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28. June 2016

Turkey | Ereğli/Konya | Cihangir Et Slaughterhouse

[Translate to English:]

Today our partner organization Eyes on Animals is in Ereğli. Cihangir Et has a small slaughterhouse which slaughters animals only 2 days in a week. They slaughter approximately  40 cattle and 300-600 sheep a day and they sell the meat in their own market in İstanbul.

 

We meet with the manager. It isn't slaughter day but all workers are there for…

27. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 5

[Translate to English:] Unser Team misst die Temperatur in den Transportern.

Today it is not raining anymore and it is getting really hot. We measure temperatures up to 37.3°C inside the trucks. A serious problem at the parking lot near the border is that there is only one water hose for all the trucks. Some trucks are queuing up to get water for the animals, others are just parked outside waiting for customs documents –…

27. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 5

Unser Team misst die Temperatur in den Transportern.

Today it is not raining anymore and it is getting really hot. We measure temperatures up to 37.3°C inside the trucks. A serious problem at the parking lot near the border is that there is only one water hose for all the trucks. Some trucks are queuing up to get water for the animals, others are just parked outside waiting for customs documents –…

27. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 5

Today it is not raining anymore and it is getting really hot. We measure temperatures up to 37.3°C inside the trucks. A serious problem at the parking lot near the border is that there is only one water hose for all the trucks. Some trucks are queuing up to get water for the animals, others are just parked outside waiting for customs documents –…

26. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 4

[Translate to English:] Die jungen Rinder in diesem LKW sind so eng geladen, dass sie sich nicht hinlegen können.

In the morning our team goes back to inspect animal trucks at the parking lot near the border. The calves that have been unloaded yesterday evening are back in the trailer, while other trucks from the same company are unloaded. Due to the small size of the outdoor pens, only a very small percentage of the animals waiting in Kapikule can get out of…

26. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 4

Die jungen Rinder in diesem LKW sind so eng geladen, dass sie sich nicht hinlegen können.

In the morning our team goes back to inspect animal trucks at the parking lot near the border. The calves that have been unloaded yesterday evening are back in the trailer, while other trucks from the same company are unloaded. Due to the small size of the outdoor pens, only a very small percentage of the animals waiting in Kapikule can get out of…

26. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 4

In the morning our team goes back to inspect animal trucks at the parking lot near the border. The calves that have been unloaded yesterday evening are back in the trailer, while other trucks from the same company are unloaded. Due to the small size of the outdoor pens, only a very small percentage of the animals waiting in Kapikule can get out of…

25. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 3

[Translate to English:] Viele Rindertränken sind voller Gülle.

Today our team counts 27 animal transporters leaving No Man's Land and entering Turkey. Sometimes we cannot check the animals on board as they do not stop for customs control in Kapikule but continue driving past for inspection elsewhere in the country.

We inspect 19 animal trucks parked along the road and on the parking lot near the border. The…

25. June 2016

Turkey | Border Kapikule | Animal transports | Day 3

Viele Rindertränken sind voller Gülle.

Today our team counts 27 animal transporters leaving No Man's Land and entering Turkey. Sometimes we cannot check the animals on board as they do not stop for customs control in Kapikule but continue driving past for inspection elsewhere in the country.

We inspect 19 animal trucks parked along the road and on the parking lot near the border. The…