Eyes on Animals bought 4 captive bolt pistols and 8000 cartridges to bring to Ghana. Today our team, with the coordination of WACPAW, officially donated one to UDS slaughterhouse in Tamale. It is part of the UDS school campus. It is here where slaughtermen can in the future be trained on how to use captive bolt pistolds so that more and more Ghanaian slaughterhouses can … [Read more...] about UDS campus slaughterhouse in Tamale now stuns animals, Ghana
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Visit slaughterhouse in Tamale, Ghana
On the 6th of October we visited a slaughterhouse in Tamale, Ghana together with the local NGO WACPAW. The handling was extremely brutal. Animals were hit, tails were broken on purpose and necks were stretched backwards so the animals were forced to fall down. Also the design of the slaughterhouse was a catastrophe. Animals were killed all together in one big room. … [Read more...] about Visit slaughterhouse in Tamale, Ghana
Training course for slaughtermen, veterinarians and agriculture students, Tamale/Ghana
WACPAW (West African Centre for the Protection of Animal Welfare) heard about our animal-welfare training courses in Turkey and asked Eyes on Animals if we could also come to Ghana to give a workshop to their slaughter men, veterinarians and agricultural students. We financed a team, including humane slaughter expert Dr. Awal Fuseini, and today gave a one-day course in … [Read more...] about Training course for slaughtermen, veterinarians and agriculture students, Tamale/Ghana
Visit of calf slaughterhouse Fuite Veal
Today we visited Vuite Feal, a calf slaughterhouse in Tubbergen (NL). Fuite Veal is a relatively new slaughterhouse. We were allowed to observe the entire slaughterhouse: The unloading of trucks, the lairage, the raceway and the stunning area. The handling of the calves went smoothly and without too much distress, but we did have some recommendations to improve the … [Read more...] about Visit of calf slaughterhouse Fuite Veal
Re-visit slaughterhouse Heinen
Today we again visited the slaughterhouse Heinen, which in 2016 took our advice and improved their restraint box. The restraint box was previously closed in the front but has now been "opened" so the pigs find it less scary to walk to the restrainer. Moreover, if pigs are less stressed, they move more easily, which also causes less stress for employees. This again has a … [Read more...] about Re-visit slaughterhouse Heinen
