More good news from Turkey. After several visits and long talks, another slaughterhouse in Turkey sees the major benefits of stunning their sheep and cattle before cutting their throats. Stunning animals, by using a captive bolt pistol for example, renders the animals insensitive to pain during the slaughter process. This is a step forward, as normally the animals are … [Read more...] about Small cattle and sheep slaughterhouse in Istanbul adopts pre-stunning
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Brainstorm session at DGS Slaughterhouse Equipment Manufacturer
Today we met with the founder of DGS and two project managers to discuss how to best incorporate animal behaviour into design of lairages, raceways and restraint boxes in order to reduce fear among the animals to be slaughtered. Using plastic instead of steel to reduce noise levels, removing contrasts and sharp corners in the raceways and making the floor non-slip and … [Read more...] about Brainstorm session at DGS Slaughterhouse Equipment Manufacturer
Further introducing and teaching stunning to slaughterhouse workers in Turkey
This morning we were at a slaughterhouse near Bolu. Eyes on Animals has been visiting this plant for several years now. But now we were equipped with stunners. We taught the workers how to use a stunner and explained how, when used correctly, it renders the animal at least insensitive to pain right before the cut. First they practiced on the heads of already butchered … [Read more...] about Further introducing and teaching stunning to slaughterhouse workers in Turkey
Meeting with Turkish Ministry of Agriculture about slaughter
This afternoon we had our meeting with two authorities at the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for overseeing animal slaughter. They were shocked by some of the footage we showed them, of animals being cruelly restrained, chained and cut all while still conscious and struggling for their life. We showed them how a stunner works and showed them footage of the … [Read more...] about Meeting with Turkish Ministry of Agriculture about slaughter
Introducing and teaching stunning at slaughterhouses near Bandirma, TR
We visited 2 slaughterhouses today not too far away from Bandirma in Turkey. The owner and slaughterers at both plants were very enthusiastic about the captive bolt stunners and the opportunity it gives them to render the animals unconscious prior to cutting their throat and a safer working environment. Asalet from our team taught them how to use it, where to aim, and how … [Read more...] about Introducing and teaching stunning at slaughterhouses near Bandirma, TR
Follow-up visit to a Turkish cattle slaughterhouse equipped with one of our stunners
EonA team is travelling through Turkey to check on slaughterhouses that got a captive bolt pistol from us before corona. Purpose is to check if the stunners have been well maintained and still working well. This slaughterhouse, 2 hrs from Istanbul, had been open towards stunning and grateful that we provided them with a stunner several years ago, as it is much better at … [Read more...] about Follow-up visit to a Turkish cattle slaughterhouse equipped with one of our stunners
Compliments to Manor Farm “de Vlinderstrik” for the upright catching of laying hens
At Manor Farm de Vlinderstrik, laying hens were caught upright instead of upside down by their legs. Poultry farmer Albert Boersen shared this today on Twitter. He also wrote about bringing them to the slaughterhouse himself and asking them to “treat the chickens with the same care as he had done”. We are delighted that an increasing number of poultry … [Read more...] about Compliments to Manor Farm “de Vlinderstrik” for the upright catching of laying hens
Odin consciously chooses small scale pig slaughterhouse Thönes Naturverbund
Organic Supermarket chain ‘Odin’ has decided that from now on their pigs will be slaughtered at Thönes Naturverbund in Germany, because of the low slaughter speed and calmer treatment of pigs. In 2015 Eyes on Animals visited Thönes Naturverbund and we shared our positive findings via a website-article and film. Thönes Naturverbund has … [Read more...] about Odin consciously chooses small scale pig slaughterhouse Thönes Naturverbund
EonA at ILVO to give a talk on our upright chicken-catching, BE
The Belgian Ministry of Agriculture is financing research into the welfare of poultry during catching, wanting to evaluate conventional catching (3-6 birds per hand held upside down by their legs) with the EonA upright method (1 to 2 birds at a time, never suspended upside down by the legs but always held upright) and, in the case of broilers, also evaluate catching by the … [Read more...] about EonA at ILVO to give a talk on our upright chicken-catching, BE
Canopy at Clazing, but EonA not allowed to take a look
Due to today’s warm weather , Eyes on Animals decided to visit a public parking area where poultry trucks from Clazing slaughterhouse are known to park while awaiting their turn to unload. However, today, no poultry trucks were found. The manager of Clazing informed us by phone that their trucks now park on their own premises. For this purpose, a canopy with fans … [Read more...] about Canopy at Clazing, but EonA not allowed to take a look
