This is a compilation of films and videos that inspire, educate, open our hearts, expose the truth, and raise our awareness about how we humans impact animals for food, clothing, fur, entertainment, sport, business and pleasure—and the consequences and misery it causes individual animals. These films and videos explore the various industries that exploit animals for profit and the impact it has on humans and animals, alike.
For every documentary film or video, we feature the trailer, links to the full documentary film, a film/video summary, quotes from the film, the social media pages, and film credits. Most of these documentaries are available to stream on YouTube, Vimeo, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. Some are free and others can be downloaded at a nominal cost. Some are short films, others are full-length feature films. Every one of these documentaries merits watching. Every one is important to watch.
This list is categorized alphabetically by feature documentary films, then is broken down into specific categories that will also include videos, animated films, lectures, films by religious leaders, films about food, agriculture, the environment, as well as films about specific animal species.
We are continually adding new films and videos to this list as they become public.
DOCUMENTARY FILMS
A
A Delicate Balance: The Consequences of Eating an Animal Based Diet
A Fall From Freedom – The Untold Story Behind the Captive Whale and Dolphin Industry
A Meaty Issue: Thinking Beyond Your Dinner Plate
A Pig’s Tail – An Animated Short Film About Industrial Pig Farming
A River of Waste, The Hazardous Truth About Factory Farms
A Sacred Duty – Applying Jewish Value To Help Heal the World
ANIMA: Animals, Faith, Compassion
At the Fork, A Journey into the World of Animal Agriculture
B
Behind The Mask – The Story of the People Who Risk Everything to Save Animals
Blackfish: The Truth Behind SeaWorld
BLINDERS, Know the Truth Behind the Tradition
BREACH – One Man’s Personal Obsession with Killing Endangered Whales in Iceland
Cowspiracy, The Sustainability Secret
D
E
EARTHINGS, Make The Connection
EXPOSED: The USDA’s Secret War on Wildlife
F
FOOD MATTERS: You Are What You Eat
For The Birds, A Poignant Documentary About Animal Hoarding
Forks Over Knives, The Extended Interviews
Frankensteer – Exposing the Health Risks of Industrialized Beef Production
From Farm to Fridge – The Truth Behind Meat Production
G
H
K
Kindness Footprints – Discover How You Can Change the World Today
L
Love & Bananas – An Elephant Story
M
Meat the Future, How One Company is Disrupting Conventional Meat Production
More Than Honey, the Worldwide Honeybee Crisis
O
P
Peaceable Kingdom, the Journey Home
PET FOOLED – A Look Inside A Questionable Industry
Pig Business – The Dark Side of Intensive Pig Farming
Plant Pure Nation, The Truth is a Stubborn Thing
Q
Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?
R
S
T
The Cruel Fur Industry in 60 Seconds
The Elephant in the Living Room
The Invisible Vegan – A Movement Toward A New Consciousness
The Marshall Plan, Solving America’s Health Crisis
The Whale, A Life Does Not Have to be Human to be Great
U
Unlocking the Cage, Changing the Fundamental and Legal Rights for Animals
V
W
We Are One – How Animal Cruelty and Human Rights Interconnect
What’s For Dinner? The Growth and Impacts of Meat Eating in China
ABOUT ANIMAL TESTING
Take The Leap to Cruelty Free Products, AAVS
ABOUT BEES
More Than Honey, the Worldwide Honeybee Crisis
Queen of the Sun – What Are the Bees Telling Us?
