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Hillside was founded in 1995 to help and campaign for animals in need' and most importantly, to bring public awareness to the millions of animals suffering every day in the intensive factory farming industry. Although at Hillside we have given sanctuary to over 250 horses, donkeys and ponies, most of our 800 residents have been rescued from the farming industry.

Hillside's investigation

March 16th 2006 - Ill-treatment case at Cromer Court

Following a Hillside investigation, which brought to light appalling conditions that animals were living in on a farm near North Walsham, Norfolk farmers, Maurice Quantrill and June Furness, appeared before Cromer Magistrates facing charges of ill-treating animals. Having changed their original plea of ‘not guilty’ to that of ‘guilty’, Mr Quantrill and Mrs Furness received community service and were ordered to pay compensation.

At the time of an RSPCA inspection, they would not accept that the animals were suffering, although Mrs Furness admitted they were thin. When the vet examined the animals, he reported that most had been subject to a prolonged period of malnutrition having utilised all reserves of their body fat and subsequently drawn on their muscle tissue to sustain life.

Both have now been banned from keeping animals for ten years, with the exception of pigs.

Our supporters will already know about a bull, who we named Boris, who we found stuck in three foot of excrement on this farm along with dozens of other animals who needed help. Sadly, due to his traumatic ordeal Boris didn't survive.

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Cruelty to pigs . . .

Take a look at a Norfolk farm where pigs were kept in the most harrowing state. Living in up to TWO FOOT OF EXCREMENT, some of the animals were emaciated and displaying desperate cannibalistic behaviour. We saw pregnant sows and witnessed one giving birth only for the piglets to be immediately devoured by the rest. Read more

Watch the video Pig Farm Uncovered here

We uncover yet another illegal slaughterhouse - our THIRD one to date!!!

Hillside investigators have exposed their THIRD illegal slaughterhouse. It is the biggest illicit operation we have uncovered so far and three men have been sent to prison. read more

24th August 2004 - A disastrous day for ducks . . .

Despite the flock having septicaemia, it was admitted in court that the ducks had never been attended to by a vet and the farm's own records show that on alternate weekends the birds were not checked at all. YET Kerry Foods were found NOT GUILTY of causing unnecessary suffering, pain and distress to ducks! Order a copy of the DVD or watch it now

Sheep suffering in silence

For four years we have monitored sheep on a field and have twice reported incidents to Trading Standards and at least four times to the RSPCA and yet again this year we have recorded the following cases of neglect...

The Christmas Turkey

Despite finding some of the worse conditions we have ever witnessed with turkeys left suffering and often blind due to severe headpecking, following their inspection Tradings Standards concluded that 'there was not one single welfare issue'. read more or watch it now

An ex-poultry manager speaks out read more

Chicken Supreme!!!

We show that hock burns are rife in Britain's supermarket . . . read more

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Feeding the Nation . . . read more

Foul Deal - Tesco Chickens - behind the scenes read more

Foul Deal - Christmas Dinner - behind the scenes . . . read more