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# Animal Equality: Protecting animals worldwide

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## Blog Posts
- [Federal lawsuit challenges Michigan cage-free egg law](https://animalequality.org/blog/michigan-cage-free-egg-lawsuit/): Michigan’s cage-free egg law now faces a federal lawsuit that could weaken similar laws across the country.
- [Dragged through mud and manure: How cows suffer for dairy](https://animalequality.org/blog/how-cows-suffer-for-dairy/): Animal Equality’s U.K. Executive Director exposes cows unable to stand, hauled by machinery by their hips, and dragged across the barn floor.
- [They tried to silence me at the world’s largest animal sacrifice](https://animalequality.org/blog/they-tried-to-silence-me-at-the-worlds-largest-animal-sacrifice/): I entered Nepal for the Gadhimai Festival, where tens of thousands were killed. Pressed by crowds and threats, I refused to be silenced.
- [Argentina’s kill floors: What animals see before they die](https://animalequality.org/blog/argentinas-kill-floors-what-animals-see-before-they-die/): Animals are trapped in line for death as others are bludgeoned with sledgehammers. Here’s what I witnessed while reviewing Animal Equality’s first investigation in Argentina.
- [Ag-gag laws: Silencing the truth about animal cruelty](https://animalequality.org/blog/ag-gag-laws-silencing-the-truth-about-animal-cruelty/): Investigators risk prison for exposing the truth about factory farming. What’s so revealing it had to be outlawed?
- [Meet the team: Male Flores](https://animalequality.org/blog/meet-the-team-male-flores/): What do animal protection and plant-based gorditas have in common? For Male, the answer is personal—and it starts with one life-changing question.
- [Meet the team: Evan Lesmez](https://animalequality.org/blog/meet-the-team-evan-lesmez/): Evan is a software engineer with a deep passion for technology and its potential to drive change.
- [No way out: The pregnant cow who was slaughtered anyway](https://animalequality.org/blog/no-way-out-the-pregnant-cow-who-was-slaughtered-anyway/): A pregnant cow is slaughtered. Moments later, her calf is pulled out alive. Animal Equality’s Executive Director for Brazil shares the story behind the investigation.
- [What supermarkets don’t show you about U.S. pig farms](https://animalequality.org/blog/what-supermarkets-dont-show-you-about-u-s-pig-farms/): A pig lies motionless in a pen. Another sniffs and nudges her body. Here’s what Animal Equality filmed on a U.S. farm tied to major grocery brands.
- [Newborn calves pinned, smacked, cursed at on organic dairy farm](https://animalequality.org/blog/newborn-calves-pinned-smacked-cursed-at-on-organic-dairy-farm/): Calves pinned down and force-fed. Mothers separated from their newborns. Workers cursing and striking animals. Animal Equality’s U.K. Executive Director shares findings from an investigation into an organic, RSPCA-assured dairy farm.
- [What is the SAFE Act?](https://animalequality.org/blog/what-is-the-safe-act/): The SAFE Act could ban horse slaughter in the U.S., along with the export of American horses for slaughter. What are the next steps?
- [2024 in photos: 10 moments that shaped history for animals](https://animalequality.org/blog/2024-in-photos-10-moments-that-shaped-history-for-animals/): In 2024, Animal Equality exposed cruelty, changed laws, and challenged industries across eight countries.
- [Innocence exploited: trained sheep lure lambs to slaughter](https://animalequality.org/blog/trained-sheep-lure-lambs-to-slaughter/): A guide sheep walks the killing floor, lambs following close. With each step she takes, factory farming turns trust into its sharpest tool…
- [Volunteer to help animals: 6 steps you can take today](https://animalequality.org/blog/6-ways-to-defend-animals/): What if you had the power to dismantle one of the most secretive industries on the planet? Here are six bold ways to stand up against animal cruelty today.
- [Ballot Measure 309: What you need to know about Denver’s slaughterhouse ban ](https://animalequality.org/blog/denvers-slaughterhouse-ban/): Voters in Denver have the opportunity to vote on a ballot measure that would “prohibit the construction, maintenance, or use of slaughterhouses in Denver, Colorado.” The initiative was started by Pro-Animal Future and is supported by organizations like Animal Equality.
- [Dairy is a lie: My story from an Italian mozzarella farm](https://animalequality.org/blog/dairy-is-a-lie-my-story-from-an-italian-mozzarella-farm/): Buffalo calves, thin and frail, lay abandoned on a Northern Italian mozzarella farm.
- [5 photos proving the dairy industry is cruel](https://animalequality.org/blog/dairy-industry-hurts-cows/): From impregnating cows to separating families, the global dairy industry is built on cruelty. These five photos are pulling back the curtain…
- [Changing the world for ducks and geese used for foie gras](https://animalequality.org/blog/changing-the-world-for-ducks-and-geese-used-for-foie-gras/): From collaborating with celebrities to changing laws, here’s how Animal Equality is leading a global campaign for ducks and geese.
- [A new documentary is giving a “comprehensive… non-graphic” look inside the animal protection movement ](https://animalequality.org/blog/humans-and-other-animals/): August 8, 2024: Animal Equality’s President–Sharon Núñez–introduced Humans and Other Animals at the Dallas premiere on July 31st. During this speech, she praised the producers for their advocacy and urged the audience to continue the fight for animals. The documentary is now available to watch on Amazon.
- [5 photos showing the cruelty of live animal transport](https://animalequality.org/blog/live-animal-transport/): Discover how farmed animals suffer and die before reaching the slaughterhouse…and why some are washing up on European shores.
- [From BBC to UK Parliament: Animal Equality fights for farmed fish](https://animalequality.org/blog/animal-equality-fights-for-farmed-fish/): In this exclusive interview, hear from Animal Equality’s Executive Director in the UK–Abigail Penny–as she recounts the highs and lows of her fight for farmed fish.
- [10 things you need to know about pig farming](https://animalequality.org/blog/10-things-to-know-about-pig-farming/): From extreme confinement to cannibalism, mutilation, and blunt force trauma, pigs suffer globally on factory farms. Discover everything you need to know about this secretive industry.
- [2023 in focus: Animal Equality’s top 10 moments for animals](https://animalequality.org/blog/2023-highlights-for-animals/): From the United States to India, Animal Protectors have been waging a battle against animal cruelty, making 2023 a historic year for the movement. Discover the top ten moments for animals in 2023.
- [From film industry to farms: Using video to expose animal abuse](https://animalequality.org/blog/using-video-to-expose-animal-abuse/): From the Spanish film industry to the factory farming industry, Animal Equality’s International Video Manager opens up about his journey to animal protection.
- [“Silent” night in the slaughterhouse](https://animalequality.org/blog/silent-night-in-the-slaughterhouse/): Amidst the sounds of slaughter, Animal Equality’s co-founder and Executive Vice President makes a startling discovery.
- [Christmas Eve Rescue: “I Would Do This All Again”](https://animalequality.org/blog/christmas-eve-animal-rescue/): Animal Equality’s President recounts her experience inside a farm in Madrid on Christmas Eve. Discover the rescue mission that saved a newborn lamb and goat, reshaping Christmas traditions with a powerful message of compassion.
- [Starved, Separated, or Force-Fed: The Life of a Farmed Animal](https://animalequality.org/blog/life-of-a-farmed-animal/): Hear from Jose Valle, co-founder of Animal Equality, as he exposes routine animal cruelty on factory farms worldwide.
- [Cold Truth about Dairy: Calves Frozen, Punched, and Stuffed](https://animalequality.org/blog/cold-truth-about-dairy-calves/): As the holidays approach, Animal Equality’s UK Executive Director recalls previous dairy industry investigations in the US, UK, and India. Discover the cruel truth about the global dairy industry, from calves stuffed with hay to workers punching newborns.
- [Michelin-Starred Chef Embraces Plants, Rejects Foie Gras Cruelty](https://animalequality.org/blog/michelin-starred-chef-rejects-foie-gras-cruelty/): Meet Alexis Gauthier, a Michelin-starred French chef, restaurant owner, and MasterChef judge who broke the rules of French dining. After discovering the truth about foie gras production, he created plant-based menus and launched his own faux foie gras.
- [Ending the Cruelest Farming Practices One Company At A Time](https://animalequality.org/blog/ending-the-cruelest-farming-practices-one-company-at-a-time/): Corporate outreach is a strategy used to significantly reduce animal suffering while fighting to end animal cruelty once and for all. Animal Equality’s Campaign Manager shares more…
- [Inside a U.S. Foie Gras Farm: Ducks Force-Fed for Diseased Livers](https://animalequality.org/blog/inside-us-foie-gras-farm/): Step inside a U.S. duck farm with Animal Equality’s International Director for Investigations. Here, you’ll discover how the foie gras industry force-feeds and slaughters animals for their fatty, diseased livers.
- [Protecting Animals from Cruelty: My Journey as an Activist in Spain](https://animalequality.org/blog/my-journey-as-an-activist-in-spain/): Join Jose Valle, co-founder of Animal Equality, on his journey to becoming an investigator. Discover the pivotal childhood experience that sparked his passion for animals, and find out how you can help investigators like him expose and end animal cruelty.
- [Powered by plants: 4 hidden benefits of eating plant-based](https://animalequality.org/blog/benefits-of-plant-based-eating/): Every time you choose plant-based, you're saying "no" to the shady dealings of the factory farming industry and "yes" to a healthier you. Your plate isn't just a meal; it's a mission for animals, the planet, human health, and equality.
- [14 Years of Progress: Celebrating Animal Advocacy in the UK](https://animalequality.org/blog/14-years-of-progress-in-the-uk/): Just in time for the fourteenth anniversary of Animal Equality in the UK, Executive Director Abigail Penny recalls some of the team’s most impressive accomplishments. In this Q&A, discover how investigations, media coverage, and legislative work have fueled the fight for animals across the nation.
- [Celebrating Twelve Years of Animal Protection in India](https://animalequality.org/blog/celebrating-twelve-years-of-animal-protection-in-india/): Explore the remarkable journey of Amruta Ubale and her team, who helped lead the charge for animal protection in India twelve years ago through dedicated animal advocacy.
- [Hear From Dedicated Supporters Like You: Jason Dmuchowski](https://animalequality.org/blog/hear-from-dedicated-supporters-like-you-jason-dmuchowski/): Our devoted supporters serve as the beating heart of Animal Equality, infusing our mission with passion and purpose to end the suffering of farmed animals. In this Q&A session, we delve into the journey of Jason Dmuchowski, one of our compassionate supporters, as he shares his commitment to our cause.
- [Hear From Dedicated Supporters Like You: Meet Cate Fritz](https://animalequality.org/blog/meet-cate-fritz/): Animal Equality’s supporters are at the heart of mission to protect animals on factory farms and end their cruelty. In this Q&A with a dedicated supporter you’ll hear more about Cate Fritz’s journey to joining our fight for animals.
- [Is Dairy Vegan? ](https://animalequality.org/blog/is-dairy-vegan/): With veganism and plant-based food products on the rise, many people are left questioning what foods are safe for vegans to eat…
- [The Right to Live Without Suffering: Saving Animals With Open Rescue](https://animalequality.org/blog/saving-animals-with-open-rescue/): Open rescues save animals from a live of pain and suffering. This movement reflects the idea that all animals, regardless of their species, deserve a life without cruelty and exploitation.
- [Cultivated Meat: A Sustainable Revolution in Food Production](https://animalequality.org/blog/cultivated-meat-a-sustainable-revolution-in-food-production/): Every year around the world, approximately 72 billion land animals are killed for food. But now, a new product is hitting the market that could significantly reduce this number and offer a more ethical and sustainable alternative.
- [Animal Equality’s Sean Thomas Is Asking You to Be an Animal Hero](https://animalequality.org/blog/animal-equalitys-sean-thomas-is-asking-you-to-be-an-animal-hero/): International Director of Investigations Sean Thomas has a powerful message about how your support can directly impact animals through investigations.
- [Animal Equality’s Dulce Ramírez Is Asking You to Be an Animal Hero](https://animalequality.org/blog/animal-equalitys-dulce-ramirez-is-asking-you-to-be-an-animal-hero/): Dulce Ramirez, Animal Equality’s Vice President of Latin America and Executive Director for Animal Equality Mexico, is emphasizing the critical role of donors in the organization's efforts to drive change in animal protection laws in Mexico and around the world.
- [Animal Equality’s Sharon Núñez Is Asking You to Be an Animal Hero](https://animalequality.org/blog/animal-equalitys-sharon-nunez-is-asking-you-to-be-an-animal-hero/): As the President and Co-founder of Animal Equality, Sharon Núñez expresses gratitude for the unwavering support of Animal Equality's mission and shares her vision for the future for animals.
- [Animal Equality’s Matteo Cupi Is Asking You to Be an Animal Hero](https://animalequality.org/blog/animal-equalitys-matteo-cupi-is-asking-you-to-be-an-animal-hero/): Matteo Cupi, Vice President for Europe, is grateful for the unwavering support of our donors, whose contributions are crucial to the continued success of our work in the fight for animal protection.
- [The Rescue That Inspired the Fight Against the Dog Meat Festival](https://animalequality.org/blog/a-decade-later-vitas-rescue-inspires-fight-against-yulin-dog-meat-festival/): Ten years ago, a dog named Vita was rescued during an undercover investigation by Animal Equality. While Vita's rescue was a shining moment, we must continue the fight to protect animals in the dog meat trade and sold during the annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival which began today.
- [Fighting for the Rights of Chickens in the European Union](https://animalequality.org/blog/fighting-for-chickens-in-the-european-union/): An important decision was made by the EU Commission of Petitions on May 24th, 2023, to keep a petition open that aims to bring an end to the breeding of fast-growing chickens.
- [A letter from Jane, an Animal Equality undercover investigator](https://animalequality.org/blog/a-letter-from-jane-an-animal-equality-undercover-investigator/): Jane, an Animal Equality investigator, captures crucial footage of animal abuse in factory farms.
- [My Experience as an Investigator](https://animalequality.org/blog/my-experience-as-an-investigator/): Ariel Nessel, a philanthropist and entrepreneur, supports Animal Equality's mission and has joined investigations in Mexico and India to raise awareness of the cruelty of factory farming.
- [Our Voice Reaches the United Nations](https://animalequality.org/blog/our-voice-reaches-the-united-nations/): Animal Equality strives to end the mistreatment of animals in factory farming as our investigations reveal the urgent need for intervention worldwide.
- [Video Message from Jose for Dog and Cat Meat Campaign](https://animalequality.org/blog/video-message-from-jose-for-dog-and-cat-meat-campaign/): The dog and cat meat trade remains a significant problem in many parts of the world. The work of Animal Equality's investigators has brought greater attention to this issue with the hope that with continued efforts, we can bring an end to this cruel and inhumane trade.
- [Undercover Investigations Expose Cruelty: China’s Cat and Dog Meat Trade](https://animalequality.org/blog/cat-and-dog-meat-trade-in-china/): Animal Equality's undercover investigations of the dog and cat meat trade have exposed the cruelty and increased pressure on officials to take action.
- [A Letter from Marco: Undercover Investigator for Animal Equality](https://animalequality.org/blog/a-letter-from-marco-undercover-investigator-for-animal-equality/): Undercover investigations have played a significant role in raising public awareness about animal cruelty. By providing evidence that would otherwise remain hidden, our investigations have sparked public outrage and calls for reform.
