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Investigations

Machine,Engineering,Cooking,Room,Metal,Flooring,Food processing

Investigators Uncover Abuse on “Certified” UK Pig Farm

April 4, 2025

At a United Kingdom pig farm certified and praised for having high standards, our investigators uncovered horrible abuse, including a worker smashing piglets’ heads against a wall, piglets screaming in agony as their teeth were clipped, and terrified pigs being shocked repeatedly with an electric prod.

United Kingdom
Pigs
Meat
2018
Photograph,White,Green,Mammal,Yellow,Line,Dairy cow

The Truth About Dairy Revealed on Organic Farm

April 4, 2025

Far from the idyllic image of “organic” dairy farming, we exposed workers standing on tiny calves, dragging them by the back legs, and slapping them in the face in a UK farm. Calves were also denied access to water for over 24 hours on some of the hottest days of the year.

United Kingdom
Cows
Dairy
2018
Water,boats,Metal,Art,Steel,Net,Track

Horrors of Ocean Trawling Exposed

April 4, 2025

In one of the most daring undercover investigations to date, we exposed the cruelty and destruction caused by fishing when we documented trawling in the Mediterranean Sea in Italy, showing millions of fish suffering will being caught in massive nets that destroy the ocean floor and catch everything in their path.

Italy
Fish
Fishing
2018
White,Rabbit,Mammal,Rabbits and Hares,Whiskers,Snout,Domestic rabbit

Foxes Raised for Fur Suffer in Wire Cages

April 4, 2025

Our investigator photographed a fox farm in Poland to raise awareness about how these animals live. Foxes are forced to live in small, barren, wire cages, which are surely psychological torture for these normally curious animals. The only time the foxes are likely to leave the cage is the day they're slaughtered.

Poland
Foxes
Fur
2009
Line,Sheep,Domestic pig,Snout,farmed animal,Fence,Grass

The Short Lives of Lambs

April 4, 2025

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
Felidae,Mesh,Wire fencing,Whiskers,Snout,Feather

Hens Raised for Eggs Suffering in Italy

April 4, 2025

An investigation presented by Animal Equality Italy brought to light the shocking truth behind egg production. The images showed the standards within the egg industry and revealed the terrible conditions in which more than half of all egg-laying hens live in the country.

Italy
Hens
Eggs
2017
Head,Mammal,Iris,Whiskers,Snout,farmed animal,Close-up

Live-Transport of Lambs Raised for Meat

April 4, 2025

Animal Equality released an investigation into Italy’s lamb meat industry, this time focusing on the nightmarish journey that the lambs often must endure before being killed in slaughterhouses.

Italy
Lambs
Meat
2014
Flooring,Snout,Felidae,Tail,Companion dog

Hidden Cameras Show Abuse in Halal Slaughterhouses in Italy

April 4, 2025

We released a series of images shot inside a sheep and goat slaughterhouse in Italy, which is one of the 200 Italian facilities that allows the ritual slaughter of animals without prior stunning, resulting in a painful and terrifying death for the sensitive animals.

Italy
Goats
Lambs
Meat
Slaughterhouses
2017
Beak,Rabbit,Mammal,Feather,Rabbits and Hares,Mesh

Rabbit Farming Cruelty Exposed in Italy

April 4, 2025

Animal Equality captured video footage inside some major Italian rabbit breeding facilities. Rabbits were living in filth and were artificially inseminated over and over again. The investigation also allowed the public to see the cruel ways in which the rabbits were transported and slaughtered.

Italy
Rabbits
Meat
2016
Domestic pig,Snout,farmed animal,Grass

Italian Pig Farm

April 4, 2025

For several months, Animal Equality has worked closely and intensively with the Italian program 'AnnoUno' to launch a never-seen-before investigation into the Italian pig industry. The program broadcasted on Thursday, May 21 on channel 'La7' and was watched live by 1.020.936 people. Following this presentation, Animal Equality launched an exclusive report with Italian newspaper 'Corriere della Sera' showing new distressing footage of the reality experienced by millions of pigs in factory farms and slaughterhouses in Italy.

Italy
Pigs
Meat
2015