After years of exposing the route of unweaned calves from Ireland to the Netherlands, there is progress. Brittany Ferries has decided to go back to their original plan of banning live animal transports on their ferry services. Under pressure from industry they allowed it this past year but due to all the recent negative publicity they have decided to stop again. Thank you … [Read more...] about Brittany Ferries to stop transporting live animals as of September 2026
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Blog published in Meating Place about EonA’s alternative to painful CO2 gas stunning of pigs
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
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!
Referans, a Turkish-language Islamic magazine published an article written by our inspector
Referans, a Turkish-language Islamic magazine focused on religion, published an article written by our trainer/inspector Asalet Sancakdaroglu about the importance of slaughter being as humane as possible and the religious texts permitting, and even advocating, for rendering animals unconscious prior to the unavoidable and painful slaughter procedures such as restraint, … [Read more...] about Referans, a Turkish-language Islamic magazine published an article written by our inspector
Stunning Animals before slaughter is a religious duty
Asalet Sancakdaroglu, our inspector and trainer in Turkey, has published an educative report explaining why rendering animals unconscious—and therefore insensible to pain—before slaughter is a religious duty in Islam. Drawing on his extensive experience, Asalet trains professionals in the use of both captive-bolt and electrical stunning methods and has inspected hundreds … [Read more...] about Stunning Animals before slaughter is a religious duty
UK Calls for CO₂ Stunning Ban – A Breakthrough for Pig Welfare
We are proud to share some incredible news: the UK Animal Welfare Committee has officially called for a full ban on CO₂ gas stunning of pigs, recognizing the serious and prolonged suffering it causes. In their final report, published October 16th, the Committee recommends that the method be phased out at the latest within five years—a major victory for animal welfare … [Read more...] about UK Calls for CO₂ Stunning Ban – A Breakthrough for Pig Welfare
New stunning method reduces pig suffering
Vlees, the Dutch magazine for professionals working in the food and restaurant industry, published an article about how Eyes on Animals' redesigned a large pig slaughterhouse to make high throughput automatic electric-stunning much more humane, and to provide a realistic alternative to the painful CO2 gas stunning option so that the use of CO2 gas can be phased out. … [Read more...] about New stunning method reduces pig suffering
