– Documentary Overview
– Directed by Bruce Friedrich and Cem Akin
– Explores treatment of animals in modern animal agriculture
– Also known as industrial agriculture or factory farming
– Film runs for 12 minutes
– Highlights cases of cruelty to animals
– Animal Cruelty Cases
– Egg-laying hens crowded in battery cages
– Cattle castrated, dehorned, and branded without anesthesia
– Calves separated from cows for veal farms
– Chickens bred to grow quickly, causing health issues
– Pigs confined to small gestation crates
– Impact of the Documentary
– Influenced Burger King to adopt more humane policies
– Related Media
– The Meatrix
– List of vegan media
– Earthlings
– Alec Baldwin to receive award at PETA gala
– Burger King Cage Free Announcement to Support Animal Rights
– Notable Figures
– Carol J. Adams
– Aysha Akhtar
– Kristin Andrews
– Tom Beauchamp
– Marc Bekoff