Timeline of Animal Equality: Difference between revisions

| 2017 < || Animal Equality starts international operations through its Corporate Outreach Department.

| 2006 || || Founding || {{w|Animal Equality}} is founded in {{w|Spain}} by Jose Valle, Javier Moreno and Sharon Nunez, with the mission to attain a world "where all animals are respected and protected.<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS">{{cite web |title=CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS |url=https://animalequality.org/our-history/ |website=animalequality.org |accessdate=18 February 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2008 || September || || "Animal Equality protests one of the most horrific bullfighting events in Spain by showing a banner that read "respect animals" from the sky."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2008 || October || Activism || Animal Equality protests bullfighting in {{w|Zaragoza}}, Spain, by lowering a banner from the cities largest bullring. The action is covered by Spanish national television, as well as local papers, and reaches millions of people. In the same month, Animal Equality activists jump into a bullring in Zaragoza, Spain, to protest the killing of bulls for entertainment.<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2008 || December || || "Animal Equality commemorates Animal Rights Day in Madrid by honoring animals who suffer in factory farms and slaughterhouses. This action has been replicated by Animal Equality and other organizations around the world."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2008 || December || Rescue || Animal Equality activists manage to rescue ten hens from a factory farm in Spain. The rescue of animals is viewed on television by over 2.5 million people on Spanish TV.<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2008 || December || Investigation || Animal Equality conducts its first investigation inside Spanish slaughterhouses. Jose Valle, who would become Animal Equality’s Director of Investigations, visits five slaughterhouses in northern Spain and the images are shown in the media.<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2009 || February || Activism || "Animal Equality carries out an impactful protest against the fur industry. Several volunteers and two of the co-founders of the organization chain themselves to a fur stall during the biggest fur fair in Spain. The action is covered by Spanish national television reaching millions of people."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2009 || February || Activism || "Animal Equality carries out its first cat-walk disruption in Madrid, Spain to protest against the cruelty of the fur industry."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2009 || December || Rescue || "Animal Equality carries out the first open rescue of lambs in Spain during Christmas Eve. The rescue is lived streamed becoming the first lived stream open rescue to be carried out."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2009 || December || || "For its second Animal Rights Day, Animal Equality brings together hundreds of activists from different European countries."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2010 || January || || "Dozens of activists protest inside a fur shop in Madrid, Spain."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2010 || February || || "Animal Equality carries out its second cat-walk disruption in Madrid, Spain to protest against the cruelty of the fur industry."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2010 || February || || "A protest against fur farming brings hundreds of people together in Madrid."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2010 || May || || "Animal Equality presents its second investigation into Spanish pig farms. The organization released a detailed investigation covering over 140 farms. The images captured by the organization were released in prime-time on Spanish television."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

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| 2010 || September || Investigation || "For the third year in a row, Animal Equality releases hidden-camera footage of one of Spain's cruelest bullfighting event, Toro de la Vega."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2010 || September || Rescue || "Animal Equality rescues five hens from a factory farm in Spain. The organization is joined by animal activist and photographer Jo-Anne McArthur."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2011 || November || Activism || Animal Equality exposes the cruelty behind ritual killings in {{w|Melilla}}.<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2013 || March || Investigation || "An investigation by Animal Equality Italy reveals unprecedented images of cruelty to lambs in farms and slaughterhouses. Following this investigation, lamb meat consumption decreased during Easter holidays."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Italy}}

| 2014 || April || Recognition || Nonprofit Animal Charity Evaluators choses Animal Equality as a ‘Top Charity’ and recognizes it as one of the three most efficient animal rights organizations in the world.<ref name="Going undercover to expose animal cruelty, get rabbit cages banned and reduce meat consumption">{{cite web |last1=Wiblin |first1=Robert |title=Going undercover to expose animal cruelty, get rabbit cages banned and reduce meat consumption |url=https://80000hours.org/podcast/episodes/animal-equality-exposing-cruelty/ |website=80000hours.org |accessdate=22 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2014 || April || Investigation || "A groundbreaking investigation filmed with hidden cameras showed once again the cruelty of lamb industry in Italy. The investigators got unprecedented footage of slaughterhouses and lamb weighing. After this exposé 6 to 10 Italian families ditch lamb meat for good during easter holidays." ||

