More good news from Turkey. After several visits and long talks, another slaughterhouse in Turkey sees the major benefits of stunning their sheep and cattle before cutting their throats. Stunning animals, by using a captive bolt pistol for example, renders the animals insensitive to pain during the slaughter process. This is a step forward, as normally the animals are … [Read more...] about Small cattle and sheep slaughterhouse in Istanbul adopts pre-stunning
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Meeting with Turkish Ministry of Agriculture about slaughter
This afternoon we had our meeting with two authorities at the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture, responsible for overseeing animal slaughter. They were shocked by some of the footage we showed them, of animals being cruelly restrained, chained and cut all while still conscious and struggling for their life. We showed them how a stunner works and showed them footage of the … [Read more...] about Meeting with Turkish Ministry of Agriculture about slaughter
Eid el Kabir festival some sheep are now being stunned prior to being sacrificed in Turkey
It is Eid el Kabir right now for people of the Muslim faith. This is a time when people are encouraged to sacrifice their own luxuries and share with the poor. More and more young Muslims chose to donate homemade vegetarian food or clothes, but the majority still sacrifice an animal to be consumed by them, with some parts given to the poor. We encourage sacrificing … [Read more...] about Eid el Kabir festival some sheep are now being stunned prior to being sacrificed in Turkey
Six (Halal) slaughterhouses in Turkey now stun animals prior to slaughter
Since 2013 Eyes on Animals has been working hard at improving slaughterhouses in Turkey. Several plants were keen to work with us and made improvements, such as making the floors anti-slip, installing water troughs in the waiting pens, making the walls of the raceway solid… But what was a much more challenging improvement to get in place was getting the animals rendered … [Read more...] about Six (Halal) slaughterhouses in Turkey now stun animals prior to slaughter
Emir Adak Slaughterhouse and Sales in Istanbul will stun prior to slaughter
Good news from our team in Turkey ! Another slaughterhouse, this time for sheep, will stun most of the animals they slaughter prior to cutting their throat. Eyes on Animals taught the workers how to use and maintain a stunner and officially leased out one of our stunners for a period of 1 year. We will do a follow-up check in a few months and until then they will regularly … [Read more...] about Emir Adak Slaughterhouse and Sales in Istanbul will stun prior to slaughter
