Animal Outlook, represented by the Richman Law Group, has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Cooke Aquaculture for misleading sustainability claims.
Ontario’s New Ag-Gag Law Seeks to Silence Activists and Conceal Cruelty
Ontario’s ag-gag law severely limits anyone’s ability to perform vital undercover investigations on farms.
The Life of a Chicken
Nine billion chickens are raised – and killed – for meat each year in the United States. Stand up for chickens by keeping them off your plate.
COVID-19 Hotspot Central Valley Meat’s Long History of Trouble
This is not the first time CVM has garnered attention: In 2012, our undercover video prompted the USDA to shut the plant down for unsanitary conditions.
USDA Inspector Describes Filth and Mistreatment of “Model” High-Speed Slaughterhouse
In 2015, an Animal Outlook investigation revealed the horrors of high-speed pig slaughter. Our shocking footage shows animals being beaten, dragged and improperly stunned; much of the most egregious treatment was inflicted on “downer” animals who were too sick or weak to walk. Our investigator also witnessed dead pigs with pus-filled abscesses being processed for human consumption and a supervisor …
Animal Outlook Sues USDA (Again) Over Reckless High-Speed Chicken Slaughter
Animal Outlook, alongside the Humane Society of the United States, the Government Accountability Project (GAP), Marin Humane Society, and Mercy for Animals, just filed its second lawsuit against the USDA’s reckless high-speed slaughter program—this time, on behalf of the billions of chickens slaughtered in the US every year. Animal Outlook’s recent investigation of high-speed chicken slaughter plant Amick Farms revealed …
Animal Outlook and Other Animal Protection Groups Sue USDA over Slaughter of Sick, Injured Pigs
Animal Outlook, alongside six other animal protection groups, sued Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and the Department of Agriculture today for failing to protect pigs who are too sick or injured to walk at slaughterhouses, posing serious risks to animals and food safety. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Rochester, New York, challenges the agency’s failure to follow Congress’s …
Cow 714: A Letter From an Animal Outlook Investigator
As an undercover investigator for Animal Outlook, I can’t yet tell you my name–but I can tell you the story of cow 714. Last winter, I worked undercover at Martin Farms, a dairy factory farm in Pennsylvania. During my time there, through all the chaos, I connected with a kind and beautiful cow who was only known by her tag …
Owner of Tyson-Contracted Factory Farm Charged with Animal Cruelty, Enters Plea Agreement
After a Compassion Over Killing hidden-camera investigation uncovered heartbreaking abuse to birds at Atlantic Farms, a Virginia factory farm contracted by Tyson Foods, the nation’s largest chicken producer, our evidence was turned over to authorities, who promptly investigated. The video reveals birds being violently kicked, slammed, thrown, and run over and crushed to death by forklifts. Other birds were killed …