WACPAW (West African Centre for the Protection of Animal Welfare) heard about our training courses in Turkey and asked Eyes on Animals if we could also come to Ghana to give a workshop to their slaughter men, veterinarians and animal agriculturalists. We financed a team, including humane slaughter expert Dr. Awal Fuseini, and today was our first day in Cape Coast. There … [Read more...] about Training course for slaughtermen, veterinarians and animal agriculturalists, Cape Coast/Ghana
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Animal-Welfare training of Migros supermarket auditors responsible for meat selection
Today we gave an animal-welfare workshop to the auditors of Migros supermarket chain in Turkey, responsible for the meat selection at their stores and buying large quantities of meat directly from the slaughterhouses in Turkey. We prepared a check-list for them to, as of now, audit the slaughterhouses that supply Migros. Those that do poorly will be asked to make concrete … [Read more...] about Animal-Welfare training of Migros supermarket auditors responsible for meat selection
Practical training of official veterinarians in Katowice, Poland
Today we set up a control point on a highway with the first group of participants of our training, to exercise in practice what was discussed yesterday during the theory part of our training. ITD (Road Transport Inspectors) are providing their professional and kind help. Two livestock trucks are pulled over and inspected. Both trucks are Polish and transporting pigs on … [Read more...] about Practical training of official veterinarians in Katowice, Poland
Training of Official Veterinarians in Katowice, Poland
Today we gave a training workshop on the EU animal-transport legislation to the Regional Veterinary Inspection in Katowice, as they requested. This is our first training for Veterinary Officials in Poland, we are very pleased that our training-courses for the ITD (Polish Road Transport Inspection) are having such a broad effect. 100 Veterinary Officials are participating … [Read more...] about Training of Official Veterinarians in Katowice, Poland
Training course given to Hunland livestock drivers
Today Eyes on Animals was hired by Hunland Transport, one of Europe's largest animal-transport companies with its headquarters in Hungary, to give our animal-welfare training course to 15 of their drivers. Our training course consists of 3-hours of theory to cover how to best take care of animals during loading, the journey and unloading and how to avoid delays and … [Read more...] about Training course given to Hunland livestock drivers