EonA team members Madelaine, Kees, Jan and Lesley finishing up a 2-day training of all employees working at a pig slaughter plant. Together with the help of Temple Grandin and the open- attitude of this plant we got major improvements in place over the past 3 years. This plant did not want to switch to CO2 gas because of its aversive effect but wanted to see if electric … [Mehr...] about Day 2: Training employees and improving automatic electric stunning of pigs as a more humane alternative to CO2
pig slaughterhouse
Training employees and improving automatic electric stunning of pigs as a more humane alternative to CO2
Today we were busy all day giving welfare trainings to small groups of employees of a large pig slaughterhouse. Tomorrow we will return as 50 employees in total are participating. We worked with this slaughterhouse for the past 3 years to drastically improve the design of automated electric pig stunning and the way pigs are moved through it, in an effort to help phase out … [Mehr...] about Training employees and improving automatic electric stunning of pigs as a more humane alternative to CO2
Visit to VION pig slaughterhouse in Groenlo (NL) on a hot day
Due to the warm weather (26°C), Eyes on Animals conducted an unannounced visit to the VION slaughterhouse in Groenlo, where finishing pigs and sows are slaughtered. We were given permission to immediately observe the stationary trucks waiting on their premises and the unloading process. Unfortunately, the waiting time was really long: the pigs on board had to wait 2-2.5 … [Mehr...] about Visit to VION pig slaughterhouse in Groenlo (NL) on a hot day
Van Kemenade Schlachthof ist nicht an Ratschlägen von Eyes on Animals interessiert
Eyes on Animals hat in den Jahren 2022 und 2023 mehrfach bei Van Kemenade angefragt und um einen Besichtigungstermin in ihrem Schlachthof in Asten (NL) gebeten. Leider hat Van Kemenade nie auf unsere Anfragen geantwortet, was uns zu dem Schluss führt, dass sie kein Interesse an unseren Ratschlägen haben. Van Kemenade schlachtet auch sogenannte überschüssige Ferkel. … [Mehr...] about Van Kemenade Schlachthof ist nicht an Ratschlägen von Eyes on Animals interessiert
Berkshire Butcher hilft, die Kastration von Schweinen im Biosektor zu reduzieren
In den Niederlanden sind die meisten Bio-Schweinezüchter gezwungen, ihre Eber zu kastrieren, da sie sonst nur schwer ein Unternehmen in den Niederlanden finden, das bereit ist, ihre Schweine abzukaufen. Das ist sehr traurig, da dadurch die männlichen Ferkel im Biosektor weiterhin kastriert werden, wodurch dauerhafte Schmerzen und Traumata entstehen. In den Niederlanden … [Mehr...] about Berkshire Butcher hilft, die Kastration von Schweinen im Biosektor zu reduzieren