Roughly 40 officials from the Dutch government, responsible for checking on livestock trucks on the road and handing out the approval certificate of the livestock vehicle, attended our 2-hour presentation on "truck-design". We showed photos and videos showing how the design of the truck and its water systems, dividers, fans, floor space etc... can have a huge impact on the … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals and TSB/AWF give a talk to Dutch authorities about livestock truck design and animal-welfare
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Eyes on Animals in Egypt to assess and give advice on animal-slaughter
An Eyes on Animals team just returned from a 5-day mission in Egypt. In October 2015 an Egyptian business man approached Eyes on Animals to request our help in his wish to improve several slaughterhouses in Egypt. Eyes on Animals decided to take a chance, and sent an expert on humane slaughter to Cairo to carry out an assessment of his plan, assess the situation on the … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals in Egypt to assess and give advice on animal-slaughter
Improvements at Gönen slaughterhouse, Turkey
On January 13th 2016 the Eyes on Animals and TSB|AWF team returned to Gönen slaughterhouse in Turkey as they told us they had made several improvements since our last visit. In June 2013 we visited this plant for the first time (see HERE). We had observed cattle falling and being shoved and having their tail twisted, in order to move them forward. The floors were … [Read more...] about Improvements at Gönen slaughterhouse, Turkey
EonA and TSB/AWF team in Turkey to improve animal-welfare during slaughter
This week our team was in Turkey to meet with as many Religious authorities, professors and journalists as possible to inform them of the current situation inside cattle and sheep slaughterhouses, and the need for improvements to be put into place to reduce animal-suffering. They met with writors and Imams that focus on Halal and preach the words of Allah. They were in … [Read more...] about EonA and TSB/AWF team in Turkey to improve animal-welfare during slaughter
Meeting with a group of farmers from CONO Beemster cheese
Yesterday, a team of EonA was invited to a meeting of dairy farmers who supply their milk to Cono, that uses the milk to make Beemster Cheese. For Cono the well-being of the cows have a very high priority. For example, 95% of the cows are grazing, for which Cono rewards the farmers with a bonus. We wanted to talk to them about the welfare of calves. Eyes on Animals is … [Read more...] about Meeting with a group of farmers from CONO Beemster cheese
