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The Factory Files are a curated library of everything the industry would prefer you never engaged with. Documentaries, investigations, books, films, and organisations on the front lines.


Mercy For Animals
North America (US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil) · Founded 1999 https://mercyforanimals.org/ The organization that turned undercover investigations into a systematic corporate pressure machine. Their footage has triggered federal raids, criminal charges, and policy changes at major food companies. Known for methodical targeting: investigate, expose, negotiate, win concession, repeat. Key Investigations Hy-Line Hatchery (2009) - male chick culling footage that went viral globally Wa


Animal Equality
International (UK, US, Spain, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Brazil, India) · Founded 2006 https://animalequality.org/ One of the most effective investigation-to-campaign pipelines in the movement. They film undercover, release to media, then leverage the coverage into corporate and legislative pressure. Known for high production value on their exposé content and strategic targeting of major food companies. See their 2025 Impact Report. Victories Campaigns Investigations


Farm Transparency Project
Australia · Founded 2014 https://www.farmtransparency.org/ The investigative backbone of Australian animal advocacy. Originally known as Aussie Farms, they built the footage archive that became DOMINION (2018) and maintain the most comprehensive database of Australian factory farm and slaughterhouse locations. Their interactive map caused a national controversy and prompted ag-gag legislation attempts. Campaigns Investigations Other Key Offerings: Gallery A database of thou


Free Willy (1993)
Jesse, a young boy, works at a park and befriends a whale that refuses to cooperate with its trainer. When Jesse the whale is to be killed by the aquarium owners, the boy risks everything to free him. Imdb link Release date: 26 December 1993 Director: Simon Wincer Music by: Basil Poledouris Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures Running time: 1h 52m Trivia After the movie was released, it brought the living conditions of the star orca, Keiko (Willy) to the world's attention.


Ferdinand (2017)
A soft-hearted bull, Ferdinand, escapes from Casa del Toro after his father does not return from the bullfight. However, due to a turn of events, he is taken back to the place he escaped from. Imdb link Release date: 22 December 2017 Director: Carlos Saldanha Music by: John Powell Adapted from: The Story of Ferdinand Distributed by: 20th Century Studios Running time: 1h 48m Trivia The 1936 picture book The Story of Ferdinand that inspired this movie was banned in Spain under


Charlotte's Web (2006)
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen. Imdb link Release date: 7 December 2006 Director: Gary Winick Story by: E. B. White, Earl Hamner Jr. Based on: Charlotte's Web; by E. B. White Music by: Danny Elfman Distributed by: Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, FilmF


Chicken Run (2000)
The Great Escape, but for hens. When a cockerel apparently flies into a chicken farm, the chickens see him as an opportunity to escape their evil owners. Imdb link Release date: 7 December 2000 Directors: Nick Park, Peter Lord Story by: Peter Lord; Nick Park Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures, Universal Pictures, Pathé, 20th Century Studios, 20th Century Home Entertainment Running time: 1h 24m Trivia The main characters Ginger and Rocky are named after co-writer Nick Park's


Babe (1995)
Gentle farmer Arthur Hoggett wins a piglet Babe at a county fair. Narrowly escaping his fate as Christmas dinner, Babe bonds with motherly border collie Fly and discovers that he too can herd sheep. But will the other animals accept him? Imdb link Release date: 14 December 1995 Director: Chris Noonan Story by: Dick King-Smith Screenplay: Chris Noonan, George Miller Trivia The film that made an entire generation uncomfortable at the dinner table. A pig raised for slaughter dis


Speciesism: The Movie (2013)
A young man begins investigating the underworld of "factory farming" and soon discovers a growing political and intellectual movement that considers animals as important as humans. Imdb link Release date: 18 September 2013 Director: Mark Devries Producer: Mark Devries Cinematography: Mark Devries, Alanna Andrews, Alex Melonas Running time: 1h 34m


The End of Meat (2017)
Philosophers, scientists, artists, and activists provide their insight and opinion on the role of animals in society, and investigate what a post-meat world would mean for the environment. Imdb link Release date: 2017 Director: Marc Pierschel Cinematography: Marc Pierschel, Jeff Wirth Executive producers: Marc Pierschel, Arabella Gais, Holger Recktenwald, Lee Cash Running time: 1h 34m


If A Tree Falls (2011)
A rare behind-the-curtain look at the Earth Liberation Front, the radical environmental group that the FBI calls America's 'number one domestic terrorist threat.' Imdb link Release date: 22 June 2011 Director: Marshall Curry Producers: Marshall Curry, Sam Cullman, Steve Bannatyne Distributed by: Oscilloscope Running time: 1h 25m


The Animal People (2019)
A chilling portrait of what happens when activism rattles the institutions of power.
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