Animal Outlook

06/18/2026

This is what the turkey industry does not want you to see.

In an Animal Outlook undercover investigation inside a Foster Farms turkey hatchery in Fresno, California, our investigator documented newborn baby turkeys being sorted on conveyor belts, labeled as too weak or unprofitable, then killed. Some are dropped into a grinder alive. Others are piled into bags and gassed shortly after hatching.

This is not a one off incident. It is a documented, routine practice in industrial turkey production. The animals are not the problem. The system is.

These babies never feel the sun. They never meet their mothers. They are born into machinery, processed like parts, and discarded when their bodies do not fit a profit model.
We are exposing this because the public deserves the truth and animals deserve better than this.

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06/16/2026

Is eating meat really worth this?

In the meat industry, calves are treated as units of production - not as babies, not as individuals. The vulnerable calves in this footage were separated from their mothers and pushed into the system before they even had a chance to grow up.

What you are seeing is not an accident, not a one-time violation, and not just “a few bad actors.” It is how our food system is designed to operate when animals are treated as commodities instead of living beings.

This is the hidden cost of cheap meat: farmed animals, including calves, raised and killed in a system built for speed and profit, not compassion or care. When profit comes first, their needs, bonds, and experiences are written off as collateral damage.

We all deserve a food system that reflects our values - one that does not rely on the suffering of farmed animals to function.

Animal Outlook investigates what corporations want to keep out of sight, takes legal action to hold them accountable, and pushes for a future where plant-based foods are the norm, not the exception.

If this footage does not sit right with you, you are not alone.
Learn more about our investigations and take a stand for animals by choosing plant-based meals and supporting our work.

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06/12/2026

Behind every neatly packaged turkey product is a story the industry would rather you never see.

In this undercover investigation, Animal Outlook documented baby turkeys at a Foster Farms turkey hatchery being run through a machine that burns away part of their sensitive beaks. Workers explained this as a way to manage injuries in crowded, stressful environments. A manager even joked that the birds were getting a “nose job.”

This is not a single bad day or a one-off worker. It is a built-in step of industrial animal agriculture, designed around high volume and confinement, not around the wellbeing of the animals themselves.

If you are watching this, you are already seeing more than most consumers ever will. Use that access.

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06/11/2026

A metal clamp. A collapsing cow. This is the hidden face of dairy.

At Dick Van Dam Dairy in California, our investigators filmed workers using a device called a hip clamp on a cow who could no longer stand. Instead of real care, she was lifted by her hips and forced upright so the system could keep using her.

Hip clamps are used on cows who have collapsed under the strain of constant pregnancies, births, and milk production. It is a routine tool in an industry that treats living beings as disposable equipment, while marketing dairy as gentle and humane.

Animal Outlook exposes what powerful industries work hard to hide, then turns that evidence into legal action, corporate pressure, and plant-based change.

If this shocks you, stay with that feeling and turn it into action.

Learn more about our investigations. Support the work to expose cruelty. And take a stand today by leaving animals off your plate.

06/10/2026

Branded and ear tagged in a screwworm quarantine zone. This is what our investigators found.

Animal Outlook investigators documented conditions inside the 12.4 mile New World Screwworm quarantine zone in South Texas. In La Pryor, Texas, our team recorded branded cows and ear tagged farmed animals, along with livestock checkpoints, flies, and quarantine markers. These painful procedures leave open wounds on animals who are already vulnerable.

During this outbreak, USDA guidance advises producers in affected areas to avoid or delay procedures that create wounds, because New World screwworm larvae can enter through open wounds. Branding and ear tagging do exactly that. Yet our footage shows evidence of previous procedures inside the quarantine zone. Yet our footage shows evidence of previous procedures inside the quarantine zone

This reflects a broader reality in animal agriculture, where routine practices can conflict with even the most basic welfare guidance when farmed animals are treated as commodities instead of individuals.

Watch with a critical eye. Ask why these practices continue.

Learn more about how farmed animals are treated, support Animal Outlook’s investigations, and help expose what is usually kept out of public view. Together, we can hold this system accountable and build a more just, plant based future.

06/08/2026

If a procedure is too dangerous during a parasite outbreak, why is it still considered “normal” for a baby calf?

Right now, the USDA is telling producers in New World Screwworm outbreak areas to pause procedures that create open wounds, including disbudding, dehorning, branding, ear-tagging, and castration. They know these wounds make animals even more vulnerable.

Here is what they are not saying: these violent procedures are standard operating procedure in animal agriculture.

Day in, day out, calves are burned and cut so they fit into a system that sees them as inventory, not individuals. Screwworms only highlight what is already true. Open, painful wounds are baked into the business model.

If it is too risky to cut into a calf’s head when a parasite is on the loose, maybe the real problem is that we are burning off their horns in the first place.

At Animal Outlook, we investigate and expose what the industry hides, fight for animals in court, and push for a plant-based future that does not depend on routine cruelty.

Watch the footage. Question what you have been told is “normal.” Then take the next step.
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06/06/2026

Wtf? 🐖 🌈

Belgium welcomes second edition of animal science AI conference

🐷The AI4Animal Science Conference returns to Belgium, bringing together experts to explore how AI is transforming animal agriculture—from precision farming to improved welfare and sustainability.

The event highlights how digital innovation is shaping the future of the industry.

Read the report by Vincent ter Beek, Editor Pig Progress: https://www.pigprogress.net/market-trends-analysis-the-industrymarkets/belgium-welcomes-second-edition-of-animal-science-ai-conference/

06/05/2026

What you are hearing in this video is not background noise. It is piglets vocalizing in distress.

Animal Outlook investigators went inside Holden Farms and documented workers performing castration procedures on piglets without pain relief. During the procedure, piglets vocalized in clear distress, while some of the workers tease one another by throwing the testicles at each other. This is done so often there is a wall covered with testicles stuck to it.

Castration is a routine practice in industrial pig farming, often hidden from the people buying the meat.

Most consumers will never witness this firsthand. But you are seeing it now.
If this raises questions for you, follow that instinct.

Learn more about what our investigators documented at Holden Farms, share this post, and stay informed about how animals are treated in factory farming.

06/03/2026

What happens to the calves behind your glass of milk?

In the dairy industry, milk doesn’t exist without constant pregnancy and birth. Cows are repeatedly impregnated so they continue producing milk, and their calves are typically separated from them shortly after birth so that the milk can be collected and sold for human consumption.

Female calves may be raised to become dairy cows themselves. Male calves, however, cannot produce milk and have limited economic value in this system. As a result, they are treated as byproducts of dairy production.

The footage in this video comes from Animal Outlook’s undercover investigations inside dairy operations, where our investigators documented how male calves were confined, handled and, in some cases, discarded. These findings show how the structure of dairy production can result in calves being treated as expendable.

Understanding what happens to male calves is essential to understanding the full impact of dairy.

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