Investigations
Reindel Pig Farm
An Animal Equality Germany investigation exposed a variety of violations on Reindel pig farm. In addition to gross hygiene deficiencies and behavioral disorders, footage depicted dead and severely suffering pigs, as well as many screaming with pain and bloody injuries. Based on these finding, Animal Equality sought criminal charges against farm owner Martin Reindel.
Halal Lamb Slaughterhouse
Animal Equality investigated one of about 200 Italian facilities where ritual slaughtering is permitted (Halal and Kosher) in Italy. The findings showed that animals endure painful and terrifying deaths during Halal slaughter phase during the “Feast of Sacrifice” (“Aid al Ahda”), prompting Animal Equality to push for a ban of ritual slaughter in Italy.
Edeka Pig Supplier
Edeka, a popular grocery store in Germany, promoted “transparency” to entice customers to buy its products. However, when Animal Equality investigated some of Edeka’s meat suppliers, they found horrific conditions. The investigation garnered widespread media coverage throughout Germany.
70 Rabbit Farms and 4 Slaughterhouses
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.
No Mercy for Lambs
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.
“Free-Range” German Hen Farms
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.
Dog and Cat Markets
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
The Cruelty of the Dog Meat and Fur Trade
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.
Schwaben Park
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.
Horse Slaughterhouse
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.
