Meat industry (documentaries)
Documentary films about meat industry, including livestock farming, factory farming, animal husbandry and slaughterhouses:
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- DirectorGeorges FranjuStarsGeorges HubertNicole LadmiralAlfred MacquartBucolic scenes from the outskirts of Paris are contrasted with stark footage from slaughterhouses.
- DirectorMyriam AlauxVictor SchonfeldStarsJulie ChristieRichard CourseSandy DennisThe film offers a comprehensive examination of the exploitation of animals in modern society.
- Campaign video on the UK livestock markets, showing that animals are often handled brutally and left for long periods without food or water, herded into overcrowded pens or left without shelter in extreme weather conditions. The investigation also found animals jabbed with sharp sticks and dragged or prodded from auction ring to pens.
- StarsCasey Kasemk.d. langMobyThe documentary talks about the reasons leading people to a vegan lifestyle. It informs viewers about the possibility of free choice and a life without meat and products associated with animal suffering.
- Animal welfare video on poultry farming and catching. Reveals the cruelty meted out to young broilers at the time of catching. Catchers carry birds by one leg, often four or five in each hand when collecting younger birds.
- DirectorChristine NicolStarsRichard LindleyThe document describes how farm animals (chickens, sheep, pigs, calves) react to various stimuli using reflexes. At the same time, it shows different levels of learning and other interesting things from the world of farm animals.
- StarsRichard Kiley"The Pig Picture" highlights never before seen Humane Farming Association investigative footage. This powerful 18-minute video traces the development of commercial pig rearing in America, from the small-scale family farms of yesterday to the corporate owned pig factories of today. Film is recommended for people of all ages. It does not contain scenes of animal slaughter and is ideal for group or school showings.
- A vintage video from Farm Sanctuary giving a historical look at the turkey industry and the consequences to the birds and consumers alike.
- DirectorJennifer AbbottStarsSusan KitchenSusan SchafersJim MasonInterviews with animal rights activists, agribusiness representatives and animal welfare experts, combined with archival footage, including some very disturbing scenes from slaughterhouses.
- The documentary shows secretly filmed footage of farm animals being beaten in the face with sticks as they are being loaded and unloaded from transport. To force them to walk to the slaughter, they are driven by stabbing with pitchforks, shocked by electric shocks, or tearing their tails. The strong smell of dismembered bloody bodies gives the animals in line a clear signal of their fate and puts them in a state of mortal anxiety where they urinate in fear. The animal, which is chased immediately in front of the death box, sees with its own eyes the bloody execution that awaits it in a moment. When it is driven into the death box, there is no escape. They put a slaughter gun to its forehead, and the animal immediately falls to the ground with its skull pierced. But it's not dead, just stunned.
- A behind-the-scenes look at large-scale animal farms. This non-commentary documentary lets the footage speak for itself.
- Viva!'s When Pigs Cry shows Viva!'s investigation of pig farms in the country's #2 'pork' producing state, North Carolina. Sick and diseased pigs are common. On a small farm in Georgia, mother pigs are kept in gestation and farrowing crates - banging their heads and frustrated by their inability to walk or even turn around.
- DirectorBruce FriedrichCem AkinStarsAlec BaldwinIn a moving narration, actor and activist Alec Baldwin exposes the truth behind humanity's cruelest invention - the factory farm.
- DirectorRyan ShapiroOver half a million ducks are confined, tortured, and slaughtered in factory farms every year in the United States to produce the gourmet cruelty foie gras. Just two companies are responsible for all of this suffering--Hudson Valley Foie Gras in New York and Sonoma Foie Gras in California. Most people have no idea that these factory farms even exist, much less what goes on inside them. Confined in crowded pens and tiny isolation cages, and force fed three times a day to fatten their livers, these ducks suffer unseen. GourmetCruelty.com takes you behind the closed doors of the entire U.S. foie gras industry, exposing the daily pain and torture inherent to the production of this cruel delicacy. Over the course of its yearlong investigation (2002-2003), GourmetCruelty.com investigators were able to rescue fifteen of these long suffering birds. Delicacy of Despair is the haunting portrait of the tens of thousands of ducks who are left behind and the fifteen who found freedom.
