Eyes on Animals attended the final PigStun conference in Brussels. PigStun is an EU-funded project led by scientists to explore alternative stunning methods to high-concentration CO2 gas for rendering pigs unconscious before slaughter in high-throughput facilities. This study is important because CO2 gas is painful for pigs; it’s highly acidic, causing irritation to the … [Mehr...] about EonA at the final PigStun Project conference, Brussels
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EonA gives talk at French Ministry on new pig stunning option we worked on that causes less pain and stress
We presented our project on redesigning a large pig abattoir in western Europe, that we worked on with the manager and with Temple Grandin in our team, to reduce pig suffering during slaughter. Together we greatly improved automatic electric stunning, and this method is now a viable alternative to CO2-gas stunning and will have an impact on reducing the suffering for … [Mehr...] about EonA gives talk at French Ministry on new pig stunning option we worked on that causes less pain and stress
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
Schulung zum Thema Elektrobetäubung in einem Schafschlachthof bei Tekirdag, Türkei
Heute Vormittag waren wir von einem Schlachthof in der Nähe von Tekirdag eingeladen worden, um den Mitarbeitern zu zeigen, wie die elektrische Betäubung funktioniert. Vor ein paar Jahren haben wir den Arbeitern hier erstmals beigebracht, wie man einen Bolzenschussapparat benutzt, um Rinder vor dem Schlachten zu betäuben. Wir sind immer wieder vorbeigekommen, um … [Mehr...] about Schulung zum Thema Elektrobetäubung in einem Schafschlachthof bei Tekirdag, Türkei
More and more interest in moving away from CO2-gas stunning
Hopeful news- yesterday we hosted managers from a large pork company in the UK to come and see the abattoir we worked with for the past 3 years to create an improved automatic electric-stunning design, whereby hundreds of pigs per hour are no longer forced into one single file anymore and stress has been drastically reduced. There is more and more interest now that … [Mehr...] about More and more interest in moving away from CO2-gas stunning
