The WACPAW/EonA team returned to Kumasi abattoir again. Kumasi abattoir is a very large cattle, pig and goat abattoir in Ghana with on-going serious welfare problems. We trained the use of captive bolt stunners there several years ago, and have stunning implemented for the pigs, where they used to be clubbed repeatedly on their heads, but still downers are dragged, … [Read more...] about USAID accompanies us on a follow-up inspection of Kumasi abattoir, Ghana
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Some animals now stunned first during “Sacrifice Festival” in Turkey
During many religious festivals, millions of animals suffer. Whether it be turkeys and chickens shackled upside down and then inadequately stunned in an electric water bath for Christmas or sheep being forced down on the ground (horribly scary for prey animals) and then having their throat cut open while fully conscious during the Sacrifice Festival. We all have … [Read more...] about Some animals now stunned first during “Sacrifice Festival” in Turkey
EonA gives speech at the Deutsche Bundestag (German Parliament) in Berlin
Asalet from Eyes on Animals is in Berlin. He has been asked to give a speech at the Deutsche Bundestag (the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany) about what happens to EU farm animals transported to Turkey and then slaughtered there. He is equipped with strong photos of our inspections with AWF at the EU/Turkey border and in all the Turkish abattoirs EonA has been … [Read more...] about EonA gives speech at the Deutsche Bundestag (German Parliament) in Berlin
Meat shop in Samsun (Turkey) equipped with stunner to use on lambs they slaughter
Today Eyes on Animalse met with the owner of Nebyan Meat company and the vet, Mr. Ali. Professor Dr. Duygu Dalgın (director of Acisiz Kesim ngo in Turkey) is also present. Nebyan Meat supports the idea of pre-stunning animals for halal as animals suffer much less when first rendered unconscious. They want to use captive bolt stunning to its full extent. Today we gave them … [Read more...] about Meat shop in Samsun (Turkey) equipped with stunner to use on lambs they slaughter
Day 2: Training employees and improving automatic electric stunning of pigs as a more humane alternative to CO2
EonA team members Madelaine, Kees, Jan and Lesley finishing up a 2-day training of all employees working at a pig slaughter plant. Together with the help of Temple Grandin and the open- attitude of this plant we got major improvements in place over the past 3 years. This plant did not want to switch to CO2 gas because of its aversive effect but wanted to see if electric … [Read more...] about Day 2: Training employees and improving automatic electric stunning of pigs as a more humane alternative to CO2