Liver,Snout,farmed animal,Landscape,Wrinkle

Investigations

Rabbit,Mammal,Pink,Rabbits and Hares,Beak,Domestic rabbit,Snout

70 Rabbit Farms and 4 Slaughterhouses

May 20, 2014

For over two years, Animal Equality investigators worked inside the rabbit meat industry in Spain, getting a first-hand look at the abuse and cruelty that rabbits often endure in the meat industry. Animal Equality took legal action against the farms and slaughterhouses investigated.

Spain
Rabbits
Fur
Meat
Slaughterhouses
2014
Wheel,Tire,Tree,Pack animal,Horse tack,Rein,farmed animal

Bullock Cart Races

May 6, 2014

Animal Equality worked in India, alongside local activists and organizatioms, to ban cruel bullock cart races. Our investigators witnessed bulls being beaten, whipped, electrocuted, force-fed alcohol, prodded with nails and spiked instruments. Following our investigation and thanks to the work of multiple organizations, the Supreme Court of India implemented a ban on these cruel races.

India
Bulls
2014
Plant,World,Grass,Event,Art,Goats,Tree

No Mercy for Lambs

April 13, 2014

New video obtained in Italian slaughterhouses and farms revealed that lambs and baby goats were kept in dark, cramped sheds, and sometimes still conscious and struggling while workers slit their throats.

Italy
Lambs
Meat
Slaughterhouses
2014
Bird,Chicken,Comb,Beak,Feather,Fowl,farmed animal

“Free-Range” German Hen Farms

April 3, 2014

Animal Equality exposed the reality of life for chickens in four award-winning “organic” and “free-range” farms in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The farms mislead the public by promoting eggs from their “happy chickens,” but in reality many of the chickens were sick, injured, dead, or dying.

Germany
Hens
Eggs
2014
Camel,Bactrian camel,Camelid,Dog breed,Arabian camel,Snout,Landscape

Circus Investigations

September 9, 2013

Animal Equality investigated circuses and documented the cramped conditions that the animals were forced to live in, and animals’ injuries that were the result of being whipped and hit by trainers. The footage resulted in Guadalajara banning circuses with wild animals. Soon after, the entire state of Jalisco banned them, too. Thanks to Animal Equality investigations, 13 states and 13 municipalities in Mexico moved to ban circuses that exploit animals for entertainment.

Mexico
Circuses
2013
Plant,Snout,Companion dog,Mustelidae,Sporting Group,Canidae,Tail

Dog and Cat Markets

September 8, 2013

In September 2013, Animal Equality presented unedited images from an investigation carried out in dog and cat markets, slaughterhouses and dog breeding and fattening farms, in China

China
Cats
Dogs
Fur
Meat
Slaughterhouses
Mesh,Fence,Primate,Wire fencing,Snout,Net,Macaque

The Cruelty of the Dog Meat and Fur Trade

April 6, 2013

Our investigators, who put themselves at risk to infiltrate slaughterhouses and dog meat businesses in Jiangmen and Zhanjiang, obtained rarely-seen images and video footage revealing the horrors taking place to satisfy the demand for dog meat across China. The shocking images show terrified dogs kept in appalling conditions in the slaughterhouses before being brutally beaten with wooden clubs and stabbed to death in full view of other dogs who await their turn.

China
Cats
Dogs
Fur
Meat
Slaughterhouses
2013
Line,Sheep,Domestic pig,Snout,farmed animal,Fence,Grass

The Short Lives of Lambs

March 22, 2013

For more than a year, undercover activists documented what happened to lambs on Italian breeding farms and in slaughterhouses. The shocking footage, which showed the baby animals being slaughtered at just a month old, made many Italians think twice about eating lamb, which is considered a 'traditional' meal in the country.

Italy
Lambs
Meat
2013
Primate,White-headed capuchin,Macaque,Snout,Common chimpanzee

Schwaben Park

March 11, 2013

Animal Equality revealed confinement and suffering of chimpanzees at Schwaben Park, Germany. Over ten months, investigators carried out detailed research and observations to document the humiliating circus shows at the park, the monotony of the animals’ daily lives, the cruel separation of chimpanzee infants from their mothers, and sick and mentally impaired animals.

Germany
Circuses
Zoos
2013
Primate,Fence,Line,Macaque,Snout,Snapshot,Mesh

Monkeys Stolen from the Wild, Sold to Labs

February 9, 2013

Animal Equality exposed the suffering of macaques at the Camarles monkey farm, in Spain. Each year, between 1,500 and 2,000 macaques are stolen from their homes in the wild and shipped, often times on commercial airplanes, to the facility where they languish in barren cages before being sold to laboratories.

Spain
Experimentation
2013
Sculpture,Dog breed,Art,Tail,Tree,Flooring

Horse Slaughterhouse

December 22, 2012

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.

Spain
Horses
Meat
Slaughterhouses
2012
Bird,Beak,Feather,Twig,Close-up,Bird of prey,Wing

Caracierzos Foie Gras Farm

November 20, 2012

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.

Spain
Ducks
Geese
Foie Gras
2012