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An Expose on Animal Clubbing at Thai Slaughterhouses

An Expose on Animal Clubbing at Thai Slaughterhouses

Inside Dakshinkali Temple

Inside Dakshinkali Temple

The Grim Truth about Animal Exports

The Grim Truth about Animal Exports

Documenting the aftermath for animals of Hurricane Florence

Documenting the aftermath for animals of Hurricane Florence

MONBIOT

MONBIOT

Miyoko Schinner

Miyoko Schinner

INVISIBLE

INVISIBLE

Elsie Herring

Elsie Herring

Wendy Valentine

Wendy Valentine

Abandoned Pig Farm

Abandoned Pig Farm

Activism in Australia

Activism in Australia

The Ballarat Saleyards

The Ballarat Saleyards

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Steve-The Current State of Cetacean Captivity

For the estimated 2,000 to 3,000 whales and dolphins currently held in captivity around the world, life is bleak, boring and unnaturally short. These highly intelligent and social beings are bred, trained, sold and shipped like commodities, and suffer from physical and psychological ailments.

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Steve-The Current State of Cetacean Captivity

For the estimated 2,000 to 3,000 whales and dolphins currently held in captivity around the world, life is bleak, boring and unnaturally short. These highly intelligent and social beings are bred, trained, sold and shipped like commodities, and suffer from physical and psychological ailments.

View Project

Steve-The Current State of Cetacean Captivity

For the estimated 2,000 to 3,000 whales and dolphins currently held in captivity around the world, life is bleak, boring and unnaturally short. These highly intelligent and social beings are bred, trained, sold and shipped like commodities, and suffer from physical and psychological ailments.

View Project

Steve-The Current State of Cetacean Captivity

For the estimated 2,000 to 3,000 whales and dolphins currently held in captivity around the world, life is bleak, boring and unnaturally short. These highly intelligent and social beings are bred, trained, sold and shipped like commodities, and suffer from physical and psychological ailments.

