Yesterday Eyes on Animals worked at a slaughterhouse near Bursa (Turkey) to show the difference between traditional slaughter (without pre-stunning) and more humane slaughter (with a stunner). They were slaughtering cattle from the Czech Republic. We showed them how the use of a stunner renders the cattle at least unconscious before they are hoisted by a chain around … [Read more...] about Teaching stunning at cattle abattoir near Bursa, Turkey
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Spreading awareness in slaughterhouses in Bursa, Turkey
The Eyes on Animals team in Turkey spent the whole day today visiting slaughterhouses in Bursa. We explained to the managers what a captive bolt stunner is and how it works to render animals unconscious (and thus insensitive) before slaughter. They are in favour of stunning, but none dare to be the first to start stunning the animals as stunning is still, wrongly, seen as … [Read more...] about Spreading awareness in slaughterhouses in Bursa, Turkey
Follow-up visit to Emir Adak abattoir, Istanbul
Today Eyes on Animals returned to Emir Adak abattoir, a small abattoir outside of Istanbul that primarily slaughters sheep, and occasionally a bovine. The sheep are housed in a stable inside the slaughterhouse and customers can come, select a sheep and have him or her slaughtered, to take home the meat cuts home later. The manager, and one of his main customers … [Read more...] about Follow-up visit to Emir Adak abattoir, Istanbul
EonA invited to talk at NVWA Animal Conference (NL)
The NVWA (Dutch government body in charge of enforcing animal-welfare law) invited Eyes on Animals to their Animal Conference today. 160 official animal-welfare inspectors were present. We gave 3 workshop sessions and then participated in a panel discussion. We brought up topics that we think need to be given more attention by the nvwa, gave illustrations of positive … [Read more...] about EonA invited to talk at NVWA Animal Conference (NL)
Third meeting with calf-welfare group that advises Flemish Minister of Animal Welfare (BE)
Cattle behaviour expert and veterinarian Ronald Rongen, on behalf of Eyes on Animals, participated in the third meeting of the Calf Welfare Group in Brussels. Together with a team of specialists on calf farming and animal welfare, the current and future possibilities in calf farming were further analysed and discussed. In an open dialogue, all options available regarding … [Read more...] about Third meeting with calf-welfare group that advises Flemish Minister of Animal Welfare (BE)