SMP – ‘Pig Stunning’ grant for the development of non-aversive stunning methods for pigs – 2022

Objective

To encourage EU pig slaughterhouses using high carbon dioxide concentration to stun pigs to convert to more animal welfare friendly alternatives.

Priorities

• Priority 1: identifying the main drivers that influence slaughterhouse operators to prefer a particular method of stunning and identifying the conditions that could encourage them to change
• Priority 2: implementation of alternative methods that do not expose conscious pigs to gas mixture containing more than 40% carbon dioxide

Among financed actions

• Description of the stunning practices for pigs in high throughput slaughterhouses and their socio-economic drivers
• Selection of alternatives to be tested as well as the technical and socio-economic data to be collected
• Implementation of alternatives under commercial conditions and the collection of the pre-defined data
• Analysis of data collected and the production of recommendations for facilitating the transition towards alternatives
• Production of communication materials and their dissemination to the target public

Additional information

• This call for proposals is an open call for proposals
• Initial duration of the action: 24 months

Eligibility

• Be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• Be established in one of the eligible countries
• Consortium of at least three applicants which complies with the following conditions:
  • minimum three entities from three different eligible countries
  • at least two entities shall be business operators and at least one entity shall be research centre or academic institution

• Total budget of the call : 2 million euro
• Co-financing rate : up to 65%