As of January 1, 2025, goat kids can no longer be slaughtered before they are at least two weeks old. Many of them are now fattened for 3 to 5 weeks and receive slightly better care. This change was largely driven by the efforts of Eyes on Animals, which brought attention to the transport of very young goat kids in the media and political arena. As a result, … [Read more...] about No more goat-kids slaughtered at just 7 days old
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EonA talks at European Parliament in Brussels
Today we gave a talk at the European Parliament. We were invited by MEPs Anja Hazekamp and Sebastien Everding. We presented the new film about how sheep and cattle are transported on very difficult and long journeys from all over Europe by truck and vessel to slaughterhouses in third countries far away, such as Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Libya, Lebanon and Morocco. This … [Read more...] about EonA talks at European Parliament in Brussels
More and more interest in moving away from CO2-gas stunning
Hopeful news- yesterday we hosted managers from a large pork company in the UK to come and see the abattoir we worked with for the past 3 years to create an improved automatic electric-stunning design, whereby hundreds of pigs per hour are no longer forced into one single file anymore and stress has been drastically reduced. There is more and more interest now that … [Read more...] about More and more interest in moving away from CO2-gas stunning
Good News from Ghana: Major Improvements at Cape Coast Slaughter Slab
Over the past five years, Eyes on Animals and WACPAW have worked together to reduce animal suffering at the Cape Coast cattle slaughter slab in Ghana. Initially, cattle endured severe stress and suffering due to harsh handling practices, including being forcibly tripped, tightly tethered, and slaughtered without stunning.Thanks to ongoing training by WACPAW and EonA and … [Read more...] about Good News from Ghana: Major Improvements at Cape Coast Slaughter Slab
EonA at World Halal Summit in Istanbul
Asalet is at the World Halal Summit in Istanbul networking with people (Halal food.companies, Halal certifying organizations etc...) and telling them how crucial it is that the halal food business takes farm-animal welfare during slaughter into much more serious consideration. He is also using this opportunity to explain what we do, what we have seen, and how electric and … [Read more...] about EonA at World Halal Summit in Istanbul