- Flashes of Flesh bring the process of processing living beings, often thought of as mere commodities, closer to the moment they are sent for sale or purchase. The accompanying human voice commentary in this documentary is replaced by the endless groans, moans, and wails of animals, who speak for themselves. The film depicts scenes that might make people reconsider their dietary choices. It addresses speciesism as a mindset that normalizes these horrors in our collective consciousness, rather than seeing them as natural.
- DirectorMachteld DetmersStarsJochen BusseMachteld DetmersThe documentary gives a detailed picture of the life of the pig. A life governed by as much growth as possible in as short a time as possible. We see how Knor is born on the breeding farm in the north of the Netherlands. After a few days, his tail is clipped and he is castrated. Together with his brothers and sisters, Knor spends the first ten weeks of his life here. Dramatic change enters his life when he is moved to the pig farm owned by Geert Roossien in Anevelde and spends the last 15 weeks of his life, in the company of 1600 other pigs. Right up to the end, which surprises him as much as it does the viewers.
- DirectorMichal KolesárStarsPeter BeckMarcela FreiMichal KolesárAnimal rights activist Michal Kolesár comments on the blockade of trucks transporting horses to the slaughterhouse and shares insights into other activist activities.
- StarsGene BaurLorri BaustonMarc BekoffA wonderful documentary for viewers of all ages about the thinking and feeling of animals that we all too often see as nothing more than food.
- DirectorDenise GonçalvesStarsMárcio BontempoChristian Guy CaubetSônia T. FelipeA Brazilian documentary that shows the harmful effects of massive meat production in your country(Brazil), reporting the deterioration of amazon forest and mistreatment suffered by animals in all the process of producing meat.
- DirectorJenny SteinStarsGene BaurLorri BaustonHarold BrownPeaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home explores the powerful struggle of conscience experienced by several people from traditional farming backgrounds who come to question the basic assumptions of their way of life. A riveting story of transformation and healing, the documentary portrays the farmers' sometimes amazing connections with the animals under their care, while also providing insight into the complex web of social, psychological and economic forces that have led to their inner conflict. Interwoven with the farmers' stories is the dramatic animal rescue work of a newly-trained humane police officer whose sense of justice puts her at odds with the law she is charged to uphold. With strikingly honest interviews and rare footage demonstrating the emotional lives and intense family bonds of animals most often viewed as living commodities, this groundbreaking documentary shatters stereotypical notions of farmers, farm life, and perhaps most surprisingly, farm animals themselves.
- DirectorShaun MonsonStarsJoaquin PhoenixUsing hidden cameras and never-before-seen footage, Earthlings chronicles the day-to-day practices of the largest industries in the world, all of which rely entirely on animals for profit.
- StarsTim KashMatt WilliamsFatima SerghiniFour teenagers, some meat-eaters, some vegan go on a mission to discover the truths of meat production and consumption.
- DirectorBrian HillThe vast majority of people in Britain eat meat but have little knowledge of how that meat ends up on their table. In a powerful observational documentary, Slaughterhouse: The Task of Blood reveals the day-to-day workings of a small, family-run abattoir and attempts to get inside the minds of the people who work there. It's a hidden part of British life, but the reality is that thousands of animals are slaughtered every day in abattoirs. This film shows the process of meat production as animals are killed, butchered and stored in fridges before being transported to retail outlets. It reveals the attitudes of the workers to their task, their colleagues and life.
- DirectorNikolaus GeyrhalterStarsClaus Hansen PetzArkadiusz RydellekBarbara HinzOUR DAILY BREAD is a wide-screen tableau of a feast which isn't always easy to digest - and in which we all take part. A pure, meticulous and high-end film experience that enables the audience to form their own ideas.
- DirectorMarrin CanellTed RemerowskiStarsLateef AdewoyeShiv ChopraTom ElamFRANKENSTEER is a disturbing yet compelling documentary that reveals how the ordinary cow is being transformed into an antibiotic dependent, hormone-laced potential carrier of toxic bacteria, all in the name of cheaper food.
- The story of the intensive meat chicken from chick to plate. Live Fast, Die Young expose the welfare problems of chickens bred to grow faster than their bones and heart can cope with.
