Today Eyes on Animals returned to Emir Adak abattoir, a small abattoir outside of Istanbul that primarily slaughters sheep, and occasionally a bovine. The sheep are housed in a stable inside the slaughterhouse and customers can come, select a sheep and have him or her slaughtered, to take home the meat cuts home later. The manager, and one of his main customers … [Read more...] about Follow-up visit to Emir Adak abattoir, Istanbul
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EonA sets of stunning area at Sacrifice Feast slaughter slab, Istanbul (TR)
Today is the Sacrifice Feast and we are in Istanbul. It is one of the oldest Islamic holidays. It commemorates the story about Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) who thought to show obedience to God he should sacrifice his own son. Before he could carry out the sacrifice, Allah (God) insisted he not kill his own son, and rather sacrifice something else, like a ram. Similar stories … [Read more...] about EonA sets of stunning area at Sacrifice Feast slaughter slab, Istanbul (TR)
More slaughterhouses in Turkey stunning animals first (video)
For the past 8 years Eyes on Animals has been educating slaughterhouse personnel and managers, professors and religious authorities throughout Turkey about the benefits of stunning animals before restraining them and cutting their throats. Restraining them and cutting their necks open while fully conscious causes serious fear and horrible pain, particularly the way it is … [Read more...] about More slaughterhouses in Turkey stunning animals first (video)
More stunners arrive in Ghana
Today our package arrived in Ghana. We sent many stunners, cartridges and proper knives to West Africa Center for the Protection of Animal Welfare for them to continue to train butchers how to render animals unconscious before cutting their throat, and to put an end to animals being butchered while fully conscious with blunt knives. We know it is still slaughter, but if we … [Read more...] about More stunners arrive in Ghana
Introduction and training on use of stunners for cattle slaughterhouses near Izmir, Turkey
Asalet and Berker from Eyes on Animal are near Izmir in Turkey showing slaughter personnel and officials how captive bolt pistols work and explaining the benefit of using them during slaughter to at least render the cattle insensitive to pain before their neck is cut. In Turkey cattle are normally fully conscious during restraint, hoisting and neck-cutting, with animals … [Read more...] about Introduction and training on use of stunners for cattle slaughterhouses near Izmir, Turkey
