It was the ‘veterinarians with assignment’ (DMOs) that sounded the alarm. Since 2020, they have supervised animal welfare in the slaughterhouses on behalf of Minister Weyts and see how the animals arrive and which carriers may go wrong.
“The owner of the transport company in question received several warnings and countless serious reports, but did not adequately tackle the problems,” it sounds. The company continued to transport weak animals. “For example, there were animals with cuts of 30 centimeters, inflammation, leek, umbilical fractures, stuffed legs, bleeding abscesses of 35 centimeters or tail injuries. Some animals could not even make more steps. In addition, excessive use was made of the klophamer and transports were regularly overloaded.”