View Project

Miyoko Schinner

Miyoko Schinner

The Fate of Canadian Dairy Cows Revealed on World Milk Day

The Fate of Canadian Dairy Cows Revealed on World Milk Day

Steve-The Current State of Cetacean Captivity

Steve-The Current State of Cetacean Captivity

Assignment: Crowded Bird Markets During the Rise of Avian Flu

Assignment: Crowded Bird Markets During the Rise of Avian Flu

From Source to Sale: Shrimp Farming and Fishing in India

From Source to Sale: Shrimp Farming and Fishing in India

Assignment: Farmed Animals in Northern California’s Flood Zones

Assignment: Farmed Animals in Northern California’s Flood Zones

Assignment: Inside Indonesia’s Shark Fin and Meat Trade

Assignment: Inside Indonesia’s Shark Fin and Meat Trade

Thanksgiving, Turkeys & Tofurky

Thanksgiving, Turkeys & Tofurky

US Pig Industry Fights To Keep Gestation Crates

US Pig Industry Fights To Keep Gestation Crates

Assignment: Inside Canada’s Cattle Feedlots

Assignment: Inside Canada’s Cattle Feedlots

In Photos: The Leather Industry with Christian Faesecke

In Photos: The Leather Industry with Christian Faesecke

Assignment: Bird Flu (H5N1) Spreads Across the US, Canada and Europe

Assignment: Bird Flu (H5N1) Spreads Across the US, Canada and Europe

In Photos: Refugees And Their Companion Animals Flee War In Ukraine

In Photos: Refugees And Their Companion Animals Flee War In Ukraine

Investigation: Thai Fish Farms and Markets

Investigation: Thai Fish Farms and Markets

Assignment: BC Flood Impact On Animal Lives

Assignment: BC Flood Impact On Animal Lives

Yumin Chen

Yumin Chen

In the Field: Moving Animals

In the Field: Moving Animals

Animal Rescuers Provide Hope During Australian Wildfires

Animal Rescuers Provide Hope During Australian Wildfires

Disaster Response: How Australia Is Failing Its Wildlife

Disaster Response: How Australia Is Failing Its Wildlife

Live export: The Longest Journey

Live export: The Longest Journey

Rebellion: The Need to be Heard

Rebellion: The Need to be Heard

The Pigs of God: Force-fed then slaughtered for spectacle

The Pigs of God: Force-fed then slaughtered for spectacle

Prolonging Death: The Practice of Fish Tethering in Asia

Prolonging Death: The Practice of Fish Tethering in Asia

An Untold Story of Dairy Production

An Untold Story of Dairy Production

An Expose on Animal Clubbing at Thai Slaughterhouses

An Expose on Animal Clubbing at Thai Slaughterhouses

Inside Dakshinkali Temple

Inside Dakshinkali Temple

The Grim Truth about Animal Exports

The Grim Truth about Animal Exports

Documenting the aftermath for animals of Hurricane Florence

Documenting the aftermath for animals of Hurricane Florence

MONBIOT

MONBIOT

Miyoko Schinner

Miyoko Schinner

INVISIBLE

INVISIBLE

Elsie Herring

Elsie Herring

Wendy Valentine

Wendy Valentine

Abandoned Pig Farm

Abandoned Pig Farm

Activism in Australia

Activism in Australia

The Ballarat Saleyards

The Ballarat Saleyards

The Bears

The Bears

Empty Laws

Empty Laws

Family Dairy

Family Dairy

The Farm In My Backyard

The Farm In My Backyard

Gill Dalley

Gill Dalley

Gold Standard

Gold Standard

Lek Chailert

Lek Chailert

Promises

Promises

The Rhythm

The Rhythm

The Slaughterhouse

The Slaughterhouse

Rattlesnake Roundup

Rattlesnake Roundup

Undercover

Undercover

Unforgotten

Unforgotten

Anita Kranjc: 24 Hour Vigil

Anita Kranjc: 24 Hour Vigil

Meet The Team: Sarah Janson – Books and Events Coordinator

Meet The Team: Sarah Janson – Books and Events Coordinator

Interview with Animal Photojournalist Andrew Skowron

Interview with Animal Photojournalist Andrew Skowron

Meet The Team: Warren Bowen – Communications Director

Meet The Team: Warren Bowen – Communications Director

World Press Freedom Day: How Ag-Gag Limits Animal Photojournalism

World Press Freedom Day: How Ag-Gag Limits Animal Photojournalism

Meet The Team: Eva von Jagow – Digital Marketing Manager

Meet The Team: Eva von Jagow – Digital Marketing Manager

Miyoko Schinner

Miyoko Schinner

Miyoko Schinner is the founder of the animal sanctuary Rancho Compasión and of Miyoko’s Creamery, a multi-million dollar vegan cheese ...

The Fate of Canadian Dairy Cows Revealed on World Milk Day

The Fate of Canadian Dairy Cows Revealed on World Milk Day

While working with World Animal Protection for their latest report on Canadian dairy cows - a population of almost one million - our team documented how these cows are treated at farms and during transportation.

Steve-The Current State of Cetacean Captivity

Steve-The Current State of Cetacean Captivity

For the estimated 2,000 to 3,000 whales and dolphins currently held in captivity around the world, life is bleak, boring and unnaturally short. These highly intelligent and social beings are bred, trained, sold and shipped like commodities, and suffer from physical and psychological ailments.

Assignment: Crowded Bird Markets During the Rise of Avian Flu

Assignment: Crowded Bird Markets During the Rise of Avian Flu

Last month, Resha Juhari was in Indonesia documenting the increase in sales of “broiler” chickens in the lead up to Eid al-Fitr. Resha’s photographs are a startling glimpse into the lives of the many thousands of birds who are sourced and sold for human consumption at traditional markets.

From Source to Sale: Shrimp Farming and Fishing in India

From Source to Sale: Shrimp Farming and Fishing in India

We Animals photojournalist S. Chakrabarti recently documented India’s fishing and aquaculture industry – with a specific focus on shrimp production, one of the country’s main seafood exports.

Assignment: Farmed Animals in Northern California’s Flood Zones

Assignment: Farmed Animals in Northern California’s Flood Zones

This month, We Animals photojournalists Nikki Ritcher and Alex Akamine were on the ground in the Northern California flood zones documenting the impact on farmed animals.

Assignment: Inside Indonesia’s Shark Fin and Meat Trade

Assignment: Inside Indonesia’s Shark Fin and Meat Trade

Indonesia’s unique marine habitat is home to 20 percent of the world’s shark and ray species—many of which are endangered. In November, our photojournalist Resha Juhari documented the slaughter and sale of these majestic creatures at Indonesia’s traditional markets.

Thanksgiving, Turkeys & Tofurky

Thanksgiving, Turkeys & Tofurky

46,000,000. This is the number of turkeys that Americans will slaughter to eat and give thanks this Thanksgiving. Use these images and video clips to inspire compassionate choices this holiday season.

US Pig Industry Fights To Keep Gestation Crates

US Pig Industry Fights To Keep Gestation Crates

On October 11, the Supreme Court will hear a case from the pig industry that could put California's Proposition 12 – the strongest animal welfare law in the US – at risk.

Assignment: Inside Canada’s Cattle Feedlots

Assignment: Inside Canada’s Cattle Feedlots

Quebec has the most cattle farms of any Canadian province. Last month, We Animals Founder Jo-Anne McArthur toured rural Quebec with a local investigator to document the lives of these animals.

