This morning we conducted a follow-up inspection at a cattle slaughterhouse near Kars in Eastern Turkey. Eyes on Animals had shown the people of this plant what a captive bolt stunner was a few months ago and taught them how to use it properly to render animals unconscious prior to slaughter so that they were insensitive to the pain. Turkey, being an Islamic country, has … [Read more...] about Follow-up inspection cattle slaughterhouse near Kars, Turkey
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Training use of a stunner at a cattle slaughterhouse in Bilecik, Turkey
Today Eyes on Animals gave a training course on the advantage of using stunners to a slaughterhouse in Bilecik, Turkey. Normally the cattle here have their throats cut while restrained upright in a rotating box and are then turned onto their backs. The suffering is horrible as the animals are fully conscious, thus they feel all the excruciating pain of the cut through deep … [Read more...] about Training use of a stunner at a cattle slaughterhouse in Bilecik, Turkey
Visit to Edemen slaughterhouse, Bursa, Turkey
This afternoon EonA visited a slaughterhouse in Bursa that we had been to before. Four years ago they were not interested in the stunner, fearful that stunning may not be Halal. But Asalet is helping break down this myth by showing how it works, how stunning decreases greatly animal suffering compared to slaughtering fully conscious animals and explaining what is in the … [Read more...] about Visit to Edemen slaughterhouse, Bursa, Turkey
Besuch im Schlachthof Et Ba zur Vorstellung des Betäubungsverfahrens, Türkei
Heute haben wir ein Team in der Nähe von Bursa in der Türkei. Wir sind unterwegs, um Schlachthöfen, die noch nicht mit der Idee vertraut sind, Rinder, Schafe und Ziegen zu betäuben, die Betäubung mit dem Bolzenschussgerät vorzustellen, damit die Schlachtbedingungen weniger grausam sind. Wir zeigen ihnen, wie ein Betäubungsgerät aussieht, wie es funktioniert und warum es … [Read more...] about Besuch im Schlachthof Et Ba zur Vorstellung des Betäubungsverfahrens, Türkei
A look at the changes that were made at duck slaughterhouse Tomassen Duck-To
Today we paid a visit to duck slaughterhouse Tomassen Duck-To in Ermelo (NL). Tomassen had made a few changes which they wanted to show us. On the lairage ceiling and along the walls, misting fans had been installed. Tomassen told us this makes the indoor waiting area considerably cooler during the summer months. The fans were installed after the NVWA (the Dutch food … [Read more...] about A look at the changes that were made at duck slaughterhouse Tomassen Duck-To