- DirectorMark GoldStarsCarol RoyleA moving introductory exploration of society's use of animals. By presenting facts about animals' rich emotional complexity and drawing parallels between the animal rights movement and other social justice movements in recent history, this video will help students use critical thinking skills to examine why and how the routine exploitation of animals continues-and they'll also learn what they can do to help stop it.
- DirectorMischa HedgesStarsEd Begley Jr.James CromwellMarc GrossmanOver nine months, Mischa Hedges and Digital Sense Productions traveled the west coast to learn more about our food system. During production, he found that the standard methods of producing food do not take environmental or human health costs into consideration. He also explored the many alternatives to the current agricultural system. Sustainable Table includes interviews with: Howard Lyman: Author of "Mad Cowboy" Kenneth Williams: Champion Vegan Bodybuilder Fred Kirschenmann, PhD: Fellow, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture Marc Grossman: Spokesman for United Farm Workers Actors/activists Ed Begley Jr., James Cromwell and many more. Digital Sense worked with individuals representing The Sierra Club, P.E.T.A., The University of California at Davis, Organic Valley Dairy Farms, Chapman University and many others while producing this film. The result is a documentary that takes an unadulterated look into the food you eat. VIEWER QUOTES "...it all goes down with little sense of preachiness. In fact, the film's overall impression is that it is oriented toward getting the average American to watch without fear or alienation." -VegNews Magazine "I can't tell you how many times we told our children to eat their steak or they wouldn't get any dessert. This film has profoundly affected the way I will feed my family in the future." -Anonymous viewer "There is no question that the film itself brings up a lot of interesting topics, and if nothing else really does make you stop and think about what you are consuming and why."-Sacatomato food blog "I have been showing it to everyone and really trying to spread the word. I have become vegetarian and am doing what I can to help. It made a huge impact on me and I know it will to many more people also." -Viewer
- DirectorMichael TobiasStarsHoward LymanBruce R. KrugRichard A. GannonBiography of a rancher turned vegan.
- DirectorJeremy TurnerStarsOlivia JudsonGiles CorenJulian Wadham
- DirectorRobert KennerStarsMichael PollanEric SchlosserRichard LobbAn unflattering look inside America's corporate controlled food industry.
- DirectorEleni VlachosStarsJerry EsterlyBruce FriedrichJed GillenInterviews with random people, family, and activists.
- DirectorAdam DurandStarsNathan RunkleAmie ToddLiz PerryFowl Play is a documentery about the treatment of egg laying hens and other animals. It goes inside of egg corporations that people buy from everyday, and exposes how those animals are being treated, abused, and killed.
- DirectorKaren SoetersGertjan ZwanikkenStarsPamela AndersonElaine HendrixBill MaherMeat the Truth draws attention to intensive livestock production by demonstrating that livestock farming generates more greenhouse gas emissions worldwide than all cars, lorries, trains, boats and planes added together.
- DirectorDon McCorkellStarsJoanne BurkholderLarry CahoonParris N. GlendeningThis heart-stopping documentary exposes a huge health and environmental scandal in our modern industrial system of meat and poultry production. Some scientists have gone so far as to condemn current factory farms as Mini Chernobyls. In the U.S. and elsewhere, the meat and poultry industry is dominated by dangerous uses of arsenic, antibiotics, growth hormones and by the dumping of massive amounts of sewage in fragile waterways and environments. The film documents the vast catastrophic impact their practices have on the environment and public health, as well as the individual lives damaged and destroyed.
- DirectorTracy-Louise WardStarsTracy-Louise WardDavid CameronRick DoveAn investigative documentary into the corporate takeover of pig farming and the devastating impacts this is having on our environment, local communities, small farmers, human health and animal welfare.
