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Today one of the EonA/AWF teams in Turkey visited Kurucay slaughterhouse in Bolu, Turkey. Our team is made out of Asalet and Lesley and Dr. Eser, a German veterinarian and expert in “humane” slaughter. Like all other cattle and sheep slaughterhouses in Turkey, the animals have their throats cut without prior stunning. We of course would like to see that Turkey adopt … [Read more...] about Visit of Kurucay slaughterhouse in Bolu, Turkey

The veterinarian and manager of this slaughterhouse were open to our EonA/AWF team inspecting the conditions for welfare at their slaughterhouse and interested in our teams'  recommendations. We are very grateful for their open attitude, it is a step in the right direction towards improvements. Today cattle, buffalo and sheep arrived. First cattle were slaughtered Kosher, … [Read more...] about Inspection of Elif slaughterhouse, Turkey

Two EonA/AWF teams arrived in Turkey yesterday- one to focus on transport and the other on slaughter conditions. Today one of the teams (Lesley, Asalet and Dr. Ellen Eser, specialist on animal-welfare during transport and slaughter and official veterinarian from Germany) visited 3 slaughterhouses around Istanbul, "Narman", "Ozlem" and "Elif".  We viewed their … [Read more...] about Visit of three Turkish slaughterhouses