Archive for November, 2009

“Shocking and brutal” film sparks outrage over Halal slaughter

Working in conjunction with GAIA, Ecostorm has undertaken an ambitious investigation revealing the bloody and brutal conditions of halal abattoirs in Belgium. Operating undercover, Ecostorm investigations found appalling conditions and documented graphic cruelty in over nine slaughterhouses.
The footage gathered includes mass slaughter of sheep, un-stunned killing of baby goats and prolonged deaths of cattle in [...]

Selling the seas – new film documents how coastal privatisation threatens Indonesian communities

Working in conjunction with the Forest Peoples Programme and KIARA in Jakarta, Ecostorm has carried out an investigation in Sumatra that lifts the lid on plans to privatise the entire length of Indonesia’s 80,000km coastline. If the coastal privatization law known as HP-3 is ratified, vast coastal concessions will be granted to industrial prawn farms, [...]

Ecostorm on Press TV

Ecostorm was invited to review the recently launched “Pirate of the sea” film looking at the activities of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as part of the Cinepolitics strand on international satellite channel Press TV. You can watch the review of the film Pirate of the sea at Press.tv