- DirectorTom SimonSarah TealeStarsPeteBradley MillerBob BakerDeath on a Factory Farm follows the undercover investigation of Wiles Hog Farm by the animal rights group: The Humane Farming Association (HFA), and the resulting court case against it. The organization received a tip from an employee at the farm that animals were being abused, including a claim that hogs were being hung by chains and strangled to death as a form of euthanasia. Horrifying but true. HFA then turned to an undercover investigator going by the name "Pete." The investigator wore a hidden camera while he worked undercover as a farmhand at Wiles. Over the course of six weeks, the investigator secretly filmed numerous incriminating scenes, including piglets being tossed into crates from across a room, impregnated sows held in pens impeded their ability to move, an unhealthy piglet being hit against a wall to euthanize it, and a sick sow being hung by a chain from a forklift until it choked to death. Having obtained this evidence, Pete concluded the investigation and quit the job at the farm. HFA brought Pete's footage to the Wayne County Sheriff's Department, which then raided the farm. Prosecutors filed ten criminal charges of animal cruelty against the farm's owners, and a farm employee who participated in hanging the sow. In the subsequent trial, the prosecutors and the defense fought about the legality and morality of these practices, described by the presiding judge as "distasteful and offensive". However, the Judge defended these practices as the reality of producing pork for consumption. Disgusting!
- DirectorShelley Lee DaviesOr ShlomiStarsT. Colin CampbellRichard DollGidon EshelThe story of three men's life-long search for a diet which is good for our health, the environment and the future of our planet - showcasing some of the best food you have ever seen.
- DirectorElla ToddStarsHester CampbellGraham ColeCameron GreenA healthy, fun, modern lifestyle AND a fair, sustainable, compassionate lifestyle - yes, it is possible to enjoy both.
- DirectorManu CoemanStarsMarcio AstriniYves BergerMarie-Françoise BrizardMeat production increases every year, but many people still have no idea what's on their plate or what it has taken to get it there. "We eat meat, but killing animals doesn't really happen," says philosopher Florence Burgat. She is one of the many experts who have their say in director Manu Coeman's fierce indictment of the industrialized meat industry. LoveMEATender is packed with facts and figures, particularly in the first half, presented through clear comparisons and playful animations. The objective is to demonstrate the consequences of our excessive meat consumption: for the animals, for the earth, but also for our own bodies. Even people with very tough skin will have to swallow hard when seeing some of Coeman's shots. Chicks that are chucked down a funnel with a thud, floundering cows at a slaughterhouse, geese having food violently forced down their throats. Yet at the same time, LoveMEATender isn't a pessimistic film. Coeman's approach is hopeful, and he also shows us how things could be done differently.
- DirectorLee IovinoStarsJames CromwellNarrated by Academy Award nominee James Cromwell, this powerful film takes viewers on an eye-opening exploration behind the closed doors of the nations largest industrial poultry, pig, dairy, and fish farms, hatcheries, and slaughter plants - revealing the often-unseen journey that animals make from Farm to Fridge. Using arresting images covertly recorded on hidden camera, this provocative film puts into focus the harsh reality faced by farmed animals - creatures granted no federal protection from abuse during their lives on factory farms.
- StarsDaniel BottaliJohn BrutonHester CampbellThe film, suitable for high school students, discusses large-scale farming, selective breeding of farm animals, the impact of animal welfare on farming, as well as personal choices and the ability to choose what to eat.
- DirectorJutta PinzlerStarsPaul KröfgesOver the last 50 years, worldwide meat consumption has surged fivefold. While Europe has historically had a substantial meat diet, the appetite for meat is now on the rise in countries like China and India. However, the craving for meat comes with critical consequences. In China, changes in eating habits contribute to increasing health problems among the population. In Paraguay, the export of food to Europe leads to extreme poverty, while in France and Germany, extensive agriculture poses a threat to groundwater, and the climate is suffering globally. Many animals raised for meat are treated like machines, living out their short lives crammed together in smelly barns.
- DirectorLiz MarshallStarsMarcel SabaLori ReesePerrie WardellA cinematic documentary that illuminates the lives of individual animals living within and rescued from the machine of our modern world.
- DirectorCarla LopezStarsAna María AboglioRandall CannonJhonny ObandoAnimal suffering is perhaps one of the most complex ethical questions that we can ask our self's and through the experience, activism and hopes of those who discover they can change the world one bit at a time, we look for answers to the important questions as you may be enrage or educated. Voices from the Abyss look at the people who are fighting to bring about much needed change and expose the mistreatment of animals in our society.
- DirectorMarc PierschelStarsKati KoslerRia RehbergHendrik HaßelLive and Let Live is a feature documentary examining our relationship with animals, the history of veganism and the ethical, environmental and health reasons that move people to go vegan.
