Miguel Endara is a director, filmmaker and We Animals Media Contributor. In 2021 he made a powerful short doc, “Moving Animals,” that follows Jo-Anne as she photographs cows being transported across the Bulgaria-Turkey border for slaughter. With even more projects with Miguel in the works, we spoke with him about filmmaking and what drives him to do his important work.

 A fox in a fur farm, who has chewed off her tail and a leg.
Jo-Anne McArthur / #MakeFurHistory / We Animals Media
 

Fur farms in Canada are in steep decline, explained by our friends at Fur-Bearers. In 2011 there were 347, and last year 97 remained. The numbers of foxes and mink raised and killed for fur has likewise dropped significantly. The fight to end these farms has been long and multi-pronged: activism and advocacy, photojournalism, legal work and pandemic-related health orders. In 2013 and 2015 a We Animals team crossed Canada, photographing these farms, creating materials that have been used relentlessly in campaigns. The work isn’t finished yet but we’re moving in the right direction.  

Jo-Anne at work in the field.
Kelly Guerin.

Hi, Jo-Anne here. We have some great news. Our supportive friends at Mobius have offered We Animals Media a gift of $15,000 USD – received upon matching those funds. This is a big match. Donations of all shapes and sizes will help us achieve it. But we also want to take this opportunity to invite you to become a We Animals Ally – a monthly donor – and your monthly donation will be matched until we reach the $15k.

By helping us match this donation, you’re helping to sustain WAM – that means high-impact investigations far into the future.