Today we made an unannounced visit to the VION pig slaughterhouse in Boxtel to see what measures have been taken to prevent heat stress as much as possible. Often, at VION in Boxtel, there are long waiting queues due to a lack of space in the lairage. We were pleasantly surprised that this time we did not see any stationary pig trucks along the public road. It was also … [Read more...] about Visit to VION in Boxtel to observe heat stress measures
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EonA gives a presentation on the importance of stunning in Halal slaughterhouses at conference in Turkey
Today Eyes on Animals is back in the city of Samsun, located on the Black Sea in Turkey, at the Samsun Bar Association. Asalet was asked to give a presentation on captive bolt stunning devices. The Mayor of the province, Mr. Cemil Deveci, and the slaughterhouse operators were also present. There were many academics in attendance as well. Mr. Deveci himself was very … [Read more...] about EonA gives a presentation on the importance of stunning in Halal slaughterhouses at conference in Turkey
A second slaughterhouse in Samsun (TR) interested in stunning
A positive video message from Asalet (Eyes on Animals Turkish trainer and inspector) in Samsun, Turkey where he just worked in a second abattoir in the region interested in lezrning how to stun animals. In English he says: "Hello friends, Eyes on Animals and HAYTAP were at Bafra Slaughterhouse in Samsun. Here, we gave a training course on stunning the animals during … [Read more...] about A second slaughterhouse in Samsun (TR) interested in stunning
Slaughterhouse in Samsun (Turkey) learns how to stun animals
Success booked in Turkey ! A cattle slaughterhouse in Samsun followed our training in how to use a captive bolt stunner to render animals unconscious before cutting their throat. They are convinced to make the switch and an article about our work (see photo) and this plant was in the Samsun newspaper yesterday, a city of 800,000 people. Slowly, Eyes on Animals and Haytap … [Read more...] about Slaughterhouse in Samsun (Turkey) learns how to stun animals
Thumbs up to Van Loon’s decision last year
Thumbs up to Van Loon’s decision last year to offer a market to a Dutch organic pig farm (father and son) that wanted to stop castrating their organic piglets. Van Loon purchases, for a fair price, their intact boars and processes them through their Best Star Meat selection (the better-welfare label from Van Loon). We greatly applaud Best Star Meats from Van Loon for … [Read more...] about Thumbs up to Van Loon’s decision last year