An EonA/AWF team, joined by a professor from Istanbul Veterinarian University Faculty, attempted to meet with the owner of Aygüler slaughterhouse in Kazan this morning to see what improvements had been put in place since our last visit. In December we had visited this plant and conditions were very problematic - the floor was slippery and cattle were repeatedly falling … [Read more...] about Aygüler slaughterhouse in Kazan (Turkey) refuses to work with us
Our inspections
Inspection of Hunland truck with German piglets for Romania
EonA team in Germany checked on German piglets heading to Romania by the Hungarian company Hunland (that we gave a welfare-workshop to 30 of its drivers last year). The piglets had just been loaded and were heading on a long 20 hour journey to a farm in Romania to be fattened. Fortunately, the drivers were cooperative and stopped to let us check on the loading conditions … [Read more...] about Inspection of Hunland truck with German piglets for Romania
The cruel reality behind horse meat in The Netherlands
Most horses that are killed for the meat that is sold in Dutch supermarkets and snackbars have suffered under extremely cruel conditions. This becomes clear from a large international investigation conducted by Eyes on Animals together with Tierschutzbund Zürich (Switserland) and Animals’ Angels USA. The Netherlands imports meat from almost 60.000 horses yearly … [Read more...] about The cruel reality behind horse meat in The Netherlands
Meeting with Meat Processing Systems, NL
Today a team from Eyes on Animals together with Dr. Ellen Eser, humane slaughter specialist and veterinarian from Germany, was asked to meet with MPS. MPS is a large company with headquarters in the Netherlands that makes equipment for conventional and Ritual slaughterhouses (Halal and Kosher) all over the world. They had heard about our efforts to decrease animal … [Read more...] about Meeting with Meat Processing Systems, NL
Follow-up inspection meeting at Ivo Hendriksen slaughterhouse, Lichtenvoorde
This afternoon the Eyes on Animals team, joined by Dr. Ellen Eser (humane slaughter specialist/trainer and veterinarian from Germany) met with the Animal Welfare Officer and Owner of Ivo Hendriksen slaughterhouse in Lichtenvoorde. Last month a team had observed the slaughter of young piglets here and today we wanted to discuss our report and propose some … [Read more...] about Follow-up inspection meeting at Ivo Hendriksen slaughterhouse, Lichtenvoorde