Over the past five years, Eyes on Animals and WACPAW have worked together to reduce animal suffering at the Cape Coast cattle slaughter slab in Ghana. Initially, cattle endured severe stress and suffering due to harsh handling practices, including being forcibly tripped, tightly tethered, and slaughtered without stunning.Thanks to ongoing training by WACPAW and EonA and … [Read more...] about Good News from Ghana: Major Improvements at Cape Coast Slaughter Slab
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Unannounced visit to piglet slaughterhouse Beck in Kupferzell, Germany
Today, Eyes on Animals conducted an unannounced visit to a large slaughterhouse in Germany specializing in piglets. This facility often processes piglets with minor abnormalities, such as navel hernias, swollen joints, or bitten tails. These conditions can impair growth, potentially worsen, or require medical treatment, making early slaughter the most cost-effective … [Read more...] about Unannounced visit to piglet slaughterhouse Beck in Kupferzell, Germany
Visit to Van Rooi assembly center in Lieshout (NL): focus on slaughter piglets
Today, Eyes on Animals conducted an unannounced visit to the Van Rooi assembly center in Lieshout. The purpose of our visit was to gain more insight into the export of slaughter pigs and sows. These so-called “end-of-career animals” deserve extra attention in our view, as their condition is often suboptimal. Sows are usually culled due to fertility problems or reduced … [Read more...] about Visit to Van Rooi assembly center in Lieshout (NL): focus on slaughter piglets
Visit to FamilyBeef cattle slaughterhouse in Epe (NL)
Today Eyes on Animals and MHS Consultancy visited the cattle slaughterhouse FamilyBeef in Epe, formerly known as Gosschalk. Since its acquisition by FamilyBeef, the facility has stopped slaughtering pigs and now exclusively slaughters cattle (including dairy cows and calves). During our visit, we assessed the waiting pens, raceways, stunning, and bleeding processes. … [Read more...] about Visit to FamilyBeef cattle slaughterhouse in Epe (NL)
Presentation to official Dutch slaughterhouse inspectors about new improved electric pig stunning design (as more humane alternative to CO2 gas)
Today we talked to slaughterhouse inspectors from the Dutch government (NVWA) about how we, together with Dr. Temple Grandin in our team, helped redesign a large pig slaughterhouse to drastically improve automatic electric stunning in order to create a viable, realistic and more humane stunning method to CO2 gas stunning so that we can finally phase out the need for CO2 … [Read more...] about Presentation to official Dutch slaughterhouse inspectors about new improved electric pig stunning design (as more humane alternative to CO2 gas)
