Together with humane-slaughter specialists from Bristol university, Eyes on Animals inspected this slaughterhouse near Izmir in Turkey. Cattle were being forced to fall down in trip-floor boxes, getting one leg shackled by heavy chains and then being fully hoisted off the floor, all while fully conscious. While hanging upside down by one leg they had they throats cut. … [Read more...] about Illustration of captive bolt stunning at a cattle abattoir in Izmir, Turkey
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Training electric stunning at sheep slaughterhouse near Izmir, Turkey
This morning the EonA team, greatly assisted by Dr. Miguel A. Arranz and humane slaughterman Aled Daniels from Bristol University, showed a slaughterhouse near Izmir the benefits of pre-stunning sheep before hoisting and cutting their throats. They saw for themselves the difference it made in reducing a lot of pain and fear for the sheep all while maintaining meat quality. … [Read more...] about Training electric stunning at sheep slaughterhouse near Izmir, Turkey
Training electric stunning at a sheep abattoir near Tekirdag, Turkey
This morning we were invited by a slaughterhouse near Tekirdag to show them how electric stunning works. Several years ago we first taught the workers here how to use a captive bolt stunner to render the cattle unconscious prior to slaughtering them. We have often been back to make sure the captive bolt stunner is still in good working order, being maintained and to help … [Read more...] about Training electric stunning at a sheep abattoir near Tekirdag, Turkey
Animal-welfare training to animal farmers in Bodom, Ghana
Today the WACPAW/EonA team visited Bodom in Ghana’s Bono East region to continue our animal welfare education program, partnered with Mariah Walton (USAID Peace Corps Volunteer). We engaged 60 farmers, including 16 women farmers, sharing practical ways to improve the welfare of their farm animals. The farmers were open, eager to learn, and pledged to handle their … [Read more...] about Animal-welfare training to animal farmers in Bodom, Ghana
Interview with Jan Voordouw, a professional slaughterman who volunteers for Eyes on Animals
Jan Voordouw is a slaughterman by profession and also a volunteer for Eyes on Animals. He believes that as long as animals are slaughtered, they must at least be treated with utmost respect so that suffering and fear can be kept to an absolute minimum. Thanks to him, we have trained slaughtermen in Turkey on how to stun cattle first with a captive bolt pistol, so they do … [Read more...] about Interview with Jan Voordouw, a professional slaughterman who volunteers for Eyes on Animals