| 2014 || May || || "For the first time ever coinciding with the celebration of the “Eid al-Adha”, also called the “Feast of the Sacrifice”, Animal Equality exposes to the public the extreme cruelty within the Halal meat industry in Italy."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2014 || May || || "A directive issued by India's Ministry of Home Affairs reduces the number of large animals killed at the cruel festival of Gadhimai by 80%. The directive was issued after requests by Animal Equality."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2014 || May || || "In a landmark victory, a nationwide ban on all performances of bulls, including bullock cart races, was introduced by the Supreme Court in May 2014 following the efforts of Animal Equality and other groups."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2014 || August || || "The Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs passes a nationwide ban on the importation of foie gras as a direct result of Animal Equality’s investigations."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|India}}

| 2014 || Sepember || || "Due to the initiative presented by Animal Equality in October 2013 and with the collaboration of other local associations, Guadalajara city in Mexico prohibits the exhibition and use of animals of any kind in circus shows."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Mexico}}

| 2014 || December || Investigation/rescue || "On the heels of its investigations inside the lamb industry Animal Equality Italy exposed the suffering behind live animals transport direct to the slaughterhouses and rescue two lambs during the investigation."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Italy}}

| 2015 || April || Policy || The Mexican state of {{w|Jalisco}} prohibits the use of animals in circuses. This after an initiative presented by Animal Equality, and supported by local groups.<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Mexico}}

| 2015 || June || || "Animal Equality collaborates with an Italian TV program to show millions of people shocking cruelty in several Italian pig farms and slaughterhouses."  <ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2015 || December || || Animal Charity Evaluators choses Animal Equality as a ‘Top Charity’ for the second year in a row, and recognizes it as one of the three most efficient animal rights organizations in the world.<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/><ref name="Going undercover to expose animal cruelty, get rabbit cages banned and reduce meat consumption"/> ||

| 2016 || January || || "Animal Equality's virtual reality project iAnimal celebrates its international premiere during the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in the USA."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2016 || January || Investigation || Animal Equality releases investigation exposing squalor and suffering on award-winning British pig farms linked to major supermarkets.<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2016 || March || || Animal Charity Evaluators choses Animal Equality as a ‘Top Charity’ for the third year in a row..<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/><ref name="Going undercover to expose animal cruelty, get rabbit cages banned and reduce meat consumption"/> ||

| 2016 || June || || "Animal Equality presents evidence in the EU Parliament from our investigations into rabbit farms, supporting a campaign to ban the battery-cage farming of rabbits."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2016 || June || Investigation || Animal Equality produces new film developed using 360 degree virtual reality technology, showing viewers exactly what its like being a chicken inside a factory farm. The video, which is shot in Mexican and British slaughterhouses, was filmed by investigators over several months.<ref>{{cite web |title=Animal Equality iAnimal Virtual Reality Film Narrated By Amanda Abbington Puts Viewers Inside Factory Farm |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/animal-equality-ianimal-virtual-reality-film-narrated-amanda-abbington-puts-viewer-inside-factory-farm_uk_58469b94e4b05ac3d038a27d?guccounter=1&guce_referrer_us=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_cs=1vE97GFasjJOnhgss7M_EA |website=huffingtonpost.co.uk |accessdate=22 February 2019}}</ref> ||

| 2016 || August || Rescue || "During an investigation into British chicken farms, Animal Equality investigators rescue a weak young bird who had been thrown into the rubbish skip still alive. She was taken to an animal sanctuary and named Gloria - and she survived!"<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2016 || September || || "Four years after Animal Equality revealed some of the most severe animal cruelty ever witnessed on the El Escobar pig farm in Spain, the trial against the four defendants finds them guilty and sentences them to prison."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> || {{w|Spain}}

