Today we presented the very first Jan Voordouw Award for Humane Progress. It went to a slaughterman in Turkey that was one of the first few in the country to accept and learn from us how to stun cattle with a captive-bolt stunner. This moment feels especially meaningful now, as Jan Voordouw sadly passed away last year from cancer. Jan was a humane butcher from the … [Read more...] about Award of Humane Progress to cattle slaughterhouse in Tekirdag region, Turkey
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World Halal Summit, Istanbul (Turkey)
Eyes on Animals and Acısız Kesim attended the World Halal Summit in Istanbul to network with halal meat certifiers and raise concerns (one on one but also via the microphone during Q&A) about the ongoing animal suffering we continue to witness in Turkey and many other countries during slaughter. In the majority of halal-certified slaughterhouses in Islamic countries, … [Read more...] about World Halal Summit, Istanbul (Turkey)
EonA gives a talk at Caring Congress in NL about our work as auditor of Kalverliefde (calf-at-foot) dairy
Eduard, the Eyes on Animals' welfare auditor of dairy farms producing for Kalverliefde (Dutch organic dairy farms where calves are kept longer with mothers, in a herd, instead of kept alone in igloos or small individual pens) gave his talk today at the Caring Congress in Wageningen, NL. He was one of three speakers in the session on dairy. It was an inspiring morning … [Read more...] about EonA gives a talk at Caring Congress in NL about our work as auditor of Kalverliefde (calf-at-foot) dairy
Training in captive bolt stunning at a cattle slaughterhouse near Samsun, Turkey
Today we are with Acisiz Kesim, the new Turkish animal-welfare campaign group that is educating Turkish consumers about what we do and about the difference between halal slaughter with and without stunning. Acisiz Kesim had organized a visit to a slaughterhouse near Samsun today. The purpose of the visit was for Asalet from Eyes on Animals to show the slaughtermen how a … [Read more...] about Training in captive bolt stunning at a cattle slaughterhouse near Samsun, Turkey
Training captive bolt stunning at a cattle slaughterhouse near Vezirköprü, Turkey
Today Asalet from Eyes on Animals did a follow-up visit at a cattle slaughterhouse near Vezirköprü (Turkey). This time he taught the slaughtermen how a captive bolt stunner works and how to use it to render their cattle unconscious prior to cutting their throat. During the lesson all cattle were stunned by the slaughtermen under guidance of Asalet. The plant is now … [Read more...] about Training captive bolt stunning at a cattle slaughterhouse near Vezirköprü, Turkey
First International Conference on Poultry Catching and Loading
Today, Eyes on Animals hosted the first international conference dedicated to poultry catching and loading, held in Leiden, the Netherlands. About 80 representatives from over nine countries attended, including catching teams from the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands; engineers specializing in poultry transport containers and barn design from Italy and Poland; … [Read more...] about First International Conference on Poultry Catching and Loading
Catching and loading BLK turkeys with the TA800 catching machine
Last night, Eyes on Animals observed the loading of turkeys using the TA800 catching machine from CMC-Industries. We were invited by Bram Godrie of GTC Technics and turkey farmer Dirk van der Sterren. The turkeys were kept according to the Beter Leven1-star criteria, which mainly means they had slightly more space and enrichment materials. In total, 3,500 turkeys … [Read more...] about Catching and loading BLK turkeys with the TA800 catching machine
New stunning method reduces pig suffering
Vlees, the Dutch magazine for professionals working in the food and restaurant industry, published an article about how Eyes on Animals' redesigned a large pig slaughterhouse to make high throughput automatic electric-stunning much more humane, and to provide a realistic alternative to the painful CO2 gas stunning option so that the use of CO2 gas can be phased out. … [Read more...] about New stunning method reduces pig suffering
Inspection and consultancy at Pretty Pipers Pig farm in Ghana
Today the WACPAW/EonA team visited Pretty Pipers Pig Farm in Barekese, located in Ghana's Ashanti Region. The farm’s director warmly welcomed us and expressed his gratitude for our visit—particularly for two reasons: learning how to reduce stress in pigs and better treat injured animals. He shared that animal welfare is a top priority for him and emphasized his … [Read more...] about Inspection and consultancy at Pretty Pipers Pig farm in Ghana
Eyes on Animals and Dr. Temple Grandin publish an article together on CABI
Today CABI published a Case Study article that we wrote together with Dr. Temple Grandin. The article is about the changes we made to the design and pig handling methods at a high throughput pig slaughterhouse using automatic electric stunning. The changes drastically decreased suffering and fear. This brand new design of automatic electric stunning is now a … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals and Dr. Temple Grandin publish an article together on CABI
