Erica Voogt, a U.S.-based animal welfare consultant specializing in slaughter practices and colleague of Temple Grandin, recently published a blog on Meating Place, a website platform for major players of the international meat industry such as Cargill, JPS and Tyson, about our project to phase out CO₂ stunning in pigs and replace it with a newly designed, less painful and … [Read more...] about Blog published in Meating Place about EonA’s alternative to painful CO2 gas stunning of pigs
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German TV reports on the less painful alternative to CO2 gas that EonA designed for a pig slaughterhouse
German TV (NDR) again broadcasted a documentary about the pain and suffering caused by CO₂ gas, which is used in most large pig slaughterhouses in the West. 80% of pigs in Germany are forced to inhale high concentrations of CO2 which causes panic, chemical burning of the mucous membranes and suffocation. This time, however, they also showed the "new" alternative: the … [Read more...] about German TV reports on the less painful alternative to CO2 gas that EonA designed for a pig slaughterhouse
05.&06.03. Eyes on Animals and Kalverliefde host big Calf with Cow conference “Giving Milk a Good Shake”
Almost 70 dairy farmers from 12 different nations attended out big conference on Calf with Cow Dairy. Some already kept their calves with the cows, some not yet but were considering the switch, and others had started but still had questions. The purpose of the conference was to help farmers learn from each other in order to make this ethical method of dairy production … [Read more...] about 05.&06.03. Eyes on Animals and Kalverliefde host big Calf with Cow conference “Giving Milk a Good Shake”
The Animal Law Foundation challenges UK government over cruel catching method
In February, an important court case will begin in the United Kingdom concerning the catching of chickens by their legs. The Animal Law Foundation is taking legal action against the UK government’s decision to allow this catching method again. Catching poultry by the legs is currently prohibited, but in practice is still widely used. Instead of … [Read more...] about The Animal Law Foundation challenges UK government over cruel catching method
The truth about Dutch white veal on Austrian national television!
Eyes on Animals and The Marker’s investigative report about the cruelty behind Dutch white veal and it being sold in Austria as “wiener schnitzels” in were featured on the ORF, Austria’s main national TV channel (comparable to BBC in the UK). For a long time Austrian restaurants have been claiming to its consumers that wiener schnitzels came from well-raised Austrian … [Read more...] about The truth about Dutch white veal on Austrian national television!
