Last night a team from Eyes on Animals was at Sijbenga egg farm in Hooghalen (NL). The Demeter farmer-couple asked us to give a refresher course on the upright-method of catching to the catchers and then to assist with catching and to help supervise. It was great to hear them tell us that since they made the switch a few years ago to upright catching they are very happy … [Read more...] about Upright chicken catching at another Demeter laying-hen farm
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Training and upright catching at Demeter poultry farm De Dennenhoeve
Today Eyes on Animals gave an animal welfare training to the catching team of Kees Sijbenga of Demeter poultry farm de Dennenhoeve. After the training the catchers caught Kees’s 2.800 laying hens using the EonA upright method under supervision of Eyes on Animals. Normally the hens are caught by one leg, held upside down and then stuffed into crates 3-5 at a time for … [Read more...] about Training and upright catching at Demeter poultry farm De Dennenhoeve
Animal-welfare training at Kojo Krom slaughterhouse in Kumasi, Ghana
With the help of Eyes on Animals training and stunning material and a donation from Varkens in Nood, our colleagues at WACPAW (West Africa Center for the Protection of Animal Welfare) gave a 2-day training course in how to stun pigs to the slaughtermen of Kojo Krom slaughterhouse in Kumasi. Eyes on Animals and WACPAW work together to try and put an end to the slaughter of … [Read more...] about Animal-welfare training at Kojo Krom slaughterhouse in Kumasi, Ghana
Training of slaughterers at Dako Drom slaughterhouse, Ghana
With the help of Eyes on Animals training and stunning material and a donation from Varkens in Nood, our colleagues at WACPAW (West Africa Center for the Protection of Animal Welfare) gave a 2-day training course in how to stun pigs to the slaughtermen of Dako Drom slaughterhouse in Kumasi. Eyes on Animals and WACPAW work together in Ghana to try and put an end to … [Read more...] about Training of slaughterers at Dako Drom slaughterhouse, Ghana
Training of the Transport Authority Inspectors, Budapest, Hungary
Today a team from Eyes on Animals, Animal Welfare Foundation and Hungarian branch of Welfarm gave a training course to forty participants of the re-structured and newly established Transport Authority in Hungary. Our course covered the theory of the EU legislation on the protection of animals during transport, enforcement tips and sanctions, plus had a practical … [Read more...] about Training of the Transport Authority Inspectors, Budapest, Hungary