- [The Life of a Chicken in a Factory Farm](https://animalequality.org/blog/the-life-of-a-chicken-in-a-factory-farm/): From grinding up baby chicks to drowning chickens in scalding water, a cruel and secretive industry has finally been exposed.
- [Jailed for Compassion: A Story of Courage, Conviction, and the Fight Against Animal Cruelty](https://animalequality.org/blog/jailed-for-compassion-a-story-of-courage-conviction-and-the-fight-against-animal-cruelty/): We face a powerful industry that hides animal cruelty practices, but our investigators fight tirelessly to expose the truth. Monthly donors sustain their work and our mission to end cruelty.
- [Leave a Lasting Legacy: Protect Animals for Generations to Come](https://animalequality.org/blog/leave-a-lasting-legacy-protect-farmed-animals-for-generations-to-come/): Animal Equality has partnered with FreeWill to provide an opportunity for individuals to leave a meaningful legacy behind. Your generosity will provide crucial support for our work, advocating for animal rights, promoting animal protections, and pushing for meaningful change in factory farming.
- [A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Capturing the Cruelty of Factory Farms ](https://animalequality.org/blog/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-capturing-the-cruelty-of-factory-farms/): Haunting images of cramped, filthy living conditions and animal suffering captured by Animal Equality expose the harsh reality of industrial farming.
- [Factory Farm Fires: The Deadly Cost of Poor Regulations](https://animalequality.org/blog/factory-farm-fires-the-deadly-cost-of-poor-regulations/): Every year within factory farms, thousands of animals perish in fires due to the hazardous conditions they live in. The alarming frequency of these incidents highlights the urgency to prioritize animal welfare and improve safety standards across the entire agricultural industry.
- [Amruta Ubale – Paving the Way for Change in India](https://animalequality.org/blog/amruta-ubale-paving-the-way-for-change-in-india/): Amruta Ubale, Animal Equality India's Senior Director for Public Affairs, is dedicated to improving the lives of farmed animals and has been recognized by Femina magazine for her positive impact.
- [When the Law Fails Animals, We Change the Laws](https://animalequality.org/blog/when-the-law-fails-animals-we-change-the-laws/): Hear from Animal Equality's Legal Advocacy Counsel as she describes how you can change laws for animals.
- [The Story of Calf 1578](https://animalequality.org/blog/the-tragic-end-to-the-life-of-calf-1578/): Learn from Animal Equality's International Director of Investigations, Sean Thomas, how you can protect animals on US dairy farms. Support from dedicated individuals is crucial for animal protection.
- [What is fish farming?](https://animalequality.org/blog/what-is-fish-farming/): Fish farms have been described as “factory farms in water.” Around the world, tens of billions of fish are raised and slaughtered on these farms, but consumers are unaware of the conditions these animals endure during their lives.
- [Meet the Women Leaders Behind Animal Equality’s Mission](https://animalequality.org/blog/meet-the-women-leaders-behind-animal-equalitys-fight-for-animals/): For International Women's Day, Animal Equality would like to introduce two of the women behind our mission and the friendship they formed out of their fight for animal rights.
- [Dr. Bronner’s Gives Back To Protect Farmed Animals](https://animalequality.org/blog/dr-bronners-gives-back-to-protect-farmed-animals/): Dr. Bronner’s, one of North America’s top-selling soap and body care products brands, has made a compassionate contribution towards Animal Equality’s fight to end animal cruelty. And we want to say thank you…
- [Finding Hope While Fighting: “We Are One Movement Making History”](https://animalequality.org/blog/finding-hope-while-fighting/): “We're activists. We're strong and we’re courageous. So where do I find the strength to fight for animals? In other activists. Their courage and stories. They speak to us directly.”
- [Our Fight To Eliminate Gestation Crates for Mother Pigs in 2023](https://animalequality.org/blog/why-eliminating-gestation-crates-for-mother-pigs-will-be-a-major-focus-in-2023/): There are nearly 6 million animals who desperately need our attention in 2023: mother pigs.
- [Our Top 10 Moments for Farmed Animals in 2022](https://animalequality.org/blog/our-top-10-moments-for-farmed-animals-in-2022/): Animal Equality is making historic progress for animals in 2022, with top 10 moments that include groundbreaking policies and investigations impacting 200 million animals so far this year.
- [Animal Abuse in Slaughterhouses: Bad Apples or Bad Systems?](https://animalequality.org/blog/bad-apples-or-bad-systems/): Animal Equality has conducted over 820 undercover investigations in factory farms and slaughterhouses worldwide, with one mission: to expose the systemic cruelty behind the suffering of animals in the meat, dairy, and egg industries.
- [The Grocer Op-Ed: Farmed Fish Are Suffering, by Animal Equality](https://animalequality.org/blog/the-grocer-op-ed-farmed-fish-are-suffering/): On November 29, 2022, the popular British publication, The Grocer, published an op-ed by Animal Equality's UK Executive Director, Abigail Penny about the suffering of farmed fish.
- [4 Quick & Easy Giving Tuesday Actions to Help Animals](https://animalequality.org/blog/4-giving-tuesday-actions-for-animals/): Do you want to make a difference for animals this Giving Tuesday? Follow these 4 easy actions to help create a future for farmed animals where they are respected and protected!
- [Animal Equality Develops Scientific Data to Give Animals A Voice](https://animalequality.org/blog/animal-equality-scientific-data-for-animals/): Thanks to Tiny Beam Fund, Animal Equality in Mexico has developed a dashboard that provides more accurate data on animal slaughter–giving a voice to animals exploited for meat and eggs.
- [Animal Equality Was There During Their Final Moments](https://animalequality.org/blog/exposing-their-final-moments/): From Animal Equality’s beginnings, we have been dedicated to exposing the suffering of animals inside factory farms through undercover investigations. The meat industry tries to hide animal abuse and cruelty happening on its farms and inside its slaughterhouses. These investigations are the only way to prove what happens behind their walls.
- [9 cruel yet legal farming practices](https://animalequality.org/blog/9-cruel-yet-legal-farming-practices/): Animal Equality exposes the reality of factory farms through undercover investigations, revealing legal abusive practices.
- [Everything you need to know about factory farming](https://animalequality.org/blog/factory-farming-facts/): Factory farming refers to a method of breeding and raising farmed animals for food with the goal of maximizing production and minimizing costs.
- [Can Slaughter Truly Be Humane?](https://animalequality.org/blog/can-slaughter-be-humane/): The meat industry creates a false image of happy, healthy animals living in ideal conditions, but farmed animals suffer greatly throughout their lives.
- [Celebrating Moby’s fight for animal rights](https://animalequality.org/blog/celebrating-mobys-fight-for-animal-rights/): On September 11th, we celebrate the birthday of Moby - a friend of the animals & Animal Equality. Moby has used his platform to advance animal protections, educate his audience & grow his advocacy for all living beings.
- [A Message From An Investigator: “I’ll Never Forget What I Saw”](https://animalequality.org/blog/a-message-from-an-investigator-ill-never-forget-what-i-saw/): Undercover investigators are strong-willed and dedicated in their work to expose the plight of animals on factory farms. Investigator, Mario, shares an investigation that he will never forget and an important message about dairy that we should always remember.
- [How Investigations Bring Animal Abusers To Justice](https://animalequality.org/blog/how-investigations-bring-animal-abusers-to-justice/): Animal Equality's cameras have exposed animal abusers inside factory farms too often. We're letting them know we're watching by using the evidence to convict those who violate animal protection laws!
- [What It’s Like To Be An Undercover Investigator](https://animalequality.org/blog/what-its-like-to-be-an-undercover-investigator/): What’s life like for an undercover investigator? Animal Equality’s President Sharon Núñez and Sean Thomas, International Director of Investigations, answer your questions. 
- [4 ways the fishing industry is destroying the planet](https://animalequality.org/blog/fishing-industry-destroying-environment/): Whether through commercial fishing or aquafarming, this notoriously secretive industry has been in hot water for its environmental impact.
- [8 Things to Know About the Egg Industry](https://animalequality.org/blog/9-images-that-portray-the-cruelty-of-the-egg-industry/): Neatly packaged egg cartons are found on any grocery store’s shelves. Still, many shoppers are unaware of the suffering that goes into producing a morning omelet.
- [Motherhood: The Life of a Mother Inside Factory Farms](https://animalequality.org/blog/motherhood-inside-factory-farms/): A mother’s love is universal.
- [Is foie gras illegal in the US?](https://animalequality.org/blog/is-foie-gras-illegal-in-the-us/): The production of foie gras – which includes force-feeding ducks and geese to induce fatty liver disease - has been banned in several countries. Still, it remains legal in most places in the U.S.
- [Banning Foie Gras in the US: Your questions answered](https://animalequality.org/blog/banning-foie-gras-in-the-us/): How can foie gras be made illegal in the US? Animal Equality's President Sharon Núñez and Sarah Hanneken, Legal Advocacy Counsel, answer your questions.
- [Our Global Mission to Expose Dairy’s Hidden Cruelty](https://animalequality.org/blog/our-global-mission-to-expose-dairys-hidden-cruelty/): From tearing apart families to mutilating baby cows’ bodies, the global dairy industry has hidden its abuses for years. Through groundbreaking investigations, Animal Equality has finally answered the question we’ve all been asking: is dairy cruel?
- [What is Foie Gras?](https://animalequality.org/blog/what-is-foie-gras/): Foie Gras is a “delicacy” that inflicts such suffering on animals that it's illegal to make it in several countries. Take action to help us end the cruel force-feeding of birds!
- [The Devastating Impact of Factory Farming in Spain](https://animalequality.org/blog/the-devastating-impact-of-factory-farming-in-spain/): Statements from the Spanish Minister of Consumer Affairs have caused major controversy within the meat industry.
- [The Long Road to the Slaughterhouse](https://animalequality.org/blog/the-long-road-to-the-slaughterhouse/): Instead of sitting down to a family dinner over the holidays, Animal Equality investigators were on the road, documenting the suffering of lambs transported from Eastern Europe to Italy for slaughter.
- [Supporter in Focus: Dawn Blomgren](https://animalequality.org/blog/supporter-in-focus-dawn/): Animal Equality’s work on behalf of farmed animals is made possible through the generosity of our amazing supporters. Here we meet Dawn and learn about doing the most good through donations, her love of Latin dance, and why she supports Animal Equality. Thank you, Dawn!
- [Soy and Deforestation: Everything You Need to Know](https://animalequality.org/blog/soy-and-deforestation/): In recent years, much of the conversation around soy has been heavily focused on deforestation and climate change. In this article, we answer the most Googled questions about soy and debunk the meat industry’s claims about this staple food.
- [Green Meat: An Unpleasant Side Effect of Modern Chicken Farming](https://animalequality.org/blog/green-meat/): Have you ever cut into your chicken dinner, only to find green meat inside? If not, prepare yourself: modern chicken farming just became even less appetizing.
- [Eight Fascinating Fish Facts That’ll Make You Never Want to Eat Seafood Again](https://animalequality.org/blog/fascinating-fish-facts/): Fish may not look or act like other animals, but they're every bit as unique and complex as the cats and dogs we share our homes with.
- [Documentaries are changing how we view sea life](https://animalequality.org/blog/documentaries-seaspiracy-my-octopus-teacher/): Since its creation, film has been a powerful tool in fighting for justice—especially in the animal protection movement.
- [5 Reasons We Love Joaquin Phoenix](https://animalequality.org/blog/reasons-we-love-joaquin-phoenix/): Joaquin Phoenix is a compassionate animal advocate who is no stranger to using his platform to raise awareness about animal protection issues. Here are just five of the many reasons we love him.
- [Attention Kind Shoppers: Help Stop Misleading Marketing](https://animalequality.org/blog/report-humane-washing/): Animal Equality's New Online Form Allows Consumers to Report Misleading Animal Welfare Marketing
- [Farmed Animal Welfare Standards in the Pet Food Industry](https://animalequality.org/blog/pet-food-welfare-standards/): Some companion animal food brands are upping their sourcing standards, while others (and human food companies) lag behind.
- [Our Best Defense Against Pandemics Starts With Rethinking Our Food Systems](https://animalequality.org/blog/our-best-defense-against-pandemics-starts-with-rethinking-our-food-systems/): Looking back at some of our deadliest pandemics in history, they all have one thing in common: animals.
- [Moby’s album sales benefit charities, including Animal Equality](https://animalequality.org/blog/mobys-new-2020-album-will-benefit-charities-including-animal-equality/): All proceeds from the sale of Moby's new album, All Visible Objects will be donated to a variety of charities, including Animal Equality.
- [A Chicken’s Last Day Revealed by Undercover Investigator](https://animalequality.org/blog/what-one-undercover-investigator-revealed-about-a-chickens-last-day/): Animal Equality is working around the world to change this horrific fate for chickens.
- [9 Things The Turkey Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know](https://animalequality.org/blog/turkey-industry-cruelty/): The meat industry would like us to remain misinformed and stuck in our old ways, but it’s time to create a new tradition.

## Pages
- [End Cages for Animals – paid landing page](https://animalequality.org/end-cages-for-animals/): Most people don’t know that animals are still forced to live in cages so small they can barely move. Corporations like supermarkets, hotels, and restaurants can choose better, but when they don’t, animals keep suffering.
- [How to add your voice to end cages for hens in the UK](https://animalequality.org/how-to-add-your-voice-to-end-cages-for-hens-in-the-uk/): No matter the country you live in, you can help hens in the UK. Tell the UK Government it’s time to end one of the cruelest farming practices—the extreme confinement of hens.
- [2025 Annual Impact Report](https://animalequality.org/2025-annual-impact-report/): Twelve months.
- [2025 Fall impact report](https://animalequality.org/report/2025-fall-impact-report/): Nine months in.
- [Featured vegan brands](https://animalequality.org/exclusive-monthly-donors/): As part of a community rooted in kindness, you’re helping build a world where animals are respected and protected. This space highlights brands that share your values—offering products made with purpose and compassion.
- [2025 Mid-year impact report](https://animalequality.org/report/2025-mid-year-impact-report/): Six months in.
- [Supporter FAQ](https://animalequality.org/supporter-faq/): Find information about managing your subscriptions, donations, and involvement with Animal Equality. Thank you for standing with us to protect farmed animals around the world.
- [Q1 2025 Impact Report](https://animalequality.org/report/q1-2025-impact-report/): Three months in,already transforming lives.
- [2025 May match fundraiser](https://animalequality.org/your-move-for-animals-match/): Double down against factory farming today.
- [Annual 2024 Impact Report](https://animalequality.org/report/annual-2024-impact-report/): 12 months, ~42 million animals. 
- [Gift a donation](https://animalequality.org/gift-a-donation/): Give the Gift of Compassion
- [Fall 2024 Animal Equality impact report](https://animalequality.org/report/q3-2024-impact-report/): Nine months, approximately 11.6 million animals. 
- [Protect horses in the Farm Bill](https://animalequality.org/legal-advocacy/safe-act-for-horses/): UPDATE April 21st, 2026: With the upcoming vote by the end of the month, House of Representative members can submit amendments by noon on April 22nd. Send your message and follow up with a call (202) 224-3121.
- [The impact of the Farm Bill 2024](https://animalequality.org/farm-bill-2024-risks/): U.S. Congress is considering a Farm Bill that threatens decades of animal protection laws. Let your representatives know you oppose any language in the upcoming bill that undermines your votes.
