Etiket: pigs
Severely neglected guinea pigs found in the Kralingse Bos | NOW
Sixteen dumped guinea pigs were found in the Kralingse Bos in Rotterdam on Monday. The animals are severely emaciated and have many skin infections. The animals were found by employees…
‘Pigs suffer unnecessarily long in heat at Vion’, says Eyes on Animals
Heat stress in pigs in front of Vion. Eyes on Animals made these images at Vion. Next onePrevious 1/2 Heat stress in pigs in front of Vion. Pigs suffer unnecessarily…
Love goes through the pig’s stomach
The zoo visitors are also delighted, because it is currently the only white-bearded peccary offspring this year. At first things didn’t look rosy for the little pig. It weakened after…
Vion slaughterhouse puts on fine clothes after heat stress in pigs in Apeldoorn: ‘Better coordination is needed’ | Apeldoorn
A meter long queue of trucks full of overheated pigs, waiting for hours in the blazing sun; Vion confirms that these abuses took place last week at their slaughterhouse in…
Pigs suffer from the heat with a long queue for the slaughterhouse
Three cattle trucks full of pigs were waiting for an hour and a half in the heat on Monday at a few kilometers from the Vion slaughterhouse in Boxtel. The…
Dutch livestock transport overturns in Germany, 700 pigs dead | Abroad
The accident happened near the town of Abtswind, between Würzburg and Nuremberg in northern Bavaria. The driver is believed to have become unwell behind the wheel. Traffic had to deflect…
A pig farmer from Nieuwerkerken is testing it out: are pigs more comfortable listening to music in the stable?
Pigs that are being fattened for slaughter are more comfortable listening to music in the barn. That says pig farmer Piet Paesmans from Nieuwerkerken near Sint-Truiden. He has put together…
Truck full of pigs catches fire on the A28 near Rouveen
A lorry loaded with pigs started a fire on the A28 near Rouveen on Friday. The fire started while driving, for unknown reasons. Several fire engines have been alerted for…
Babysitting Bear and Zussie: barefoot nibbling and endearing pig’s legs | Piglet Journal 13
‘Do you also have to write the Piglet Journal?’, Truus’s daughter asked her mother, jokingly. Truus is Paul’s sister. She and her husband Dick looked after our house and the…
Many slaughter pigs and blood donors infected with hepatitis E: ‘Virus from the barn will be on our plate in no time’ | Inland
Many slaughter pigs and a growing number of blood donors are infected with hepatitis E, according to figures from blood bank Sanquin and Utrecht University. The virus is circulating in…