The recent conviction of three men in the Czech Republic for people trafficking offences shone a light on the hidden exploitation and violence endured by farm workers cultivating asparagus for European diners
… Film reveals hidden slavery in Europe's … by the Dutch TV channel EO has revealed. The film, just released in the UK (you can watch … offences relating to the case, but the film asks why the Dutch company involved has - …
Free range pig campaigner Tracy Worcester had a surprise encounter after filming horrific conditions in an intensive UK pig farm. She met the elderly farmer who was cutting corners to stay in business under cut-throat pressure from supermarkets and global agribusiness - only to find he shared all her concerns. The answer is for shoppers to buy only high-welfare meat.
… Worcester had a surprise encounter after filming horrific conditions in an intensive UK … turn that drew massive public attention to my film showing the horrific conditions the pigs … (see video embed, below). As I write the film has now been viewed 140,000 times. It …
Faced with threats, draconian gagging laws and even violence, journalists and activists investigating the secrets of the global food industry tread a dangerous path, says Andrew Wasley. Additional reporting by Sarah Stirk
… to another farm run by the same company. We'd filmed dead pigs floating in the cesspit, … being considered seeks to outlaw trespass and filming at factory farms. Bad for PR, bad … slaughterhouse in California secretly filmed horrific treatment of cattle. The …
The Sumatran elephant, one of the smallest of the Asian elephants, is the most endangered elephant in the world. Currently there are between 2,400 and 2,800 left, making the species 'critically endangered', according to the charity Elephant Family.
… Photo report: Ulet Ifansaasti / Ecologist Film Unit Like all Asian elephants, the … , produced in association with the Ecologist Film Unit READ MORE... SPECIAL CONTENT EFU film UK tourists fuelling brutal live …
The tropical tourist destination is at the centre of a dispute over the farming of green sea turtles after animal welfare campaigners launched a campaign to shut the world's only facility rearing the animals for human consumption
… January 2013 News Wildlife News Ecologist Film Unit Turtles WSPA 1.jpg The tropical … pressure to address the situation, as a film published today by the Ecologist reveals. … of Animals (WSPA) - and featuring in the film - highlights a side to the turtle farm …
A new investigation has revealed appalling labour conditions for Burmese migrants working onboard boats supplying 'trash fish' for use in feed given to farmed prawns. But this is just the latest scandal to engulf the global shrimp industry, says Andrew Wasley
… News Shrimp Prawns Food And Farming Ecologist Film Unit Seafood Fish shrimpbucket.jpg A new … investigation – carried out by the Ecologist Film Unit in conjunction with Link TV and … migrants interviewed by the Ecologist for the film Grinding Nemo said they had suffered from …
Meet the undercover investigator revealing widespread cruelty in the animal agriculture industry.
… footpath, almost unthinkingly I began to film what I was seeing. That chance encounter … investigation – which involved secretly filming at Oaklands Livestock Centre, a major … my protective coveralls as I leant in to film them. They cried out constantly, …
An illegal cross-border trade in endangered wild Asian elephants to serve Thailand's tourist industry is threatening the future of the species, an undercover investigation by the Ecologist Film Unit (EFU) has revealed
… | 23rd July 2012 News Wildlife News Ecologist Film Unit Undercover Natural World tortured … an undercover investigation by the Ecologist Film Unit (EFU) has revealed A new film, produced by the EFU in association with …
Farms supplying supermarkets Tesco, Sainsbury’s and ASDA accused of keeping birds in appalling conditions.
