Havva Zorlu’s documentation of bees used for honey production in Turkiye offers a rare glimpse into the lives of these remarkable insects. Through her compelling visuals, Havva asks us to consider bees in a new light–not just from the lens of the precious food source they produce.
We Animals teamed up with Sinergia Animal to explore how animals are farmed for food in Chile and Argentina. The following documentation focuses on the experiences of animals at the region's auctions, where thousands of animals are subjected to cruelty and neglect every week.
India is considered the world's largest producer of milk and is home to more than 300 million cattle and buffaloes. In collaboration with FIAPO, We Animals photojournalist Sudip Maiti documented common practices on dairy farms in northeastern India.
In the late summer of 2023, We Animals photojournalist Ram Daya visited several industrial farms in Arizona to document the scale of the state’s expanding animal agriculture industry.
Foie gras production remains contentious around the globe and its methods have long raised ethical concerns. We Animals photojournalist Pierre Parcoeur recently visited foie gras farms in southwestern France to document the experience of birds living inside these spaces.
The Lives of Chickens Inside Thailand’s Factory Farms
Together with World Animal Protection Thailand, We Animals photojournalists investigated the brutal lives of broiler chickens on industrial farms supplying popular fast-food chains in Thailand.
Death by Heat Exhaustion: Inside India’s Poultry Farms
Shatabdi Chakrabarti documented conditions inside India’s poultry farms during the summer heatwaves, which have been increasing in frequency over the past few years. During these periods, death due to heat exhaustion is a regular occurrence for birds inside farms.
In late 2022 we visited sub-Saharan Africa in collaboration with the African NGO Sibanye Trust to investigate the growth of industrial animal farming in the region.
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.
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.