- DirectorAaron ScheibnerStarsCaldwell Esselstyn Jr.Howard LymanNeal BarnardThis Documentary will leave each person fully informed as to some of the causes these illnesses and offers ways of improving human health. This documentary predominantly explores the effects of animal protein on the human body and the environment.
- DirectorKip AndersenKeegan KuhnStarsBruce HamiltonKip AndersenAl GoreFollow the shocking, yet humorous, journey of an aspiring environmentalist, as he daringly seeks to find the real solution to the most pressing environmental issues and true path to sustainability.
- DirectorEd SchumanStarsMichael KlaperJohn McDougallJohn RobbinsThe documentary addresses both animal rights and the environmental consequences of large-scale animal farming. Narrated by John Robbins, on whose book of the same name the film's script is based, it features insightful interviews with prominent doctors such as Michael Klaper, T. Colin Campbell, and John A. McDougall. These experts discuss the potential adverse effects of meat consumption on human health.
- DirectorKilian DreißigStarsPetra ForsterDo you believe that adopting a vegan lifestyle means sacrificing something, deeming it unrealistic and unattainable in today's world? Quite the opposite. In an era marked by environmental degradation, animal exploitation, and escalating obesity, there's a pressing need to pause and reconsider what's on our plates. This film dispels preconceptions and underscores the significance of reassessing our lifestyle choices. It delves into the health, environmental, and ethical reasons that underscore the critical importance of embracing a vegan lifestyle in today's context.
- StarsJane AkreRichard BurroughsAndrew KimbrellFarmers find themselves in disbelief as genetic scientists from the American biotechnology corporation Monsanto seek a global patent for pigs. If granted, pig breeding could only occur with the corporation's permission. Over time, as breeding progresses, all pigs would inevitably carry the patented genes, forcing farmers to pay the foreign corporation. Farmer Christoph Zimmer attempts to demonstrate through DNA tests that the patent application involves no innovations, asserting that ordinary pigs could fall into the hands of a single company. If Monsanto's plans materialize, every pig farmer with the patented gene would be required to send money to Monsanto.
- DirectorErik CimonStarsSophie DurocherPamela AndersonRichard Béliveau-"La face cachée de la viande" highlights the effects of over-consumption of meat and its impact on society and the planet, in terms of health, ecology and ethics. This documentary highlights statistics and comparisons between the province of Quebec (in Canada) and countries where meat consumption is lower and shows that many Quebecers have eating habits that are detrimental to their health. Broadcast on the TVA network in December 2012.
- For more than a decade, German filmmaker Manfred Karremann has been reporting on the treatment of animals, particularly the abuses of livestock. His undercover documentaries contain disturbing footage of cattle transports, where cows suffer shocking treatment on the way to slaughter. Many are transported across three countries--a journey that can last as long as a week. And despite stricter laws, animals with injuries--even those with broken limbs--continue to be transported. While Karremann's exposés have earned him awards--as well as threats--they have also brought needed attention to the efforts of some farmers to reduce the amount of suffering livestock endure. Deeply concerned about the well-being of his animals, Austrian farmer Herbert Schwaiger has developed an innovative means to reduce the stress and suffering cattle experience just prior to slaughter. Instead of subjecting the animals to a long, cramped and painful journey to the slaughterhouse, Schwaiger has created a mobile slaughter truck. The truck drives from farm to farm and two butchers take care of all the work. This makes an animal's last journey short and free of fear and stress. In addition to being a more humane process, this treatment has also proved beneficial to farmers and their customers. Studies have shown that stress lowers the quality considerably. When animals are constantly forced to balance themselves in transport vehicles, the sugar in their muscles is used up, which negatively affects the quality of the meat. This film chronicles the efforts of Schwaiger and others, including organic farmers, to encourage a more humane treatment of livestock. These proponents argue that eliminating unnecessary stress and fear will result in higher quality meat. And better meat means healthier living. Warning: Some viewers will find the images of cattle abuse and scenes of slaughter disturbing. In German with English subtitles.
- DirectorCarlie Jackson
- DirectorChris DelforceStarsLindsay McDougallThrough a combination of hand-held and hidden camera footage, Lucent explores the darker side of Australia's pig farming industry, highlighting the day-to-day cruelty accepted by the industry as standard practice.
