Sadly factory pig farming is growing in Ghana. WACPAW/EonA are busy making sure the same mistakes made in the west are not repeated. The WACPAW/EonA team recently returned to Pretty Piper Pig Farm, after visiting it for the first time earlier in the summer. The purpose of today’s visit was to train farmhands, management, and slaughtermen in three key areas: pig … [Mehr...] about Training on pig welfare and humane slaughter at Pretty Piper Pig farm, Ghana
Schulungen
Schulung zum Thema Betäubung in einem Halal-Schlachthof für Schafe in Ankara, Türkei
Ende April 2025 veranstalteten Eyes on Animals (EonA) und Spezialisten der Universität Bristol eine zweitägige Schulung in einem Halal-Schlachthof in der Türkei. Ziel war es, Schlachthofmitarbeiter darin zu schulen, wie man ein Elektrobetäubungsgerät einsetzt, um Schafe vor der Schlachtung zu betäuben – eine Methode, die Schmerzen und Leiden erheblich reduziert. Wird sie … [Mehr...] about Schulung zum Thema Betäubung in einem Halal-Schlachthof für Schafe in Ankara, Türkei
Training on cattle behaviour and welfare at FamilyBeef slaughterhouse in Epe (NL)
Today, Eyes on Animals, together with MHS Consultancy, gave an animal welfare training to the staff of the FamilyBeef cattle slaughterhouse. Using photos and videos, we guided them through the sensory world of the cow:🔹 How does a cow see?🔹 What does she hear?🔹 What does her behaviour tell us? Hesitating or refusing to walk is rarely due to … [Mehr...] about Training on cattle behaviour and welfare at FamilyBeef slaughterhouse in Epe (NL)
Illustration of electric stunning at a halal sheep abattoir near Tekirdag, Turkey
Together with humane-slaughter specialists from Bristol university, Eyes on Animals re-visited this cattle and sheep slaughterhouse that EonA knows very well. Years ago we taught the use of captive bolt stunners on cattle. We were very pleased to see that the captive bolt stunner we gave them 4 years ago is still in use and gave them some more boxes of cartridges. Since … [Mehr...] about Illustration of electric stunning at a halal sheep abattoir near Tekirdag, Turkey
Training on upright catching and stunning of poultry in Cape Coast, Ghana
Today the Wacpaw/EonA team visited Cape Coast (Ghana) to conduct training for workers at the Meat Unit Abattoir as well as Meat Science students on the humane catching and handling of poultry during slaughter. We also installed pneumatic poultry stunning equipment (the Zephyr phenumatic poultry stun gun) to ensure that poultry are rendered unconscious first before … [Mehr...] about Training on upright catching and stunning of poultry in Cape Coast, Ghana
