On most poultry farms, including those in the Netherlands and Belgium, sick, injured, crippled or weakened birds are killed through a procedure known as "cervical dislocation," colloquially referred to as "breaking the neck." It is often claimed that this method causes the animal to be "instantly gone," but this is incorrect. During cervical dislocation, the spinal cord … Read more... about German law requires pre-stunning before application of cervical dislocation in poultry
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Meeting with TSE and World Halal Union to show them horrendous suffering in Turkish abattoirs
This afternoon we met with Ahmet Gelir who works for the World Halal Union and TSE (Turkish Standards Institute). TSE has a protocol for how animals must be … Read more... about Meeting with TSE and World Halal Union to show them horrendous suffering in Turkish abattoirs
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Training of pig slaughterhouse employees
Some of our work is behind the scene, like today. We gave a custom-tailored training course at one of the European pig abattoirs that has made major improvements to … Read more... about Training of pig slaughterhouse employees
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WACPAW and EonA spread knowledge on plant-based diet in Ghana
WACPAW (West Africa Center for the Protection of Animal Welfare) in Ghana wanted to start a Plant-Based Diet campaign in Ghana, to get people back to their national dishes and local food and … Read more... about WACPAW and EonA spread knowledge on plant-based diet in Ghana
More calves get to stay with their mothers thanks to Plus supermarket and Lebkov & Sons coffee chain
One of the biggest welfare problems in the dairy industry is the production of new-born calves that are seen as unwanted, as all the milk from their mother is considered for “human consumers”. As a … Read more... about More calves get to stay with their mothers thanks to Plus supermarket and Lebkov & Sons coffee chain
Czech regulations require that ducks be supported when caught
In the Netherlands, when ducks need to be transported for slaughter, they are lifted by their necks/heads and thrown or tossed into containers. The roughness of this process was captured on video by … Read more... about Czech regulations require that ducks be supported when caught
Dutch Parliament votes to ban import of unweaned calves from Ireland and other countries
All the years of investigative work Eyes on Animals, L214 and Ethical Farming Ireland did together, visiting Irish calf markets and trailing trucks full of unweaned calves from Ireland via France to … Read more... about Dutch Parliament votes to ban import of unweaned calves from Ireland and other countries
Meeting the influential theologian about Islam and the need to accept stunning in Turkish abattoirs
Asalet from Eyes on Animals met with Islam theologian professor Dr. Faruk Beşer. He is a respected and influential theologian. Asalet told him about the suffering he sees inside Turkish abattoirs and … Read more... about Meeting the influential theologian about Islam and the need to accept stunning in Turkish abattoirs
