slaughterhouses

Today the EonA/AWF team observed the slaughter of cattle in a slaughterhouse in Turkey, known to be the final destination for many EU cattle. Today cattle originally from Australia and the Ukraine were being killed. As with all cattle slaughterhouses in Turkey, the animals are not rendered unconscious first. In fact, here they are put into boxes with a slanted floor … [Read more...] about Inspection of cattle slaughter in a Turkish plant

The EonA/AWF team asks for permission to visit Apikoglu slaughterhouse in Tepeoren (Turkey) but we are refused. They do not want us to observe the slaughter process or comment on the equipment and installations they use. We are very disappointed by this non-transparent attitude as we were hoping that via cooperation improvements to animal welfare could be … [Read more...] about Unsuccessful attempt to visit Apikoglu slaughterhouse in Tepeoren Turkey

This week the team from EonA/AWF is in Turkey to check on conditions for animals at Turkish slaughterhouse. We have planned to ask for permission to visit as many Turkish slaughterhouses as possible where many EU cattle and sheep end up, after their long journeys from Hungary, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Poland and Estonia. We know that the transport conditions from the … [Read more...] about Inspection of a Turkish slaughterhouse where many EU animals are slaughtered

    Today we were invited to return to Compaxo pig slaughterhouse in Zevenaar to view some of the welfare-improvements they had put into place since our last visit over 2 years ago when we made various recommendations. Compaxo has now installed extra lighting at the end of the stunning chute, as pigs move better from dark to light, and thus would require … [Read more...] about Visit to Compaxo pig slaughterhouse in Zevenaar (NL)

Today a team from Eyes on Animals visited the Vion pig slaughterhouse in Groenlo, that slaughters pigs, sows and breeding boars raised on conventional farms, but also those raised under organic and free-range conditions from the label "Groene Weg". We viewed the unloading of the pigs, the lairaging, the suspect pens, the handling and moving, and finally the stunning and … [Read more...] about Visit of Vion pig slaughterhouse in Groenlo, NL