- DirectorGenlinStarsSandro CarottiGenlinLuciano Palermi"Eating Happiness" is a call-to-action documentary to stop human dog meat consumption and the brutal, inhumane treatment of the trafficked dogs prior to killing. Animal rights activist Genlin takes you on his personal journey through the back streets and rural villages of Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand and China to disclose the brutal violence of the dog meat trade - an atrocity to man's best friend. As difficult as the subject matter is to watch, the purpose is to inform and educate the world that this activity does exist and to force legislative change from the respective governments.
- DirectorMarc PierschelStarsJason BallGene BaurRyan BethencourtThe End of Meat reveals the hidden impact of meat consumption; explores the opportunities and benefits of a shift to a more compassionate diet; and raises critical questions about the future role of animals in our society.
- DirectorPhilippe RadaultThis film proposes placing the audience on the side of the living animal, during its short stay in a big modern slaughterhouse. From there, it could be that the sensations, emotions and intuitions experienced by mammals appear to us as strangely familiar.
- DirectorDamien ClarksonRobbie LockieStarsHelen BethamWeaver GrahamGregg LoweWould you pay the ultimate price to save the life of millions? Rumours of a recent mutation in the MRSA super bug infecting the UK pig population has prompted Guard-Media journalist Jack Tomlins to go undercover in a pig farm. His search for the truth leads him to make a shocking discovery. Everything hangs in the balance as Jack tries to tell the world what he has seen.
- DirectorMichal SiewierskiStarsPam PopperT. Colin CampbellJoe CrossThis new ground-breaking documentary explores the impact that food choices have on people's health, the health of our planet and on the lives of other living species. And also discusses several misconceptions about food and diet.
- StarsNick FiddesJuliet GellatleyAndrew LinzeyDocumentary looking at the resurgent campaign by the Animal Liberation Front directed against the meat industry in the early 1990s and the wider moral issue of meat-eating. Features contributions from Brendan McNally, Andrew Linzey, Robin Webb and Juliet Gellaghy.
- DirectorDave HeatherStarsRobert Kilroy-SilkCelia HammondJohn PrattAudience discussion show on the subject of the live export of animals within the meat industry. Includes contributions from Celia Hammond.
- DirectorChristopher Dillon QuinnStarsNatalie PortmanBruce FriedrichPete KaiserAn examination of our dietary choices and the food we put in our bodies. Based on Jonathan Safran Foer's memoir.
- StarsKenneth WilliamsRahn FudgePamela AndersonThis series involved the presentation of two or three short documentary films consecutively, with the host providing some commentary about each film beforehand. The footage used was not exclusive; it comprised videos from within the meat industry, fur industry, and experimental laboratories, all of which are accessible in various film databases and independently sourced.
- Although this documentary was created by the Russian non-profit organization "VITA Animal Rights Center," most of the presented video footage originates from England. In fact, footage from Russian farms would be even more distressing, as there is no substantial animal protection legislation in place. Towards the end, the narrator discusses vegetarianism as a more ecologically and ethically conscious lifestyle. The documentary does not include any graphic footage from slaughterhouses.
- StarsFriedrich Landa
- DirectorSharon BoeckleStarsPaula BaconMilton BagbyDean BolstadHorse slaughter is more than inhumane. It's big business.
- DirectorTed GesingStarsLatif NasserSonny NguyenBill CokerThe ruthlessly efficient world of chicken production pits vulnerable growers against each other and leaves them open to vicious acts of sabotage.
- DirectorMartin BlanchardStarsSébastien ArsacBoris CyrulnikBruno DebrandtThe documentary discusses the topic of animal rights. What does the concept of animal rights actually mean and what rights should we grant to animals? Activists, philosophers and other personalities express varying opinions on this matter.
- DirectorChris DelforceStarsJoaquin PhoenixRooney MaraSiaDominion uses drones, hidden and handheld cameras to expose the dark underbelly of modern animal agriculture, questioning the morality and validity of humankind's dominion over the animal kingdom.
- StarsEarthling EdA shocking insight into the UK's standard animal farming practices featuring over 100 UK facilities.