In Photos: The Leather Industry with Christian Faesecke

In Photos: The Leather Industry with Christian Faesecke

Answering where leather comes from is a complex, international story across a 4,000 km border. We Animals contributor Christian Faesecke documents how cows are trafficked from India to Bangladesh where they are killed for leather.

Assignment: Bird Flu (H5N1) Spreads Across the US, Canada and Europe

Assignment: Bird Flu (H5N1) Spreads Across the US, Canada and Europe

As we continue to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, the highly pathogenic bird flu (H5N1) is affecting millions of wild and domesticated bird populations in North America, Europe, and Asia.

In Photos: Refugees And Their Companion Animals Flee War In Ukraine

In Photos: Refugees And Their Companion Animals Flee War In Ukraine

This month, We Animals contributors Andrew Skowron, Miloš Bičanski and Thomas Machowicz are on the ground in Poland and Ukraine to document the stories of humans and animals seeking refuge from the Russian invasion.

Investigation: Thai Fish Farms and Markets

Investigation: Thai Fish Farms and Markets

A new investigation by Sinergia Animal and We Animals has revealed intense suffering in the Thai fish industry, with footage exposing the reality of how fish are farmed, killed and sold in Thailand.

Assignment: BC Flood Impact On Animal Lives

Assignment: BC Flood Impact On Animal Lives

We Animals photographer Nick Schafer was on the ground in Abbotsford, British Columbia to document the catastrophic floods and share the untold stories of farmed animals.

Yumin Chen

Yumin Chen

Yumin Chen is known by many as one of the most beloved and hard-working animal advocates in Taiwan. With over 25 years of experience, she is a long-time animal advocate and the Director of EAST.

In the Field: Moving Animals

In the Field: Moving Animals

“I’m not a photographer of animals, I’m a photographer for animals. I help animals through photography. Photographers are influential ...

Animal Rescuers Provide Hope During Australian Wildfires

Animal Rescuers Provide Hope During Australian Wildfires

A billion animals is not a billion animals. A billion animals is one individual, and then another, and then another, and again another. In fire-ravaged Australia these last several months, they are the kangaroo succumbing to billowing flames and smoke.

Disaster Response: How Australia Is Failing Its Wildlife

Disaster Response: How Australia Is Failing Its Wildlife

This summer, Australia’s unprecedented bushfires have given rise to seemingly unprecedented goodwill. There is no shortage of experts or funding, so where are we falling short?

Live export: The Longest Journey

Live export: The Longest Journey

We Animals's Australian correspondent Anna Mackiewicz tracks live export from her homeland to the Middle East, and across borders worldwide.

Rebellion: The Need to be Heard

Rebellion: The Need to be Heard

In October 2019, tens of thousands of people took part in Extinction Rebellion and Animal Rebellion protests, which has now sparked a continuing global movement. Jo photographed the London demonstrations.

The Pigs of God: Force-fed then slaughtered for spectacle

The Pigs of God: Force-fed then slaughtered for spectacle

Also known as ‘divine pigs’ or ‘god pigs’, these animals are reared to extraordinary weights and then sacrificed as part of annual festivities at a minority of temples across Taiwan.

Prolonging Death: The Practice of Fish Tethering in Asia

Prolonging Death: The Practice of Fish Tethering in Asia

In spite of what we now know about animal sentience, our priorities continue to lie in finding ways to maximize profit at their expense.

An Untold Story of Dairy Production

An Untold Story of Dairy Production

For the past fifteen years, my work as an animal photojournalist has taken me through the world of dairy production, far beyond the marketing campaigns, and taught me an entirely different story about milk. 

An Expose on Animal Clubbing at Thai Slaughterhouses

An Expose on Animal Clubbing at Thai Slaughterhouses

We are disconnected from what we eat and who we eat, and from the extent of suffering that billions of animals are subjected to.

Inside Dakshinkali Temple

Inside Dakshinkali Temple

Twice a week the Hindu temple Dakshinkali, located outside of Kathmandu in Nepal, is opened to people wishing to make offerings to the goddess Kali, which often takes the form of animal sacrifice.

The Grim Truth about Animal Exports

The Grim Truth about Animal Exports

Hundreds of thousands of live animals are transported each year on ships from Australia and Europe to the Middle East.

Documenting the aftermath for animals of Hurricane Florence

Documenting the aftermath for animals of Hurricane Florence

What could we learn from this tragedy if we focused, instead, on the millions of animals that had been excluded from the death toll and the massive farming systems that had kept them there? That was the question we came to ask.

MONBIOT

MONBIOT

Monbiot: Arresting the Truth is a powerful short film from BAFTA-winning filmmaker Alex Lockwood (Lockwood Film) and We Animals, featuring George Monbiot.

