TRASH-CHOKED SHORES

After emptying it of fish, fishermen clean accumulated plastic waste that remains stuck inside their net. Photo: Resha Juhari / We Animals

It’s a fact: When we throw things away, there is no “away.”

This powerful story about plastic waste in our world’s life-giving oceans was shot by We Animals photojournalist Resha Juhari. Although the images were captured in Indonesia, this is everyone's trash and the images hit hard.

Export of plastic waste to developing countries has dire consequences. Our planet and its animals suffer from its mass accumulation, and we ingest microplastics at alarming rates.

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From now until December 31st, when you donate $100* or more we will send you a beautiful matte print (8"x10") signed by Jo-Anne McArthur. Funds raised will support our global investigative work in 2025 and a portion will be donated to the sanctuaries featured in these images. Plus, Vegan Grants has offered to match every year-end donation towards our goal of $30,000 (one dollar for each visual on our stock site!), so your gift will go twice as far. Choose between five beautiful prints all featuring rescued animals at sanctuaries.

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THE ODDS ARE STACKED

Odysseas Chloridis / We Animals

In November’s photo of the month, a green sea turtle hatchling crawls through piles of plastic garbage and other trash on a beach in Mersin Province, Türkiye.

The odds of survival are growing smaller and smaller for tiny turtle hatchlings like this one, who must crawl through massive piles of waste as they attempt to reach the sea for the first time.

ON DECK: MORE GOODNESS

Erin Wing, Deputy Director of Investigations at Animal Outlook, spends time with Ginger at Wildwood Farm Sanctuary & Preserve. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur / #unboundproject / We Animals

Building on our Unbound Project, which celebrated over 150 women at the forefront of animal advocacy, we are proud to once again ramp up our stories of compassion and change. Meet the people inspiring local communities with tantalizing vegan cuisine, companies using innovative technologies to shape the future of food, and dedicated teams rescuing animals and providing them with sanctuary.

And that’s just the beginning. There are countless beautiful stories we can’t wait to share with you. Watch this space!

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ICYMI: THE BEARS

“I’ve never made a habit of loving anyone based on their looks but I have to say there is no one sweeter, dopier, or as cute as a moon bear.”
- Jo-Anne McArthur

When We Animals partnered with Decipher Films to create a short film about the bear bile industry in Southeast Asia, they had to sneak into a bear bile farm to do it. What they also filmed was the loving care these animals receive when they are rescued.

Bear bile farming is a terribly cruel practice. Vietnam banned bear bile farming in 2005. That same year, 4,300 bears were registered and microchipped to prevent new captures. Despite this, illegal bile production still persists in secret.

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