Real chance that we can change the way pigs are slaughtered around the world
Since we installed cameras inside the CO2 chambers of pig slaughterhouses and published
a film
about it, we have been non-stop busy creating awareness among industry
and scientists about the need to develop a brand new
humane alternative. CO2 is very painful to breathe in and causes 15-30
seconds of extreme panic and struggle. We are getting close - we think
there will be an alternative available in the near future.
Our most recent successful efforts bringing us closer to this goal are:
Research on humane alternative options initiated
On
February 23rd we brought the German Slaughterhouse Tönnies and
slaughter- manufacturing company
V-Cons together at one table with us. We introduced them to each other
in the hope that they can work together on finding a “humane”
alternative to CO2 to stun pigs before slaughter. Tönnies has
the scientific research center and funds, and V-Cons is run by
welfare-scientists and skilled engineers that like a challenge. We were
thrilled to hear that research on alternative options will start
already next month and they will stay in touch with each other on
further steps. Read
more
Talk about CO2 to members
of the European Parliament
On
March 12 we have been asked to give a presentation to the Intergroup
Members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on the need for a new
humane alternative to stun pigs prior to slaughter.
Major article about CO2 stunning of pigs in Daily
Mail UK
In
February we were interviewed
by the Daily Mail UK for a critical article about the CO2 stunning of
pigs before slaughter. In the article they also included the video we
made showing the CO2 stunning of pigs. Out of sight is no longer
out of mind, we have succeeded in showing people what pigs face when
they go down into the CO2 pits. To
the article