| 2016 || December || || "Our second 360º virtual reality film, 42 Days, takes a behind the scenes look into the lives of chickens raised for meat. It is presented and narrated by Kat Von D."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2017 || February || || "Shocking investigation inside the egg industry get a massive media exposure, following this investigation the selling of eggs dropped for an entire week according to the 'Asso Avi' president of the Italian egg industry."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2017 || March || || "The European Parliament approves an initiative by MEP Stefan Eck aimed at ending cages for rabbits raised by the meat industry. Animal Equality supported the initiative with #BanRabbitCages."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2017 || May || Achievement || "Thanks to footage taken by Animal Equality, a dairy farm worker in Somerset pled guilty to two counts of animal cruelty and received a 12 month suspended prison sentence, a two-year ban on working with animals and a fine."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2017 || July || || "Celebrities and politicians join Animal Equality’s campaign for a #FoieGrasFreeGB, demanding that the UK Parliament bans the importation of foie gras on the day we exit the EU."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2017 || November || Recognition || Animal Charity Evaluators names Animal Equality a Top Charity.<ref>{{cite web |title=ANIMAL EQUALITY |url=https://animalcharityevaluators.org/charity-review/animal-equality/2017-nov/ |website=animalcharityevaluators.org |accessdate=23 February 2019}}</ref> ||

| 2017 || November || Investigation || Animal Equality releases investigation inside the Indian dairy industry, covering small, medium and large dairies across the entire country. 107 dairy farms and eight slaughterhouses are visited. As part of the campaign, Animal Equality encourages people to eliminate dairy from their diets through its educational efforts.<ref name="SELECTED CAMPAIGNS"/>

| 2018 || March || Investigation/Achievement || After Animal Equality releases shocking scenes of suffering filmed on a {{w|Noble Foods}} caged-hen farm in {{w|Dorset}}, {{w|England}}, the British egg producer announces a commitment to producing solely cage-free egg production by 2025. The decision would reduce the suffering of millions of birds every year.<ref>{{cite web |title=THE UK’S BIGGEST EGG PRODUCER, NOBLE FOODS, COMMITS TO GO 100% CAGE-FREE |url=https://animalequality.org.uk/news/the-uks-biggest-egg-producer-noble-foods-commits-to-go-100-cage-free/ |website=animalequality.org.uk |accessdate=25 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION PROMPTS UK’S LARGEST EGG PRODUCER TO GO CAGE-FREE |url=animalequality.org.uk |website=livekindly.co |accessdate=25 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Noble Foods pledges to go cage-free by 2025 |url=https://www.cips.org/en/supply-management/news/2018/march/noble-foods-pledges-to-go-cage-free-by-2025/ |website=cips.org |accessdate=25 February 2019}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}}

| 2018 || May || || "Animal Equality carries out the first investigation into the Mexican chicken industry exposing the suffering of these animals at hatcheries, farms, during transportation and at slaughterhouses."<ref name="CHANGING THE WORLD FOR ANIMALS"/> ||

| 2018 || May || Investigation || Animal Equality releases scenes of animal abuse filmed on Fir Tree pig farm in {{w|Lincolnshire}}, {{w|England}}, which is owned by Elsham Linc – one of Britain’s largest pig producers. A hidden camera filmed men hitting the animals and prodding them with a pitchfork. The three men caught on camera admitted abusing pigs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Farmworkers shown jabbing pigs with pitchfork in undercover footage |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/animal-cruelty-pigs-video-fir-tree-farm-lincolnshire-undercover-a8757236.html |website=independent.co.uk |accessdate=22 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Three men admit abusing pigs on farm |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-47071474 |website=bbc.com |accessdate=22 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Shocking footage shows farmworkers jabbing pigs with pitchforks |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/shocking-footage-shows-farmworkers-jabbing-pigs-with-pitchforks-a4054566.html |website=standard.co.uk |accessdate=22 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Three farm workers 'relentlessly abused' pigs and hit them with pitchforks in secret filming |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/three-farm-workers-relentlessly-abused-pigs-and-hit-them-with-pitchforks-in-secret-filming-1-9568741 |website=yorkshirepost.co.uk |accessdate=22 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=RSPCA to investigate Lincolnshire farm after 'workers filmed kicking pigs' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/23/rspca-to-investigate-lincolnshire-farm-after-workers-filmed-kicking-pigs |website=theguardian.com |accessdate=22 February 2019}}</ref> || {{w|United Kingdom}}