After presenting our investigative results on the Tros Radar TV show about the serious suffering involved in the transport and slaughter of horses in North, Central and South America, DEEN immediately stopped selling it and now COOP also announced that it will stop selling horse meat from these countries. COOP Supermarket says that it is shocked by the footage seen on the … [Read more...] about Coop & Deen supermarkets stop selling horse meat from North, Central & South America
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Deen supermarket stops selling horse meat from North, Central and South America
After presenting our investigative results on the Tros Radar TV show about the serious suffering involved in the transport and slaughter of horses in North, Central and South America, DEEN supermarket announced that it will stop selling horse meat from these countries. Deen Supermarket says that it is shocked by the footage seen on the Tros Radar show and although they … [Read more...] about Deen supermarket stops selling horse meat from North, Central and South America
Daily Dutch paper TROUW publishes horse-meat investigative-report
Daily Dutch paper TROUW publishes an article about the investigative-report we published with TSB Zürich, AWF, AA USA, L214 and Gaia of the horrible suffering the teams saw while trialing horse trucks and inspecting markets, export stations and slaughterhouses in Canada, USA, Mexico, Argentina and Uruguay. … [Read more...] about Daily Dutch paper TROUW publishes horse-meat investigative-report
January 2014: Promising developments in Turkey
EonA and AWF just received news from the Minsitry of Agriculture in Turkey: "In the upcoming weeks we are going to start trainings for the official veterinarian inspectors. The animal welfare issues are added to this training program. In this scope, we would like to benefit from the power-point presentation and videos you showed us during our meeting in December 2013." We … [Read more...] about January 2014: Promising developments in Turkey
Dec 2013: Shame on Aygüler slaughterhouse in Turkey
All 10 Turkish slaughterhouses that we have visited so far have had serious and similar welfare problems. However, in many of the cases it is due to lack of information on how to do better as well as lack of awareness and lack of pressure to change. That is why we are trying to get their cooperation in assisting them to make concrete improvements. With some plants things … [Read more...] about Dec 2013: Shame on Aygüler slaughterhouse in Turkey
January 2014 Euro Meat (BE) slaughterhouse installs CCTV cameras
In the fall of 2013 we visited this slaughterhouse in Moeskroen and made several recommendations for improvements. The director is open and interested in animal behaviour and welfare. He admits that slaughter is never nice, but wants to at least take steps to reduce the amount of suffering and fright an animal feels. We suggested he set up CCTV throughout the lairage … [Read more...] about January 2014 Euro Meat (BE) slaughterhouse installs CCTV cameras
December 2013: Vion Groenlo slaughterhouse improves stable for “fragile/suspect” pigs
Today we received news from Vion pig slaughterhouse in Groenlo: they finally took our suggestion into consideration and adapted the stable they use for pigs arriving in a fragile condition.Fragile/suspect pigs are considered legally fit enough to be transported for slaughter but according to Dutch rules have to be slaughtered separately at the end of the day, in order not … [Read more...] about December 2013: Vion Groenlo slaughterhouse improves stable for “fragile/suspect” pigs
November: Employee seen poking eyeballs of animals at Yilkay slaughterhouse (TR) has been fired
When we inspected Yilkay slaughterhouse in Bursa, Turkey a few months ago, we observed the slaughterer poking his fingers deep into the eyeballs of the bulls before cutting their throat. The bulls were screaming out from the pain. We sent the slaughterhouse veterinarian and CVO of Turkey our report and insisted that this cruel treatment be put to a stop. Today we … [Read more...] about November: Employee seen poking eyeballs of animals at Yilkay slaughterhouse (TR) has been fired
Sow rescue action for Pinky
Pinky was destined for the slaughterhouse after having been used in an “education project' at a Dutch school. The 21 piglets she gave birth to during the school year had already been transported to slaughter. Pinky was to face the same fate. Students Maartje and Noah could not face that Pinky, a perfectly healthy and loving sow, was going to be slaughtered and then … [Read more...] about Sow rescue action for Pinky
Major changes at Bulgarian/Turkish border
All of the EonA and AWF complaints about the lenient and corrupt behaviour of the veterinarian inspectors at the Bulgarian side of the border have paid off. A group of European Officials also inspected the activities at the border and, like us, sent in a complaint that the veterinarian inspectors were not conducting their work thoroughly. After the recent elections … [Read more...] about Major changes at Bulgarian/Turkish border
