Over Christmas WACPAW and Eyes on Animals held a follow-up training at JFamco slaughterhouse in Accra, Ghana. On this day we also donated a second captive bolt pistol so that cattle and goats could be stunned safely and quickly before being restrained and bled out. Normally animals are tethered or forced down on their side and have their throat slit while fully conscious. … [Read more...] about Follow-up training at JFamco slaughterhouse, Accra (Ghana)
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Eyes on Animals is training more and more highway police
This year, EonA has increased the number of training given to police to further reduce the suffering of animals during transport. Whereas in previous years the police only checked paperwork and driving times, there are now more and more officials on the highway who can also check the animals themselves. Before Eyes on Animals started training, the police often expressed … [Read more...] about Eyes on Animals is training more and more highway police
Training of the gendarmes, Annecy, France
Today Eyes on Animals was asked by Welfarm and the gendarmes of Haute Savoie to help explain the EU legislation on the protection of animals during transport. There was a morning session followed by an afternoon session with the officials from the DDPP (previously the governmental veterinarian services) also giving a talk. The gendarmes came from all over the department, … [Read more...] about Training of the gendarmes, Annecy, France
EonA starts training the French highway police
In collaboration with Welfarm and Animals Angels, Eyes on Animals has started giving animal welfare training courses to the highway police in France. France is an important country as it slaughters, imports and exports huge numbers of animals. By training the gendarmes, we ensure that these animal trucks are better checked and more frequently. Two police brigades have … [Read more...] about EonA starts training the French highway police
Practical training with Road Transport Inspectorate of Bydgoszcz, Poland
Today, together with the Road Transport Inspectorate of Bydgoszcz that participated in the theory presentation yesterday, we waited along a national road near Bydgoszcz. All livestock trucks passing by were pulled over and thoroughly checked, including this poultry one. We thoroughly inspected all the birds loaded in the stacked crates and spotted this broiler stuck on his … [Read more...] about Practical training with Road Transport Inspectorate of Bydgoszcz, Poland