- [Impact Report Mid-year 2024](https://animalequality.org/report/mid-year-2024-impact-report/): Dear friend,
- [Reengagement campaign](https://animalequality.org/updates/reengagement-confirmation/): We knew the animals could count on you.
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- [Q1 2024 Animal Equality Impact Report](https://animalequality.org/report/q1-2024-impact/): Three months, one million animals. This is your impact so far...
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- [Animal Equality’s Impact Report 2023](https://animalequality.org/report/annual-impact-report-2023/): Together, we helped over 34 million animals in 2023. Explore our impact report to discover how you are changing the world for them.
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- [Animal Equality Fall 2023 Impact Report](https://animalequality.org/report/q3-impact-report-2023/): We have impacted over 33 million animals in eight countries thanks to YOU. Learn here about the change that, together, we are making for animals.
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- [Animal Equality Midyear 2023 Impact Report](https://animalequality.org/report/midyear-impact-report-2023/): Thanks to you, we have impacted over 26 million animals in eight countries. Learn here about the change that, together, we are making for animals.
- [Volunteer](https://animalequality.org/volunteer/): By participating in our campaigns with quick and easy online actions against the world's biggest companies, you will help millions of defenseless animals who depend on you. Participation is always optional and on your own time.
- [Thank you for helping animals!](https://animalequality.org/volunteer-archived/thank-you/): The animals can't defend themselves but they now have you on their side. By joining our team of volunteers, you are in the frontlines to protect the innocent against abuse.
- [Protected: Matching Gift End of Year 2023](https://animalequality.org/mgcdonate/): For a limited time, your donations to protect animals will be matched by an anonymous donor! You have until December 31, or until we reach our global goal of $1.1 million, to make double the impact on cows, pigs and chickens suffering in our food system.
- [Animal Equality Impact Report 2022](https://animalequality.org/report/annual-report-2022/): Thanks to you, we have impacted over 202 million animals in eight countries. Learn here about the change that, together, we have made for animals.
- [Protected: Animal Equality 1Q 2023 Impact Report](https://animalequality.org/report/1q_impact_report_2023/): Dear supporter,
- [Protected: Protect animals every day](https://animalequality.org/become-monthly-donor/): When you witness the horror that really happens behind closed doors and slaughterhouses to farm animals all over the world, it’s impossible not to be affected by it and to realize that we have to do something drastic to stop it.
- [Legislative Action to Help Hens in Maryland](https://animalequality.org/maryland-free-hens-from-cages/): Help end the unnecessary and cruel confinement of hens by contacting your elected officials via the form below!
- [Our history](https://animalequality.org/our-history/): Since our foundation in 2006, thousands of people have come together to change and save lives. From a handful of committed activists to a global team of tens of thousands with offices in eight countries, we have come a long way.
- [January-September 2022 Impact](https://animalequality.org/report/q3-impact-report-2022/): In nine months of 2022, you have changed the lives of more than 166 million animals!
- [January-June 2022 Impact](https://animalequality.org/report/q2-impact-report-2022/): In just six months, you’ve achieved outstanding accomplishments for animals.
- [The life of a factory-farmed pig](https://animalequality.org/the-life-of-a-factory-farmed-pig/): On a factory farm, a piglet is born to a mother trapped in a metal cage so small she can only move her body a few inches to the side and back. Rather than beginning his life in a comfortable grass nest that his mother would have carefully constructed for him, the piglet is instead born into a dark and dirty shed that confines dozens of mother pigs in similar tiny cages.
- [The fight to ban foie gras<br>and help millions of ducks and geese](https://animalequality.org/foie-gras-ban-progress/): Foie gras produced by force-feeding is immensely cruel and controversial. Millions of ducks and geese are force-fed on farms every year to produce foie gras, a so-called delicacy that only a small fraction of people eat.
- [January-March 2022 Impact](https://animalequality.org/report/q1-impact-report-2022/): In only three months, you've changed the lives of 22 million animals!
- [Annual Report 2021](https://animalequality.org/report/annual-report-2021/): You changed the lives of 229 million animals!
- [Legislative Action to Help Hens in Arizona](https://animalequality.org/help-hens-in-arizona/): In 2022, the State of Arizona approved rules to ban cages for egg-laying hens in the state and mandate that all eggs produced and sold in the state are cage-free by 2025. When phased in, this measure will ensure that millions of birds will be spared the misery of cage confinement.
- [Tell Kroger to Drop Cruel Fish Supplier](https://animalequality.org/tell-kroger-to-drop-simmons/): A recent Animal Equality investigation uncovered widespread cruelty to fish at Simmons Farm Raised Catfish in Mississippi, a major industrial aquaculture operation. Simmons brags about selling to Kroger, a major supermarket chain which sells Simmons products to consumers across various states. Animal Equality has sent Kroger documentation of animal abuse at Simmons, yet Kroger continues to sell Simmons products. Both companies are profiting off cruelty, and it’s up to us to end it.
- [January-September 2021 Impact](https://animalequality.org/report/q3-impact-report-2021/): To our supporters,
- [Protect animals in the upcoming Farm Bill](https://animalequality.org/oppose-dangerous-farm-bill/): UPDATE March 5th, 2026: The U.S. House Committee on Agriculture advanced the Farm Bill without amending it to remove harmful wording for animals, and it is now on the floor of the entire House of Representatives for a vote.
- [Donate with cryptocurrency](https://animalequality.org/donate-crypto/): There’s a new way to help animals! Animal Equality accepts contributions of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other forms of cryptocurrencies.
- [Start a fundraiser](https://animalequality.org/fundraise/): Want to do more to help farmed animals? Increase your impact by inviting others to join you.
- [Ban Foie Gras in Rhode Island](https://animalequality.org/ban-foie-gras-in-rhode-island/): Rhode Island lawmakers are currently considering legislation to ban the production and sale of foie gras within the state. Foie gras, which is French for “fatty liver,” is a luxury product typically produced by violently force-feeding ducks or geese so their livers grow ten times the normal size. Force-feeding involves shoving a foot-long tube down the birds’ delicate throats and pumping food directly into their stomachs. The practice is incredibly cruel, and completely unnecessary. SB 471 / HB 5731 would prohibit this practice in Rhode Island and make it illegal to sell force-fed foie gras within the state’s borders.
- [Legislative Action to Help Hens in Hawaii](https://animalequality.org/hawaii-ban-cages-hens-egg-industry/): Help end the unnecessary and cruel confinement of hens by contacting your elected officials via the form below!
- [Legislative Action to Help Hens in New Mexico](https://animalequality.org/new-mexico-help-hens-egg-industry/): The New Mexico state legislature is currently considering legislation to improve the lives of hens in the egg industry. SB 347 would implement critical minimum standards for housing these sensitive, emotionally complex animals. Specifically, the bill would prohibit the extreme overcrowding that is currently common in the egg industry and would also outlaw the use of cruel cages. This legislation would also ensure that eggs sold in New Mexico come from operations that meet these modest standards, no matter where they are produced.
- [New Jersey Residents: Take Action to Help Mother Pigs and Baby Cows](https://animalequality.org/new-jersey-residents-ban-gestation-veal-crates/): The New Jersey state legislature is currently considering legislation to ban certain cruel forms of confinement in the pork and veal industries. The bill (A.1970) would ban cruel gestation and veal crates in the state and allow mother pigs and baby cows enough space to turn around freely, lie down, stand up and fully extend their limbs. These most basic welfare requirements are currently not required by state law. By taking action today, you can help change that.
- [Prospective hire privacy notice](https://animalequality.org/prospective-hire-privacy-notice/): When you apply for a job at Animal Equality, we collect personal data from you during the evaluation process. This Privacy Notice describes what personal data we collect, as well as how we use and retain that personal data.
- [Annual Report 2020](https://animalequality.org/report/annual-report-2020/): Letter From the President
- [Legislative Action to Help Hens in Massachusetts](https://animalequality.org/massachusetts-q3-upgrade/): YOU DID IT!
- [Slaughterhouse Line Speeds](https://animalequality.org/slaughterhouse-line-speeds/): Slaughterhouse line speed is how fast animals are processed and killed in factory farms.
- [Legacy giving](https://animalequality.org/legacy-giving/): Make defending them your legacy
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- [Donate – Ban Wet Markets](https://animalequality.org/donate-markets/): I contribute monthly because it’s easier for me. All I did was set up a monthly recurring payment once, and then forgot all about it. Occasionally, when I review my financial transactions and I see a payment to Animal Equality, it makes me happy as it reminds me of the difference I am making to the lives of animals every month!
- [Donor privacy policy](https://animalequality.org/donor-privacy-policy/): Effective date: January 1, 2024
- [Annual Report 2019](https://animalequality.org/report/annual-report-2019/): Dear Friend,
- [Animal Protectors](https://animalequality.org/animal-protectors/): Your next step in getting active starts with joining a community of hundreds of people coming together for one goal: standing against animal abuse.
- [Our Work Culture](https://animalequality.org/jobs/our-work-culture/): At Animal Equality, we place our mission at the forefront of everything we do. We know we couldn’t achieve our mission without a strong and empowered team. Strong and empowered teams are the key to saving animal lives. We thrive in a strong culture of grit and accountability where team members do their best work, all for the benefit of animals.
- [Help animals every day](https://animalequality.org/join/): For a limited time: Every monthly donation is matched for a full year.
- [Donate to save pigs and other animals](https://animalequality.org/donate-pig/): I contribute monthly because it’s easier for me. All I did was set up a monthly recurring payment once, and then forgot all about it. Occasionally, when I review my financial transactions and I see a payment to Animal Equality, it makes me happy as it reminds me of the difference I am making to the lives of animals every month!
- [Donate](https://animalequality.org/donate-lamb/): Having a full-time job and a family to care for makes it impractical for me to become a full-time activist. I have been organizing intermittent outreach events locally to raise awareness for the past several years, and spreading the compassionate message at every opportunity, yet there is always more I could be doing. I decided I needed to become a monthly donor.
- [Donate](https://animalequality.org/donate-cow/): Having a full-time job and a family to care for makes it impractical for me to become a full-time activist. I have been organizing intermittent outreach events locally to raise awareness for the past several years, and spreading the compassionate message at every opportunity, yet there is always more I could be doing. I decided I needed to become a monthly donor.
- [Annual Report 2018](https://animalequality.org/report/annual-report-2018/): Dear Supporters,
- [Protected: Reports on the activities and impact of Animal Equality](https://animalequality.org/report/): OUR LATEST REPORT:HOW YOU HAVE HELPED ANIMALS BETWEEN JANUARY AND SEPTEMBER 2022
- [Donate monthly](https://animalequality.org/donate-monthly/): Having a full-time job and a family to care for makes it impractical for me to become a full-time activist. I have been organizing intermittent outreach events locally to raise awareness for the past several years, and spreading the compassionate message at every opportunity, yet there is always more I could be doing. I decided I needed to become a monthly donor.
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## Campaigns
- [Why is Brazil burning?](https://animalequality.org/campaign/end-factory-farming/brazil-deforestation/): Intentional fires, illegal activities, and animal cruelty: this is the meat industry
- [US Pig breeding farm investigation](https://animalequality.org/campaign/us-pig-breeding-farm-investigation/): At a Kansas pig farm connected to major grocery chains, Animal Equality investigators found pregnant pigs suffering in cages barely larger than their bodies. Many were covered in sores from rubbing against the bars. Others exhibited extreme stress from a life of confinement. 
- [Pandemic Farms](https://animalequality.org/campaign/pandemic-farms/): A deadly “triple threat” is spreading: avian flu, foot-and-mouth disease, and flesh-eating screwworm. Add common killers like E. coli and salmonella, and the crisis only deepens.
- [End Factory Farming](https://animalequality.org/campaign/end-factory-farming/): When you witness the horror that really happens behind closed doors and slaughterhouses to farm animals all over the world, it’s impossible not to be affected by it and to realize that we have to do something drastic to stop it.
- [With My Own Eyes](https://animalequality.org/campaign/end-factory-farming/with-my-own-eyes/): Rooney Mara joins Animal Equality to reveal the shocking realities of factory farm cruelty, documenting the suffering of pigs and chickens in a new
- [Get foie gras out of the Olympics](https://animalequality.org/campaign/foie-gras/olympics-2024/): Animal Equality campaigns to remove foie gras from the 2024 Paris Olympics menu, highlighting the cruel force-feeding practices behind this controversial dish.
- [Jackson Galaxy calls for end to cat and dog meat trade](https://animalequality.org/campaign/ending-the-dog-and-cat-meat-trade/dogs-cats-china/): Jackson Galaxy urges the Chinese government to end the dog and cat meat trade, highlighting the cruelty involved in the slaughter of millions of pets annually.
- [The danger and cruelty of wet live animal markets](https://animalequality.org/campaign/markets/): Support Animal Equality to help end animal cruelty; your donation can change the lives of farmed animals and promote respect and protection for all.
- [Undercover investigation inside a Foster Farms hatchery](https://animalequality.org/campaign/end-factory-farming/baby-chicks-factory-farms/): Animal Equality's undercover investigation revealed shocking animal cruelty at Foster Farms hatchery in California, prompting calls for criminal charges against
- [Stop the killing of male chicks](https://animalequality.org/campaign/stop-killing-chicks/): Billions of birds face death on the day they are born simply because their lives are not profitable. In the United States, around 260 million male chicks are killed each year. This means around 30,000 freshly hatched chicks every hour.
- [Help end animal sacrifices](https://animalequality.org/campaign/end-animal-sacrifices/): The largest ritual animal killing in the world takes place every five years. Animal Equality's efforts have led to a 70% reduction of the animals killed, saving thousands of animals from a violent death.
- [Gadhimai Festival](https://animalequality.org/campaign/end-animal-sacrifices/gadhimai/): The Gadhimai Festival in Nepal involves extreme animal sacrifices, prompting calls for a ban due to ongoing cruelty, highlighted by Animal Equality's
- [Portland: Ban Foie Gras!](https://animalequality.org/campaign/foie-gras/portland-ban-foie-gras/): Portland, Oregon is known for its progressive policies, but sadly still allows the sale of products from force-fed birds. We’re changing that by gathering local support and lobbying legislators to endorse a foie gras ban and end this form of animal abuse.
- [Defend legal protections against animal cruelty](https://animalequality.org/campaign/protect-animal-cruelty-laws/): Learn about the fight to uphold California's Proposition 12 against meat industry lawsuits seeking to overturn vital animal cruelty protections.
- [Ban foie gras in the United States](https://animalequality.org/campaign/foie-gras/): Join us is demanding the stop to this unnecessary cruelty!
- [Pigs and hens suffer in cages for ALDI](https://animalequality.org/campaign/end-factory-farming/aldi/): Aldi, a German-based international grocery chain, allows one of the cruelest factory farming practices in its US supply chain: confining animals in cages. Pregnant pigs are kept in enclosures, called gestation crates, so small that they can't even turn around. Hens live crammed inside battery cages with other birds, unable to spread their wings and forced to live on uncomfortable wire flooring.
- [Richa Moorjani on the dairy industry](https://animalequality.org/campaign/dairy/richa-moorjani/): Actress Richa Moorjani on the Global Dairy Industry
- [Protecting cows from the dairy industry](https://animalequality.org/campaign/dairy/): The reality for cows and buffaloes on dairy farms is hidden behind labels of happy cows in open fields. But the image the industry creates is far from the truth.
