2024-03-04

LOW COUNTRIES - Belgium as a drain on the Dutch cattle industry

European Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 prohibits EU member states from transporting unhealthy, injured, excessively young and heavily pregnant animals, including across national borders. However, too often non-transportable cattle from the Netherlands still end up in Belgian slaughterhouses via the so-called 'Belgium route'. It is a persistent problem that often goes unpunished, according to research by Annick Hus (Knack) and Hester den Boer (De Groene Amsterdammer).

Annick Hus

Annick Hus (born 1983) is a Belgian freelance journalist and researcher.
Annick Hus

Hester den Boer

Hester den Boer (1981) is a freelance investigative journalist and photographer.
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