Investigations
Abuse found on farms of McDonald’s UK supplier
Animal Equality UK released distressing scenes of severe animal suffering on eight British chicken farms across Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, with our undercover filming revealing hundreds of birds suffering agonizing deaths each day. The investigation was featured as an exclusive in The Independent.
Mexican pig farms deemed an ‘Enemy of the Planet’
Using drone footage, Animal Equality released an investigation highlighting the environmental risks posed by pig farms in Mexico. The short documentary Enemy of the Planet shows two industrial pig farms in Jalisco, housing over 89,000 pigs, and aims to raise awareness of the ecological damage caused by industrial livestock farming.
Pigs electrified, forced to live on own waste on Brazilian farms
Animal Equality investigators captured footage showing pigs raised for consumption enduring cruel treatment on industrial farms in Brazil. Narrated in Portuguese by actress Ellen Jabour, the video shows pigs being beaten with electrified sticks and forced to live in their own feces and urine, highlighting the unsanitary conditions of these farms.
Investigation with Público reveals lives of farmed chickens
Animal Equality, along with Ana Pardo de Vera, Chief Editor at Público, released an investigation into a factory farm in Spain documenting the cruelty of the farm's environment and the rapid growth of chickens. Our team visited the same farm during different life stages of the farm’s chickens, revealing the immense suffering these birds go through before slaughter.
Lambs suffer during long transports by land and sea
Animal Equality's investigators have documented the suffering of tens of thousands of lambs as they are shipped from Spain by truck and then forced to travel by sea across long distances. The journeys can last up to ten days until they arrive at Emirates or Egypt, where the animals will be killed while fully conscious.
Wet markets in Asia pose danger to animals and humans
Citing public health and safety, Animal Equality launched a worldwide campaign and petition calling on the United Nations to immediately close all wet markets that sell animals. Not only do these markets pose an immediate danger to humans, but they are also intensely cruel and abhorrently inhumane to animals, as shown by our investigation into wet markets in China, India, and Vietnam.
With My Own Eyes: Rooney Mara joins factory farm investigation
Animal rights activist and actor Rooney Mara joined Animal Equality for an investigation inside two modern farms. The investigation video, narrated by Mara and titled “With My Own Eyes,” reveals how pigs and chickens raised for meat languished in deplorable conditions, and encourages viewers to examine this harsh and painful reality for billions of farmed animals.
Gadhimai Festival: A ritual animal killing
Animal Equality investigators have documented the massive ritual slaughter of animals during the Gadhimai Festival in Southern Nepal, which takes place every five years. Using drones, the investigators captured the magnitude of the killing, which occurred despite a promise to ban animal sacrifice.
Chickens slaughtered without stunning by artisanal butchers
In Italy, Animal Equality released new footage showing the slaughter of chickens by artisanal butchers. The birds are often killed without stunning, leaving them to suffer.
Horror of Mexican Backyard Lamb Slaughterhouses
Animal Equality in Mexico investigated the country’s illegal slaughterhouses and brought to light the cruel treatment of lambs and sheep. They witnessed animals fully conscious as they were tied up and decapitated in full view of other animals awaiting slaughter. Lawmakers in Mexico are being urged to criminalize these places and the people who operate them.
Sheep decapitated in Farmers Fresh Wales slaughterhouse
An undercover investigator visited Farmers Fresh Wales slaughterhouse in Wrexham, documenting severe cruelty. Sheep and lambs were decapitated in front of one another, corpses piled onto live animals, and inadequate machinery left animals trapped and hanging. Shockingly, much of this suffering occurred despite previous investigations and even in the presence of a Food Standards Agency inspector.
Mozzarella production linked to animal and environmental harm
Animal Equality investigators documented buffalo mozzarella production in Northern Italy. Video footage revealed buffaloes being forced to live amid knee-deep feces alongside dead animals, and baby male buffaloes left to die of hunger and thirst. Italian citizens offered testimonies, revealing the environmental impact of these farms on the community.