A nationwide scandal surrounding a pig farm in Spain will finally go before a jury on January 24, 2024. The Carrasco brothers–owners of the Hermanos Carrasco pig farm in the state of Murcia–will stand trial for 14 charges of animal abuse. The criminal trial follows a 2018 investigation by Animal Equality, along with journalist, producer, […]
Spanish Pig Farms: Injury, Confinement, and Death Revealed
Animal Equality is releasing further evidence of animal cruelty and suffering in Spain’s pig meat industry. During an investigation on several pig farms across Spain, investigators documented extreme confinement for pregnant and mother pigs, as well as the mutilation of their piglets without anesthesia. This comes just a few short weeks after Animal Equality released […]
Animal Equality Urges Spanish Government to Ban Cages
On June 22, Animal Equality participated in the parliamentary forum “For the End of Cages in the EU.” A Parliamentary Forum is a platform that allows lawmakers from different countries and political parties to come together and discuss specific topics of common interest. The topic of this forum was a cruel practice Animal Equality has […]