Good news from our colleagues at The Vegan Village in Uganda. After working with us and WACPAW in the field in Ghana last year, they now know the power of direct action and the importance of working on the ground. They now go to visit livestock markets to relieve the suffering of animals. A few months ago they educated people selling poultry at the weekly "livestock" … [Read more...] about Fewer poultry transported upside- down at Kabirizi market, Uganda
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EonA wants to thank small-scale animal-friendly laying hen farmers !
Notice! EonA wants to thank small laying-hen farmers with animal-friendly housing for what they do; that they have chosen a farming approach that shows more respect for animals and nature, and is not excessively large and industrial and inflexible. As a token of appreciation, EonA would like to offer one of you this year to catch your laying- hens (up to 9000) with our … [Read more...] about EonA wants to thank small-scale animal-friendly laying hen farmers !
Vegan Festival in Uganda
The WACPAW/EonA team from Ghana is in Uganda this week and participated in the Annual Vegan Festival organized by the Ugandan NGO "The Vegan Village Society (VVS)". Veganism is quite big in Uganda to protect the forests (wood is used to cook in Uganda and vegetables can be prepared much faster (just 2 logs required) than meat which requires a lot of time and thus wood. … [Read more...] about Vegan Festival in Uganda
Hunland Trans company makes real efforts to transport animals as correctly as possible
It is important to not see the world in just black and white, and work together when possible instead of pre-judging each other when trying to make the world a gentler place for animals. Although we as an organization would like to see a world without animal transport, especially on long-distance journeys, we do acknowledge that some transport companies try hard to be … [Read more...] about Hunland Trans company makes real efforts to transport animals as correctly as possible
German law requires pre-stunning before application of cervical dislocation in poultry
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
