Mexican Pig Slaughterhouses Filmed with 360-degree cameras

Animal Equality has filmed with 360-degree cameras inside two pig slaughterhouses in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The footage has been included in the virtual reality films iAnimal – Through the Eyes of a Pig and Factory Farm, seen by tens of thousands of people each year.

Groundbreaking Footage Shows Live Chicks Thrown Away

Animal Equality’s international investigation inside chicken hatcheries was filmed over the course of two years and showed that male chicks in the egg industry were cruelly discarded and crushed after birth. After the footage was released to the public, media outlets such as The India Times, The Sun, Metro and Daily Mail, covered the story and the video went viral on social media.

Rabbit Farming Cruelty Exposed in Italy

Animal Equality captured video footage inside some major Italian rabbit breeding facilities. Rabbits were living in filth and were artificially inseminated over and over again. The investigation also allowed the public to see the cruel ways in which the rabbits were transported and slaughtered.

Dog and Cat Fur Trade

With the aid of local activists, in November 2015, Animal Equality’s investigators infiltrated the Chinese dog and cat fur industry across several regions of the country. Our investigators uncovered the cruelty behind the killing of dogs and cats for their fur to make bags, toys, and clothing.

13 Bullfighting Events in Spain

We released a photo gallery containing never-before-seen images of bulls and calves (“encierros” and “novilladas”) at cruel bullfighting festivals, which were partially funded by European Union taxpayers. The EU annually provideed a subsidy of over £110 million via the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to farmers who bred bulls for bullfights and other blood fiestas. British taxpayers helped fund bullfighting in Spain with over £13.5 million a year.

Italian Pig Farm

For several months, Animal Equality has worked closely and intensively with the Italian program ‘AnnoUno’ to launch a never-seen-before investigation into the Italian pig industry. The program broadcasted on Thursday, May 21 on channel ‘La7’ and was watched live by 1.020.936 people.

Following this presentation, Animal Equality launched an exclusive report with Italian newspaper ‘Corriere della Sera’ showing new distressing footage of the reality experienced by millions of pigs in factory farms and slaughterhouses in Italy.

Deutsche Frühstücksei Hen Farm

Consumers often pay top dollar for animal products labeled “organic,” thinking that the animals are treated better than those in other farms. However, Animal Equality busted that myth when we documented the cramped and filthy living conditions of hens on two organic egg farms that supply eggs to a top egg company in Europe.

Vivisection of Pigs and Mice

Coinciding with World Day for Animals in Laboratories, Animal Equality released new footage of cruel experiments on mice and rats at the Medical School of the Complutense University of Madrid,and on pigs at the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Spain.

Raccoon Dog and Fox Fur Farms

Animal Equality investigators carried out an undercover investigation into several farms and markets near Beijing, China. Each housed more than 300 ‘raccoon dogs’. Video shows grinning worker ripping fur from around live animal’s head.

Club de los Animalitos Zoo

Over 100 animals were confiscated from a private zoo called ‘Club de los Animalitos‘ after Animal Equality revealed that bears, lions, and other animals were suffering from physical and psychological problems. The resulting media coverage revealed that the zoo owner had been evading welfare inspections due to his political position.

Live-Transport of Lambs Raised for Meat

Animal Equality released an investigation into Italy’s lamb meat industry, this time focusing on the nightmarish journey that the lambs often must endure before being killed in slaughterhouses.

Horrid Abuse on Duck Farms in Germany

An investigation into one of the largest duck farms in Germany revealed that ducks were extremely confined, leading to psychological stress and illness. Many ducks were unable to stand up. Workers roughly handled them, crushed them, and even impaled them with pitchforks. Some animals there thrown in the trash while still alive.