The book that started everything. Australian philosopher Peter Singer made the case that species membership alone isn't a morally relevant criterion for how we treat a being, what matters is the capacity to suffer. He coined the term "speciesism" and applied rigorous utilitarian logic to factory farming, animal testing, and the contradictions embedded in how humans relate to other animals.

Using 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. Imdb link Release date: 24 September 2005 Director: Shaun Monson Narrator: Joaquin Phoenix Producers: Shaun Monson, Persia White, Nicole Visram, Maggie Q Running time: 1h 35m Music: Moby; Libra Max; Brian Carter; Natalie Merchant; Gabriel Mounsey; Barry Wood

By Peter Singer • 2023 Singer's own update to his foundational text, fifty odd years later. Same core arguments, but with revised statistics, contemporary examples, new scientific evidence on animal cognition and sentience, and engagement with criticisms that emerged over the decades. It also grapples with issues the 1975 edition couldn't anticipate - industrial aquaculture, the global explosion of factory farming in Asia and South America, and - the sliver lining on the mush

International (HQ: United States) · Founded 1954 Formerly Humane Society of the United States / Humane Society International https://www.humaneworld.org/en The institutional heavyweight of animal welfare, rebranded in 2023. Less radical than PETA , more embedded in legislative corridors and corporate boardrooms. They run animal sanctuaries (including Black Beauty Ranch), coordinate disaster response, and push policy at the federal level. They are the "suit-and-tie" wing of th

International (HQ: United States) · Founded 1980 https://www.peta.org/ The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are the most recognized (and most polarizing) animal rights organization in the world. Say what you will about their tactics, their undercover investigation archive is vast and spans decades. Footage across factory farming, fur farms, leather production, animal testing labs, circuses, and marine parks. They've been inside facilities most organizations can't a

A chilling portrait of what happens when activism rattles the institutions of power.

A cinematic documentary that illuminates the lives of individual animals living within and rescued from the machine of our modern world. Imdb link Release date: 8 November 2013 Director: Liz Marshall Producers: Liz Marshall, Nina Beveridge Executive producer: Mila Aung-Thwin Distributed by: Virgil Films And Entertainment LLC, Indiecan Entertainment, Syndicado Running time: 1h 33m