This afternoon we met with Ahmet Gelir who works for the World Halal Union and TSE (Turkish Standards Institute). TSE has a protocol for how animals must be slaughtered which is used as a basis for 37 Islamic countries that belong to World Halal Union. In their protocol there is a paragraph stating that animals must not be stunned during slaughter. The only exception is … [Read more...] about Meeting with TSE and World Halal Union to show them horrendous suffering in Turkish abattoirs
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Visit of a second slaughterhouse near Balikisir that wants to stun but is not allowed
We visited another cattle and sheep slaughterhouse near Balikisir, one that we had never been to before. They already knew about the advantages of pre-stunning the animals before tethering their leg and cutting their throats but claim to not be able to perform stunning at their plant. In the past they even had a stunning system in place but "only used it when the … [Read more...] about Visit of a second slaughterhouse near Balikisir that wants to stun but is not allowed
Slaughterhouse in Balikisir returns to slaughtering all animals without stunning
A very depressing and frustrating day in Turkey today. A slaughterhouse in Balikisir that slaughters cattle and sheep was quite enthusiastic about using a stunner to render animals unconscious prior to shackling and cutting their throats when we visited 1.5 years ago. We instructed them back then on how to stun and leased them one of our captive bolt stunners for free. … [Read more...] about Slaughterhouse in Balikisir returns to slaughtering all animals without stunning
EonA interviewed extensively on Turkish television
Asalet, our inspector and trainer in Turkey for Eyes on Animals, was on BR TV in Turkey last night, together with a colleague from HAYTAP. Asalet explained his work at reducing animal suffering inside slaughterhouses and teaching the use of stunners to phase out the slaughter of fully conscious and sentient animals. He says a stunner like a captive bolt can at least make … [Read more...] about EonA interviewed extensively on Turkish television
Welfare-workshop on stunning at Karabük abattoir, Turkey
These photos are from Karabük slaughterhouse in Turkey where an EonA team, with the help of Haytap, held a welfare-worshop today. EonA educated the staff and some of the owners of cattle present about how a captive bolt stunner works and why rendering the animals unconscious first before slaughter reduces a lot of the pain and fear the animals go through. Asalet also … [Read more...] about Welfare-workshop on stunning at Karabük abattoir, Turkey
