Berker and Asalet from Eyes on Animals and TSB/AWF are at the 3-day World Halal Summit in Turkey to attend the talks on animal slaughter for Halal meat and distribute information about improvements that can be done to reduce suffering and scientific information about how stunning works. Via a respectful dialogue and educational material translated into Turkish we hope to, … [Read more...] about World Halal Summit, Turkey
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Visit Hy-Care pig production unit MS Schippers Bladel
Today we have visited a Hy-Care pig production unit in Bladel. Hy-Care stands for hygiene and care, which are the two focal points for the ultramodern pig farm. On the farm, which is still in a prototype phase, pigs live in plastic containers. The containers are transported to the farmer on a sort of conveyor belt. In this way, issues such as castration, tail docking, … [Read more...] about Visit Hy-Care pig production unit MS Schippers Bladel
EonA asked to be a part of EU-project to improve animal-welfare during transport
Eyes on Animals was asked to be a stakeholder in a 3-year EU-project to identify best practices on how to better protect animals from suffering during transport. Today we were in Brussels to give our first input. Our knowledge and evidence from the field was important to show what really goes on in practice, both the bad practices and the improvements some companies have … [Read more...] about EonA asked to be a part of EU-project to improve animal-welfare during transport
Meeting with the Dutch Animal Traders and Transporters organization over animal welfare during extreme weather
Today we had a meeting with Vee & Logistiek, a Dutch organization of animal traders and transporters headed by the Netherland´s ex-Minister of Agriculture, Henk Blekker. The purpose was to create a prevention plan for animal transport during extreme weather, such as a heat wave. We brainstormed and came up with a list of practical and realistic ideas that could help … [Read more...] about Meeting with the Dutch Animal Traders and Transporters organization over animal welfare during extreme weather
Discussion of new plans for Hilckmann pig slaughterhouse, Nijmegen (NL)
Today Eyes on Animals visited Hilckmann slaughterhouse in Nijmegen. Hilckmann is going to close its current slaughterhouse down soon and build a new plant. They want the plans of the new plant to take into the latest animal-welfare ideas. Eyes on Animals therefore met with them to give advice about better raceway designs to move pigs, how to reduce noise in a … [Read more...] about Discussion of new plans for Hilckmann pig slaughterhouse, Nijmegen (NL)
