Animal Equality undercover investigations
Investigations are the most powerful tool we have to expose the cruel and abusive treatment of animals inside the secretive world of industrial animal agriculture.
Our undercover investigators document and help end horrific animal abuse. Their work is frequently featured in the media, encouraging consumers to make more informed decisions each time they choose what to eat. It also persuades policymakers and companies to make meaningful changes for animals.
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Animal Equality, our name reflects our
mission to create a more just and
compassionate world for all animals.
Using strategic and in-depth
investigations, we tell the important
stories of animals who would otherwise
be left in silence, their stories
untold.
Working in eight countries, Animal
Equality's work reaches a global
audience. Our international team of
investigators has filmed inside more
than 700 facilities across 11 countries
on four continents. They have risked
their own safety by going undercover at
factory farms, infiltrated the dog meat
trade in China, broadcast live streams
from inside several facilities, gone
underwater to film the slaughter of
tuna, and documented the environmental
impact of pig waste lagoons from the sky
with drones.
Animal Equality is a pioneer in the use
of innovative techniques and
technologies. iAnimal, our award-winning
virtual reality film series, has allowed
the public to go inside the animal
agriculture industry in a way that
engages and changes them forever.
It's been viewed by tens of thousands of
people, translated into 13 different
languages, and exhibited at major film
festivals including Sundance.
Investigations are the most impactful
tool we have to expose the reality
inside the secretive world of factory
farms. Trailblazing technologies have
allowed Animal Equality's work to be
used to inform the legislative process
around the globe. Using drones to
demonstrate the scale of Nepal's
Gadhimai Festival, where up to 250,000
animals are sacrificed, we successfully
lobbied the Indian government to prevent
the transportation of animals from India
to Nepal.
Animal Equality's investigations also
led to a historic moment in the European
Parliament when the body voted in favor
of protecting farmed rabbits.
In Mexico, we documented conditions
inside slaughterhouses for the first
time ever, which sparked a national
dialogue about the way animals are
treated in these facilities. The
investigation reached over 230 million
people and has the support of Mexican
television star Marco Antonio Regil.
Further history was made when together
with seven senators, we presented a
legal initiative before the Mexican
Senate that finally criminalized cruelty
to farmed animals. And it was our hidden
camera footage obtained on a UK dairy
farm that led to the trial and
conviction of a worker who was caught
beating cows and their calves.
Our investigations have also supported
our efforts to create change at some of
the world's largest companies as we work
with them to commit to animal welfare
policies that have improved the lives of
millions of animals.
Animal Equality has also been
responsible for several investigative
firsts. We were the first organization
to investigate slaughterhouses in Spain,
and we were the first to document the
shocking conditions for hens in Brazil,
Mexico, and India.
Because we collaborate with journalists
from all over the world, these
investigations have been seen by a
global audience. Our relationships with
journalists provide them with evidence
and support so that they can break
exclusive news stories that shed a light
into the dark corners of animal
agriculture. Our work has appeared on
The Guardian, the BBC, CNN, El País, Der
Spiegel, Wired, Corriere della Sera, La
Dos Noticias, and The Times of India. In
2017 alone, we have had a global media
reach of nearly 900 million.
With each investigation, we have a
unique opportunity to educate consumers
and make a difference in the lives of
animals. We believe the public has a
right to know what happens inside
factory farms, and we are here to expose
it.
Will you join us in supporting this
innovative and life-saving work.