The UK Dairy Industry The UK is the 13th largest dairy producer in the world, producing 15.3 million litres of milk in 2020 and with a market value of £4.4 billion. However, despite the increase in production, the number of cows used…

Today, the vast majority of farmed animals in the UK spend their short lives confined on factory farms. This is the result of a decades-long process in which companies in the meat, dairy and egg industries have tried to get more and…

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 the deceptive…

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 horror…

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 cruel industries…

“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. After years of…

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 is not easy,…

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 body of…

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. Force-feeding involves…

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, Animal Equality…