Eyes on Animals was invited by a group of organic (including Demeter) egg producers in The Netherlands to come and give a talk about our organization and about our project on improving the welfare of laying hens during catching and loading. We had a very productive and respectful discussion afterwards. It is clear that there is a will and interest in new ideas, such as … [Read more...] about EonA gives presentation on our upright method of catching hens to Dutch organic egg producers, NL
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EonA at ILVO to give a talk on our upright chicken-catching, BE
The Belgian Ministry of Agriculture is financing research into the welfare of poultry during catching, wanting to evaluate conventional catching (3-6 birds per hand held upside down by their legs) with the EonA upright method (1 to 2 birds at a time, never suspended upside down by the legs but always held upright) and, in the case of broilers, also evaluate catching by the … [Read more...] about EonA at ILVO to give a talk on our upright chicken-catching, BE
EonA at the Toennies Forschung workshop on the search for a more humane alternative to CO2 during pig slaughter, DE
Eyes on Animals participated in the "Open-Mind Workshop" hosted by Toennies Research Institute. The purpose was to discuss the search for a suitable alternative to CO2 to stun pigs prior to slaughter. More and more large pig slaughterhouses switched over from electric stunning to CO2 in the past 25 years. No more risk of blood spots, pigs could be stunned all at the same … [Read more...] about EonA at the Toennies Forschung workshop on the search for a more humane alternative to CO2 during pig slaughter, DE
EonA advises on on-farm slaughtering initiative
Today Eyes on Animals had a meeting with two initiators of the Mobile Slaughtering Cooperative (CMS). CMS wants to develop a mobile pig slaughterhouse that can be placed on the farm itself – eliminating the need to transport the pigs. The pigs are stunned (made unconscious) in their familiar surroundings (in the barn or field) and are then further processed in the … [Read more...] about EonA advises on on-farm slaughtering initiative
Meeting with Anoxia
On September 3rd, Eyes on Animals visited Anoxia, a company that has developed a method for farmers to euthanize animals on site in a way that does justice to animals and humans. This euthanizing happens to (mostly young) animals that are too weak or too sick to survive. We received an extensive presentation about the use of … [Read more...] about Meeting with Anoxia
