Since our first visit in 2018, Pali has put several of our recommendations into practice. At Pali, pigs are stunned with electricity. They are moved in small groups towards a single file which they have to enter one after the other. This single file leads them to the belly belt conveyor, which carries them towards the automatic stunner. Most important … [Read more...] about Several animal welfare improvements put into practice at Pali pig slaughterhouse (NL)
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EonA report ‘Welfare goat-kids’ used for policy making
In a recent letter the Dutch minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Henk Staghouwer, has informed the parliament that the report of Eyes on Animals, ‘The welfare of male goat-kids’, has been used to make policy. He writes that several recommendations have already been put into practice: The I&R (Identification & Registration) requirements … [Read more...] about EonA report ‘Welfare goat-kids’ used for policy making
More stunners arrive in Ghana
Today our package arrived in Ghana. We sent many stunners, cartridges and proper knives to West Africa Center for the Protection of Animal Welfare for them to continue to train butchers how to render animals unconscious before cutting their throat, and to put an end to animals being butchered while fully conscious with blunt knives. We know it is still slaughter, but if we … [Read more...] about More stunners arrive in Ghana
Unannounced visit to slaughterhouse Gosschalk in Epe (NL)
Following our advice, slaughterhouse Gosschalk has implemented several improvements to reduce the stress level among the pigs. To further improve, Gosschalk gave us permission to also conduct unannounced inspections at their location. Today was the first inspection. The inspection today was done based on camera-footage, both live and stored images … [Read more...] about Unannounced visit to slaughterhouse Gosschalk in Epe (NL)
Revisit of Pali slaughterhouse to see the adjustments they made
Today Eyes on Animals visited Pali slaughterhouse in Geldrop (NL). Since our first visit in 2018 Pali has put several of our recommendations into practice. They closed the sides of the raceway to prevent distractions, have improved the light in the single file raceway, hung up several banners to improve handling and improved the pen for suspect-pigs. They also changed the … [Read more...] about Revisit of Pali slaughterhouse to see the adjustments they made