Today Eyes on Animals, together with a team from the Animal Welfare Foundation and Tierschutzbund Zürich, met with the Chief Executive Officer from the department of Animal Welfare at the Tönnies Group of Companies. The purpose of today's visit was to hold a follow-up discussion with Tönnies from what EonA started with them last January- about the need for more research … [Read more...] about Follow-up visit with Toennies pig slaughterhouse, Germany
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Inspection and meeting at Compaxo pig slaughterhouse, NL
Today Eyes on Animals was joined by Dr. Marien Gerritzen, an animal-welfare researcher from Wageningen Livestock Research Unit and expert on how to measure and reduce suffering during slaughter. Together we visited Compaxo pig slaughterhouse in eastern Holland. The purpose was to evaluate Compaxo's most recent efforts to improve welfare and exchange ideas and knowledge. … [Read more...] about Inspection and meeting at Compaxo pig slaughterhouse, NL
Meeting with owners of Westfort pig slaughterhouse, NL
This afternoon we met with the owners of Westfort pig slaughterhouse in the Netherlands. Dr. Gerritzen, an animal-welfare researcher from Wageningen University and expert in measuring suffering at slaughter also joined us. The current Westfort pig plant will soon close and be replaced by a brand new slaughterhouse. The purpose of this meeting, the second one now, was to … [Read more...] about Meeting with owners of Westfort pig slaughterhouse, NL
Meeting with Westfort pig slaughterhouse
Westfort pig slaughterhouse has built a new facility and is in the midst of preparing to purchase a new pig stunning system for it. To avoid mistakes in the future, we saw this as a chance to influence the design before it is built. EonA together with Dr. Kees Scheepens (veterinarian and pig behaviourist) discussed with the Director ways of reducing noise, risk of injury … [Read more...] about Meeting with Westfort pig slaughterhouse
