Today the Eyes on Animals team in Turkey held two meetings. One with the highest Religious Authority from Dyanet office in Goenen and one with an official from the Goenen office of Ministry of Agriculture. The city of Goenen has a cattle and sheep slaughterhouse where many animals pass through, in the past also ones form Europe. Eyes on Animals has been there many times. … [Read more...] about Meeting with Religious Authority and Ministry of Agriculture in Goenen, Turkey about captive bolt stunning
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EonA leases captive bolt stunner to another slaughterhouse in Turkey
Eyes on Animals is back in Turkey, continuing our work there to decrease some of the horrible animal suffering taking place in the slaughterhouses. Part of our project there is not just to make the floors less slippery and make drinking water available in the lairages, but also to teach the benefit of rendering the animals unconscious first before hoisting them up by one … [Read more...] about EonA leases captive bolt stunner to another slaughterhouse in Turkey
Follow-up inspection of Turkish slaughterhouses by Eyes on Animals
Animals often arrive severely injured at the Turkish slaughter houses, unable to stand or walk and suffering horribly. Yet they are forced to walk to the area where they’ll be slaughtered. Using a chain, they are then hoisted in the air by one leg only to have their throats slit without being stunned first and while still fully conscious. Eyes on Animals does its … [Read more...] about Follow-up inspection of Turkish slaughterhouses by Eyes on Animals
Discussions with Islam theologians in Turkey about the question of pre-stunning animals during slaughter
Asalet Sancakdaroğlu is a freelance expert for Eyes on Animals and AWF and has been visiting slaughterhouses throughout Turkey since 2011. Today he interviewed two Islamic theologians (Dr. Prof. Hayri Kırbaşoğlu and Dr. Prof. Ilhami Güler) about whether animals could be rendered unconscious before slaughter and still be considered Halal meat. Both … [Read more...] about Discussions with Islam theologians in Turkey about the question of pre-stunning animals during slaughter
Training course for slaughtermen, veterinarians and animal agriculturalists, Cape Coast/Ghana
WACPAW (West African Centre for the Protection of Animal Welfare) heard about our training courses in Turkey and asked Eyes on Animals if we could also come to Ghana to give a workshop to their slaughter men, veterinarians and animal agriculturalists. We financed a team, including humane slaughter expert Dr. Awal Fuseini, and today was our first day in Cape Coast. There … [Read more...] about Training course for slaughtermen, veterinarians and animal agriculturalists, Cape Coast/Ghana