Animals in factory farms in Holland

Animal production in the Netherlands

Each year these numbers total up to 500,000,000 animals slaughtered. Holland has a population of around 18,000,000 people. The majority (70-80%) of the "animal products" is exported. For European meat production per country, refer to the FAO. We give a picture of their living circumstances.

Livestock animals

Species	Extra information
Cattle	For all of these animals we described the abuses that they suffer. How old an animal normally becomes and how it lives under normal circumstances and how this differs for factory farm animals, click here.
Hogs for slaughter	This is how life looks for a sow.

Poultry

Species	Extra information
Chickens for fattening	This is how their lives look like.
Hens for eggs	This is how their life looks like.

Other animals

Species	Extra information
Rabbits for slaughter	This is how their life looks like.
Turkeys for slaughter	This is how their life looks like.
Mink	This is how their life looks like.