ABOUT CHICKENS, DUCKS, BIRDS
From Farm to Fridge – The Truth Behind Meat Production
One Minute of Truth About a Baby Chick’s First Day of Life, PETA
Through Their Eyes – A Two-Minute Film
ABOUT COWS & DAIRY
From Farm to Fridge – The Truth Behind Meat Production
Frankensteer – Exposing the Health Risks of Industrialized Beef Production
ABOUT DOGS
ABOUT FUR ANIMALS
The Cruel Fur Industry in 60 Seconds
ABOUT HORSES
BLINDERS, Know the Truth Behind the Tradition
The Fight to Save America’s Wild Horses from Slaughter
ABOUT MARINE ANIMALS, FISH, SEAFOOD
A Fall From Freedom – The Untold Story Behind the Captive Whale and Dolphin Industry
Blackfish: The Truth Behind SeaWorld
Fillet Oh Fish, A Film Documentary About Toxic Fish Farms
The Whale, A Life Does Not Have to be Human to be Great
ABOUT PETS
PET FOOLED – A Look Inside A Questionable Industry
ABOUT PIGS
A Pig’s Tail – An Animated Short Film About Industrial Pig Farming
From Farm to Fridge – The Truth Behind Meat Production
Pig Business – The Dark Side of Intensive Pig Farming
ABOUT WILDLIFE
EXPOSED: The USDA’s Secret War on Wildlife
The Cruel Fur Industry in 60 Seconds
ABOUT ANIMAL AGRICULTURE & ANIMALS FOR FOOD
30-Second Animal Law Class About Farm Animals
A Meaty Issue: Thinking Beyond Your Dinner Plate
A Pig’s Tail – An Animated Short Film About Industrial Pig Farming
A River of Waste, The Hazardous Truth About Factory Farms
At the Fork, A Journey into the World of Animal Agriculture
Comparing the Jewish Holocaust and the Treatment of Food Animals, by Dr. David Sztybel
Cowspiracy, The Sustainability Secret
Dr. David Sztybel – Comparing the Jewish Holocaust and the Treatment of Food AnimalsDOMINION
EARTHINGS, Exposing the Cruel Truth
Fillet Oh Fish, A Film Documentary About Toxic Fish Farms
Frankensteer – Exposing the Health Risks of Industrialized Beef Production
From Farm to Fridge – The Truth Behind Meat Production
If Slaughterhouses Had Glass Walls, Sir Paul McCartney & PETA
Kindness Footprints – Discover How You Can Change the World Today
One Minute of Truth About a Baby Chick’s First Day of Life, PETA
Pig Business – The Dark Side of Intensive Pig Farming
Steve-O – What Came Before, the Truth About Modern Meat and Modern Farms
The Meatrix, The Meatrix Series
The Meatrix II ½, The Meatrix Series
The Meatrix II – Revolting, The Meatrix Series
Through Their Eyes – A Two-Minute Film
We Are One – How Animal Cruelty and Human Rights Interconnect
What’s For Dinner? The Growth and Impacts of Meat Eating in China
ABOUT DIET / FOOD / VEGANISM
A Delicate Balance: The Consequences of Eating an Animal Based Diet
A Diet For All Reasons, Dr. Michael Klaper, M.D.
A Meaty Issue: Thinking Beyond Your Dinner Plate
Animal Holocaust – Art exhibition by Jo Frederiks, featuring a powerful speech by Philip Wollen
Animals Should Be Off the Menu, Philip Wollen
Are Humans Designed to Eat Meat? Dr. Milton Mills, MD
At the Fork, A Journey into the World of Animal Agriculture
Comparing the Jewish Holocaust and the Treatment of Food Animals, by Dr. David Sztybel
Cowspiracy, The Sustainability Secret
Fillet Oh Fish, A Film Documentary About Toxic Fish Farms
FOOD MATTERS: You Are What You Eat
Forks Over Knives, The Extended Interviews
Frankensteer – Exposing the Health Risks of Industrialized Beef Production
Gary Yourofsky, The Most Powerful Speech You Will Ever Hear
Humans Are Herbivores Not Carnivores, Dr. Milton Mills, MD
Meat the Future, How One Company is Disrupting Conventional Meat Production
PlantPure Nation, The Truth is a Stubborn Thing
Steve-O – What Came Before, the Truth About Modern Meat and Modern Farms
The Invisible Vegan – A Movement Toward A New Consciousness
The Marshall Plan, Solving America’s Health Crisis
What Can I Do As One Small Individual, by Philip Wollen