- [Help end horse slaughter](https://animalequality.org/campaign/end-horse-slaughter/): An Animal Equality investigator documented American horses awaiting their killing at a slaughterhouse in Zacatecas, Mexico. The yellow United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) stickers identify the horse's origin. An on-site veterinarian further confirmed they're American horses.

## Issues
- [Dairy](https://animalequality.org/issues/dairy/): A cycle of cruelty exists in every glass of milk.
- [Fish](https://animalequality.org/issues/fish/): Fish feel pain and deserve protections
- [Eggs](https://animalequality.org/issues/eggs/): Neatly packed cartons of eggs are a routine sight on grocery store shelves, but most shoppers don’t know how hens live and die for a morning omelet.
- [Meat](https://animalequality.org/issues/meat/): Animals killed for their meat begin suffering the day they are born. Animal Equality works to end this cruelty.

## News
- [Target’s cage-free promise signals a new standard for retailers](https://animalequality.org/news/2026/04/23/targets-cage-free-promise/): Target has announced major new steps on animal welfare, adding pressure across the grocery industry.
- [Mercadona, Spain’s biggest grocer, broke its egg promise](https://animalequality.org/news/2026/04/20/mercadona-broke-its-egg-promise/): Mercadona posted nearly $2 billion in profit in 2025, the same year it was supposed to stop selling eggs from caged hens. The deadline has passed, and the company has yet to explain why.
- [Leaked messages and footage reveal deadly dairy farm cruelty](https://animalequality.org/news/2026/04/15/deadly-dairy-farm-cruelty/): An undercover investigation by Animal Equality reveals widespread suffering at a dairy farm in Germany. Leaked employee messages provide a clearer picture of what an investigator found inside.
- [European Union stalls on its promise to ‘End the Cage Age’ as activists fight back](https://animalequality.org/news/2026/03/16/end-the-cage-age-stalls/): European leaders pledged to end cages. Years later, the law is still missing. Protesters in Brussels are now demanding answers.
- [Dead piglets, botched mutilations exposed on Spain pig farms](https://animalequality.org/news/2026/03/10/spain-pig-farming-investigation/): Dead piglets in drinking troughs. Injuries the size of a soccer ball. Footage from Spanish pig farms is fueling calls for stronger animal protection enforcement.
- [Campaign ends as Ahold Delhaize agrees to improving standards for animals](https://animalequality.org/news/2026/03/03/campaign-ends-as-ahold-delhaize-agrees-to-improving-standards-for-animals/): Global food retailer Ahold Delhaize has formally committed to shifting its U.S. supply chain away from cages for hens and pigs.
- [Dairy investigation shows calves starved to death, bodies stuffed](https://animalequality.org/news/2026/02/03/death-on-a-dairy-farm/): New footage exposes the hidden cost of dairy, from male calves deliberately starved to mothers ripped from their newborns.
- [Argentina pig farm investigation uncovers mutilated piglets, mass grave](https://animalequality.org/news/2026/01/27/investigation-uncovers-mutilated-piglets-mass-grave/): An investigation on two Buenos Aires pig farms found routine mutilations, extreme confinement, and dead animals rotting amongst the living.
- [Breaking news: Italian TV airs horse slaughter footage](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/12/10/breaking-news-horse-slaughter-exposed-in-italy/): The Northern Italian slaughterhouse presents a polished image to the public. Hidden cameras captured what happens when the doors close.
- [Turkeys burned by ammonia, gasping for air on Brazil farm](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/11/20/turkeys-face-cruelty-on-brazil-farm/): When undercover cameras entered a turkey farm tied to a major meat company, many began to question what they see on grocery store labels.
- [Animals bludgeoned, genitals shocked in Argentina slaughterhouses](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/09/02/animals-bludgeoned-in-argentina-slaughterhouses/): The damning investigation delivers fresh evidence of global slaughterhouse abuse.
- [Breakdown of the EU-Mercosur agreement: What could take decades to repair](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/07/22/breakdown-of-the-eu-mercosur-agreement/): A new EU-Mercosur trade deal could push animal cruelty, deforestation, and factory farming into South America—while letting Europe avoid its commitment to voters.
- [Denny’s ends 600-day standoff over cages for pregnant pigs](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/07/03/dennys-crate-free-pigs-promise/): Denny’s has pledged to stop buying from suppliers that cage pigs for their entire pregnancies—a promise it quietly shelved for years.
- [Consumer backlash grows over cages in Marriott’s egg supply](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/06/18/consumer-backlash-grows-over-cages-in-marriotts-egg-supply/): Marriott, the world’s largest hotel chain, pledged to eliminate cages from its global egg supply chain. With the deadline looming, advocates are asking: will it follow through?
- [Shocks, chains, and early slaughter: Inside the dairy industry](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/06/10/inside-spain-dairy-industry/): What really happens behind closed farm doors? Investigators uncovered cows chained by their noses, shocked with electricity, and separated from their newborns moments after birth.
- [Brazil breaks new ground for animals in climate policy](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/05/20/brazil-breaks-new-ground-for-animals-in-climate-policy/): As part of a coalition, Animal Equality helped put animal protection on Brazil’s climate agenda—shaping national policy for years to come.
- [Dead on arrival: Goats dragged, beaten, slaughtered for meat](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/04/23/goats-dragged-beaten-slaughtered-for-meat/): Undercover footage reveals goats dragged by their legs, thrown onto trucks, and nearly decapitated while conscious.
- [March in review: Global actions take on factory farming cruelty](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/04/15/march-global-actions-take-on-factory-farming-cruelty/): Animal Equality faced some of the toughest battles in animal protection last month. Here’s how supporters turned the tide for animals.
- [Ahold Delhaize faces global backlash over animal welfare delays](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/04/09/grocery-chain-faces-global-backlash-over-animal-welfare-delays/): Global protests have erupted against Ahold Delhaize–the parent company behind Stop & Shop, Food Lion, Giant, and Hannaford–for breaking its animal welfare promises.
- [Pregnant pigs locked in cages inside U.S. pig farm, investigation finds](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/04/08/kansas-us-pig-farm-investigation/): Animal Equality’s latest investigation exposes a U.S. pig farm located in Kansas. Footage shows pigs trapped in tiny cages, dead piglets on filthy floors, and pigs engaging in repetitive, stress-induced behaviors.
- [Italy’s long-awaited action on chick killing in the egg industry](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/03/28/italys-male-chick-killing-ban-stalls-colosseum-lights-up-in-protest/): After public pressure, Italy released new rules to enforce its ban on killing male chicks in the egg industry. Advocates warn some loopholes remain.
- [UK celebrities, lawmakers demand an end to foie gras imports](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/03/19/uk-demands-an-end-to-foie-gras-imports/): Update February 2025 - Before the 2024 elections, Labour MP Steve Reed promised to ban foie gras imports. Months later–now as a Government Minister–he has failed to act. Worse still, the Government is considering a trade deal with Europe that could ease imports instead. 
- [From the Colosseum to a soccer stadium: February’s fight for animals](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/03/14/from-the-colosseum-to-a-soccer-stadium-februarys-fight-for-animals/): A “bloodied” soccer ball and an urgent message on the Colosseum put animal cruelty in the spotlight this February. Here’s how global advocates turned up the heat on industries and governments failing animals.
- [Investigation: Pigs bound, bagged, illegally slaughtered](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/03/06/investigation-pigs-bound-bagged-illegally-slaughtered/): Pigs tied in bags scream as they’re hauled onto rickshaws. Others are stabbed during illegal slaughter.
- [Investigation: Pigs eaten alive on farms supplying major brands](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/03/04/investigation-pig-farms-supplying-major-brands/): Pigs chewing on each other’s wounds. Carcasses left to rot in crowded pens. This is the reality inside two Spanish pig farms supplying supermarket meat.
- [7 stories that shook the factory farming industry in January](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/01/29/7-stories-that-shook-the-factory-farming-industry/): From Scotland to Spain, cracks are deepening in an industry built on cruelty. These January milestones are now shaking its very foundation.
- [New investigation reveals dangers of Brazil’s Self-Control Law](https://animalequality.org/news/2025/01/15/dangers-of-brazils-self-control-law/): How does deregulation impact animals and public health? Animal Equality’s latest investigation exposes a global crisis in slaughterhouse oversight.
- [2024 Gadhimai Festival: The world’s largest animal sacrifice](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/12/18/2024-gadhimai-festival/): The world’s largest animal sacrifice claims thousands of lives every five years.
- [Grocery giant stalls on animal welfare, millions left to suffer](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/12/10/grocery-giant-stalls-on-animal-welfare/): Ahold Delhaize–the company behind major U.S. grocery brands–is now under public scrutiny for delaying its animal welfare promises. Millions of hens and pigs remain trapped in cages as deadlines stretch years into the future. Advocates say enough is enough.
- [New ‘Uncounted’ report explores chicken death rates on factory farms; 500 million die before slaughter](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/12/04/chicken-mortality-report/): A new report by Animal Equality—titled Uncounted—examines the chicken mortality rate on U.S. factory farms.
- [Investigation: pigs struggle, scream during illegal slaughter](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/11/20/investigation-pigs-struggle-during-illegal-slaughter/): Newly released footage from a pig slaughterhouse has drawn major media attention across Italy. Here’s what investigators uncovered—and why it prompted a criminal complaint.
- [Investigations expose abuse on salmon farms](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/11/13/investigations-expose-abuse-on-salmon-farms/): New investigations published by Animal Equality show cruelty, high death rates, and a lack of transparency in the UK farmed fish industry. With the BBC, The Guardian and The Times covering the story, an industry in crisis now faces urgent calls for reform.
- [Mexico’s President signs constitutional reform to protect animals](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/10/31/mexicos-president-to-protect-animals/): Cows, pigs, and chickens have long suffered on factory farms, with inconsistent protections in place. But Mexico’s groundbreaking constitutional reforms could signal a turning point, offering hope for millions of animals across the country each year.
- [End the Cage Age: Europe’s fight for animals](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/10/29/end-the-cage-age/): Discover the latest updates on the End The Cage Age campaign, a European initiative to ban cages for hens, pigs, cows, and other farmed animals.
- [Changing laws for animals in Mexico: Everything you need to know](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/10/25/changing-laws-for-animals-in-mexico/): Mexico’s legal landscape is shifting, and a quiet revolution is underway. From shutting down hidden slaughterhouses to setting higher standards on farms, new laws are rewriting the future for Mexico’s animals.
- [Animal Equality takes on male chick killing in Brazil](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/10/17/lawmakers-move-to-ban-male-chick-killing-in-brazil/): Brazil is moving to stop the killing of male chicks in the egg industry—but how will new technology and proposed laws make a difference? Find out what advocates and lawmakers are doing to change the system.
- [European Union appoints first-ever Commissioner to defend animals](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/10/10/animal-equality-pushes-for-a-european-commissioner-for-animal-welfare/): The European Union has appointed a dedicated Commissioner for Animal Welfare, marking a significant policy shift.
- [Major brands under fire for lagging on cage-free commitments](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/10/08/major-brands-lagging-on-cage-free-commitments/): Animal Equality has joined a global campaign to expose major companies breaking their promises to ban cages for hens. Will they finally be held accountable?
- [Animals milked dry before illegal slaughter, investigation shows](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/09/17/2024-india-dairy-investigation/): Animal Equality’s investigators in India have uncovered how the dairy and meat industries are linked. What is the industry hiding, and how deep do these connections run?
- [Advocates to challenge approval of UK salmon mega-farm](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/09/10/approval-granted-to-challenge-uk-salmon-farm/): A UK High Court judge has granted approval to Animal Equality to challenge the approval of the UK’s first fully on-land salmon mega-farm.
- [Advocates launch global campaign against Aldi’s double standards](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/09/05/advocates-launch-global-campaign-against-aldis-double-standards/): Animal Equality’s global campaign against Aldi started at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, sparking protests across the U.S. Will Aldi finally end cages for pigs and hens in its U.S. supply chain?
- [UK investigation reveals dead piglets and caged mother pigs](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/07/31/uk-investigation-reveals-cross-farm-cruelty/): Animal Equality’s eight-month investigation reveals a string of abuses on a certified pig farm in Southwest England.
- [Animal Equality delivers 60,000 signatures to Olympic organizers](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/07/24/animal-equality-travels-to-paris-to-defend-ducks-and-geese-at-the-olympics/): Leading up to the 2024 Olympic Games, advocates took to the streets of Paris to defend ducks and geese. Together, they’ve urged organizers to remove foie gras from the VIP hospitality menu.
- [Advocates urge Olympic chefs to drop foie gras at the 2024 Games](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/07/22/advocates-urge-olympic-chefs-to-drop-foie-gras-at-the-2024-games/): Supporters are encouraged to comment on Olympic chefs’ Instagram posts, urging them to remove foie gras from the 2024 hospitality menu.
- [Investigation exposes intentional animal cruelty at German pig farm](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/07/10/investigation-exposes-intentional-animal-cruelty-at-german-pig-farm/): An undercover investigation reveals deliberate animal cruelty at one of Germany's largest pig farms. Advocates claim it’s among the worst suffering they’ve seen.
- [Medallists and experts call on Olympics to remove foie gras](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/07/10/experts-call-on-olympic-committee-to-remove-foie-gras-from-menu/): Olympic medallists, experts, and academics are calling on the Olympic Games to remove foie gras from the menu. In an open letter, they highlight the severe ethical, environmental, and health issues related to foie gras produced through force-feeding.
- [Animal Equality exposes rabbit slaughter in Mexico’s meat industry](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/07/02/animal-equality-exposes-rabbit-slaughter-in-mexicos-meat-industry/): Newly released investigative footage reveals hidden cruelty in Mexico's rabbit meat industry.
- [Breaking news: foie gras discovered on Olympic Games’ menu](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/06/21/foie-gras-olympic-games/): Animal Equality has launched a global petition demanding that foie gras made by force-feeding be removed from the Olympic hospitality menu.
- [Breaking investigation by Animal Equality uncovers horses killed for meat](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/06/15/horse-investigation/): For the first time in over a decade, investigators with Animal Equality have captured images of horse slaughter in Spain. Here’s what they found…
- [Japanese mayo company Kewpie urged to eliminate cages for hens](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/06/06/kewpie-called-on-to-eliminate-cages-for-hens/): Animal Equality has joined nearly 100 organizations for a campaign against cages, urging one well-known Japanese brand to take a stand for hens.
- [Leading advocates unite at AVA Summit in Washington, D.C.](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/05/30/ava-summit/): Animal Equality’s President, Sharon Núñez, was featured on an animal advocacy podcast during the 2024 Animal and Vegan Advocacy Summit.
- [Historic: United Kingdom bans live animal export](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/05/17/united-kingdom-bans-live-animal-export/): The UK Parliament has finally approved a ban on live animal transport, bringing five decades of advocacy to a close.
- [Major restaurant chains lag behind on animal protections, new report shows](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/05/15/major-restaurant-chains-lag-behind-on-animal-protections/): A new report by Animal Equality highlights thirteen restaurant chains that are failing to protect mother pigs in their supply chains. Is your favorite chain on the list?
- [Avian “bird flu” outbreak strikes dairy farms across the nation](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/04/24/avian-flu/): The current “bird flu” outbreak has spread to cows on dairy farms across the country. Here’s how factory farm conditions could play a role.
