed since our first investigation in 2012. We documented once again the whole production chain: horse collection centres, rodeos, transports and EU-approved slaughterhouses. At all places visited, horses are still systematically mistreated…

27. June 2018

Uruguay | Region Canelones | Horse slaughterhouses

Ein Pferd, das schwerverletzt angeliefert wurde, bleibt bei Clay unversorgt.

Our follow-up investigation in Uruguay in April 2018 shows that the conditions at the slaughterhouses Clay and Sarel remain unchanged, despite the repeated assurances of the Swiss horsemeat importers to improve the situation. In the slaughterhouse pens, we once again find many injured, weak and emaciated horses, as well as pregnant mares and foals.…

22. June 2018

Germany | Bad Waldsee | Export of unweaned calves by Rinderunion

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Our team has been observing the exports of unweaned calves from the Rinderunion at Bad Waldsee for more than a year now. The transporter S. Röck is required by the competent authorities to feed the calves mid-journey at the control post of Bardy Bresse in France, before the animals are carried on to the assembly centre  in Vic/ Spain. In autum 2017…