slaughterhouses

Today was a disappointing day. We returned to the slaughterhouse in Gönen that we visited in June to find out that nothing at all had been improved on. The Manager that we had spoken to back in June no longer worked there. The new manager agreed to meet with us and admitted he did not know about our report or letters of recommendations. Nevertheless, he seemed really … [Read more...] about Follow-up inspection of Mutlular Entegre et Tesisleri slaughterhouse, Gönen (Turkey)

Today the EonA/AWF team met with the Plant manager, Quality Assurance Superviser and Veterinarian from Kayarlar slaughterhouse in Bursa-Gürsu. We had seen footage of how they slaughter cattle inside their plant and, like most other plants in turkey, here too bovines were being made to fall in trip-floor slaughter boxes and then hoisted alive by one leg. The plant manager … [Read more...] about Meeting with Manager, QA and Vet from Kayarlar slaughterhouse in Bursa-Gürsu (Turkey)

When the EonA/AWF team visited this slaughterhouse for the first time in June 2013, we were shocked by the conditions inside. Not only because the cattle were slipping and being hoisted alive by one leg (which is typical in Turkish slaughterhouses) but because there was so much extra stress and suffering here - the bulls were covered in the blood of previously slaughtered … [Read more...] about Follow-up inspection of Yilkay slaughterhouse in Bursa (Turkey)

Today the EonA/AWF team dropped by Cemit slaughterhouse in Bursa-Cali to discuss with them how to improve welfare in their slaughterhouse. At this plant the floor of the unloading ramp is stepp and wide and ends reltively quickly in a sharp 90 degree left turn into a very narrow raceway. The floor of the paddocks and raceway has potholes and there is absolutely no … [Read more...] about Visit with Manager and Vet of Cemit slaughterhouse, Bursa-Cali (Turkey)

Today the EonA/AWF team was joined by Dr. Tahsin Yesilderet – veterinarian professor and trainer in humane slaughter, to re-visit Çekmece Et slaughterhouse. We had visited this slaughterhouse in 2010 and in June of 2013 where serious welfare problems were observed, including the dragging of a downer bull out of a truck, cattle slipping and falling and cattle being hoisted … [Read more...] about Follow-up inspection of Çekmece Et slaughterhouse in Hadimkoy (Turkey)

The EonA/AWF team is back in Turkey to try to get welfare-improvements at the slaughterhouses there. Today Asalet and Lesley were invited to come to the office of Gimdes (a Halal Certification Labelling organization) to speak with their Imam and two of their certifiers. We showed them all of our footage of Turkish slaughterhouses that we openly inspected in June, as well … [Read more...] about Meeting with Gimdes Halal Certification Label, Istanbul (Turkey)

A team from TSB/AWF and EonA was invited to observe the Halal slaughter of sheep at a slaughterhouse in Clarens/ Switzerland. Once or twice per week a number of sheep is slaughtered Halal in this slaughterhouse. Today 60 sheep would be slaughtered Halal. Prior to slaughter the sheep are electrically stunned and then cut by a Muslim butcher. The sheep destined for slaughter … [Read more...] about Inspection of Halal slaughter at an abattoir in Clarens (Switzerland)

Dr. Ellen Eser did her PhD on the animal welfare situation at Turkish slaughterhouses in 2006, in which she evaluated 96 slaughterhouses there.  Since then she has worked for BSI, a German company specialized in improving welfare during slaughter and giving trainings to slaughter personnel. She is an expert on equipment and behavioural techniques to reduce stress … [Read more...] about Meeting with German veterinarian specialized in reducing suffering at slaughter

Today the Eyes on Animals/Animal Welfare Foundation team that is working on getting welfare improvements at the Turkish slaughterhouses, drove to Mouskroen in Belgium to visit Euro-Meat Group. We were told that this Belgian plant had taken significant steps to reduce the suffering of animals during Halal slaughter. Perhaps there were some ideas we could pass on to the … [Read more...] about Inspection of Euro-Meat slaughterhouse, Mouskroen (BE)

Today the Eyes on Animals/Animal Welfare Foundation team that is working on getting welfare improvements at the Turkish slaughterhouses, met in Tilburg to get a tour of the Vion cattle slaughterhouse. The purpose of today´s visit was to see the equipment used, to get ideas for how we could reduce the suffering of cattle being handled in the Turkish slaughterhouses. … [Read more...] about Visit of Vion cattle slaughterhouse in Tilburg (NL)