Miyoko Schinner

Miyoko Schinner

Miyoko Schinner, vegetarian since the age of twelve and vegan since the mid-1980s, has dedicated her life to advocating for animals. She is the founder of Rancho Compasión and of Miyoko's Creamery.

INVISIBLE

INVISIBLE

‘INVISIBLE’ follows two undercover investigators on a pig farm investigation in Europe, offering the viewer an unprecedented glimpse into a world that is deliberately and painstakingly covert.

Elsie Herring

Elsie Herring

Interview with Elsie Herring, the great-granddaughter of a freed slave who became an environmental activist after a hog CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation) replaced the small family farm next door to her family’s property.

Wendy Valentine

Wendy Valentine

Wendy Valentine has dedicated her life to helping animals. In 1995, with just 20 acres of land, she founded Hillside Animal Sanctuary, after witnessing firsthand the plight of the battery hen.

Abandoned Pig Farm

Abandoned Pig Farm

Jo-Anne McArthur meditates on her experience of documenting two pig farms in a single day - one operational, and one long abandoned.

Activism in Australia

Activism in Australia

In March of 2017, Jo-Anne spent three weeks documenting the work of animal rights activists in Australia. From sanctuaries to slaughterhouses, what she saw was a movement thriving, driven by tireless compassion and dedication to making the world a kinder place.

The Ballarat Saleyards

The Ballarat Saleyards

On a busy day 32,000 sheep will be brought to the Ballarat Saleyards in Victoria, Australia, to be auctioned and sold for their meat, wool, or as live exports.

The Bears

The Bears

This short film documents the bear bile industry in Southeast Asia and highlights the wonderful organizations working to expose and end their cruelty.

Empty Laws

Empty Laws

Empty Laws, was created as a visual accompaniment to a USDA petition urging regulators to enforce the long-ignored psychological wellbeing laws mandated by the Animal Welfare Act.

Family Dairy

Family Dairy

"Family Dairy" unfolds at a small farm outside Barcelona, Spain, over the course of a single day. We Animals teamed up with Animal Equality to launch an investigation into what are widely considered the most humane practices in farming dairy cows.

The Farm In My Backyard

The Farm In My Backyard

In many countries around the world, markets for fur are closing down as demand wanes. But in the tiny Canadian province of Nova Scotia, the government is putting its own citizens' wellbeing second to this controversial industry, doubling down on its support for the fur industry despite its devastating impacts on the environment, animals, and the local residents pleading for change.

Gill Dalley

Gill Dalley

In 2003, after moving to Thailand to retire, Gill Dalley and her husband John were overwhelmed by the number of street dogs they saw living without proper care.

Gold Standard

Gold Standard

Gold Standard Turned to Rust: To mark World Day for Animals in Laboratories, we teamed up with the New England Anti-Vivisection Society (NEAVS) to create a series of short films portraying the impact of weak laws on animals suffering in the name of science and the new alternatives that might hold the key to ending animal testing for good.

Lek Chailert

Lek Chailert

Saengduaen "Lek" Chailert, the founder of Elephant Nature Park outside Chiang Mai, Thailand, is world renowned for her work to protect elephants from the cruelty of the tourism and logging industries across Asia.

Promises

Promises

Join Jo-Anne McArthur on an investigation into the industrial farming of chickens. Gain a deeper understanding of the burden that all investigators must carry with them: leaving the animals behind.

The Rhythm

The Rhythm

This is a film about rabbits, but it is also not a film about rabbits; really, this is a film about the cold, mechanical rationale of the kill line.

The Slaughterhouse

The Slaughterhouse

We Animals founder and photojournalist, Jo-Anne McArthur recounts a day of filming at a remote slaughterhouse in Tanzania. A short film by Kelly Guerin.

Rattlesnake Roundup

Rattlesnake Roundup

In collaboration with the organization Advocates for Snake Preservation, Jo-Anne McArthur went to the Sweetwater Roundup in 2015 to document the treatment of these animals, and try to understand and expose the fallacies that lead us to the mass killing of these maligned creatures.

Undercover

Undercover

Narrated by former undercover investigator Geoff Regier, we are invited into his world of work at chicken slaughterhouses, to hear his personal account of what it's like to take part in the kill line as an outlier over the course of weeks and, eventually, years. 

Unforgotten

Unforgotten

In collaboration with the New England Anti-Vivisection Society (NEAVS), Jo-Anne McArthur spent a year documenting the lives of animals rescued from research. These are a few of their stories. 

Anita Kranjc: 24 Hour Vigil

Anita Kranjc: 24 Hour Vigil

This film tells the story of bearing witness and animal advocacy at slaughterhouses in Toronto during a 24-hour vigil in 2015, wherein amidst the horror, a small miracle took place.