EonA introduced the upright method already back in 2016. We saw serious injuries caused such as fractured or crushed wings and legs, plus extremely loud screaming of the birds during catching. We also knew that poultry do not have a diaphragm thus when held upside down all their weight is on their lungs causing breathing problems. We also found several scientific articles … Read more... about EonA puts more humane way of catching birds into practice
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Meeting with poultry farm ‘Smits bron van energie’ about catching their hens upright (NL)
Today, Eyes on Animals visited Smits’ poultry farm. Here they also produce eggs under the label Eike which are sold at Sligro (wholesaler). The Eike laying hens get … Read more... about Meeting with poultry farm ‘Smits bron van energie’ about catching their hens upright (NL)
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Training and upright catching at Demeter poultry farm De Dennenhoeve
Today Eyes on Animals gave an animal welfare training to the catching team of Kees Sijbenga of Demeter poultry farm de Dennenhoeve. After the training the catchers … Read more... about Training and upright catching at Demeter poultry farm De Dennenhoeve
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Hunland, Europes’ largest animal transport and trading company, stops transport of unweaned calves
Hunland Group has publically announced it will go beyond the ambiguous EU rules and completely stop transporting unweaned calves under the age of 3 months. The reason for their decision is … Read more... about Hunland, Europes’ largest animal transport and trading company, stops transport of unweaned calves
The court rules: catching poultry upside down by their legs is against the law
The way most poultry is caught and loaded in the Netherlands is not only inhumane, it is also against the law. The European Council Regulation 1/2005 states that it is prohibited to lift or drag … Read more... about The court rules: catching poultry upside down by their legs is against the law
Ekoplaza changes to the EonA upright catching method
Following the Kassa tv broadcast, supermarket chain Ekoplaza has announced that going forward all eggs in their stores will originate from hens that, will be caught in the more animal friendly “EonA … Read more... about Ekoplaza changes to the EonA upright catching method
Positive News from Turkey
The slaughterhouse in Istanbul where we taught its workers a few months ago how to use a stunner to at least render the animals unconscious before cutting their throats updated Asalet from Eyes on … Read more... about Positive News from Turkey
Demeter egg farmers in the Netherlands switch to the EonA upright method of catching hens !
Egg farmers from Demeter have jointly decided to completely abandon the conventional method of catching and loading hens (grab them by their legs, 2-3 per hand and holding them inverted) and switch to … Read more... about Demeter egg farmers in the Netherlands switch to the EonA upright method of catching hens !
