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
Slaughter industry
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
Seminar on animal-welfare during slaughter held in Ankara, Turkey
On Monday the 13th and Tuesday the 14th of April, Eyes on Animals and Animal Welfare Foundation organized, together with Redrock and Austrade (Australian Trade Commission) the second animal welfare seminar for slaughter animals in Turkey. The conference and training on "Improving Animal Welfare and Meat Quality in Turkey" was held at Ankara Veterinary Faculty at Ankara … [Read more...] about Seminar on animal-welfare during slaughter held in Ankara, Turkey
EonA/AWF talks at Foteg exhibition in Istanbul on animal-welfare problems during transport and slaughter
Our EonA/AWF team was invited by Cemsan to give a 30-minute talk at their conference room at the Foteg exhibition in Istanbul. FOTEG Istanbul is a meeting point for food processing equipment suppliers, food production companies and food retailers. There are exhibitors and visitors from all over Turkey but also from around the world. It is a perfect platform to spread the … [Read more...] about EonA/AWF talks at Foteg exhibition in Istanbul on animal-welfare problems during transport and slaughter
Training – seminar on reducing suffering during slaughter in Turkey
Eyes on Animals organized a two-day seminar in Turkey on 'How to Reduce Suffering During Slaughter'. We did this together with the Animal Welfare Foundation and the student veterinarian club from the Istanbul University. The training-seminar was held at the Veterinarian Faculty of the University of Istanbul. We invited Turkish slaughterhouse managers and … [Read more...] about Training – seminar on reducing suffering during slaughter in Turkey
