Today the team from WACPAW and Eyes on Animals, along with our trainees from The Vegan Village in Uganda, visited Ampoma farm and slaughter slab in the Eastern Region of Accra. The pigs at this farm looked quite healthy and well fed. The farm pens were clean, had adequate water drinkers and the pigs had plenty of space. Sadly they did not have any foraging material though, … [Read more...] about Ampoma farm and slaughter slab, Ghana
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Olives Gbawe slaughterhouse, Accra, Ghana
An Eyes on Animals team is back in Ghana. Since 2017 we have been helping (hands-on and financially) the terrific local animal-welfare organization WACPAW (West Africa Centre for the Protection of Animal Welfare) in getting urgent help to animals in Ghanaean slaughterhouses, where the level of suffering is exceptionally high. The slaughterhouse we visited today is called … [Read more...] about Olives Gbawe slaughterhouse, Accra, Ghana
Training on how to stun animals at a halal cattle slaughterhouse near Düsze, Turkey
This morning we gave a training in a Turkish cattle slaughterhouse near Dűsze. They too were very interested in phasing out the practice of hoisting and cutting the throats of fully conscious and alert cattle and were ready to learn about the benefit of first stunning the animals. EonA taught them how a captive bolt stunner works and then taught them to use it correctly on … [Read more...] about Training on how to stun animals at a halal cattle slaughterhouse near Düsze, Turkey
Famous Turkish theologian confirms thst stunning animals is not in contradiction with Muslim faith
Asalet from Eyes on Animals met with a famous Turkish theologian, Mustafa İslamoğlu, about the subject of animal slaughter with stunning. The obstacle in the Islamic world is whether stunning an animal prior to cutting his or her throat is Islamically acceptable. Since the theologians are reluctant to talk about the topic, animal suffering continues in the Islamic world. … [Read more...] about Famous Turkish theologian confirms thst stunning animals is not in contradiction with Muslim faith
Dutch court rules: catching birds by their legs is illegal and authorities must take enforcement action
Today the Dutch court ruled that catching chickens by their legs is forbidden under EU law 1/2005, and that the Dutch Food Authority (NVWA) should enforce this. The case was filed by the organization Wakker Dier. Until now the NVWA has only given warnings to catching companies that catch and load chickens by their legs. The judge has decided that this does not suffice. The … [Read more...] about Dutch court rules: catching birds by their legs is illegal and authorities must take enforcement action
EonA gives online training on how to use a stunner to cattle abattoir personnel from Kahta, Turkey
Eyes on Animals gave another online training course to the butcher and manager of a Turkish slaughterhouse in south-east Turkey (near Kahta). It was too far away and expensive for us to get there physically but via video Asalet explained how the level of suffering animals endure in Turkish abattoirs needs to be reduced, and how crucial it is to render the animals first … [Read more...] about EonA gives online training on how to use a stunner to cattle abattoir personnel from Kahta, Turkey
Meeting with Peer Systeem about the partial automation of catching and loading of laying hens
Today Eyes on Animals brainstormed with the chairman of Peer Systeem. Peer Systeem developed an automated system to catch, load and transport broilers. The system is currently being used in a Czech poultry slaughterhouse. The broilers are caught with a machine and transported to a mechanically ventilated poultry truck on a conveyor belt. There is little to no contact … [Read more...] about Meeting with Peer Systeem about the partial automation of catching and loading of laying hens
EonA gives successful online training to slaughterhouse in Eastern Turkey on stunning
We sent a captive bolt stunner to a slaughterhouse in the far east of Turkey, a location that was too complicated and expensive for us to get to quickly during our current inspections here. They were very interested in improving animal-welfare and learning about rendering animals unconscious prior to cutting them. Yesterday Asalet gave them a video training on how to use … [Read more...] about EonA gives successful online training to slaughterhouse in Eastern Turkey on stunning
Training use of a stunner at a cattle slaughterhouse in Bilecik, Turkey
Today Eyes on Animals gave a training course on the advantage of using stunners to a slaughterhouse in Bilecik, Turkey. Normally the cattle here have their throats cut while restrained upright in a rotating box and are then turned onto their backs. The suffering is horrible as the animals are fully conscious, thus they feel all the excruciating pain of the cut through deep … [Read more...] about Training use of a stunner at a cattle slaughterhouse in Bilecik, Turkey
Visit to Edemen slaughterhouse, Bursa, Turkey
This afternoon EonA visited a slaughterhouse in Bursa that we had been to before. Four years ago they were not interested in the stunner, fearful that stunning may not be Halal. But Asalet is helping break down this myth by showing how it works, how stunning decreases greatly animal suffering compared to slaughtering fully conscious animals and explaining what is in the … [Read more...] about Visit to Edemen slaughterhouse, Bursa, Turkey
