slaughterhouses

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)

Eyes on Animals has paid an unannounced visit to slaughterhouse Tomassen in Someren in the Netherlands today. They let us in at once and we were  allowed to watch the slaughter process from up close. The NVWA (Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority) veterinarian and the  foreman/slaughterman gave a detailed explanation. On the moment we arrived … [Read more...] about Visit to slaughterhouse in Someren