- [Campaign launched to ban foie gras sales in Ann Arbor, Michigan](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/04/11/foie-gras-sales-ann-arbor/): Advocates in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are calling on their city council to ban foie gras sales, citing investigative footage of force-feeding cruelty.
- [Hospitality leaders the target of new Open Wing Alliance campaign](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/03/05/campaign-against-hospitality-leaders/): Animal Equality has joined the Open Wing Alliance in exposing three prominent hospitality brands–including Hilton Worldwide–for failing to report meaningful progress on their commitments to eliminate cages.
- [Animal Equality urges UK government to better protect fish](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/02/06/uk-parliament-fish-roundtable/): On Wednesday, January 24, Animal Equality joined lawyers, animal welfare experts, retailers and fellow animal advocates at the UK Parliament. The group united to discuss the need for the UK Government to enact species-specific legislation for farmed fish at the time of slaughter.
- [Love Veg celebrates fresh beginnings with a billboard in Times Square](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/01/31/love-veg-billboard-in-times-square/): Shortly after the relaunch of the Love Veg program, a billboard appeared in Times Square, advertising its free digital cookbook.
- [Criminal charges sought by Animal Equality for lamb cruelty](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/01/24/criminal-charges-sought-for-lamb-cruelty/): During an inspection of a lamb slaughterhouse, one USDA veterinarian witnessed a lamb who was ineffectively stunned three times before slaughter. Now, animal advocates are requesting criminal charges against the corporation and its supervisor.
- [Spanish pig farm owners face criminal trial for animal cruelty](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/01/23/spanish-pig-farm-owners-face-criminal-trial/): In 2018, Animal Equality collaborated with a renowned Spanish television program to release an eye-opening investigation into a pig farm. The subsequent public outcry has led to criminal charges, with two owners now facing up to 14 counts of animal cruelty.
- [Animal Equality, celebrities unveil ‘Brazil Without Cages’ campaign](https://animalequality.org/news/2024/01/10/brazil-without-cages-campaign/): Along with Brazilian celebrities and fellow animal protection groups, Animal Equality launched a campaign to eliminate extreme confinement for farmed animals across the nation.
- [Breaking investigation: India’s egg industry](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/12/28/illegal-cruelty-indias-egg-industry/): Animal Equality’s investigators filmed 19 egg farms across the Indian states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana between the months of July and September 2023.
- [Jack in the Box Releases Promising Statement, Plan to End Crates for Pigs](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/12/12/jack-in-the-box-crate-policy-update/): Jack in the Box is making progress on its plans to eliminate gestation crates for pregnant pigs in its supply chain. But while this restaurant chain is taking a step forward, one of its competitors is falling further behind.
- [Animal Equality hosts global protests on Animal Rights Day](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/12/10/global-protests-on-animal-rights-day/): Animal Equality orchestrated worldwide protests for Animal Rights Day 2023, spotlighting the cruelty in the meat, dairy, and egg industries. Across cities like Milan, Madrid, and São Paulo, the demonstrations commemorated billions of lives lost to factory farming each year.
- [Calves mutilated by Mexico’s dairy industry](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/12/07/calves-mexicos-dairy-industry/): With its release of investigative footage, Animal Equality has exposed cruelty in Mexico’s dairy industry. Images and videos show the separation of mother cows and calves, the mutilation of calves without anesthesia, and calves slaughtered shortly after birth.
- [Newly released images expose force‑feeding on French foie gras farms](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/11/22/newly-released-images-french-foie-gras-farms/): Foie gras, French for “fatty liver,” has long been deemed one of the world’s cruelest foods. Never-before-seen images from French duck farms have exposed force-feeding, slaughter, and extreme confinement to produce foie gras.
- [Concerning Lack of Oversight in Horse Meat Industry, Audit Finds](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/11/15/horse-meat-industry-audit/): A recent audit of Europe’s South American horse meat suppliers highlights a lack of oversight in the global supply chain. These findings align with Animal Equality’s 2022 investigation, which found extreme cruelty to U.S. horses slaughtered in Mexico.
- [Animal Rescuer Jailed, Convicted, Bound by Gag Order](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/11/03/animal-rescuer-jailed-convicted-bound-by-gag-order/): Attorney and whistleblower Wayne Hsiung has been convicted of two misdemeanors and one felony charge for rescuing animals from factory farms. Unusual court proceedings and a gag order have left many wondering whether industry influence played a role.
- [ALDI faces global animal cruelty backlash after Berlin protest](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/10/18/aldi-berlin-protest/): At the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, protesters gathered for the launch of a global campaign against ALDI. With three gestation crates on display, they exposed glaring differences in how animals are treated in ALDI’s German and U.S. supply chains.
- [Spanish Pig Farms: Injury, Confinement, and Death](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/10/17/spanish-pig-farms-additional-cruelty-exposed/): Animal Equality has once again exposed pig meat industry secrets with an investigation inside five pig farms in Spain. From painful mutilations to extreme confinement, scattered corpses, and mutilations, animals are trapped in an endless cycle of suffering behind closed doors.
- [Elior Joins Industry Giants in Eliminating Extreme Confinement](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/10/11/elior-joins-industry-giants-in-eliminating-extreme-confinement/): Elior North America, a giant in the food service industry, has joined a significant shift in the sector by pledging to eliminate gestation crates for pregnant pigs in its supply chain.
- [Madrid protesters display tools used by farmers to mutilate pigs](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/10/04/madrid-protesters-set-up-powerful-display-of-tools-used-for-pig-mutilation/): Over 150 protesters recently took a stand against cruelty in Spain’s pig farming industry with a demonstration in Madrid. Display cases revealed industry instruments commonly used to mutilate piglets.
- [Investigations reveal pigs suffering on multiple farms in Spain](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/09/28/undercover-footage-pig-farms-in-spain/): During an investigation into five pig farms in Spain, Animal Equality uncovered pigs with infected, painful injuries living among dead animals.
- [Jollibee Foods Corporation Announces Commitment To Eliminate Use of Cages for Hens Globally After OWA Campaign](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/09/27/jollibee-commitment/): The largest and fastest-growing Asian restaurant company in the world, Jollibee’s commitment will spare immense suffering for millions of hens worldwide.
- [Animal Equality joins opposition to the EATS Act](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/09/19/animal-equality-eats-act-letter/): As the meat industry continues its efforts to undo animal protection laws throughout the United States by attempting to pass the EATS Act, Animal Equality joins the strong opposition to fight back.
- [BBC Program Sparks Outrage Against Scottish Fishing Industry](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/09/14/bbc-scottish-fishing-industry/): Last year, the BBC featured footage from an Animal Equality dairy investigation on its Panorama program; now, the world-renowned news network has once again showcased new footage supplied by Animal Equality. This investigation illustrated the suffering of salmon on Scottish fish farms.
- [Animal Equality Brazil Exposes the Cruelty Behind Your Carton of Eggs](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/08/03/brazil-hen-investigation/): Animal Equality’s recent investigation in Brazil has revealed the systemic cruelty endured by hens on factory farms. Our team targeted four hen farms and one slaughterhouse in São Paulo, the country’s largest egg-producing state.
- [The EATS Act explained: The latest threat to farmed animals](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/07/28/eats-act-explained/): As the U.S. Supreme Court rules to uphold Prop 12, a law that allows more space for animals in factory farms, members of Congress introduced a new bill that threatens to erase this law and decades of legal progress for farmed animals. Here’s how the EATS Act would jeopardize the lives of animals and public health if passed…
- [New Jersey Ends the Extreme Confinement of Pigs & Calves](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/07/26/new-jersey-gestation-crate-ban/): New Jersey has become the latest state to end the extreme confinement of pigs and calves. New Jersey joins 11 other states who have enacted laws that outline minimum space requirements for female pigs and calves in the meat industry.
- [Animal Equality Joins Peter Singer for Conversation About Activism](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/07/05/peter-singer-and-sharon-nunezs-inspiring-interview-sparks-global-activism/): Animal Equality’s Sharon Núñez recently sat down with one of the greatest living philosophers, Peter Singer, to present the Spanish edition of Singer’s book ‘Ethics in Action’. This book has been credited with providing strong arguments for the animal rights movement, and the interview was just as inspiring.
- [Actress & Activist Richa Moorjani on the Global Dairy Industry](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/06/15/richa-moorjani-on-the-global-dairy-industry/): Animal Equality releases a new undercover investigation into dairy production. The investigation features celebrated actress and activist Richa Moorjani, who presents the findings as a look inside the global dairy industry.
- [New Images by Animal Equality Show the Short But Harsh Life of Chickens ](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/05/23/new-images-by-animal-equality-show-the-short-but-harsh-life-of-chickens/): Animal Equality has new footage of extreme cruelty uncovered from a 2016 Jalisco chicken slaughterhouse investigation, highlighting the systemic cruelty in factory farming.
- [Investigation: UK Fish Slaughter Boats Exposed With New Drone Footage](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/05/17/uk-fish-slaughter-boats/): Animal Equality has released an investigation using drone footage to reveal the secretive Scottish aquaculture industry. The images reveal a multitude of animal abuses and biosecurity risks on fish slaughter boats operating off the coast of Scotland. 
- [Despite Supreme Court ruling, industry launches attacks on Prop 12](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/05/11/supreme-court-upholds-prop-12/): The US Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to uphold California's Proposition 12 sets a precedent for animal protection laws and allows Prop 12 to take full effect.
- [South Fork Dairy Farm Fire Kills 18,000 Cows ](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/04/26/south-fork-dairy-farm-fire-kills-18000-cows/): Explosion and fire at South Fork Dairy Farm in Dimmit, Texas, kills 18,000 cows. To date, the fire that took place on April 10th, 2023 is the largest mass death of cows in a single fire across the United States in at least two decades.
- [Mexican Congress Approves Changing Constitution to Protect Animals](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/04/06/mexican-congress-approves-changing-constitution-to-protect-animals/): Due to the lack of legal protections for animals like cows, pigs and chickens, authorities routinely overlook the abuse in factory farms. By altering Article 73 of the Federal Constitution, Congress would have the power to create animal welfare laws that would supersede state and local regulations.
- [Progress! Another Major Food Company Will End Cages for Pigs](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/04/04/conagra-commits-to-ending-cages-for-mother-pigs/): Following pressure from Animal Equality, the supplier of iconic food products Slim Jim, Chef Boyardee and Orville Redenbacher has committed to eliminating crates for mother pigs in its supply chain.
- [Investigation: The Secret Slaughterhouses of Brazil](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/03/15/secret-slaughterhouses-of-brazil/): As the Brazilian government moves to give slaughterhouses the ability to regulate themselves, Animal Equality exposes how deregulation 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.
- [Vancouver residents join Animal Equality to condemn foie gras](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/03/14/vancouver-residents-join-animal-equality-to-condemn-foie-gras/): City Council of Vancouver acknowledges the animal cruelty inherent in the foie gras production industry.
- [Investigation: The Face of Italian “Excellence”](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/03/09/italy-excellence-pig-farm-investigation/): Animal Equality revisited a pig farm in Northern Italy to document whether conditions had improved after a 2019 investigation showed extreme abuse. Here’s what we found…
- [EU Commission Recognizes Plight of Fast-Growing Chickens for Meat](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/03/07/eu-commission-recognizes-plight-of-fast-growing-chickens-for-meat/): Following an Animal Equality complaint, the European Commission has agreed to evaluate whether the breeding of "fast-growing" chickens violates European law.
- [Animal Equality Joins Demand for Charges Against Meat Processor](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/02/22/wilson-farm-meats-criminal-complaint/): Animal Equality joins Animal Partisan in demanding animal cruelty charges against a Wisconsin meat processor, Wilson Farm Meats.
- [Investigation: The Long and Cruel Journey of Animals in Mexico](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/02/09/investigation-the-long-and-cruel-journey-of-animals-in-mexico/): Beaten, stressed and overcrowded...Animal Equality has documented the brutal journey of cows, pigs and chickens to farms and slaughterhouses in Mexico.
- [Animal Equality Files Complaint Against Major Turkey Producer](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/02/02/animal-equality-files-complaint-against-major-turkey-producer/): Animal Equality, along with Animal Partisan, filed a criminal complaint against Plainville Farms for animal cruelty documented during an investigation.
- [European Parliament hearing discusses the massacre of male chicks](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/01/18/european-parliament-hearing-discusses-the-massacre-of-male-chicks/): Animal Equality was invited to the European Parliament to discuss male chick killing in the egg industry. Here’s how we’re looking to protect the lives of 300 million baby birds.
- [Open Wing Alliance Calls on Viking Cruises to Ban Cages for Hens](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/01/10/the-open-wing-alliance-calls-on-viking-cruises-to-finally-announce-a-ban-on-cages-for-hens/): As the only major cruise line without a public policy, Viking falls short with archaic animal welfare standards.
- [Oregon Senate Hears Fish Welfare Plea, Animal Equality Co-presents](https://animalequality.org/news/2023/01/04/animal-equality-presents-animal-welfare-initiative-at-oregon-senate/): Animal Equality attends an informational hearing to discuss the need for legislation to protect farmed fish in Oregon as the industry is set to expand.
- [Animal Equality’s proposed foie gras ban in Portland heats up](https://animalequality.org/news/2022/12/15/portland-foie-gras-ban-heats-up/): Animal Equality is continuing our efforts to ban one of the cruelest foods in the world in Portland, Oregon.
- [Animal Equality Convinces Another Major Company to Ditch Crates for Pigs](https://animalequality.org/news/2022/12/15/animal-equality-convinces-another-major-company-to-ditch-crates-for-pigs/): Through friendly dialogue and campaign pressure, Animal Equality helps to secure a policy from Delaware North, sparing countless mother pigs from the torture of extreme confinement.
- [Horse Meat Unfit for Human Consumption Sold, 35 Arrested](https://animalequality.org/news/2022/12/09/35-arrested-for-selling-illegal-horse-meat/): Thirty-five people were arrested and six companies investigated after a criminal gang was found falsifying documents and selling meat from horses that was unfit for human consumption.

## Press Releases
- [Ahold Delhaize publishes commitment to improve standards for hens and pigs](https://animalequality.org/press-release/ahold-delhaize-animal-welfare-commitment/): Major grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize has formalized a commitment to improve animal welfare standards across its U.S. supply chain following pressure by Animal Equality and other organizations.
- [Cage-free by 2025? This hospitality titan is falling short.](https://animalequality.org/press-release/marriott-lags-on-cage-free-promise/): Marriott International, one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, is under fire for seemingly falling behind on its animal welfare commitments and Animal Equality has joined the call for accountability.
- [U.S. investigation exposes farm linked to major grocery chains](https://animalequality.org/press-release/us-pig-farm-investigation/): Breaking investigation by Animal Equality reveals use of controversial cages for pigs at a Kansas farm tied to Ahold Delhaize and major grocery chains.
- [“Cage-free doesn’t mean costly”: Aldi’s own price report proves it](https://animalequality.org/press-release/aldi-price-report-cage-free/): While the meat industry claims cage-free eggs and pork are costly, global animal protection organization Animal Equality believes it has found proof otherwise.
- [Actress Kate Mara joins efforts to “get foie gras out of the 2024 Olympics”](https://animalequality.org/press-release/kate-mara-olympics-foie-gras/): Actress Kate Mara joins Animal Equality's campaign to remove foie gras from the 2024 Olympic menu.
