Animal Equality obtained photographs from within a horse slaughterhouse in Spain to show the public the truth about what happens to horses killed for meat. The investigation garnered national coverage from El Mundo.

The Spanish farm Caracierzos was a supplier for well-known companies Collverd and Martiko. The footage Animal Equality investigators obtained revealed ducks let to languish with broken beaks and covered with blood caused by being force-fed. Many animals on the farm also suffered from eye infections and breathing difficulties.

In 2011, Animal Equality presented a shocking investigation into the French foie gras industry. Investigators visited four ‘traditional’ farms,Josette Neuville, Grezelade, La Campagnoise, Boutieres, located in the south-east of France. Traditional farming allegedly guarantees ‘higher welfare’ conditions. However, at each of the farms visited, Animal Equality documented shocking scenes of physical violence and psychological suffering.

Following Animal Equality’s expose of Spanish foie gras farms, the Health and Consumer Affairs Department initiated disciplinary action against the owner of Mugaritz, which was considered to be the world’s third best restaurant, and against the owner of a duck breeding farm that supplied ducks to be killed for foie gras.

Animal Equality spent time in five different foie gras farms in Spain to document the reality of what life is like for birds used for the cruel “delicacy.”  Investigators documented the birds lives from when the ducklings arrive from hatcheries at only a few hours old, to when they are subjected to the force-feeding process, and finally killed.

Animal Equality shed light on the bloody tuna slaughter in Carloforte, Sardinia. We shared rarely seen video and photographs (including underwater footage) of the slaughter, raising awareness about how animals suffer for the fishing industry.

We revealed shocking brutality at East Anglian Pig Company, one of the largest pork producers in the UK. Our footage showed pigs being hit on the head with iron bars, kicked by workers and thrown over gates by their back legs. We also found animals with injuries such as broken legs, prolapses, deep wounds and hernias.

This two-month undercover investigation documented workers beating pigs, hitting them with iron rods, and killing them by slamming their heads into concrete floors. The appalling cruelty took place at a farm certified by Red Tractor Assurance, whose motto reads in part: “farmed with care.”

Another year, another “El Toro de la Vega” festival. Once again, Animal Equality was present at the event to document the violence and work to put a stop to the cruel tradition in Spain.

This investigation was at the time the largest zoo investigation carried out in Spain and garnered massive media attention. Our investigators documented zoos in Jerez, Córdoba, Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Elche, and Valencia. An investigator working at one of the zoos documented abuse and neglect of the animals, including a lack of veterinary care and animals being kicked.

Animal Equality released our third investigation into the mink industry in Spain. This time, revealing that workers roughly threw terrified minks into gas chambers and gassed them to death, which was a terrifying experience for the animals.