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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.
Earthlings (2005)
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
Mama's Last Hug
By Frans de Waal • 2019 A companion to Are We Smart Enough , but focused on emotions rather than cognition. De Waal argues that animal emotions are not lesser versions of human emotions, they're actually the originals . We inherited our emotional architecture from our evolutionary ancestors; we didn't invent it. The book explores empathy, grief, shame, gratitude, and disgust across species, grounded in decades of primatological observation. Why it matters The question of ani
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
By Frans de Waal • 2016 Primatologist Frans de Waal dismantles decades of scientific bias that framed animal cognition research around the question "can they do what we do?" He argues the question itself is flawed - that we've systematically underestimated animal intelligence by testing them on human terms rather than their own. The book surveys remarkable findings across species: tool use in crows, planning in apes, empathy in elephants, memory in octopuses. But more importa
PETA
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
The Ghosts in Our Machine (2013)
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
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