- [Animal groups respond to D.A.’s refusal to prosecute lamb processor](https://animalequality.org/press-release/colorado-lamb-processors-response/): Animal protection groups are responding after a District Attorney refused to prosecute a Colorado-based lamb processor for animal cruelty.
- [Animal groups seek criminal charges against Kansas-based meat processing company](https://animalequality.org/press-release/kansas-national-beef-packing-criminal-complaint/): Animal protection groups, including Animal Equality, are seeking criminal charges against a Kansas-based meat processing company.
- [Chick-fil-A, Denny’s, Papa John’s, among restaurants using caging pigs, new report shows](https://animalequality.org/press-release/chick-fil-a-dennys-papa-johns-among-restaurants-using-caged-pigs-for-their-pork-new-report-shows/): Over a dozen major restaurant chains have been revealed in a new Restaurant Report for failing on pig welfare.
- [Turkeys “tossed…like basketballs:” Court fails to hold major turkey producer accountable for animal abuse](https://animalequality.org/press-release/plainville-farms-turkey-abuse-trial-outocme/): A Pennsylvania court has failed to press charges against a major turkey producer despite evidence of extreme animal abuse.
- [Animal cruelty charges requested against Colorado-based lamb processor](https://animalequality.org/press-release/colorado-lamb-processors/): Today, a complaint was filed in Colorado requesting animal cruelty charges against Colorado Lamb Processors, LLC and one of the facility’s supervisors.
- [Advocates face hostility at Denny’s headquarters: 53,000 voices for animals ignored](https://animalequality.org/press-release/campaign-at-dennys-headquarters/): Animal Equality faces hostility when attempting to deliver 53,000 messages from concerned consumers to Denny's headquarters.
- [Animal advocate sentenced to three months in jail for rescuing ducks and geese](https://animalequality.org/press-release/wayne-hsiung-sentencing/): Attorney and animal advocate Wayne Hsiung of Direct Action Everywhere has been sentenced to three months in jail and two years probation for rescuing animals.
- [Son of Denny’s executive gives the finger to animal welfare concerns](https://animalequality.org/press-release/dennys-representative-responds-to-animal-concerns/): The son of a Denny’s executive was photographed giving the finger to peaceful citizens expressing concern for pregnant pigs in the company’s supply chain. 
- [‘America’s Diner’ called out for alleged animal abuse on Times Square billboard](https://animalequality.org/press-release/americas-diner-called-out-for-alleged-animal-abuse-on-times-square-billboard/): The classic American diner Denny’s is being called out on a new Times Square billboard for allegedly allowing "animal abuse" in its supply chain.
- [New Jersey governor signs bill to end confinement of pigs & calves](https://animalequality.org/press-release/new-jersey-governor-signs-bill-to-end-confinement-of-pigs-calves/): New Jersey becomes the newest state to ban the extreme confinement of breeding pigs and calves following a thirteen year campaign by animal advocates.
- [‘Never Have I Ever’ star Richa Moorjani sheds light on the dairy industry](https://animalequality.org/press-release/never-have-i-ever-star-richa-moorjani-sheds-light-on-the-dairy-industry-with-undercover-footage-by-animal-equality/): Animal Equality has released a new undercover investigation into dairy production, featuring celebrated actress and activist Richa Moorjani.
- [Criminal charges sought against Wisconsin meat processor](https://animalequality.org/press-release/criminal-charges-sought-against-wisconsin-meat-processor/): Animal advocacy groups Animal Equality and Animal Partisan seek criminal charges against Elkhorn, Wisconsin meat processor for abuse of steer during slaughter.
- [Animal advocacy groups file criminal complaint against Plainville Farms](https://animalequality.org/press-release/animal-advocacy-groups-file-criminal-complaint-against-plainville-farms/): Animal Equality, along with fellow animal advocacy group Animal Partisan, filed a criminal complaint against Plainville Farms for animal cruelty allegations caught during an undercover investigation.
- [Denny’s abandons pledge to end cages for pregnant pigs](https://animalequality.org/press-release/dennys-abandons-pledge-to-end-cages-for-pregnant-pigs/): Denny's has abandoned its pledge to eliminate gestation crates in its supply chain. Animal Equality's new campaign seeks to hold the multi-million dollar restaurant chain accountable.
- [Animal activists to protest at US Capitol against horse slaughter](https://animalequality.org/press-release/media-alert-dc-horse-slaughter-protest/): Organized by Animal Equality, animal activists will gather on the front lawn of the US Capitol on Thursday, December 8th to call for an end to the slaughter of American horses.
- [Horse 5036: American horses facing slaughter, investigation shows](https://animalequality.org/press-release/horse-5036-american-horses-facing-slaughter-investigation-shows/): In a new two-part undercover investigation by Animal Equality, horses tagged by the USDA were filmed awaiting slaughter at a facility in Zacatecas, Mexico.
- [Compass Group abandons its commitment to ban crates for pigs](https://animalequality.org/press-release/compass-group-abandons-commitment-to-ban-crates-for-mother-pigs/): After 10 years of Compass Group’s inaction, Animal Equality launches a campaign to hold the company accountable for its promise to ban crates for mother pigs.
- [Top U.S. pet food companies are allowing animals to suffer](https://animalequality.org/press-release/top-pet-food-companies-allow-animals-to-suffer/): Animal Equality launches a new campaign exposing the top progressive U.S. pet food brands and their surprising lack of public animal welfare policies.
- [Animal Equality files lawsuit against California-based Foster Farms over cruel practices in hatchery](https://animalequality.org/press-release/animal-equality-files-lawsuit-against-foster-farms/): On June 7, 2022, Animal Equality filed a lawsuit against the poultry company Foster Farms. The suit follows Animal Equality’s findings after an undercover investigation revealed baby chicks being crushed, drowned and mutilated at a Foster Farms’ hatchery, Ellenwood Hatchery, located in Waterford, California.
- [Illegal acts and extreme cruelty in Hidalgo’s municipal pig slaughterhouse](https://animalequality.org/press-release/illegal-acts-and-cruelty-in-hidalgos-municipal-slaughterhouse/): Since 2016 Igualdad Animal has denounced the extreme suffering caused to animals and the serious breaches of regulations that occur in Mexico's slaughterhouses. This is the 22nd slaughterhouse documented in our country, now in Hidalgo. They all have something in common: illegality that endangers the health of all Mexicans and extreme cruelty to animals.
- [Court rules animal protection groups can challenge Arkansas’ ag-gag law](https://animalequality.org/press-release/arkansas-ag-gag-law-challenged/): As its nickname implies, the current Arkansas statute was designed to “gag” would-be whistleblowers and undercover activists by punishing them for investigating what goes on inside factory farms and slaughterhouses.
- [Puebla, Mexico to outlaw underground slaughterhouses](https://animalequality.org/press-release/puebla-mexico-ban-underground-slaughterhouses/): This Ban on Unregulated Slaughter Comes After Discussions Between Animal Equality Mexico and Various Puebla Government Officials and Will Spare Countless Animals From Prolonged Deaths. In a historic move for animal protection, Puebla, Mexico voted to pass a law that will criminalize unregulated slaughterhouses (also known as “backyard” or “underground” slaughterhouses) and slaughter at live animal markets.
- [Animal Equality releases new campaign exposing egg industry’s routine slaughter of newborn chicks](https://animalequality.org/press-release/ban-chick-culling-campaign/): Suffocated, Electrocuted, or Ground-Up Alive, Male Chick Culling is a Typical Practice of U.S. Egg Producers
- [Finding Nemo Actor joins Animal Equality to expose suffering in salmon farming industry](https://animalequality.org/press-release/finding-nemo-actor-joins-animal-equality-to-expose-suffering-in-salmon-farming-industry/): Alexander Gould, Who Voiced Nemo in Finding Nemo, Narrated Animal Equality’s Latest Investigation into The Scottish Salmon Company
- [Animal Equality resolves lawsuit over marketing of “Wild Caught” versus “Farmed” Fish](https://animalequality.org/press-release/champion-petfoods-lawsuit-marketing-wild-caught-versus-farmed-fish-resolved/): Champion Petfoods has corrected "wild-caught" marketing claims and, as part of the resolution with Animal Equality, agreed to provide additional transparency regarding its fish sourcing practices.
- [Animal Equality complains against Cargill for misleading claims](https://animalequality.org/press-release/animal-equality-files-ftc-complaint-against-cargill-for-misleading-claims-on-turkey-labels/): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
- [Wet markets in China continue to operate, Animal Equality warns](https://animalequality.org/press-release/wet-markets-china-continue-operate/): Exclusive images reveal markets, like those where scientists believe COVID-19 began, continue to sell wild and domestic animals for consumption.
- [Colorado bans cruel cages for hens](https://animalequality.org/press-release/colorado-bans-cruel-cages-for-hens/): The state becomes seventh in the U.S. to impose minimum space requirements for hens and ban the sale of cage-produced eggs.
- [Animal Equality investigation reveals shocking scenes of neglect to calves at US dairy farm](https://animalequality.org/press-release/animal-equality-investigation-reveals-shocking-scenes-of-neglect-to-calves-at-us-dairy-farm/): On a farm that supplies to Babybel and The Laughing Cow cheese, an undercover investigator documented calves freezing to death and workers hitting animals.

## Media Coverages

## Actions
- [Host Hotels is Tied to Marriott Cruelty](https://animalequality.org/act/host-hotels-marriott/): Take action now and urge Host Hotels to stop enabling this cruelty by publicly pressing Marriott to honor its cage-free egg promise.
- [Marriott: Animal Cruelty is a Foul](https://animalequality.org/act/marriott-world-cup/): The FIFA World Cup is the biggest stage in sports. It celebrates teamwork, integrity, and fair play.
- [Capuano’s Marriott legacy of cruelty](https://animalequality.org/act/tony-capuano/): Hens continue to suffer confined in cages to produce eggs for Marriott while Tony Capuano, CEO, is not doing enough to end this cruelty.
- [Marriott Broke Its Cage-Free Promise](https://animalequality.org/act/marriott/): Marriott International pledged to eliminate cages from its global egg supply chain by the end of 2025. The commitment was meant to protect millions of hens from extreme confinement.
- [Support the SAFE Act for horses](https://animalequality.org/act/support-the-safe-act-for-horses/)
- [Demand the end of factory farming](https://animalequality.org/act/act-now-against-factory-farming/): Factory farms confine hens in cages for their entire lives and keep pregnant pigs in crates so small they can't even turn around. Act now to end this cruelty.
- [Working to end animal sacrifice at the Gadhimai Festival](https://animalequality.org/act/gadhimai/): In disturbing footage filmed using drones, beheaded, dead animals are shown littering the ground, their heads left bleeding alongside their lifeless bodies.
- [Ban the cruelty of foie gras for ducks and geese in the United States](https://animalequality.org/act/ban-foie-gras/): You can help put an end to tthe cruelty of force-feeding ducks to produce foie-gras. Ask your state and local lawmakers to ban the sale of foie gras and end this cruel practice.
- [Put an end to killing of newborn chicks](https://animalequality.org/act/ban-killing-of-male-chicks/): Newborn male chicks are suffocated or shredded alive the day they are born because they don't lay eggs. Take action to stop this.

## Investigations
- [Environmental impact of factory farming in Italy](https://animalequality.org/investigation/environmental-impact-of-factory-farming-in-italy/): At a large-scale pig farm in Brescia, our investigators documented animal mistreatment and poor slurry management. Slurry—a liquid mixture of animal waste, urine, and water—was found outside designated containment tanks. Because it contains high levels of ammonia, untreated slurry can seriously harm the environment and pose risks to public health.
- [Cruelty inside a pig slaughterhouse in Italy](https://animalequality.org/investigation/cruelty-inside-a-pig-slaughterhouse-in-italy/): We entered a pig slaughterhouse in northern Cremona to expose cruelty inside the facility. At Zema Srl, where up to 3,000 pigs are killed each week, we documented severe animal suffering and serious worker misconduct in violation of the law. Two complaints were filed with the Prosecutor’s Office, including one for misleading advertising.
- [What happens in a pig slaughterhouse in Italy?](https://animalequality.org/investigation/pig-slaughterhouse-italy-2018/): Animal Equality releases a shocking video obtained from inside a slaughterhouse in Lombardy. The footage shows the final moments of a pig's life: improperly stunned, the animal regains consciousness during slaughter and suffers for several minutes before dying.
- [Fish beaten and suffocated at “family-friendly” attraction](https://animalequality.org/investigation/fish-beaten-and-suffocated-at-family-friendly-attraction/): At a U.K. trout farm marketed as a “family attraction,” investigators filmed trout being beaten, left to suffocate, and poorly stunned—sometimes by children. Following the investigation, Animal Equality called for legislative action protecting U.K. fish at slaughter.
- [Animals bludgeoned with sledgehammers in Argentine slaughterhouses](https://animalequality.org/investigation/argentina-slaughterhouse/): During Animal Equality’s first investigation in Argentina, investigators exposed illegal cruelty at two Buenos Aires slaughterhouses. The footage–released with Argentine celebrity Kiki Petrone–showed cows bludgeoned with sledgehammers and pigs shocked in sensitive areas with electric prods. The findings were reported to Argentine authorities. 
- [Cows chained, shocked on Spanish dairy farms](https://animalequality.org/investigation/cows-chained-shocked-on-spanish-dairy-farms/): Animal Equality released an investigation exposing cruelty in Spain’s dairy industry. Cows were forcibly impregnated, separated from their newborn calves, and slaughtered around age six when milk production declined. On some farms, they were chained by the nose or shocked with electric devices to restrict movement. The findings were featured in ads across three Madrid subway stations.
- [Pigs suffer on Kansas, USA pig farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/pigs-suffer-at-u-s-farm-linked-to-grocery-giant-2/): An investigation by Animal Equality uncovered cruelty at a Kansas, USA pig breeding farm. Pigs were confined for months in crates so small they couldn’t turn around. Several pushed their noses under the doors, searching for space, with one becoming stuck. Others showed signs of severe psychological distress. Premature piglets lie dead on the floor, out of their mothers’ reach.
- [Rampant cruelty found in India’s goat meat industry](https://animalequality.org/investigation/rampant-cruelty-found-in-indias-goat-meat-industry/): Animal Equality uncovered abuse across farms, markets, and slaughterhouses in India. Goats were tied, caged, dragged by their legs and ears, stuffed into sacks, or packed tightly into trucks. Some died in transit. Others were nearly decapitated without prior stunning in unlicensed facilities. 
- [The consequences of Brazil’s “Self-Control” bill](https://animalequality.org/investigation/animal-equality-exposes-the-consequences-of-brazils-self-control-law/): Animal Equality in Brazil has investigated slaughterhouses to expose the impact of the "Self-Control" bill. In many cases, this law allows slaughterhouses to conduct their own inspections, leading to increased suffering for animals during slaughter.
- [Open wounds and deformities on farms tied to major meat producers](https://animalequality.org/investigation/animal-equality-exposes-spains-pig-meat-industry/): An investigation by Animal Equality revealed extreme animal suffering at two pig farms in Aragon, Spain. Pigs were found with gangrene, open wounds, and severe deformities. These farms were reportedly tied to leading pig meat producers that advertise animal welfare certifications.
