This afternoon our team was interviewed by an important Turkish national newspaper (Hurriyet) about our general concerns for animal-welfare in Turkish slaughterhouses and particular shock at the abnormally cruel handling and poorly-designed installations at Aygülur slaughterhouse in Kazan. We also discussed our efforts to cooperate with Turkish officials and some … [Read more...] about EonA/AWF interviewed by Turkish newspaper
Our inspections
EonA/AWF meeting with Turkish Ministry of Agriculture officials
Today the EonA/AWF team gave a Power-Point and film presentation to a team of 5 officials from the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture responsible for drafting the upcoming national legislation on the welfare of animals at the time of slaughter. This legislation will be based on the EU legislation. The team and others have received training from the OIE to prepare them for … [Read more...] about EonA/AWF meeting with Turkish Ministry of Agriculture officials
Meeting with Cemsan Slaughterhouse and Machine Equipment, Ankara (Turkey)
This afternoon we met with the Managers of Cemsan, a company in Turkey that makes slaughter equipment. They are now making a “kill-box” that does not require cattle to be hoisted alive by one leg during slaughter without stunning. It is a type of squeeze chute that can either rotate 90 degrees or 180 degrees. They are advising to their slaughterhouse customers to invest … [Read more...] about Meeting with Cemsan Slaughterhouse and Machine Equipment, Ankara (Turkey)
Inspection of Aygüler Dericilik slaughterhouse in Kazan (Turkey)
Today the EonA/AWF team dropped by Aygüler Dericilik slaughterhouse in Kazan near Ankara in Turkey. This slaughterhouse is large and sells its meat to various companies, including Namet to all parts of Turkey east of Ankara. The plant is run by two brothers of which we met with one of them today. We explained to him our work and reason for being there. We showed him … [Read more...] about Inspection of Aygüler Dericilik slaughterhouse in Kazan (Turkey)
Observation of cattle slaughter at Cemit slaughterhouse in Bursa-Cali (Turkey)
On the 14th of December the EonA/AWF held a meeting with the boss of this slaughterhouse that we had never been to before. He admitted to us then that his current slaughterhouse was very old and the installations needed to be modernized. They hoist animals alive, do not have any restraint box even for bulls etc.. We looked through the Temple Grandin book about … [Read more...] about Observation of cattle slaughter at Cemit slaughterhouse in Bursa-Cali (Turkey)