A documentary exposing the "abject suffering" of pigs on a Warwickshire farm has now been made available on Netflix.

Hogwood: a modern horror story – created by UK vegan charity Viva! – was first released in 2020 but is now available across Europe on the internet streaming platform.

The 30-minute documentary uses footage taken by investigators at Hogwood Farm and is presented by Game of Thrones star Jerome Flynn.

The documentary includes interviews with investigators who witnessed the alleged "shocking conditions the pigs were forced to endure".

The investigation was sparked after a tip-off from a former employee at the Oxhill Farm, and the charity claims it uncovered pig cannibalism, "multiple instances of animal abuse and extreme welfare violations".

At the time of the investigation, Hogwood, which houses around 15,000 animals, was Red Tractor assured and supplying pork to Tesco. 

(Image via Viva!)

The documentary's director, and associate director of Viva!, Tony Wardle said: "This documentary reveals everything that factory farmers don't want you to see: the abject suffering of all animals imprisoned within their walls. 

"Hogwood: a modern horror story gives people a one-off opportunity to see inside these farms, which are typically closed off to the public in order to allow big businesses to advertise the oxymoron that is 'happy farmed animals'. 

"I'm really proud of everyone who was involved in creating this documentary, and I'm thrilled that Netflix has given us a platform to reach a wide audience across Europe. 

"Our job now is to continue fighting to end factory farming before it ends us."   

But the Banbury Road farmer, whose business has been the site of dozens of protests since investigations first began in 2017, described the footage and Viva's claims as "fake news".

Speaking in 2019 Brian Hobill said it had been edited to make it "look as though we're bad farmers" and said multiple inspections had found nothing wrong with the conditions on his farm.

Mr Hobill added at the time: "We have been harassed and targeted by vegan activists during the last two years. We have endured 28 vigils in front of our family home and have suffered over a dozen break-ins with criminal damage being carried out.

"We have had assaults on members of staff and verbal abuse. A member of staff was rammed by an activist's car during one vigil.

"We have had secret footage recorded that has been professionally edited to support their views which gives an inaccurate representation of real events.

"The vegan activists are against all livestock farming. We have passed all inspections including spot checks by Animal Health, DEFRA, Red Tractor, Trading Standards and Tesco."

(image via Viva!)

In the documentary he claims that his farm has "better conditions than most nursing homes".

The Oxhill farm recently had a planning application to replace the pig farm with wind turbines and eco-homes rejected by Stratford-on-Avon District Council despite overwhelming support from local residents.

Two parish councils, the local district councillor and more than 50 neighbours backed the plans but the council said it would negatively impact the openness of the countryside.