- DirectorKlaus MitchellStarsLucy MoonJames AspeyMacka B.Covers the ever growing vegan movement and how it's best for the animals, human health, and the planet.
- DirectorNina MessingerStarsJoachim KerzelMarc BekoffMonica BielensteinA life-changing documentary uncovering and revealing the effects of our typical Western diet on our health, the environment and animals. The film has a clear message: By changing our eating habits, we can change the world.
- DirectorEline Helena SchellekensThe short film M6NTHS shows life through the eyes of a piglet who grows up on an industrial farm.
- DirectorOla WaagenStarsNorun HaugenFrank NervikKaren Johanne BaalsrudIn five years, Norun Haugen went undercover in the Norwegian pig industry with a hidden camera. What kind of life did the pig have before ending up on your dinner plate? What Norun found during her undercover is very shocking.
- DirectorAitor GarmendiaFrom 2015 to 2017, an investigation has been carried out in 58 slaughterhouses across Mexico. Now, this documentary takes us into the hermetic world of the meat industry, where all the cruel secrets that have been kept from the public are uncovered: Animals in slaughterhouses around the world suffer from systematic exploitation and violence.
- 1994– 44mTV EpisodeDirectorManfred KarremannStarsIris BaumgärtnerYork DitfurthSabrina GurtnerA shocking insight into how animals exported from Europe as livestock are routinely exposed to appalling conditions and abused. Despite the ruling that EU animal welfare regulations should remain in place until the very end of the journey, in reality the treatment of animals is brutal. A compelling documentary that certifies, once more, man's tyrannical dominion over this planet.
- DirectorPetr BenesVera MikusováLukás VincourStarsBen CristovaoHana KlvanováAneta MarkováThe documentary reveals the truth that the animal industry is deliberately hiding. It penetrates behind the barbed fences and high walls of Czech farms to show the real life of animals that are degraded into commodities.
- DirectorKaren PinkerStarsHans BaaijLesli BisgouldAlanna DevineRevealed: No Country for Animals examines Canada's deplorable record on animal welfare and looks at the people who are fighting to bring about much-needed change.
- DirectorRobert KennerMelissa RobledoStarsMichael PollanGerardo Reyes-ChavezEric SchlosserRobert Kenner and Melissa Robledo team up with authors Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser to examine the modern food industry's efficiency and vulnerabilities.
- DirectorLudo BrockwayOtto BrockwayStarsKate WinsletAnthony RobbinsRichard BransonGlobally renowned figures and the world's leading scientists open the lid on the elephant in the room no one wants to talk about: the damaging effects of factory farming.
- On October 13, French animal rights activists from L214 released heart-wrenching footage from the results of their investigation, captured in an undercover video at a slaughterhouse in the town of Alès. Following a public outcry, the mayor of Alès promptly announced the suspension of the slaughterhouse's operations and initiated an investigation into its administration. The 55-minute footage from the scene of the incident exposed the profoundly inhumane treatment of animals during the slaughter, along with a disregard for hygiene regulations in the workplace.
- DirectorTony WardleStarsJerome FlynnJuliet GellatleyJoseph PooreHogwood: A Modern Horror Story takes you beyond the factory farm walls and follows an intrepid group of undercover investigators as they enter some of Britain's biggest factory farms for the very first time.
- StarsMengzhu FuAnimal Rights Activists take a 'self' guided tour of a North Island Pig Farm to see for themselves how pigs are kept and what they are forced to endure.
- The documentary unveils the reality of chickens, fish, pigs, and cows raised in so-called intensive breeding, presented through commentary by the animated character Lola. Notably, the film refrains from using brutal footage, making it suitable for sensitive viewers.
- A documentary from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) compares traditional farming with modern farming. Also suitable for younger viewers.
- DirectorClare DruceStarsJoanna LumleyA documentary by the now-defunct organization Chicken's Lib provides a close look at broiler chickens, focusing on the conditions on English farms, which are representative of those in other European countries.
- A documentary by Farm Sanctuary takes a look at the US poultry industry and details the slaughter of chickens and turkeys. The footage was captured around 1990.
- DirectorJoey CarbstrongStarsJoey CarbstrongTarion PartridgeDan SheppardAn ex gang member's love for pigs spurs him on a life-risking mission to uncover the truth behind 'bacon'.