Newborn chicks are alive, alert, and aware. A newborn chick breaks out of his shell onto a hard plastic tray inside a crowded hatchery.  His feathers are still wet when cold air dries them fast.  Conveyor belts vibrate under his feet while loud machines shake the room.  Hands grab him within hours of birth and drop him onto moving belts where bodies stack and tumble. Male chicks are unwanted in the egg industry because they cannot lay eggs.  Workers separate them. Many are t

Their journey starts with terror, not compassion. Inside dark trucks moving across China, cats are forced into wooden and bamboo crates so small they cannot turn around or stretch.  Many are stacked on top of each other for hours or days.  Their legs are crushed under the weight of other trapped cats. Their mouths are open, letting out sharp, piercing sounds, while urine and feces drip through the stacked crates onto the animals below.  Some of these cats are taken from t

Many street dogs trust humans, hoping for food and safety to survive. A homeless dog, having not eaten in days, follows a familiar scent along a street in Assam, India.  Hunger has taught him to trust scraps left by humans because that is how he survives.  This time, the food is a trap. Drugs mixed into the food leave his body weak and dizzy.  Before he understands what is happening, strong hands grab and force him into a rough sack that closes tight around his body while he

Lady, moments after collapsing, with traffic still moving around her. A few months ago, a horse named Lady fell while pulling a carriage through Midtown Manhattan.  Witnesses saw her body shake as she struggled to stand.  Traffic moved around her while people tried to help, but she died right there on the street.  Workers dragged her body into a trailer and took her away.  Lady’s death was not an isolated incident.  Ryder endured extreme stress and physical strain from work.

Kittens like this are being filmed and tortured for profit — help stop it A CNN investigation has uncovered videos of cats being burned, mutilated, drowned, and electrocuted for money.  The victims are usually kittens — small, trusting, and helpless.  Some are forced into blenders, while others are set on fire or beaten until they stop moving.  Their suffering is recorded, sold, and watched for entertainment. Behind every cruel video is a suffering animal. The BBC found more

Friendly, innocent stray dogs being shot and stuffed into garbage bags -- this nightmare is happening right now on the small island...