The veterinarian and manager of this slaughterhouse were open to our EonA/AWF team inspecting the conditions for welfare at their slaughterhouse and interested in our teams' recommendations. We are very grateful for their open attitude, it is a step in the right direction towards improvements. Today cattle, buffalo and sheep arrived. First cattle were slaughtered Kosher, … [Read more...] about Inspection of Elif slaughterhouse, Turkey
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Visit of three Turkish slaughterhouses
Two EonA/AWF teams arrived in Turkey yesterday- one to focus on transport and the other on slaughter conditions. Today one of the teams (Lesley, Asalet and Dr. Ellen Eser, specialist on animal-welfare during transport and slaughter and official veterinarian from Germany) visited 3 slaughterhouses around Istanbul, "Narman", "Ozlem" and "Elif". We viewed their … [Read more...] about Visit of three Turkish slaughterhouses
Visit of Vion pig slaughter in Groenlo, NL
Today a team from Eyes on Animals, accompanied by a scientific researcher (Dr. Gerritzen from Wageningen University's Livestock Research Center), visited the Vion pig slaughterhouse in Groenlo. Here pigs from the label "Groene Weg" are slaughtered, as well as pigs that do not fall under a special label. Groene Weg is a quality label where pigs are raised under higher … [Read more...] about Visit of Vion pig slaughter in Groenlo, NL
Meeting with MPS
Today Eyes on Animals met with MPS at our office. MPS stands for "Meat Processing Systems" and is a company that builds slaughterhouses all over the world and has its headquarters in the Netherlands. We exchanged ideas and knowledge about best-practices and problems that we have seen in the field (in Europe, Turkey and Canada) and how they could be improved on. MPS … [Read more...] about Meeting with MPS
Inspection and meeting at Compaxo pig slaughterhouse, NL
Today Eyes on Animals was joined by Dr. Marien Gerritzen, an animal-welfare researcher from Wageningen Livestock Research Unit and expert on how to measure and reduce suffering during slaughter. Together we visited Compaxo pig slaughterhouse in eastern Holland. The purpose was to evaluate Compaxo's most recent efforts to improve welfare and exchange ideas and knowledge. … [Read more...] about Inspection and meeting at Compaxo pig slaughterhouse, NL