Presented by FOUR PAWS International, Eating The Future is a multi-award-winning documentary film that sets out to expose the horrors inside factory farms and the failures of our food system, while showcasing alternative methods that offer a brighter outlook for the future.
Our story follows the Narrator – voiced by Bafta-winning Mia McKenna-Bruce – a composite investigator drawn from countless combined experiences of those who work undercover to expose the realities behind factory farms. Terrified of a climate collapse, she embarks on a journey into the food systems that shape our planet. Looking for a glimmer of hope in the darkness, she listens to farmers, doctors, scientists, animal and food activists, and slaughterhouse workers, discovering what it will take to improve the lives of all beings trapped and harmed in this vicious cycle.
Together we can change the broken food system. Ecological farmers working to high animal welfare standards and exploring alternative ways of farming show it can be done. Now, politicians and food companies must take responsibility, and drive the transition to a better future. For the animals. For the planet. For generations to come.
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Eating the Future celebrated its world premiere on November 19, 2024 at the Rote Fabrik in Zurich as part of the Films for Future Festival. The viewing kicked off with our CEO Josef Pfabigan giving a speech. After watching the 46-minute-long movie, we held a round table. The discussion was moderated by Dominik Siegrist. Panellists included our FOUR PAWS expert on farmed animals Julia Fischer, the movie director and producer Katy Jenkyns from Wildlight Productions, and the Swiss cattle farmer Nils Müller, who appears in the film. The premiere was a great success as the venue was almost sold out and viewers were engaged in conversations after the screening and discussion.
Who is FOUR PAWS?
FOUR PAWS is the global animal welfare organization for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. Our vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding. Learn more about FOUR PAWS here.
How does FOUR PAWS work on climate and animal welfare?
As an animal welfare organization, we are alarmed about the unfolding climate crisis. Therefore, we have various campaigns and projects exposing the harmful practices of the meat and dairy industry that exploits billions of animals, people and our planet and demanding a food systems transformation.
In our Meat Exhaustion day reports, we look at the meat consumption per country. Here, we calculate when a country would exceed its 'sustainable' meat consumption defined by the Planetary Health Diet. This is a reference diet of the renowned scientific EAT-Lancet Committee, which looks into the environmental and health impacts of food.
We frequently attend climate strikes and protests related to animal agriculture in countries all around the globe.
Furthermore, systematic animal suffering tied to transport has been going on for far too long, and FOUR PAWS has fought to end cruel long-distance transport for many years. Following years of revealing animal welfare problems in live transport, the EU institutions have finally acknowledged that the current legislation needed better enforcement and changes.
With this, our policy experts are working tirelessly to ensure that the biggest animal welfare problems are addressed. They also make sure to give a voice to the animals in political settings like the UN Climate Conferences or the European Parliament.
What does FOUR PAWS work on regarding health and animal welfare?
FOUR PAWS work addresses the crucial intersection of animal welfare and public health, recognizing that many of today’s most pressing health threats, including COVID-19, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), arise from the way humans interact with and exploit animals. AMR, in particular, is a critical issue where the misuse of antimicrobials in factory farming to compensate for inadequate animal husbandry and poor animal welfare significantly contributes to the problem, posing a severe global health threat. FOUR PAWS emphasizes that the solution lies in improved keeping conditions of farmed animals, a reduction of the number of animals farmed and a transition towards more sustainable, diverse, and plant-rich diets. By enhancing the health and wellbeing of farm animals and advocating for better agricultural conditions, FOUR PAWS aims to lower the necessity to use antimicrobials, thus mitigating the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections and preventing AMR from escalating into a larger public health crisis.
Beyond addressing AMR, FOUR PAWS is actively engaged in tackling other significant health threats, including pandemic risks posed by zoonotic diseases. With 75% of newly emerging infectious diseases originating in animals, FOUR PAWS underscores the importance of addressing human behaviors that exacerbate pandemic risks. By targeting high-risk practices such as factory farming, wildlife trade, deforestation, and fur farming, FOUR PAWS seeks to improve our behavior towards animals and reduce zoonotic spillovers. FOUR PAWS advocates for stricter regulations on legal wildlife trade and the transformation of farming systems, aiming to curb high-risk practices that contribute to spillover of pathogens from wildlife to humans and domesticated animals and their spread. Through these efforts, FOUR PAWS is dedicated to safeguarding both animal welfare and human health while championing stronger international regulations to prevent future pandemics and promote health for all.
Who is Wildlight?
Wildlight is a non-profit freelancers’ cooperative delivering investigations for NGOs through fieldwork, data analysis and storytelling. FOUR PAWS collaborated with Wildlight on the movie 'Eating The Future'. FOUR PAWS funded the film and supported the content creation i.e. establishing contact with interviewees. However, the creative development of the movie was with Wildlight.
Why did FOUR PAWS & Wildlight collaborate?
FOUR PAWS collaborated with Wildlight to create the movie Eating The Future. FOUR PAWS funded the film and supported the content creation i.e. establishing contact with interviewees. However, the creative development of the movie was with Wildlight as they have more experience and expertise in documentary-making.
When and where was the movie shot?
The movie was shot between 2021 and 2023 in Germany, Switzerland, the UK, and Romania.
FOUR PAWS International presents a WILDLIGHT Production ‘EATING THE FUTURE’
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