Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Dobson, NC
For four months, an Animal Outlook investigator stood on the kill floor of a Wayne-Sanderson Farms slaughterhouse in Dobson, North Carolina, catching and hanging live birds on a line that never slowed down. From June to September 2026, they filmed what a 175-birds-per-minute kill…
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Wayne-Sanderson Farms, Dobson, NC
For four months, an Animal Outlook investigator stood on the kill floor of a Wayne-Sanderson Farms slaughterhouse in Dobson, North Carolina, catching and hanging live birds on a line that never slowed down. From June to September 2026, they filmed what a 175-birds-per-minute kill…
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Au Bon Canard, Caledonia, MN
An Animal Outlook investigator visited Au Bon Canard, a foie gras farm in Caledonia, Minnesota, and recorded what happens in its feeding barn. The footage shows ducks panting in pens with wire floors, one duck who could barely walk, and one dead on the…
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99 Ranch Market: Live Aquatic Depts
Animal Outlook investigation reveals systematic cruelty at 99 Ranch Market stores across six states: overcrowded tanks, untreated injuries, dead and dying fish, and inhumane slaughter methods in live aquatic animal departments.
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Ali Meat International, Orlando, FL
Animal Outlook received footage from a third party showing widespread cruelty at Ali Meat International in Orlando during the 2025 Eid al-Adha holiday, including untrained customers performing throat cuts, a seemingly reluctant child being physically guided to slaughter a lamb, and animals being shocked…
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Thirty Years. Real Progress.
Every figure here is a real, verified outcome, not a goal. Made possible by investigators who risk their safety, attorneys who fight in court, and donors who fund all of it.
Legislation directly passed or significantly strengthened as a result of our investigations and legal advocacy, from California to the Carolinas.
Inside some of the largest poultry, beef, pork, and dairy operations in the country. Tyson, Foster Farms, Hormel, and dozens more. The footage made national headlines.
ABC Nightline, CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post. Our investigations don’t stay inside the industry. They reach the people who can change it.
Four Fronts. One Fight.
Investigations expose it. The law confronts it. Outreach changes it. Farmers are already leaving it behind.
Investigations
View all InvestigationsOur investigators go inside factory farms and document what the industry doesn’t want you to see. The footage moves legislators, makes national news, and forces corporations to respond.
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Legal Advocacy
Our Legal WorkOur legal team wins cases that rewrite the rules. Precedent-setting rulings. Lawsuits against corporations, states, and the federal government. Every case we file is a message that animals are not invisible under the law, and that we’ll keep fighting until the law catches up.
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Outreach
See Our Outreach WorkOutreach is about inspiring everyday choices, so we meet people where they are. TryVeg puts easy vegan recipes in their hands, VegWeek brings plant-based food to their communities, and our chapter leaders and volunteers start those conversations face to face.
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Farm Transitions
Meet the FarmersWe don’t just expose the problem. We help build what comes next. Our Farm Transitions program partners with farmers who are ready for a different future, with real case studies already underway at Ferguson Farm and McCray’s Farm, creating real allies inside a system that needs to change.
Learn more about Farm TransitionsThree Decades Protecting Animals.
Over 30 years, our investigators have worked inside operations across more than 20 states. Tap any marker to open the case.Tap a highlighted state to see its cases. Each one represents animals whose suffering is now on record.
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