Today the EonA & TSB|AWF team was in Ereğli (Turkey) and dropped by Cihangir Et, a small slaughterhouse which slaughters animals 2 days in a week. They slaughter approximately 40 cattle and 300-600 sheep on each day and they sell the meat at their own market stall in İstanbul. We met with the manager. They were not slaughtering today so we were not able to inspect the … [Read more...] about Cihangir Et Slaughterhouse – Ereğli/Konya, Turkey
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Akşeker Et Slaughterhouse/Konya, Turkey
This afternoon the EonA and TSB|AWF team dropped by the Akşeker Et slaughterhouse in Konya. The manager welcomed us into his office but he said they were too busy to give us a tour inside the slaughterhouse. We could however view the process live from the CCTV on his computer screen. From what we could check via the screen, the unloading ramp was clean, had shade and a … [Read more...] about Akşeker Et Slaughterhouse/Konya, Turkey
Torku Et Slaughterhouse/ Konya, Turkey
EonA and TSB|AWF team checked on a big Turkish food company's slaughterhouse today in Konya. Torku Et is a co-op slaughterhouse which has 16.000 farmer stakeholders. We met with the managers and chief veterinarian of the plant. We talked with them about animal-welfare, showed them our educative brochures and videos about how to reduce suffering during slaughter, and shared … [Read more...] about Torku Et Slaughterhouse/ Konya, Turkey
Visit of a poultry slaughterhouse using a multi-stage CO2 gas stunning system
Today we visited a large poultry slaughterhouse in Putten. In this slaughterhouse birds are stunned using a multi-stage CO2 gas stunning system from the company Meyn. In this system birds are stunned while they are still inside their transport containers. Therefore many stressful procedures, like manual or automatic unloading of the birds from their transport modules as … [Read more...] about Visit of a poultry slaughterhouse using a multi-stage CO2 gas stunning system
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
Inspection of Thoenes Natur slaughterhouse, Germany
Today we observed the slaughter of pigs at Thoenes Natur slaughterhouse in Germany. This small slaughterhouse specializes in the slaughter of pigs raised under animal-friendly and organic conditions in accordance with their agricultural quality management (Organic and Thoenes Natur). We were interested in visiting this plant because they invented and designed their own … [Read more...] about Inspection of Thoenes Natur slaughterhouse, Germany
Follow up Visit at Ivo Hendriksen slaughterhouse in Lichtenvoorde
Today we had a follow-up visit at the Ivo Hendriksen slaughterhouse in Lichtenvoorde. Ivo Lichtenvoorde mainly slaughters young pigs. During our last visit we witnessed pigs becoming frightened due to loud noises made by the metal gates. Through installing some rubber elements throughout the fencing the noise levels in the slaughterhouse have been brought down resulting in … [Read more...] about Follow up Visit at Ivo Hendriksen slaughterhouse in Lichtenvoorde
Better restraint box at Vion Tilburg slaughterhouse (NL)
Several months ago we visited Vion cattle slaughterhouse in Tilburg, where many culled dairy cows are slaughtered. The restraint box where cattle are moved into, one at a time, to be stunned was not long enough for some of the dairy cattle to fully fit in. The back door was shutting on their hind quarters, causing some to even fall from the shock of being hit by the back … [Read more...] about Better restraint box at Vion Tilburg slaughterhouse (NL)