- [1,000 hens drown at Valencia egg farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/1000-hens-drown-at-valencia-egg-farm/): Animal Equality documented the DANA floods in Valencia, Spain, where over 1,000 hens drowned at an Algemesí egg farm as waters rose above 1.5 meters.
- [Illegal slaughter at pig farms and markets in India](https://animalequality.org/investigation/illegal-slaughter-at-pig-farms-and-markets-in-india/): Animal Equality investigated pig farms and markets across multiple Indian states, uncovering illegal slaughter practices. Pigs were stabbed repeatedly in the heart instead of being killed in licensed slaughterhouses, tied up, stuffed into bags while screaming, and transported on rickshaws and scooters under cruel conditions.
- [Exposing cruelty in a Northern Italy pig slaughterhouse](https://animalequality.org/investigation/exposing-cruelty-in-a-northern-italy-pig-slaughterhouse/): Animal Equality in Italy’s undercover investigation revealed mistreatment and illegal practices at a pig slaughterhouse in Northern Italy. The footage showed animals suffering and enduring painful procedures while still conscious.
- [Three fish farms suspended after footage shows salmon suffering](https://animalequality.org/investigation/three-fish-farms-suspended-after-footage-shows-salmon-suffering/): New drone footage reveals disturbing scenes of salmon suffering and dying on accredited fish farms in Scotland that supply major UK supermarkets like Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and Marks & Spencer. The footage, taken between April and August 2024, shows salmon left out of water for prolonged periods, while others are kicked, beaten, and crammed into buckets while still alive. 
- [Dead salmon removed before Parliament visit](https://animalequality.org/investigation/dead-salmon-removed-before-parliament-visit/): Animal Equality’s investigators filmed workers removing tons of dead fish from a salmon farm just seven hours before Scottish Parliament members arrived for an industry inquiry. This investigation follows a 2018 inquiry that recommended stricter controls on sea lice, fish deaths, and environmental impacts. The recent footage–released days before industry representatives were set to testify–was covered by BBC One Scotland, The Guardian, The Times, Daily Record, and more.
- [Animals beaten with hammers in dairy-linked slaughterhouses](https://animalequality.org/investigation/animal-equality-in-india-exposes-dairy-linked-slaughterhouses/): An investigation into India’s dairy-linked slaughterhouses revealed workers beating animals with hammers, slitting their throats repeatedly, and slaughtering them in full view of each other—clear violations of India's animal cruelty laws. This abuse was documented at six facilities in Maharashtra and Kerala.
- [Animal Equality revisits a UK pig farm that supplies Tesco](https://animalequality.org/investigation/animal-equality-revisits-a-uk-pig-farm-that-supplies-tesco/): Animal Equality investigated a Red Tractor-certified farm in Southwest England. At Cross Farm, they found dead piglets, filthy conditions, and extreme confinement. Despite being exposed in 2017, Cross Farm continues to supply Tesco, a major UK grocery store. Animal Equality filed a formal complaint about its alleged crimes.
- [Rabbits crying out in fear inside Mexican slaughterhouse](https://animalequality.org/investigation/animal-equality-in-mexico-uncovers-rabbits-crying-out-before-slaughter/): Animal Equality's investigation into Mexico's rabbit meat industry exposed overcrowded cages, slaughter without stunning, and rabbits crying out before slaughter. Conducted at farms in Querétaro and Mexico City, the footage showed rabbits fully conscious as their throats were slit, violating Mexican law. Complaints were filed with authorities, but no response has been received.
- [Horses slaughtered in front of each other in Spain slaughterhouse](https://animalequality.org/investigation/animal-equality-in-spain-releases-horse-slaughterhouse-investigation/): For the first time in over a decade, Animal Equality’s team in Spain unveiled an investigation into the horse meat industry. At a slaughterhouse in Asturias, investigators documented horses being inadequately stunned, causing the animals to be slaughtered while conscious. The investigation also revealed that horses witnessed each other being slaughtered.
- [Four-month investigation into German pig farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/animal-equality-in-germany-investigates-a-pig-farm-for-four-months/): Animal Equality’s undercover investigation in Germany revealed severe and intentional cruelty at one of the country's largest pig farms. Over four months, the investigation documented widespread abuse and neglect, with workers deliberately mistreating piglets and allegedly violating European Union laws. These findings, broadcast on Germany’s leading television news channel, resulted in criminal charges against the farm and its employees.
- [Cages deform hens on Indian egg farms](https://animalequality.org/investigation/animal-equality-in-india-investigates-19-egg-farms/): During an investigation of 19 egg farms across India, Animal Equality documented hens with deformities confined to cages no larger than two sheets of printer paper. Many died slow, painful deaths in their own waste. These conditions violate an Indian Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing basic animal freedoms and disregard public calls for stronger animal protections.
- [Mother pigs confined, piglets mutilated on Spanish pig farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/new-footage-inside-spain-pig-farms/): Despite many in Spain advocating for a ban on cages, Animal Equality’s investigative footage shows the ongoing and extreme confinement of mother pigs. The footage also exposed the mutilation of piglets without anesthesia, including the cutting of their tails. These tails were found scattered on the floor and left in buckets. Meanwhile, the rotting bodies of dead piglets littered the farm.
- [Disease, mutilation and cannibalism on Spanish pig farms](https://animalequality.org/investigation/animal-equality-spain-pig-farming-industry/): During an investigation inside five pig farms, Animal Equality in Spain found pigs with inflamed, pus-filled wounds, prolapsed uteruses and rectums, swollen genitals, lameness, mutilations, dead rats and maggots, and pigs nibbling on the carcasses of other pigs. This investigation release focused on the fattening stage, which takes place after weaning.
- [Behind the carton of eggs: Brazil hen investigation](https://animalequality.org/investigation/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](https://animalequality.org/investigation/animal-equality-pairs-with-actress-richa-moorjani-for-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 shared an important message about who is behind every glass of milk and dairy product. The release shows evidence of the suffering of cows and buffaloes 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](https://animalequality.org/investigation/drone-footage-shows-life-death-of-fish-on-uk-slaughter-boats/): In late 2022, Animal Equality conducted a two-month drone investigation into Scotland’s salmon and trout industry, exposing the harsh realities of fish farming. Footage reveals overcrowded pens, fish violently thrown and arriving at slaughter—bruised and bloody—left to suffocate, and even killed while still conscious.
- [The short but harsh life of chickens ](https://animalequality.org/investigation/the-short-but-harsh-life-of-chickens/): Animal Equality has released never-before-seen footage from inside a chicken slaughterhouse in Jalisco, Mexico, exposing systemic cruelty in factory farming. Captured by undercover investigators in 2016, the images reveal the immense suffering chickens endure—conditions faced by nearly 8 billion birds in the United States every year.
- [The secret slaughterhouses of Brazil](https://animalequality.org/investigation/the-secret-slaughterhouses-of-brazil/): As the Brazilian government moved to give slaughterhouses the ability to regulate themselves, Animal Equality exposed how decreasing oversight will only increase animal cruelty. These images come 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](https://animalequality.org/investigation/investigation-into-a-quality-pig-farm-in-northern-italy/): Animal Equality has released footage from a large pig farm in Lombardy, Italy—part of a series of investigations since 2019 exposing animal suffering at facilities marketing products as “Made-in-Italy excellence.” The investigation shows pigs with untreated sores and wounds, dying animals left in their own waste, piglets’ bodies torn apart, and buckets of rotting remains. Animal Equality is urging authorities to take immediate legal action against the farm.
- [Investigation into the live transport of animals in Mexico](https://animalequality.org/investigation/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 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 are rarely enforced.
- [US horses await slaughter in Mexico](https://animalequality.org/investigation/us-horses-await-slaughter-in-mexico/): In a two-part investigation, 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, new images show what happens inside Mexican slaughterhouses. Tired and injured horses are hung by their necks with chains and forced to move with electric shocks. Animals were also found to be killed while conscious.
- [Crimes against buffalo in India denounced](https://animalequality.org/investigation/crimes-against-buffalo-in-india-denounced/): Animal Equality’s investigation of a dairy farm in India revealed workers abusing a female buffalo as they attempted 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 was drowning. Animal Equality has denounced these crimes and provided all the evidence to the Animal Welfare Board of India.
- [Extensive evidence exposes Mexico’s slaughterhouses](https://animalequality.org/investigation/extensive-evidence-exposes-mexicos-slaughterhouses/): Animal Equality has investigated 34 slaughterhouses across Mexico over the past 6 years. The images collected show that cows, pigs, and other animals experience pain, stress, and anguish. Our investigators exposed workers hitting, kicking, and shocking animals with electrical devices. Animal Equality is promoting a historic amendment to the constitution that will legally recognize animals as sentient beings whose interests must be protected in Mexico.  
- [What happens in Brazil’s slaughterhouses without inspections](https://animalequality.org/investigation/what-happens-in-brazils-slaughterhouses-without-inspections/): In Brazil, the proposed “Self-Control” bill would reduce government oversight in slaughterhouses by allowing companies to conduct their own inspections. Animal Equality’s investigation revealed severe abuse under limited supervision, including workers beating and shocking cows, ineffective stunning leading to slaughter while conscious, and animals skinned or dismembered alive. Following the release, over 40 organizations joined Animal Equality in urging senators to reject the bill.
- [Mistreatment of chickens on large Italian factory farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/mistreatment-of-chickens-on-large-italian-factory-farm/): Animal Equality has released a new investigation exposing the grim conditions on a large Italian chicken farm. Filmed between 2019 and 2022, the footage shows piles of dead birds among the living and fast-growing chickens so oversized they cannot reach food or water.
- [Mutilation of pigs documented in Mexico](https://animalequality.org/investigation/mutilations-of-pigs-documented-in-mexico/): Animal Equality investigated multiple pig farms in Jalisco, Mexico, documenting routine mutilations of newborn piglets, including tail docking, teeth clipping, and castration—all without anesthesia. The investigation also revealed pigs with untreated injuries and extreme stress, exhibiting behaviors like chewing on metal bars and aggression due to overcrowding and filthy conditions.
- [Investigation on Italian farm shows chickens genetically suffer](https://animalequality.org/investigation/investigation-on-italian-farm-shows-chickens-genetically-suffer/): Animal Equality collected seven chickens from an Italian factory farm for analysis by veterinary specialists, revealing severe health issues caused by genetic selection for rapid, oversized growth—bone damage, poor circulation and breathing, and organ failure. Animal Equality is calling on the Italian government to ban breeding practices that force animals to live in chronic suffering.
- [The transport of lambs from Eastern Europe to Italy](https://animalequality.org/investigation/the-transport-of-lambs-from-eastern-europe-to-italy/): Every year, millions of lambs are transported to Italy from other European countries, often enduring journeys of up to 1,200 miles in brutal, overcrowded conditions. Animal Equality investigators documented these long trips, revealing severe suffering and legal violations, which were reported to authorities. The investigation was conducted in collaboration with the German Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) and Italy’s National Animal Protection Agency (ENPA).
- [Mexican pig slaughterhouse in Hidalgo investigated and denounced](https://animalequality.org/investigation/mexican-pig-slaughterhouse-in-hidalgo-investigated-and-denounced/): Animal Equality has documented acts of cruelty against pigs at its 22nd investigated slaughterhouse in Mexico, this time at Rastro Municipal Regional in Tizayuca, Hidalgo. Investigators filed complaints with Mexico’s Ministry of Agriculture, Hidalgo’s Environmental Protection Attorney, and the Ministry of Health, calling for sanctions and action to end the abuse.
- [Cows kicked and punched on Madox Welsh dairy farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/ows-kicked-and-punched-on-madox-welsh-dairy-farm/): Animal Equality investigators covertly filmed widespread cruelty at Madox Farm in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. Over several months, footage shows workers kicking and punching cows, twisting tails, and striking them with metal shovels, while managers repeatedly allowed animals to suffer prolonged pain. In one case, a cow was left in excruciating pain after her unborn calf had died inside of her. Madox Farm supplies milk to Freshways, the UK’s largest independent dairy processor, and the investigation was broadcast to millions on BBC’s Panorama.
- [Asphyxiated: Disregard for fish in Mexico’s aquaculture industry](https://animalequality.org/investigation/asphyxiated-cruel-disregard-for-fish-in-mexicos-aquaculture-industry/): For the first time, Animal Equality investigated tilapia farms in Mexico, uncovering severe suffering caused by the lack of legal protections. Fish were forced to live in filthy, overcrowded conditions, and it is common for them to be killed without stunning. Animal Equality is working to raise consumer awareness and advocate for stronger protections for farmed fish.
- [Animals killed while conscious at US catfish slaughterhouse](https://animalequality.org/investigation/animals-killed-while-conscious-at-u-s-catfish-slaughterhouse/): Animal Equality investigated Simmons Farm Raised Catfish in Yazoo City, Mississippi, one of the largest USDA-inspected catfish slaughterhouses in the U.S., supplying Kroger, Save a Lot, Piggly Wiggly, Cracker Barrel, and Captain D’s. Investigators documented widespread abuse, including fish left out of water for up to an hour before being beheaded while conscious—violations of state animal cruelty laws.
- [Undercover investigation inside Chick-Fil-A supplier](https://animalequality.org/investigation/undercover-investigation-inside-chick-fil-a-supplier/): A new Animal Equality investigation exposes severe animal cruelty at a major U.S. hatchery. Hours-old chicks are routinely crushed, mutilated, drowned, scalded, or left to suffer on facility floors or in waste before being ground up alive. Animal Equality is calling for legal action against Foster Farms for violations of California’s animal cruelty laws.
- [The egg industry’s practice of forced molting](https://animalequality.org/investigation/the-egg-industrys-practice-of-forced-molting/): Animal Equality released an investigation into the forced fasting of hens to increase their egg production, a practice called “forced molting.” The investigation took place in Mexico’s top egg-producing state, Jalisco. Following the investigation, we’ve presented an initiative in the Congress of Jalisco that calls for a ban on forced molting.
- [Mummified animals found on Italian farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/mummified-animals-found-on-italian-farm/): Animal Equality released an investigation exposing abuse and neglect at a Lombardy, Italy, pig farm affiliated with the Bompieri Group, known for marketing its products as the “Excellence of Made in Italy.” Conducted with local Italian television, the investigation documents filthy living conditions, sewage spills, and mummified, worm-filled pig carcasses abandoned in the farm corridors—violating animal disposal laws and threatening the environment.
- [Pregnant cows killed in Brazilian slaughterhouses](https://animalequality.org/investigation/pregnant-cows-killed-in-brazilian-slaughterhouses/): Animal Equality has released a shocking investigation into Brazil’s meat industry, exposing the routine slaughter of pregnant cows. Experts condemn this as severe animal mistreatment, and Animal Equality is calling on the Brazilian government to ban the practice.
- [Mexico’s factory farms have alarming environmental impact](https://animalequality.org/investigation/mexicos-factory-farms-are-an-environmental-nightmare/): Animal Equality Mexico has released a report revealing the environmental impact of industrial animal farming. Following the 2020 short documentary Enemy of the Planet, which used drone footage to show ecological damage at two Jalisco pig farms, the organization reported 44 farms to authorities for activities causing environmental harm and ecological imbalance.
- [Pigs hammered to death on “high welfare” UK farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/pigs-hammered-to-death-on-high-welfare-uk-farm/): Animal Equality released footage documenting animal suffering at P&G Sleigh Pig Unit in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Investigators recorded concerning conditions and several legal violations on the farm, owned by pig industry figure Philip Sleigh. Pigs raised at the “quality assured” farm are sent to a nearby slaughterhouse contracted by Pilgrim’s Pride, which supplies major retailers and restaurants, including Lidl, Tesco, and Marks & Spencer.
