Our team in Turkey had a very rough day today. We returned to Elif slaughterhouse. Despite two concrete improvements they made since our last visit, the handling of the animals is still really bad. The cattle are rushed and stuffed into the raceway by shouting people who also slam the gates. Many of the cattle fall because the floor is so slippery from so much piled-up … [Read more...] about Follow-up visit of Elif Et slaughterhouse in Tuzla, Turkey
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Meeting with Maret Meat company in Tuzla, Turkey
Today our team dropped by the Maret meat packing plant in Tuzla. Maret is the largest distributor of meat in Turkey that sells to supermarkets etc... They get meat from 17 different slaughterhouses, including one of their own. We wanted to tell them about the common problems we see at Turkish slaughterhouses and ask that they put pressure on their suppliers to modernize … [Read more...] about Meeting with Maret Meat company in Tuzla, Turkey
First visit of Edemen slaughterhouse in Bursa, Turkey
Today the EonA/AWF team and Dr. Ellen Eser from BSI Schwarzenbek visit Edemen slaughterhouse in Bursa. The owner bought this slaughterhouse seven months ago. We spotted similar problems as in most other Turkish slaughterhouses (trip-floor restraint box, mounting and falling down and live-hoisting). The owner and all the people working at the slaughterhouse were very … [Read more...] about First visit of Edemen slaughterhouse in Bursa, Turkey
Follow-up inspection of Kurucay slaughterhouse in Bolu, Turkey
Today the EonA/AWF team and Dr. Ellen Eser from BSI Schwarzenbek did a follow-up inspection of Kurucay slaughterhouse. The team had inspected this plant for the first time in October 2014 and had many concerns about the installations and design of the equipment used. We had sent them our report and training material, indicating what steps they could take to improve animal … [Read more...] about Follow-up inspection of Kurucay slaughterhouse in Bolu, Turkey
Animal welfare improvements at Bolu Kuruçay slaughterhouse
On April the 16th we visited Kurucay slaughterhouse in Bolu. They did some really nice animal welfare improvements wich we want everebody to notice. 1 - The lateral protection of the raceways towards the restraint box used to be open. The animals were able to see objects and people moving around them and therefore refused to walk on. Now the lateral protection is solid … [Read more...] about Animal welfare improvements at Bolu Kuruçay slaughterhouse
