A common problem with the crates and containers used in the transport of poultry throughout Europe and abroad, is that there is no access to the birds once loaded (despite being an EU requirement) meaning any bird that is sick or injured is left for hours to suffer an cannot be given first-aid or humanely killed. Ventilation is also seriously impeded as headspace is … [Read more...] about Observation of a “good” poultry truck in Turkey
Our inspections
Inspection of a livestock shop in Turkey
Today the EonA/AWF team visited a livestock “shop” in Bursa, Turkey. Like many cities and villages in Turkey, there is often a shopping area where people can go to buy a couple of sheep, goats or cattle either for immediate slaughter or further production. It usually consists of a road with many stalls in a row. In the front is the owner of the animals, awaiting … [Read more...] about Inspection of a livestock shop in Turkey
Inspection of another cattle slaughterhouse in Turkey
This afternoon we are invited to visit another Turkish slaughterhouse where many of the EU sheep and cattle were being slaughtered in since 2010. It is a large slaughterhouse. Conditions are alarming. The floor of the raceway is very slippery. There is a 90 degree angle that the cattle have to take to enter the kill box, resulting in them balking and even trying to … [Read more...] about Inspection of another cattle slaughterhouse in Turkey
Inspection of a livestock market in Turkey
This morning the EonA/AWF team visited the livestock market in Tuzla. We were told that animals would be sold today, but actually it was very quiet and most pens were empty. The market director approached us and offered to organize a tour for us. Animals that are not sold are kept in the pens here. Some of the sheep pens were very good - with lots of bedding, clean water, … [Read more...] about Inspection of a livestock market in Turkey
Inspection of unloading of sheep at a Turkish market
This afternoon the team from EonA/AWF spotted a sheep truck on the national roads east of Istanbul. The truck headed to a livestock market in Tuzla where we observed the unloading of the animals. The sheep were loaded on two levels. The bottom level had very little ventilation as the sides of the truck were almost completely closed. The transport journey must … [Read more...] about Inspection of unloading of sheep at a Turkish market