Why These Seven Leading Medical Doctors Are Vegan
ABOUT PERSONAL STORIES, STORIES OF INSPIRATION, STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION
Animal Holocaust – Art exhibition by Jo Frederiks, featuring a powerful speech by Philip Wollen
A Sacred Duty – Applying Jewish Value To Help Heal the World
At the Fork, A Journey into the World of Animal Agriculture
Behind The Mask – The Story of the People Who Risk Everything to Save Animals
Cowspiracy, The Sustainability Secret
FOOD MATTERS: You Are What You Eat
For The Birds, A Poignant Documentary About Animal Hoarding
Forks Over Knives, The Extended Interviews
Gary Yourofsky, The Most Powerful Speech You Will Ever Hear
If Slaughterhouses Had Glass Walls, Sir Paul McCartney & PETA
Kindness Footprints – Discover How You Can Change the World Today
Modern Warrior: From Special Oper ations Sniper to Animal Activist
Peaceable Kingdom, the Journey Home
Plant Pure Nation, The Truth is a Stubborn Thing
Steve-O – What Came Before, the Truth About Modern Meat and Modern Farms
The Invisible Vegan – A Movement Toward A New Consciousness
The Marshall Plan, Solving America’s Health Crisis
Unlocking the Cage, Changing the Fundamental and Legal Rights for Animals
ABOUT CARING FOR THE PLANET
A Delicate Balance, The Consequences of Eating an Animal Based Diet
A River of Waste, The Hazardous Truth About Factory Farms
A Sacred Duty – Applying Jewish Value To Help Heal the World
Cowspiracy, The Sustainability Secret
Kindness Footprints – Discover How You Can Change the World Today
We Are One – How Animal Cruelty and Human Rights Interconnect
ABOUT SPIRITUAL, RELIGIOUS VALUES
A Delicate Balance, The Consequences of Eating an Animal Based Diet
A Plea For Compassion For All Animals, Matthieu Ricard
A Sacred Duty – Applying Jewish Value To Help Heal the World
ANIMA: Animals, Faith, Compassion
LECTURES, PRESENTATIONS, TED TALKS
30-Second Animal Law Class About Farm Animals
A Diet For All Reasons, Dr. Michael Klaper, M.D.
A Plea For Compassion For All Animals, Matthieu Ricard
Animal Holocaust – Art exhibition by Jo Frederiks, featuring a powerful speech by Philip Wollen
Animals Should Be Off the Menu, Philip Wollen
ANIMA: Animals, Faith, Compassion
Are Humans Designed to Eat Meat? Dr. Milton Mills, MD
Steve Best, The Ecological Crisis and Veganism, IARC 2013, Luxembourg
Comparing the Jewish Holocaust and the Treatment of Food Animals, by Dr. David Sztybel
Extending Our Circle of Compassion, TedX Youth, by Zoe Weil
Gary Francione, Theory of Animal Rights
Gary Francione, Veganism As A Moral Baseline, A Moral Imperative
Gary Yourofsky, The Most Powerful Speech You Will Ever Hear
Humans Are Herbivores Not Carnivores, Dr. Milton Mills, MD
It’s Time to Re-Evaluate Our Relationship With Animals, by Lesli Bisgould at TedX Talks
Let’s Go Home – How Shelter Pets Change Our Lives
Modern Warrior: From Special Operations Sniper to Animal Activist
Peter Singer and Richard Dawkins Discuss Vegetarianism, Animal Rights, and Living Ethically
Peter Singer, The Ethics of What We Eat
Peter Singer, On Animal Equality
TED Talks, Attorney Steven Wise, on the Separation of Legal “Things” from Legal “Persons”
TEDx Talks, Lesli Bisgould, It’s Time to Re-Evaluate Our Relationship With Animals
TEDx Talks, Andrew Gunther, The Unintended Consequences of our Broken Food System
TEDx Talks, Wayne Pacelle, Animal Factories and the Abuse of Power
Dr. Will Tuttle, The World Peace Diet
The 6 Principles of the Abolitionist Approach to Animal Rights, Professor Gary Francione
Why These Seven Leading Medical Doctors Are Vegan
Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: CARNISM, by Melanie Joy
Philip Wollen, What Can I Do As One Small Individual
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