From the Spanish film industry to the factory farming industry, Animal Equality’s International Video Manager opens up about his journey to animal protection. I’m Sixto. For the past 12 years, I’ve been watching every single video released by our global organization. If one of our investigation videos inspired you to make more compassionate choices… well, […]
Animal Rights Defender Wayne Hsiung Convicted of Felony for Rescuing Factory Farm Animals
In California, a jury has found the animal rights activist and attorney Wayne Hsiung guilty of three charges, including felony conspiracy to trespass, after he led direct action protests in 2018 and 2019 that rescued ducks and chickens from factory farms in Sonoma County. Hsiung faces up to three-and-a-half years at a sentencing hearing scheduled […]
5 Shocking Legal Practices Pigs Endure on Factory Farming
Discover 5 legal practices endured by these animals, trapped within farms and slaughterhouses worldwide… Within factory farming, pigs live their lives far from the idyllic farm scenes painted by the meat industry. Instead of open fields, they spend their days in concrete or slatted floor pens, confined indoors. On some farms, thousands of pigs share […]
Beyond Factory Farms: A New Look at the Rights of Animals
Peter Singer has been called one of the most influential — and controversial — philosophers alive today. His pioneering work Animal Liberation: A New Ethics for Our Treatment of Animals, which vividly portrayed the harsh conditions for livestock on factory farms, helped spark the animal rights movement. The book, published in 1975, has now been […]
The Life of a Chicken in a Factory Farm
Undercover investigations play a vital role in exposing the cruelty that takes place in hatcheries. Hatcheries are facilities where millions of chickens are hatched every year, often in cramped and unsanitary conditions. These facilities are notorious for their cruel practices, such as the mass culling of male chicks, which are deemed useless by the egg […]
Capturing the Cruelty of Factory Farms
The age-old saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” holds especially true when it comes to the suffering of animals on factory farms. Through haunting images of cramped, filthy living conditions and inhumane treatment, our investigators have captured the stark reality of industrial farming and exposed the pain and agony that animals endure every […]
Everything You Need to Know About Factory Farming
Factory farming refers to a method of breeding and raising farmed animals for food with the goal of maximizing production and minimizing costs. But what does this mean in practice? In this article, you’ll find out everything you need to know about factory farming practices. Factory farms were created based on the assumption that the […]
COVID-19, Factory Farms, and Risking Human Lives
Photo: Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA via AP February 26, 2021. A U.S. House subcommittee is launching an investigation of COVID-19 outbreaks at meatpacking plants, causing the deaths of over 250 employees nationwide. Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis issued a press release which stated: “The Select Subcommittee’s investigation follows […]