This late afternoon the team from WACPAW and Eyes on Animals visited a second large pig farm in the Eastern Region of Accra in Ghana. The pigs at this farm were not very healthy. Many were emaciated and had serious wounds from ear biting. A number of pigs were also seriously lame and sick. One sow even had a broken spine from trying to turn around in her Made in China … [Read more...] about Pokrom pig farm and slaughter slab, Eastern Region Accra, Ghana
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Ampoma farm and slaughter slab, Ghana
Today the team from WACPAW and Eyes on Animals, along with our trainees from The Vegan Village in Uganda, visited Ampoma farm and slaughter slab in the Eastern Region of Accra. The pigs at this farm looked quite healthy and well fed. The farm pens were clean, had adequate water drinkers and the pigs had plenty of space. Sadly they did not have any foraging material though, … [Read more...] about Ampoma farm and slaughter slab, Ghana
Olives Gbawe slaughterhouse, Accra, Ghana
An Eyes on Animals team is back in Ghana. Since 2017 we have been helping (hands-on and financially) the terrific local animal-welfare organization WACPAW (West Africa Centre for the Protection of Animal Welfare) in getting urgent help to animals in Ghanaean slaughterhouses, where the level of suffering is exceptionally high. The slaughterhouse we visited today is called … [Read more...] about Olives Gbawe slaughterhouse, Accra, Ghana
Training on how to stun animals at a halal cattle slaughterhouse near Düsze, Turkey
This morning we gave a training in a Turkish cattle slaughterhouse near Dűsze. They too were very interested in phasing out the practice of hoisting and cutting the throats of fully conscious and alert cattle and were ready to learn about the benefit of first stunning the animals. EonA taught them how a captive bolt stunner works and then taught them to use it correctly on … [Read more...] about Training on how to stun animals at a halal cattle slaughterhouse near Düsze, Turkey
Famous Turkish theologian confirms thst stunning animals is not in contradiction with Muslim faith
Asalet from Eyes on Animals met with a famous Turkish theologian, Mustafa İslamoğlu, about the subject of animal slaughter with stunning. The obstacle in the Islamic world is whether stunning an animal prior to cutting his or her throat is Islamically acceptable. Since the theologians are reluctant to talk about the topic, animal suffering continues in the Islamic world. … [Read more...] about Famous Turkish theologian confirms thst stunning animals is not in contradiction with Muslim faith