our impact IN NUMBERS

99,599

Petition signatures
(to January 2023)

7,162,591

Social media impressions
in 2022

13

Total animal sanctuaries partnered with

1,413,951

Views on our videos
in 2022

What we achieved in 2022

For more than eight years, Animal Justice Project has been exposing and ending animal cruelty and exploitation, in farms and laboratories. At the same time, the team works tirelessly to improve the welfare of animals still trapped within these systems.
“We appreciate Animal Justice Project’s rights-based angle and think it makes them a great complement to the many mainstream organisations that take a more moderate stance.” – Animal Charity Evaluators
Two successful prosecutions against Oaklands Livestock Centre owner, Derek Whittall, and G. & G.B. Hewitt slaughterhouse, following our undercover investigations resulting in fines of up to £20,000!
Our Gressingham Foods petition demanding action from Crown Prosecution Service reached 71,000+ signatures!

statistics

1.2 billion land animals are killed for meat each year in the UK

1.1 billion

chickens

40 million

laying hens

14.9 million

sheep and lambs

14 million

turkeys

11 million

ducks and geese

10.6 million

pigs

2.8 million

cows

21 thousand

goats

UK firsts

Conducted our first ever investigation into the beef industry, a UK first too

Filmed for the first time the boiling of pigs alive in a UK slaughterhouse

Had an undercover investigation inside an abattoir spoken about in Parliament by MP

Revealed in a UK-first, the separation of cows and calves on an organic, multi-award winning dairy farm

Hired legal firm, Advocates for Animals, to ensure any breaches in legislation on farm and in abattoirs are dealt with

Held the first ever demonstration outside the industry National Egg & Poultry Awards event in central London (and we also took “Lucy” our 6-ft prop chicken)

A bit about us

media

Over 150 mentions in media outlets including The Times, Mail Online, MSN News, BBC, ITV, Independent, The Mirror and The Ecologist.

In a first-of-its-kind undercover investigation series, our undercover investigator infiltrated ‘Sunny Farm’, a colony cage farm run by East Anglia’s largest egg producer, Bird Bros. What we found inside was far from sunny…

We infiltrated one of Morrisons’ slaughterhouses, Woodhead Bros in Spalding, Lincolnshire. Using brand-new tactics, we filmed the terrifying final moments that cows and pigs face at this supermarket giant’s abattoir.

Over a three-month period, we filmed the ongoing suffering at Bickmarsh Hall farm. From nursing pigs being confined in cages for weeks at a time to tiny piglets being discarded amongst masses of other decomposing pigs inside waste bins.

We revealed the abuse inflicted upon pigs and tiny piglets by Peddars Pigs’ workers, an RSPCA Assured company. This so-called ‘higher welfare’ company offers rearing and transportation services but our undercover footage revealed a culture of violence towards animals.

We investigated a major goat dairy brand, Delamere Dairy, at one of their flagship zero-grazing contracted farms, Pasture House Farm in North Yorkshire. We captured for the first time in the UK the Spring massacre of kids. Over 100 dead goats were filmed decomposing across the farm.

CAMPAIGNS

Animal Justice Project hosts street and online actions. We amplify the voices of activists for animal liberation.

High-impact demonstrations on high streets, a farm, a livestock market, milk processor Head Office and an abattoir.

Over 1,000 people took online actions and signed our petition urging Abel & Cole and Planet Organic drop Bath Soft Cheese dairy following our investigation.

Sent a successful objection to Rushcliffe Borough Council regarding proposed plans to build a new rabbit farm and slaughterhouse.

BBC prime-time news talking about and showing footage on the trading and killing of calves.

Celebrity supporters backing our campaigns and reaching even more people.

Giving chickens a new chance at life through our ‘Meet the Cluckers’ adoption scheme.

Partnered with other non-profits on the Plant Based Treaty campaign.

Influenced policymakers to vote against The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

71,000+ signatures on our Gressingham Foods petition.

2 million people saw our digital ad van and billboards about free-range chicken farming.

5,000+ people targeting milk processor, Müller urging them to change their bull calf policy.

'Motherless Day' leaflets distributed nationwide on the separation of dairy cows and calves.

Twenty seven giant digital billboards across the North of England and Scotland.

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