… eight hours, for over three months. Cameras filmed for three days straight and the only … Similarly at Clearwell Farm, a worker was filmed making one thorough check in the … old, the turkeys at Strawberry Hill Farm were filmed being caught ready for slaughter, …
The birthplace of Aristotle is being laid waste by a vast mining project, opening a rift in a cash-strapped society
… | 25th July 2013 News Gold Mining Ecologist Film Unit News Politics And Economics … society Shadowed by security guards who film his every move, Giannis Verginis gazes … cars carrying private security guards, who film journalists and local residents alike, …
Europe is the world's largest importer of leather shoes but much of the leather itself comes from cattle farms deep in the Brazilian Amazon, where farms use slave labourers and where slaughterhouses do not respect workers' safety. Ida Dalgaard Steffensen reports
… 2012 News News Leather Fashion Ecologist Film Unit Natural World cows.jpg Europe is the … prawns exported globally. The Ecologist Film Unit's Jim Wickens reports COMMENT … slavery to your dinner plate? A shocking new film released by the Environmental Justice …
As the UK grapples with the arrival of 'mega' farms like Nocton and Foston, a shocking new book, CAFO, reveals the cruelty and vast scale of the global meat and dairy industry
… officials COMMENT Pig Business: behind the film they tried to ban Tracy Worcester’s ‘Pig … England’s libel laws have helped stall the film’s general release, and stopped the world … is bad for your health As the new 'outbreak' film Contagion, starring Kate Winslet and …
Owner of Walls, Mattessons and Richmond sausage brands says telling public where meat comes from would 'add cost' and 'jeopardise our brand positioning'
… Worcester, campaigner and director of the film 'Pig Business' , McCarthy went on to say … says FSA COMMENT Pig Business: behind the film they tried to ban Tracy Worcester’s ‘Pig …
Palm oil is a key ingredient in everything from cereal, biscuits and margarine to shampoo, lipstick and toothpaste. Unless we curb our desire for it critical forests and wildlife habitat will be gone forever, says Dan Bucknell
… to sink the Sumatran elephant. The Ecologist Film Unit came across him recently while … of their daily diet SPECIAL CONTENT EFU film UK tourists fuelling brutal live elephant … an undercover investigation by the Ecologist Film Unit (EFU) has revealed …
A Somerset Huntsman avoided a criminal conviction at Taunton Magistrates’ Court, despite his hounds being filmed chasing a fox.
… Magistrates’ Court, despite his hounds being filmed chasing a fox. Peter Mark Doggrell, of … urine. However, the hunt’s hounds were then filmed in full cry chasing a live fox through …
Behind the rise of smartphones and tablets, microwave pollution is a serious assault on our health reports Lynne Wycherley, whilst a new Ecologist Film Unit investigation uncovers the hidden cost of tin used in many phones
… Ipads Pollution Radiation Ecologist Film Unit News Natural Resources 1.jpg Behind … Lynne Wycherley, whilst a new Ecologist Film Unit investigation uncovers the hidden …
Poland is about to open its doors to an unprecedented dash for gas. But with multinational energy companies circling and widespread fracking about to begin, people and the environment are in the firing line. Andrew Wasley reports from Gdansk
… in the anti-fracking, Oscar nominated film Gasland ] has become the viewpoint or the … folk passing through – the mural has been filmed and photographed by all the visiting … waters.” “They said it [Gasland] was a PR film and it is not true and we should not take …
Cattle crammed into trucks, calves hurled on their backs and other serious animal welfare abuses happen daily in India. Despite ambitious legislation, animal welfare is a concept the leather industry are yet to embrace. Peter Bengtsen reports
… 2012 News News Leather Fashion Natural World Film dsc_0462resized.jpg Cattle crammed into … under the microscope SPECIAL CONTENT EFU Film: Hell For Leather – investigating the …
A Tory MP has been accused of drumming up support for the controversial Uzbekistan cotton trade campaigners claim is linked to child labour. Lucy Dunne reports
… racks, the Fair Wear Foundation's new film links the myriad processes in the … HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE The Harvest: new film reveals scourge of child labour in US …
Undercover filming by the UK investigative agency Ecostorm has exposed - for the first time - the brutal hunting and killing of dolphins for use as shark bait off Peru's Pacific coast. Jim Wickens reports
… hauling up harpooned dolphin.jpg Undercover filming by the UK investigative agency … cameraman, Ale, and I leapt into position to film, positioning ourselves just behind the … being finally rid of the camera team who had filmed their every move for the last week. As …
Reviled by ranchers and fawned over by conservationists, the Gray wolf is highly controversial in the US. Jim Wickens travels to Montana and Wyoming to unravel the complex arguments surrounding plans to cull the animals
… Jim Wickens | 11th March 2013 News Ecologist Film Unit Wildlife Natural World News … and the co-founder of the Ecologist Film Unit and Ecostorm, the environmental … whale-meat smuggling networks in Japan, filming the brutal Namibian seal hunt, …
Animal campaigners who have returned from investigating the torture of street dogs in Romania are calling for new legislation that will prosecute those responsible
… scale. The reason for the trip was to film the plight of the Romanian street dogs … day to feed the strays and told Anneka on film that she had found three dead puppies in …
Simply labelling pig meat products with their country of origin won't change consumer behaviour. Telling people how it was produced just might
… a similar one when interviewed for my film, Pig Business : 'Just as we don’t accept … and democracy. As Robert Kennedy says in my film: 'There is no single magic bullet for … documentary, Pig Business . You can watch the film on the Pig Business website here READ …
The manufacturer of Fanta is being urged to help address the poor conditions and low wages endured by some African migrant workers harvesting oranges in southern Italy. Andrew Wasley reports from Rosarno
… HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE The Harvest: new film reveals scourge of child labour in US …