Today the team from WACPAW and Eyes on Animals, along with our trainees from The Vegan Village in Uganda, visited Ampoma farm and slaughter slab in the Eastern Region of Accra. The pigs at this farm looked quite healthy and well fed. The farm pens were clean, had adequate water drinkers and the pigs had plenty of space. Sadly they did not have any foraging material though, … [Read more...] about Ampoma farm and slaughter slab, Ghana
Our inspections
Olives Gbawe slaughterhouse, Accra, Ghana
An Eyes on Animals team is back in Ghana. Since 2017 we have been helping (hands-on and financially) the terrific local animal-welfare organization WACPAW (West Africa Centre for the Protection of Animal Welfare) in getting urgent help to animals in Ghanaean slaughterhouses, where the level of suffering is exceptionally high. The slaughterhouse we visited today is called … [Read more...] about Olives Gbawe slaughterhouse, Accra, Ghana
Famous Turkish theologian confirms thst stunning animals is not in contradiction with Muslim faith
Asalet from Eyes on Animals met with a famous Turkish theologian, Mustafa İslamoğlu, about the subject of animal slaughter with stunning. The obstacle in the Islamic world is whether stunning an animal prior to cutting his or her throat is Islamically acceptable. Since the theologians are reluctant to talk about the topic, animal suffering continues in the Islamic world. … [Read more...] about Famous Turkish theologian confirms thst stunning animals is not in contradiction with Muslim faith
EonA gives online training on how to use a stunner to cattle abattoir personnel from Kahta, Turkey
Eyes on Animals gave another online training course to the butcher and manager of a Turkish slaughterhouse in south-east Turkey (near Kahta). It was too far away and expensive for us to get there physically but via video Asalet explained how the level of suffering animals endure in Turkish abattoirs needs to be reduced, and how crucial it is to render the animals first … [Read more...] about EonA gives online training on how to use a stunner to cattle abattoir personnel from Kahta, Turkey
Meeting with Peer Systeem about the partial automation of catching and loading of laying hens
Today Eyes on Animals brainstormed with the chairman of Peer Systeem. Peer Systeem developed an automated system to catch, load and transport broilers. The system is currently being used in a Czech poultry slaughterhouse. The broilers are caught with a machine and transported to a mechanically ventilated poultry truck on a conveyor belt. There is little to no contact … [Read more...] about Meeting with Peer Systeem about the partial automation of catching and loading of laying hens