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30. June 2015

Hungary | Tatabanya | Practical training of Hungarian police

Our Team (Eyes on Animals/Animal Welfare Foundation) assisted the Hungarian police near Tatabanya with inspecting livestock trucks. A Dutch truck from the company Keus en Mollink transporting pigs on a 14-hr journey from the Czech Republic to Romania was stopped and checked. On board were 170 pigs destined for slaughter. Fortunately the weather was…

19. June 2015

USA | Transport of rejected horses to Shippensburg | Horsemeat import

We wait at the CFIA inspection station for any U.S. trucks loaded with slaughter horses to document their inspection. We decide to leave the inspection station after several hours without a truck passing. Little later, we spot a truck belonging to Rotz Livestock from Shippensburg. Bruce Rotz is a well-known large scale kill buyer.

However, the…

19. June 2015

USA | Transport of rejected horses to Shippensburg | Horsemeat import

Der Transporter fährt voll beladen wieder zurück in die USA.

We wait at the CFIA inspection station for any U.S. trucks loaded with slaughter horses to document their inspection. We decide to leave the inspection station after several hours without a truck passing. Little later, we spot a truck belonging to Rotz Livestock from Shippensburg. Bruce Rotz is a well-known large scale kill buyer.

However, the…

19. June 2015

USA | Transport of rejected horses to Shippensburg | Horsemeat import

We wait at the CFIA inspection station for any U.S. trucks loaded with slaughter horses to document their inspection. We decide to leave the inspection station after several hours without a truck passing. Little later, we spot a truck belonging to Rotz Livestock from Shippensburg. Bruce Rotz is a well-known large scale kill buyer.

However, the…

19. June 2015

USA | Transport of rejected horses to Shippensburg | Horsemeat import

Der Transporter fährt voll beladen wieder zurück in die USA.

We wait at the CFIA inspection station for any U.S. trucks loaded with slaughter horses to document their inspection. We decide to leave the inspection station after several hours without a truck passing. Little later, we spot a truck belonging to Rotz Livestock from Shippensburg. Bruce Rotz is a well-known large scale kill buyer. 

However, the…

18. June 2015

Canada | Québec | Viande Richelieu Inc. | Horsemeat import

Our team observes the “Viande Richelieu, Inc.” plant for two days. This is one of just two horse slaughter plants in Quebec approved for export to the European Union. During our visit, there is very little activity. The holding pen area consists of a simple, metal covered shed-like structure. No fans are installed to provide cooling on a hot summer…

18. June 2015

Canada | Québec | Viande Richelieu Inc. | Horsemeat import

Die Pferche sind so überfüllt, dass die Tiere keine Bewegungsfreiheit haben.

Our team observes the “Viande Richelieu, Inc.” plant for two days. This is one of just two horse slaughter plants in Quebec approved for export to the European Union. During our visit, there is very little activity. The holding pen area consists of a simple, metal covered shed-like structure. No fans are installed to provide cooling on a hot summer…

18. June 2015

Canada | Québec | Viande Richelieu Inc. | Horsemeat import

Our team observes the “Viande Richelieu, Inc.” plant for two days. This is one of just two horse slaughter plants in Quebec approved for export to the European Union. During our visit, there is very little activity. The holding pen area consists of a simple, metal covered shed-like structure. No fans are installed to provide cooling on a hot summer…

16. June 2015

Canada | Transport from US-horses to the slaughterhouse Richelieu | Horsemeat import

We follow a truck with slaughter horses from Shippensburg to the Canadian slaughter plant Richelieu. The conditions are very bad today: It is insufferably hot and the truck sits in parts in traffic.


In the evening the truck arrives at the CFIA inspection station at the Canadian border. An inspector pushes a ladder on wheels next to the trailer.…