We paid an unexpected visit to the slaughterhouse Wilki in Belgium, which specializes in the slaughter of spent laying hens. The director welcomed us to his company. Eyes on Animals inspectors have inspected a dozen of chicken trucks owned by this slaughterhouse over the last year and made a report about their observations. They observed hens being transported in old and … [Read more...] about Visit to Wilki, chicken slaughterhouse in Belgium
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visit of a chicken slaughterhouse
Today we were welcomed to visit a chicken slaughterhouse in the Netherlands. It is a slaughterhouse that only slaughters broilers (chickens bred for meat-production). When we arrived, some of the broilers in the drawer containers were stored in a dark lairage with electronic fans, the birds appeared calm. CO2 gas is used to stun the chickens. Chickens are stunned in … [Read more...] about visit of a chicken slaughterhouse
Visit of a slaughterhouse for “spent” laying hens
The manager of this plant was open to our unnanounced visit and gave us a short tour inside his plant on the spot. We were however not allowed to take photos.Roughly 70,000 "spent" hens are slaughtered and processed in this plant every day. Six trucks loaded with plastic poultry-crates were in the parking lots. The crates were stacked stably but … [Read more...] about Visit of a slaughterhouse for “spent” laying hens
Eyes on Animals witnesses pig farmers’ blockades of slaughterhouses
An Eyes on Animals team was returning to The Netherlands after giving a course to police officers in Belgium on the requirements of the animal protection during transport legislation. The team received a message concerning pig farmers setting up blockades at a number of pig slaughterhouses across the Netherlands, resulting in many trucks loaded with pigs forced to wait in … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals witnesses pig farmers’ blockades of slaughterhouses
Announced tour of Vion pig slaughterhouse in Boxtel
After requesting to visit their slaughterhouse, Vion in Boxtel agreed to give Eyes on Animals a tour of their plant where 10,000 pigs are slaughtered each day. Vion uses CO2 gas to render the pigs unconscious before being cut and bled-out. Unconsciousness using CO2 gas is not instantaneous. Scientific studies show that it can take up to 60 seconds (Rodríguez, P.; Dalmau, … [Read more...] about Announced tour of Vion pig slaughterhouse in Boxtel