In Brazil, one of the world's largest producers of chicken meat, upright catching of broilers is the standard practice. Today, Eyes on Animals had an extremely motivating and inspiring conversation with Victor Lima from the consultancy and advisory company BEA in Brazil. Since 2015, he has been providing training to Brazilian catching companies on better handling of … [Mehr...] about Upright catching standard practice for broiler chickens in Brazil
animal welfare improvements
Hosted BSI to see improvements we made in automatic electric-stunning so that CO2 of pigs can be phased out
Today we invited BSI Schwarzenbek (German Training Institute for Animal Welfare during Transport and Slaughter) to join us on a follow-up inspection of a pig slaughterhouse that we have improved. Over the last 3 years major changes were made as part of our efforts to make automatic electric stunning finally a viable alternative to CO2 stunning that we are trying to phase … [Mehr...] about Hosted BSI to see improvements we made in automatic electric-stunning so that CO2 of pigs can be phased out
Irish RTE film (with EonA) investigating calf exports to the Netherlands nominated by the Royal Television Society for best documentary 2023!
In March 2023 investigative journalists from RTE joined us in the field to investigate the fate of unwanted calves from the dairy industry. The calves are picked up from the Irish dairy farms at just 14 days of age and put through livestock auctions, then collecting stations and then on to large trucks for export to intensive farms in the Netherlands where they are raised … [Mehr...] about Irish RTE film (with EonA) investigating calf exports to the Netherlands nominated by the Royal Television Society for best documentary 2023!
Fifth meeting in Brussels with ‚calf-welfare group‘ to advise Flemish Minister of Animal Welfare
Today, on behalf of Eyes on Animals, Dr. Ronald Rongen participated in the fifth meeting of the Calf Farming Working Group, as part of the Flemish Council for Animal Welfare, in Brussels. The agenda included discussions on the pros and cons of reaching chain agreements to improve calf welfare. It's not an easy task, as various interest groups and organizations … [Mehr...] about Fifth meeting in Brussels with ‚calf-welfare group‘ to advise Flemish Minister of Animal Welfare
Reparatur der Rollwagen für entkräftete Rinder, Schlachthof Tamale, Ghana
Als wir zum ersten Mal zusammen mit WACPAW den Schlachthof in Tamale, Ghana, besuchten, sahen wir, wie entkräftete Rinder an Stricken um den Hals, in den Schlachthof geschleift wurden. Es war schrecklich, denn die Tiere wurden so eine lange Rampe hinauf und durch das gesamte Schlachthofgebäude geschleift, insgesamt etwa 50 Meter. Letztes Jahr hatten wir Transportwagen … [Mehr...] about Reparatur der Rollwagen für entkräftete Rinder, Schlachthof Tamale, Ghana