26. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 4

Die jungen Rinder in diesem LKW sind so eng geladen, dass sie sich nicht hinlegen können.

In the morning our team goes back to inspect animal trucks at the parking lot near the border. The calves that have been unloaded yesterday evening are back in the trailer, while other trucks from the same company are unloaded. Due to the small size of the outdoor pens, only a very small percentage of the animals waiting in Kapikule can get out of…

26. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 4

In the morning our team goes back to inspect animal trucks at the parking lot near the border. The calves that have been unloaded yesterday evening are back in the trailer, while other trucks from the same company are unloaded. Due to the small size of the outdoor pens, only a very small percentage of the animals waiting in Kapikule can get out of…

25. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 3

[Translate to English:] Viele Rindertränken sind voller Gülle.

Today our team counts 27 animal transporters leaving No Man's Land and entering Turkey. Sometimes we cannot check the animals on board as they do not stop for customs control in Kapikule but continue driving past for inspection elsewhere in the country.

We inspect 19 animal trucks parked along the road and on the parking lot near the border. The…

25. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 3

Viele Rindertränken sind voller Gülle.

Today our team counts 27 animal transporters leaving No Man's Land and entering Turkey. Sometimes we cannot check the animals on board as they do not stop for customs control in Kapikule but continue driving past for inspection elsewhere in the country.

We inspect 19 animal trucks parked along the road and on the parking lot near the border. The…

25. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 3

Today our team counts 27 animal transporters leaving No Man's Land and entering Turkey. Sometimes we cannot check the animals on board as they do not stop for customs control in Kapikule but continue driving past for inspection elsewhere in the country.

We inspect 19 animal trucks parked along the road and on the parking lot near the border. The…

24. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 2

[Translate to English:] Oft sind die Transporter überladen und nur wenige Tiere können sich hinlegen.

Today our team is busy at a parking lot near the border inspecting trucks with animals from various countries throughout the EU. On board are pregnant heifers, fattening calves and slaughter bulls. All animals are hot and thirsty. Some animals have been unloaded into small outdoor pens, but because these pens cannot hold many animals, most of them…

24. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 2

Oft sind die Transporter überladen und nur wenige Tiere können sich hinlegen.

Today our team is busy at a parking lot near the border inspecting trucks with animals from various countries throughout the EU. On board are pregnant heifers, fattening calves and slaughter bulls. All animals are hot and thirsty. Some animals have been unloaded into small outdoor pens, but because these pens cannot hold many animals, most of them…

24. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 2

Today our team is busy at a parking lot near the border inspecting trucks with animals from various countries throughout the EU. On board are pregnant heifers, fattening calves and slaughter bulls. All animals are hot and thirsty. Some animals have been unloaded into small outdoor pens, but because these pens cannot hold many animals, most of them…

23. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 1

Today a team of inspectors from TSB|AWF and our partner organisation, Eyes on Animals, from Holland arrives in Istanbul and drives to Kapikule at the Bulgarian/Turkish border. During one week we are going to inspect animal transporters bringing in animals from the EU to Turkey. While driving north on the highway, we observe 22 animal trucks passing…