We are joined today by a journalist and a photographer from the Netherlands. They want to make a report about the conditions at the Turkish border that we have been seeing year after year.

Today we inspect 23 trucks in total but many more pass the border without us having the opportunity to look inside. Fattening calves coming from Slovakia are…

We are joined today by a journalist and a photographer from the Netherlands. They want to make a report about the conditions at the Turkish border that we have been seeing year after year.

Today we inspect 23 trucks in total but many more pass the border without us having the opportunity to look inside. Fattening calves coming from Slovakia are…

All day, animal transporters from Europe are entering into Turkey. We observe animals coming from Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. We are able to inspect 24 trucks but many more pass by. The outside temperature is 38°C.

One truck with pregnant heifers from the Czech Republic that we first saw on the 24^th of…

All day, animal transporters from Europe are entering into Turkey. We observe animals coming from Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. We are able to inspect 24 trucks but many more pass by. The outside temperature is 38°C.

One truck with pregnant heifers from the Czech Republic that we first saw on the 24^th of…

All day, animal transporters from Europe are entering into Turkey. We observe animals coming from Lithuania, Estonia, Hungary, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. We are able to inspect 24 trucks but many more pass by. The outside temperature is 38°C.

One truck with pregnant heifers from the Czech Republic that we first saw on the 24^th of…

Our team starts at 6 o’clock inspecting cattle market in Bodzentyn. There are about 600 animals a little less than weeks before and the atmosphere is calm. Most of the animals are in general good condition only a few cows with overgrown hooves and one with swollen udder are observed. Team notes the ear tag numbers and will request an inspection…

Our team starts at 6 o’clock inspecting cattle market in Bodzentyn. There are about 600 animals a little less than weeks before and the atmosphere is calm. Most of the animals are in general good condition only a few cows with overgrown hooves and one with swollen udder are observed. Team notes the ear tag numbers and will request an inspection…

Our team starts at 6 o’clock inspecting cattle market in Bodzentyn. There are about 600 animals a little less than weeks before and the atmosphere is calm. Most of the animals are in general good condition only a few cows with overgrown hooves and one with swollen udder are observed. Team notes the ear tag numbers and will request an inspection…

Together with Eyes on Animals (NL) we visit Başkent slaughterhouse again. We share some updates and then make a little tour in the plant. The last time we had visited this plant they had made a number of improvements we had recommended during our first visit.  Please see here: http://www.halal-slaughter-watch.org/follow-up-inspection-of-baskent-sla…