Corowa Slaughterhouse
In February 2014 a small group of investigators entered Corowa slaughterhouse in NSW, which was at that point in time, the largest pig slaughterhouse in the southern hemisphere. At this stage, no one had ever filmed inside of a pig gas chamber before, with only rumours and whispers standing against the industry's promises of peaceful, humane deaths. This was about to change.
Over three days, the investigators installed cameras inside the slaughterhouse, including in the gas chamber itself, revealing, for the first time in the world, the true horror of what was happening inside. The footage launched a new organisation, Farm Transparency Project - then known as Aussie Farms - dedicated to investigating and exposing commercial animal use in Australia, and tearing back the curtain of secrecy that shrouded the breeding, confinement and slaughter of animals used for food, clothing and entertainment. The footage started a ripple effect, featuring in the documentary Lucent and leading to FTP’s founder, Chris Delforce, being raided and charged by the police. This inspired the creation of Dominion, a film which mobilised a movement for change that is still challenging the exploitation of animals today.
Now, almost 10 years later, we’re exposing Corowa again, and this time we know the risks.
So much has changed in the world since 2014, yet behind the walls of this brutal, pig gassing chamber, the horrors never ceased. The terror and suffering of the pigs who are suffocated to death inside this machine is just as horrifying, the casual cruelty of the workers who beat and prod them into the chambers, just as heartbreaking. The only thing that has changed is that, in publishing this, we risk much greater penalties.
But we will not let their stories go untold. We’re sharing this footage as further proof that we need a federal, parliamentary inquiry into the lack of legal protection for farmed animals. We also need each state to immediately take action to ban gas chambers, and shut down the facilities that continue to torture pigs under the label of ‘humane slaughter.’
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EMAIL: Help us shut down slaughterhouses
Across 2023 and 2024, our team documented and filmed conditions at 30 slaughterhouses across fjve states in Australia, the largest investigation into animal slaughter in the countries history. We exposed systemic suffering and abuse in over 10% of Australia's animal slaughter facilities, revealing the reality which is hidden by labels such as 'humane,' and 'high welfare.' Through thousands of hours of footage from hidden cameras, we showed that no animal goes to their death calmly or willingly; there is always pain, there is always fear and there is always suffering. The mass slaughter of intelligent, sentient animals has no place within our... Act now >
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Animal activists publish footage filmed inside the Corowa piggery
Wednesday 25 Oct 2023 by
Police are not investigating incident as no complaint made. Read more >
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Rivalea investigation at Corowa abattoir
Wednesday 7 May 2014 by
Disturbing footage has emerged, reportedly from Corowa's Rivalea abattoir, resulting in accusations of animal cruelty and an on-site investigation. Read more >
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Rivalea has sacked two workers accused of cruelty to pigs at a slaughterhouse in Corowa
Wednesday 7 May 2014 by
A PIGGERY at the centre of animal cruelty allegations has sacked two staff as police review hidden camera footage showing one of the men kicking a disabled pig. Read more >
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Corowa: Rivalea abattoir shows ugly face through alleged animal cruelty video
Tuesday 6 May 2014 by
POLICE were yesterday reviewing footage of a pig being excessively prodded and kicked by an employee at Corowa’s Rivalea abattoir. Read more >
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Video shows abattoir staff abusing pigs
Friday 2 May 2014 by
AUSTRALIA'S largest pork producer Rivalea has launched an investigation into animal cruelty after shocking footage emerged of a pig being excessively prodded and kicked. Read more >
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Hidden Cameras Expose Extreme Cruelty Inside Australia's Largest Pig Slaughterhouse
Friday 2 May 2014 by
Activists plant hidden cameras over gas chambers in the Corowa NSW slaughterhouse, capturing world-first footage as the pigs suffocate in apparent ‘humane’ conditions. Read more >
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Open letter to Prime Minister, signed by senator and state MPs, calls for independent regulation of animal slaughter
Thursday 24 Oct 2024
Senator Mehreen Faruqi, Cassy O’Connor and Abigail Boyd join state MPs to call for independent oversight of Australian slaughterhouses Farm Transparency Project, who wrote the letter, says that the government has failed to appropriately investigate hundreds of cases of alleged animal cruelty. The organisation is accusing the government department of corruption, claiming that their actions have raised doubts about their integrity and suitability to monitor and regulate animal welfare. Read the open letter View photos and footage An open letter, signed by a senator, several state MPs and animal protection organisations, is calling on the Prime Minister's office... Read more >
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Open letter regarding inadequacy and corruption of abattoir regulator
Thursday 24 Oct 2024
Dear Mr Albanese, I am writing on behalf of Farm Transparency Project, a non-profit animal protection organisation focused on raising public awareness about commercial animal farming and slaughter practices through comprehensive investigations into Australian animal use facilities. Over the past decade, our organisation has investigated a number of facilities and practices, catalysing significant animal welfare reforms. In recent years, this has included: Publishing footage of the foothold trapping and killing of native dingoes in Victoria by government contractors, stimulating debate and likely contributing to the Victorian government ending the practice in parts of the state. Investigating the failed phase-out of... Read more >
ABN Lookup
| ABN | 53 004 892 835 (open lookup) |
| Entity name |
RIVALEA (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD (from 01 July 2009) QAF Meat Industries Pty Ltd from 17 June 2002 to 01 July 2009 QAF Meat Industries LtdLTD. from 12 June 2002 to 17 June 2002 BUNGE MEAT INDUSTRIES LTD. from 30 May 2000 to 12 June 2002 BUNGE MEAT INDUSTRIES LTD from 29 March 2000 to 30 May 2000 |
| Business name | St. Bernard's Free Range Pork Riverview Farms (Australia) Chewbies Pet Co. BAXTERS PORK |
| ABN status | Active from 29 March 2000 |
| Entity type | Australian Private Company |
| Goods & Services Tax (GST) | Registered from 01 July 2000 |
| Main business location |
QLD 4000 from 27 November 2024 NSW 2646 from 29 March 2000 to 27 November 2024 |
| ABN last updated | 29 November 2024 |
| Extracted from ABR | 05 May 2025 |