- [Fish farms in India leave animals to suffocate](https://animalequality.org/investigation/fish-farms-in-india-leave-animals-to-suffocate/): Animal Equality exposed cruelty in India’s fishery and aquaculture sector, documenting widespread fish suffering. Investigators observed “fish milking,” a painful process in which eggs are manually extracted from females, and noted that many fish are killed by slow asphyxiation after being removed from water and placed on ice.
- [Pig farm in Catalonia, Spain, exposed and denounced](https://animalequality.org/investigation/pig-farm-in-catalonia-exposed-and-denounced/): Animal Equality has denounced sanitation irregularities, animal abuse, and possible environmental crimes after documenting conditions on a pig farm in Catalonia, Spain. The region is home to the highest concentration of intensive pig farms in the country.
- [The animal cruelty behind a premium label](https://animalequality.org/investigation/mistreatment-found-on-brascia-pig-farms/): In collaboration with Italian television, Animal Equality released an investigation exposing the reality for pigs raised for meat in Northern Italy—a region promoting its products as the “Excellence of Made in Italy.” Working with journalist Roberta Spinelli, our team visited a Brescia pig farm and documented severe abuse and suffering, revealing conditions far removed from the idyllic image of contented animals on green pastures often presented by local producers.
- [UK first: Footage shows treatment of farmed salmon](https://animalequality.org/investigation/scottish-salmon-killed-while-conscious/): Animal Equality released undercover footage from a Scottish Salmon Company slaughter facility, which supplies major UK supermarkets and international retailers, including in the U.S. Shot by an undercover investigator and featured in The Times, the footage is the first of its kind in the UK, revealing the brutal methods used to kill farmed salmon.
- [Leaked footage shows cruelty on German chicken farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/leaked-footage-shows-cruelty-on-german-chicken-farm/): Animal Equality released undercover footage showing animals suffering on a German farm supplying Wiesenhof, the country’s largest chicken producer. At a chicken meat farm in Saxony-Anhalt from February to April 2020, multiple animal welfare violations were documented. After receiving the footage, Animal Equality filed a complaint with the relevant German authorities.
- [Dog and cat meat trade continues in China](https://animalequality.org/investigation/dog-and-cat-trade-continues-in-china/): In honor of International Animal Rights Day, Animal Equality released a new investigation that reveals that wet markets in China continue to sell and slaughter dogs and cats for meat, despite media reports and statements from the country’s government proclaiming otherwise. According to research, more than 10 million dogs and 4 million cats are killed for consumption each year in the country.
- [Crippled, starving and infected birds on Indian farms](https://animalequality.org/investigation/animal-welfare-violations-exposed-in-india/): From February 2019 to October 2020, Animal Equality investigated chicken farms and meat markets across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana—key poultry-producing states in India. Investigators documented crippled birds unable to walk or reach food and water, severely ill chickens dying from starvation, heart attacks, and respiratory infections, and carcasses of dead birds left to rot alongside the living.
- [Wet markets still operating in China amid COVID pandemic](https://animalequality.org/investigation/wet-markets-still-operating-in-china/): Nine months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, Animal Equality released an investigation showing that China’s wet markets remain in operation. Filmed in May 2020 with the help of local activists, the footage reveals live animals—including turtles, frogs, ducks, geese, and pigeons—being sold in close confinement with species that would never naturally coexist. Scientists link wet markets to the origin of COVID-19, and research shows that these conditions create an ideal environment for animal-borne diseases.
- [Crammed and confined: The life of a hen  on UK egg farms](https://animalequality.org/investigation/chicks-caged-on-uk-egg-farm/): Between June and September 2020, Animal Equality investigators visited Kinswood Eggs in the UK multiple times. Hens were found crammed into overcrowded cages, each with less space than a sheet of paper. Many suffered severe feather loss and raw, exposed skin, while some died and were left to decay alongside living birds. The investigation was released in collaboration with The Daily Mail.
- [Limited protections for animals exported from Spain](https://animalequality.org/investigation/in-collaboration-animal-equality-and-others-expose-cruelty-of-spanish-animal-export/): An investigation by a coalition of animal protection organizations exposes the mistreatment of animals exported from Spain to the Middle East, where welfare protections are limited. Conducted by Animals International and the Animal Welfare Foundation, in collaboration with Animal Equality and Compassion in World Farming, the investigation documents severe suffering during transport from Spain and the brutal conditions of their slaughter.
- [Abuse found on farms of McDonald’s UK supplier](https://animalequality.org/investigation/abuse-found-on-mcdonalds-uk-supplier-farms/): 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’](https://animalequality.org/investigation/severe-pollution-caused-by-industrial-farming/): 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](https://animalequality.org/investigation/cruelty-found-on-brazilian-pig-farm/): 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](https://animalequality.org/investigation/report-with-publico-shows-reality-of-chicken-farms/): 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.
- [Calves frozen to death on farm linked to Babybel](https://animalequality.org/investigation/summit-calf-ranch/): Animal Equality investigated Summit Calf Ranch in Nebraska, which houses 11,000 calves and is owned by Tuls Dairy, a supplier for Bel Brands, producer of Babybel and The Laughing Cow Cheese. Footage shows calves suffering outdoors in freezing temperatures, with frozen limbs, severed hooves, and some dying among piles of dead and dying animals. Animal Equality is urging authorities to consider criminal charges against those responsible.
- [Lambs suffer during long transports by land and sea](https://animalequality.org/investigation/cruelty-of-live-transport-revealed/): 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](https://animalequality.org/investigation/wet-market-investigation/): 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](https://animalequality.org/investigation/investigation-of-two-factory-farms-with-rooney-mara/): 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](https://animalequality.org/investigation/gadhimai-ritual-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.
- [Mutilated and boiled alive: Inside turkey farms](https://animalequality.org/investigation/turkey-hatchery-and-farm/): Animal Equality investigators documented the cruelty endured by turkeys in hatcheries, factory farms, and slaughterhouses in Spain, exposing practices common in the U.S. Newly hatched birds that don’t meet industry standards are discarded alive. Others suffer mutilations, debilitating injuries caused by rapid growth, or are boiled alive due to inadequate killing methods.
- [Mozzarella production linked to animal and environmental harm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/buffalo-farms/): 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.
- [Cows abused, suffered prolonged deaths in Italian slaughterhouse](https://animalequality.org/investigation/cows-slaughterhouse/): Animal Equality released footage from a cow slaughterhouse in Lombardy, Italy, showing workers mistreating cows by pushing, hitting, inadequately stunning, and slaughtering them while conscious. The investigation revealed widespread regulatory violations and prompted a petition calling for legal reform of Italy’s meat industry.
- [Chickens slaughtered without stunning by artisanal butchers](https://animalequality.org/investigation/chicken-slaughterhouse/): 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.
- [Lombardy farm investigated for animal cruelty by national news](https://animalequality.org/investigation/pig-farm-in-italy-2/): For four months, Animal Equality in Italy, alongside Tg2 journalist Piergiorgio Giacovazzo, investigated a pig farm in Lombardy. Despite local animal welfare laws, thousands of pigs were found living in extreme confinement, filth, and abuse—including a worker who killed a pig by throwing it against a wall. Animal Equality launched a petition urging the Minister of Agricultural Policies to close the farm and strengthen oversight across the region.
- [Pigs gouged with electric prods, slaughtered while conscious](https://animalequality.org/investigation/pig-slaughterhouse/): Animal Equality in Italy released footage from a pig slaughterhouse in Lombardy showing terrified pigs being gouged with electric prods, improperly stunned, and slaughtered while still conscious. The organization has gathered over 140,000 signatures calling for reform, including the installation of CCTV cameras in all Italian slaughterhouses.
- [Amazon Rainforest deforestation linked to animal agriculture](https://animalequality.org/investigation/amazon-deforestation/): After wildfires devastated the Amazon, Animal Equality in Brazil sent investigators to document increased deforestation linked to animal agriculture. Footage shows that cattle farming—through forest clearing for pasture and soy feed production—is a major driver of destruction, with severe and widespread environmental impacts.
- [The forced feeding of ducks and geese for foie gras](https://animalequality.org/investigation/french-foie-gras-farm-2/): Animal Equality investigators visited a foie gras farm in France, documenting severe suffering. Ducks and geese were confined in barren cages and force-fed with metal tubes, even while public tours were offered. Over 100,000 people in the UK have called for a ban, highlighting that this practice has no place in a compassionate society.
- [Turkeys eaten alive on award-winning farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/turkey-farm/): Animal Equality released footage revealing extreme suffering and cannibalism at Grove Smith Turkeys Ltd in the UK, which supplies high-end retailers, local butchers, and pubs. Filmed in late 2018 at the farm’s Essex site, the investigation shows birds unable to walk being eaten alive by flockmates, severely infected wounds left untreated, and dozens of carcasses left to decompose among the living.
- [Abuse and cannibalism on certified UK chicken farms](https://animalequality.org/investigation/british-chicken/): Investigators documented cruelty inside Red Tractor-certified British chicken farms supplying major retailers, following a whistleblower report. Footage reveals birds collapsing under unnaturally large bodies, dead birds left to rot among the living, cannibalism, workers breaking birds’ necks and leaving them to convulse, and repeated kicking and stepping on live birds—showing that certification labels do not prevent suffering.
- [Animals suffer inside “double-decker” chicken sheds](https://animalequality.org/investigation/high-rise-chicken-farms/): Between February and April 2019, Animal Equality investigators visited Red Tractor-certified farms in the UK, documenting the suffering of animals confined in double-decker chicken sheds, which hold over 30,000 birds per floor. Many chickens were unable to stand, and carcasses were left to rot among the living. These farms supply major UK retailers, including high-end supermarkets.
- [Sheep decapitated in Farmers Fresh Wales slaughterhouse](https://animalequality.org/investigation/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.
- [Horror of Mexican Backyard Lamb Slaughterhouses](https://animalequality.org/investigation/mexican-backyard-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.
- [Actor Eugenio Derbez speaks out about the treatment of hens](https://animalequality.org/investigation/egg-production-in-mexico/): Animal Equality investigators revisited egg farms in Jalisco, Mexico, in 2017 and 2018. The footage, presented by actor and comedian Eugenio Derbez, highlighted the suffering of hens confined in cages for egg production.
- [Sickness and death on farms linked to large German egg producer](https://animalequality.org/investigation/egg-production-in-germany/): Investigators exposed horrific and unsanitary conditions in one of Germany’s biggest egg-producing facilities. The farm supplies eggs to the largest supermarket and discount grocery chains in the country. Footage shows a disturbing scene of sickness, filth, and death.
- [Calves screaming and tortured during Madird bullfighting event](https://animalequality.org/investigation/abuse-to-bulls-in-el-escorial/): Animal Equality investigators documented the public killing of calves in El Escorial, a town in Madrid, during a local bullfighting event. Video footage shows the animals screaming, bleeding, and being tortured by participants of the festival, who used spears to maim the animals until they collapsed.
- [Conditions on Italian egg farm worsen despite exposé](https://animalequality.org/investigation/italian-hen-farm/): A year after our first investigation of an Italian egg farm, we sent our investigators back to document what changes had been made. Although we had reported our initial findings to the authorities, the new footage we obtained showed that conditions on the farm had worsened.
- [Renowned photographer investigates Spanish egg farms](https://animalequality.org/investigation/spanish-hen-factory-farms/): In collaboration with Canadian photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, Animal Equality investigated Spanish egg farms, revealing millions of hens confined to cages no larger than a sheet of paper. Footage shows the severe suffering these birds endure throughout their lives.
- [Shocking Images Taken on Italian Pig Farms](https://animalequality.org/investigation/italian-pig-farms/): An investigator worked at two pig farms in Italy to document the everyday nightmare that pigs are forced to live through in the meat industry, and expose it to the public.
- [Investigators Uncover Abuse on “Certified” UK Pig Farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/rosebury-pig-farm/): Animal Equality has exposed shocking abuse at a Red Tractor-approved pig farm, with undercover footage revealing extreme cruelty over a three-month period in 2018. The footage shows piglets being swung by a leg and slammed against a wall, their teeth clipped without pain relief, and pigs repeatedly electroshocked to force them onto a slaughter truck. The farm supplies Cheale Meats - linked to major UK wholesalers - and Evans & Sons, a Bedfordshire butcher claiming to sell only local meat.
- [The Truth About Dairy Revealed on Organic Farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/coombe-organic-dairy-farm/): 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.
- [Horrors of Ocean Trawling Exposed](https://animalequality.org/investigation/intensive-trawling-in-the-mediterranean-sea/): 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.
- [Foxes Raised for Fur Suffer in Wire Cages](https://animalequality.org/investigation/fox-farm/): 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.
- [The Short Lives of Lambs](https://animalequality.org/investigation/lambs/): 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.
- [Hens Raised for Eggs Suffering in Italy](https://animalequality.org/investigation/hen-factory-farms-4/): 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.
- [Live-Transport of Lambs Raised for Meat](https://animalequality.org/investigation/transportation-of-lambs/): 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.
- [Hidden Cameras Show Abuse in Slaughterhouses in Italy](https://animalequality.org/investigation/lamb-slaughterhouse/): We released a series of images shot inside a sheep and goat slaughterhouse in Italy in Lazio, revealing the cruelty inflicted on hundreds of thousands of animals. Workers were caught violating even the most basic animal protection laws, deliberately subjecting lambs, sheep, and goats to atrocious physical and psychological torture.
- [Rabbit Farming Cruelty Exposed in Italy](https://animalequality.org/investigation/rabbit-farm/): 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.
- [Italian Pig Farm](https://animalequality.org/investigation/pig-farm/): 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.
- [Rabbits Suffer in Italian Slaughterhouses](https://animalequality.org/investigation/rabbit-slaughterhouse/): Once again, Animal Equality investigators showed the world a sad look inside an Italian rabbit slaughterhouse. This investigation revealed that oftentimes, the animals weren’t stunned as required by law, resulting in their prolonged suffering.
- [Circuses](https://animalequality.org/investigation/circuses-2/): Animal Equality investigators went undercover at four circuses in Spain, documenting the cruel treatment of animals used for entertainment and gathering some of the first behind-the-scenes visuals from circuses in the country. Our footage resulted in public outcry, and concerned activists took action and rescued Moses, a baboon at one of the circuses who had been kept in a cage for years. Our work along with that of other animal protection organizations led many regions and cities in Spain to ban the use of wild animals in circuses.
- [Neglect and Abuse Uncovered in 8 Spanish Zoos](https://animalequality.org/investigation/zoos/): This investigation was at the time the largest zoo investigation carried out in Spain and garnered massive media attention. Our investigators documented zoos in Jerez, Córdoba, Valencia, Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Elche, and Valencia. An investigator working at one of the zoos documented abuse and neglect of the animals, including a lack of veterinary care and animals being kicked.
- [Cruel Gassing of Minks Exposed on Fur Farms](https://animalequality.org/investigation/killing-of-minks-exposed/): Animal Equality released our third investigation into the mink industry in Spain. This time, revealing that workers roughly threw terrified minks into gas chambers and gassed them to death, which was a terrifying experience for the animals.