What’s Wrong With The Dairy Industry? Around 2.6 million cows are used for their milk every year in the UK and a growing number of them have never stepped foot on grass and will never see a pasture. Because of…
For over fifteen years, Animal Equality has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about what happens to billions of animals behind the closed doors of farms and slaughterhouses all around the world. We were one of the first organisations to expose the…
Since Animal Equality was founded in 2006, our team has been at the forefront of driving meaningful changes for animals through strategic and powerful public demonstrations. From carrying out open rescues of animals suffering in factory farms to disrupting the…
“The first to be killed are the calves, so they stop calling for their mothers.” Animal Equality Spain interviewed Mauricio Garcia Pereira, who worked for seven years at a slaughterhouse in Limoges, the largest in France.
The shocking testimonies of undercover investigators and former slaughterhouse workers. One of the questions Animal Equality and our investigators are often asked is: what is it like to work in a slaughterhouse? Providing an answer to this question…
The Conference of Parties (COP) The Conference of Parties (COP) is an event held annually that brings members of international governments together to discuss how climate change should be approached nationally and internationally. The COP is the primary decision making…
Animal Equality has been working around the world to uncover and ban the production of foie gras, a so-called ‘delicacy’ which involves extreme animal cruelty. To produce foie gras, millions of ducks and geese are brutally force-fed every single year.
On Tuesday 7th September, actor and animal advocate Peter Egan joined Animal Equality outside Downing Street to deliver over 225,000 signatures to the Government, demanding a ban of the importation of foie gras made by force-feeding. Over the past years,…
Even small actions have the potential to make a global impact. Help protect animals and the planet from devastation: join our fight against industrial farming. If you’ve been following our social media channels this week, you’ll know…
Animal Equality is committed to documenting the terrible fate of the cows who are exploited by the meat and dairy industries. Our investigative team has captured images and footage from around the world showing the harsh living conditions, unavoidable suffering,…
As well as causing unimaginable and unacceptable suffering to animals, the animal agriculture industry has many other dark secrets which it keeps hidden from the public. In the UK, the majority of animals come from factory farms. This means…
In recent years much of the conversation around soy has been heavily focused on deforestation and climate change. And because soy is often a key ingredient in plant-based meals, it is a common misconception that foods promoted as meat and dairy…
Earlier this year, the Open Wing Alliance – a coalition of animal protection organisations of which Animal Equality is a member – launched a global campaign urging Hard Rock to stop sourcing eggs from farms that cruelly confine hens in cages.
‘Animal agriculture’ refers to an industry that breeds animals only to kill them. The UK claims to be a nation of animal lovers. And, although most people agree that animal cruelty is wrong, the intensification of farming animals has increased…
In recent years, corporate departments have emerged within a number of leading animal protection organisations. But what do these departments do and why do they exist? Corporate work involves persuading companies to put in place meaningful animal welfare policies that will, in…