Investigations – Animal Equality

Animal Equality revisits a UK pig farm that supplies Tesco

Natalie Alms — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 17:52:51 +0000

investigated a Red Tractor-certified farm in Southwest England. At Cross Farm, they found dead piglets, filthy conditions, and extreme confinement. Despite being exposed in 2017, Cross Farm continues to supply Tesco, a major UK grocery story. Animal Equality filed a formal complaint about its alleged crimes.

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Animal Equality in Mexico uncovers rabbits crying out before slaughter

Natalie Alms — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:29:54 +0000

Animal Equality’s investigation into Mexico’s rabbit meat industry exposed overcrowded cages, slaughter without stunning, and rabbits crying out before slaughter. Conducted at farms in Querétaro and Mexico City, the footage showed rabbits fully conscious as their throats were slit, violating Mexican law. Complaints were filed with authorities, but no response has been received.

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Animal Equality in Spain releases horse slaughterhouse investigation

Natalie Alms — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:22:38 +0000

For the first time in over a decade, Animal Equality’s team in Spain unveiled an investigation into the horse meat industry. At a slaughterhouse in Asturias, investigators documented horses being inadequately stunned, causing the animals to be slaughtered while conscious. The investigation also revealed that horses witnessed each other being slaughtered.

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Animal Equality in Germany investigates a pig farm for four months

Natalie Alms — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 19:17:46 +0000

Animal Equality’s undercover investigation in Germany revealed severe and intentional cruelty at one of the country’s largest pig farms. Over four months, the investigation documented widespread abuse and neglect, with workers deliberately mistreating piglets and allegedly violating European Union laws. These findings, broadcast on Germany’s leading television news channel…

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Animal Equality in India investigates 19 egg farms

Jose — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 02:04:43 +0000

During an investigation inside 19 egg farms across India, Animal Equality found hens with deformities crammed into cages the size of two sheets of printer paper. Many died slow, painful deaths as feces piled up beneath their cages. The findings were a clear violation of an Indian Supreme Court ruling–which guarantees basic freedoms for all animals–as well as public demands for increased animal…

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Animal Equality in Spain Releases New Footage Inside Pig Farms

Natalie Alms — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 02:11:36 +0000

Despite many in Spain advocating for a ban on cages, Animal Equality’s investigative footage shows the ongoing and extreme confinement of mother pigs. The footage also exposed the mutilation of piglets without anesthesia, including the cutting of their tails. These tails were found scattered on the floor and left in buckets. Meanwhile, the rotting bodies of dead piglets littered the farm.

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Animal Equality in Spain Investigates the Pig Farming Industry

Natalie Alms — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 15:50:51 +0000

During an investigation inside five pig farms, Animal Equality in Spain found pigs with inflamed, pus-filled wounds, prolapsed uteruses and rectums, swollen genitals, lameness, mutilations, dead rats and maggots, and pigs nibbling on the carcasses of other pigs. This investigation release focused on the fattening stage, which takes place after weaning.

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Behind the Carton of Eggs: Brazil Hen Investigation

Claire Roberson — Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:22:35 +0000

Animal Equality in Brazil conducted an investigation into hens factory farms, including four farms and a specialized hen slaughterhouse. Over 95% of hens in Brazil are kept in caged systems, where each bird has less space than a sheet of paper. With 13 birds per cage, investigators have documented cannibalism, extreme heat stress, various injuries, and disease.

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Richa Moorjani Joins Animal Equality in Dairy Investigation

Claire Roberson — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 21:49:46 +0000

Animal Equality in the U.S. released a new undercover investigation into India’s dairy industry. The investigation featured celebrated actress and activist Richa Moorjani, who presented the findings and shares an important message about who is behind every glass of milk and dairy product. The release shows evidence of the suffering of cows and buffalos from around the world…

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Drone Footage Shows Life & Death of Fish on UK Slaughter Boats

Claire Roberson — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 20:39:47 +0000

In late 2022, Animal Equality’s investigators carried out an extensive two-month investigation of the Scottish salmon and trout farming industry using drones, revealing the realities of life and death for farmed fish. Our footage reveals a number of concerning incidents, including overcrowding in the fish farms, as well as fish being violently thrown, arriving on the slaughter boats battered and…

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