A few months earlier Eyes on Animals brought an unannounced visit to poultry slaughterhouse Jan van Ee in Stroe (NL) . Jan van Ee slaughters broilers and uses the CO2 gas stunning system of Anglia Autoflow (AA). We had a quick talk with the director. We talked about the transport containers of AA that are quite big – which can cause welfare problems when they are loaded … [Read more...] about Poultry slaughterhouse Jan van Ee (NL) not interested in visit from Eyes on Animals
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Cape Coast Campus slaughterhouse now renders animals unconscious before slaughter, Ghana
More improvements in Ghana to report on : after the UDS slaughterhouse in Tamale now the Cape Coast Campus slaughterhouse is using the captive bolts we gave them to stun the animals (cattle, shee, goats and pigs) before slaughter. We know slaughter is never a pretty site but imagine what it looks like when animals are left fully conscious while having their throats slit. … [Read more...] about Cape Coast Campus slaughterhouse now renders animals unconscious before slaughter, Ghana
UDS campus slaughterhouse in Tamale now stuns animals, Ghana
Eyes on Animals bought 4 captive bolt pistols and 8000 cartridges to bring to Ghana. Today our team, with the coordination of WACPAW, officially donated one to UDS slaughterhouse in Tamale. It is part of the UDS school campus. It is here where slaughtermen can in the future be trained on how to use captive bolt pistolds so that more and more Ghanaian slaughterhouses can … [Read more...] about UDS campus slaughterhouse in Tamale now stuns animals, Ghana
Access to poultry during transport now possible with Stork’s new containers
On Monday June 8th Eyes on Animals visited Plukon poultry slaughterhouse in Maasmechelen (Belgium). The broilers are now being transported in a new container system from Stork company. The new design of the transport containers have side access doors so that birds that need treatment or care during transport can be accessed and helped. Thanks to these new access doors, we … [Read more...] about Access to poultry during transport now possible with Stork’s new containers
As result of Eyes on Animals inspection, all goat fattening farms checked by Dutch authorities
On May 29, 2017 Eyes on Animals inspectors conducted an unannounced visit of a goat fattening farm in North Brabant, the Netherlands. Eyes on Animals discovered many dead and sick male kids on the farm. The situation was alarming so we called the Dutch authorities (NVWA) immediately, who sent a team to the location within a couple of hours. Due to the alarming poor … [Read more...] about As result of Eyes on Animals inspection, all goat fattening farms checked by Dutch authorities