ΖΩΑ ΚΤΗΝΟΤΡΟΦΙΑΣ μεταφέρονται ΑΠΑΝΘΡΩΠΑ από την ΕΕ προς την ΤΟΥΡΚΙΑ

23-1-12  Συνάντηση τριών ευρωπαϊκών οργανώσεων προστασίας των ζώων (Compassion in World Farming, Eyes on Animals, Animal Welfare Foundation) με το  European Livestock and Meat Trading Union (UECBV)  για τις φριχτές συνθήκες μεταφοράς ζώων κτηνοτροφίας από την Ε.Ε. προς την Τουρκία. Χαοτική η κατάσταση στα σύνορα Βουλγαρίας –Τουρκίας. Βούλγαροι ελεγκτές επιτρέπουν την είσοδο φορτηγών που μεταφέρουν ζώα από ΕΕ στην Τουρκία σε απάνθρωπες συνθήκες.
23-1-12   Meeting with European Livestock and Meat Trading Union (UECBV)
Further efforts to decrease suffering at Turkish border: Meeting with European Livestock and Meat Trading Union
Today, Eyes on Animals, Animal Welfare Foundation and Compassion in World Farming held a meeting with the European Livestock and Meat Trading Union (UECBV) to discuss what measures their Union could take to decrease the suffering of animals on board EU trucks heading to the border of Turkey. A Dutch transporter who regularly transports animals from Austria and Hungary to Turkey joined us, as he shares our serious concerns for the chaotic situation at the Turkish border controls and the abnormal number of trucks in violation being let through by the Bulgarian (EU) inspectors. The problems were set on the table and we then brainstormed together what action could be taken. The UECBV has agreed to inform its members of the Turkish import requirements and the most important EU welfare rules that must be paid better attention to, so that hopefully fewer livestock trucks will run into problems at the border, resulting in animals being blocked for days there. The UECBV will also have a word with the European Livestock Transport Union and try to get representatives from the main exporting countries, as well as from Turkey, to sit down at a table with us to finally draw up a plan of action.
Πηγή http://www.eyesonanimals.com/index.php?id=9&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=434&tx_ttnews[backPid]=8&cHash=f6cc7b8b37
Το 2011 πάνω από ένα εκατομμύριο ζώα κτηνοτροφίας μεταφέρθηκαν, από την Ε.Ε. προς την Τουρκία
Το 2011 τρεις ευρωπαϊκές οργανώσεις προστασίας των ζώων (Compassion in World Farming, Eyes on Animals, Animal Welfare Foundation) πραγματοποίησαν τρεις έρευνες για τις συνθήκες μεταφοράς ζώων από την Ε.Ε. προς την Τουρκία
Τα αποτελέσματα των ερευνών στα σύνορα μεταξύ της Ε.Ε. και της Τουρκίας επιβεβαίωσαν ανησυχητικά στοιχεία -από μια παρόμοια έρευνα τον Οκτώβριο του 2010- 
Από τα 158 οχήματα που ελέγχθηκαν στα σύνορα, ένα υψηλό ποσοστό 67% παραβίασε του Κανονισμούς της Ε.Ε. για την καλή μεταχείριση των ζώων κατά τη μεταφορά.
Το  βίντεο από τις τρεις οργανώσεις http://www.filesanywhere.com/fs/v.aspx?v=8a6e68896065767d6b9b
Τα προβλήματα επιδεινώνονται από καθυστερήσεις στα σύνορα που συχνά διαρκούν ώρες, μερικές φορές ακόμη και ημέρες, που προκαλούνται από τη γραφειοκρατία και τους αυστηρούς ελέγχους κατά την εισαγωγή.
Σε μια από τις περιπτώσεις, δύο φορτηγά που μετέφεραν πρόβατα από την Ελλάδα είχαν κολλήσει στα σύνορα για τέσσερις ημέρες. Συνολικά, 14 πρόβατα έχασαν τη ζωή τους ως αποτέλεσμα αυτής της παρατεταμένης καθυστέρησης.
Σχετικά  http://www.zoosos.gr/article/957/phrihtes-oi-sunthekes-metaphoras-zoon-apo-ten-ee-pros-ten-tourkia
16-1-12   φορτηγό Βουλγάρικης εταιρείας με την επωνυμία "Alex" μεταφέρει πρόβατα σε κατάσταση προχωρημένης εγκυμοσύνης, στην Τουρκία.** Στα σύνορα, κατά τον έλεγχο, οι στρεσαρισμένες προβατίνες άρχισαν να γεννούν, με αποτέλεσμα 12 νεογέννητα προβατάκια να πεθάνουν  μαζί με μια μητέρα.
**παράβαση της νομοθεσίας (EU law requires that pregnant animals be less than 90% into their gestation period when transported to avoid any risk that they give birth in transit).
16-1-12  Another EU truck in violation approved for export to Turkey A freelancer of Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation inspected animals crossing through from EU to Turkey today. Sadly, the animal-suffering horrors appear to continue here. Today a truck from the Bulgarian company "Alex" transported sheep over the border that were too advanced in their gestation. While being unloaded at the “Vet Station” on the Turkish side of the border, to be checked that no male sheep were hidden among the consignment, many of the pregnant sheep started lambing.
Due to stress of giving birth in transit, in total 12 new-born lambs died and one mother sheep. The Turkish veterinarian at the station did nothing to protect the welfare of these sheep during this process. We plan to send in these photos and a letter of complaint to the officials in the exporting Member State that approved the transport of these sheep that were far too advanced in their gestation (EU law requires that pregnant animals be less than 90% into their gestation period when transported to avoid any risk that they give birth in transit). We will also complain to the business people directly involved and inform the EU and Turkish authorities.
πηγή http://www.eyesonanimals.com/index.php?id=9&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=432&tx_ttnews[backPid]=8&cHash=bb01fd8182
29-11-2011   Bull with broken leg transported through Bulgaria/Turkey borderhttp://www.eyesonanimals.com/index.php?id=9&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=405&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=8&cHash=d04445389d
12-11-2011   Inspection of sheep truck at Bulgarian/Turkish border
http://www.eyesonanimals.com/index.php?id=9&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=406&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=8&cHash=b3f170599d
In the months April, May, June and August 2011, Animals’ Angels carried out three investigations into live animal transports from different EU Member States to Turkey via the Bulgarian/ Turkish border Kapitan Andreevo/ Kapikule.
The findings of these investigations are alarming. Enormous animal suffering is regularly  caused in the long-distance transports from the EU to Turkey. Too often, animals die after  vegetating for days in torturous conditions on board the vehicles.
The transports --inspected by Animals’ Angels on the transport route from the EU to Turkey --were regularly carried out violating Council Regulation EC 1/2005 on the Protection of Animals during Transport and the European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport.
Numerous problems that occurred during transport such as hunger, thirst, respiratory distress due to extreme ammonia gases and heat caused by insufficient head space and the lack of bedding material, animals trampling each other due to lack of floor space, young cows giving birth during the journey, etc.
http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/animalwelfare/Animal_Exports_EU_Turkey_Deficiencies_in_Vet_Checks.pdf