Investigations
Behind the Carton of Eggs: Brazil Hen Investigation
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.
Richa Moorjani Joins Animal Equality in Dairy Investigation
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, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Mexico.
Drone Footage Shows Life & Death of Fish on UK Slaughter Boats
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 bloody, being left to suffocate and being killed while conscious.
The Short But Harsh Life of Chickens
Never-before-seen footage by Animal Equality in Mexico highlights the systemic problems within factory farming which causes significant suffering of chickens. The images were obtained by undercover investigators inside a chicken slaughterhouse in Jalisco, Mexico in 2016. The images shown are of a similar fate endured by nearly 8 billion chickens in the United States every year.
The Secret Slaughterhouses of Brazil
As the Brazilian government moves to give slaughterhouses the ability to regulate themselves, Animal Equality exposes how decreasing oversight will only increase animal cruelty. These images are from illegal slaughterhouses in Brazil—the conditions of which give a glimpse into the future under the Self-Control Bill.
Investigation Into A “Quality” Pig Farm in Northern Italy
Animal Equality captures footage inside a large pig farm in Lombardy, Italy. This is part of a series of investigations since 2019 that reveal the suffering of animals on a farm that supplies products labeled “made-in-Italy excellence.” Footage shows pigs with sores, cysts and wounds, and dying pigs left lying on the floor in their feces and urine without care. The bodies of some dead piglets were torn apart with heads, legs and other body parts scattered around the farm. Investigators also found buckets of rotting animal remains. Animal Equality is calling for prompt action by the authorities to press charges against the farm.
Investigation Into the Live Transport of Animals in Mexico
For the first time, Animal Equality has investigated the live transport of animals in Mexico. The images captured by undercover investigators were obtained between 2016 and 2018, showing the inhumane conditions in which pigs, chickens and cows are transported to farms and slaughterhouses. Among the findings were serious violations of the Official Mexican Standard that regulates the transport of animals. These guidelines are meant to reduce the suffering of animals. But as Animal Equality investigators found, these mandates are rarely enforced and animals suffer abuse and cruelty.
US Horses Await Slaughter in Mexico
In a two-part investigation by Animal Equality, undercover investigators show American horses at the Cárnicas de Jerez slaughterhouse in Zacatecas, Mexico. The horses are identified as coming from the United States by the yellow USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) tag stuck to their bodies. In the second part, Animal Equality releases new images of what happens inside Mexican slaughterhouses. Tired and injured horses are hung by their necks by chains and forced to move with electric shocks after workers wet them. Animals were also found to be killed while conscious.
Crimes Against Buffalo In India Denounced
Animal Equality’s investigation of a dairy farm in India revealed workers abusing a female buffalo as they attempt to load her onto a transport truck headed for the slaughterhouse. Investigators captured images of workers beating and twisting her tail, repeatedly pushing a stick into her genitals to induce pain, causing her to bleed, and pouring water over her nose and mouth to make her feel like she is drowning. Animal Equality has denounced these crimes and provided all the evidence to the Animal Welfare Board of India, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, and the Calcutta Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to ensure the abusers are brought to justice.
Inspections of Lamb Transport Trucks Results In Sanctions
Animal Equality documented lamb transportation during the Easter holiday this April from Eastern Europe to Italian slaughterhouses. Our investigation revealed the suffering of lambs that were unable to stand due to insufficient space, non-functioning watering systems, damaged temperature monitoring systems, and lack of appropriate dividers between animals with horns.