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Photo: A milk-dispensing truck drives between thousands of calf hutches on an enormous dairy farm. Ram Daya / We Animals Media
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Arizona’s Mega-Dairies and the Water Crisis
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You are looking at thousands upon thousands of calf hutches, baking in an Arizona heat wave this summer. In each hutch is a calf who will become a dairy cow, or veal. We Animals Media photojournalist Ram Daya visited industrial farms in Arizona to document the staggering scale of operations, both from the sky and ground. This new work shows us that Arizona's growth in industrial farming has had a huge impact on their already stressed water supply.
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Thanksgiving, Turkeys & Tofurky
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Photo: Boydstun, a rescued turkey at Farm Sanctuary. Jo-Anne McArthur / The Ghosts In Our Machine / We Animals Media
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Despite the number of turkeys slaughtered for Thanksgiving in America (an estimated 46 million in 2022), most consumers know very little about these intelligent birds and what their lives are like before reaching the table.
If you’re looking for delicious plant-based dishes for the table for any of your upcoming holidays, our friends at Farm Sanctuary have some tried-and-true recipes for you!
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Photo: Jo-Anne photographed this despondent fox during an investigation at a fur farm in Quebec. The fox had chewed off parts of her tail and leg, and her only shelter, the nesting box, was closed off. This investigation led to a criminal cruelty conviction by the Montreal SPCA, a first of its kind against a fur farm. Canada’s new ag-gag bill criminalizes this documentation instead of the welfare conditions on farms. Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Media
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On November 29, Canada’s House of Commons passed Bill C-275, a federal ag-gag bill that will criminalize the work of animal photojournalists, activists and whistleblowers exposing animal abuse on farms.
The results of this vote are disheartening - for the animals, the state of photojournalism in our country and the Canadian public.
In Canada, we have a frightfully long way to go in giving animals even the most basic of protections. The censoring of photojournalists and whistleblowers only further sweeps Canada’s systemic abuse issues under the rug.
But we’re not giving up. Far from it. Read our public statement on Canada’s Bill C-275.
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Photo: Sheep being loaded onto trucks from the sale yards. Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Media
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It’s just after midnight at a factory farm in South Jutland, Denmark, and 170 pigs are being loaded onto a lorry. The animals are beginning a two-day journey that will take them halfway around the world, starting with an overland trip down to the German border before travelling the length of the country and exiting into Luxembourg. Next stop: Cambodia.
Startling new evidence about the EU's role in the "long distance" trade of farm animals has come to light.
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Get A Signed Holiday Print & Your Gift Doubles
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Photo: We Animals Media signed holiday prints
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Want to help tell animal stories and receive a beautiful signed print that you might gift this holiday season? For a donation of $100 or more, you can choose between one of five stunning images taken by our founder, Jo-Anne McArthur.
These 8" X 10" non-reflective deep matte prints are perfect for framing. Jo will personally sign your print(s) and all funds raised will contribute to our global investigative work in 2024.
After you make your donation, we'll be in touch with you to ask you which print(s) you’d like. By making a gift, not only will you receive a print for yourself or a loved one, thanks to a generous anonymous donor, you'll also double your impact in bringing visibility to hidden animals. Thank you so much for helping us continue our important work.
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A We Animals book (there are four to choose from!) makes a remarkable holiday gift. Not for everyone, of course; these are serious books of unflinching photography and writing. But for those who love photography, animals, or thought-provoking historic works, these books can become a cherished artifact.
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Our IT and Web Maintenance consultant, Stephen Smith. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur
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In our ‘Meet the Team’ series, we introduce you to the very special people who make We Animals Media tick. This month we bring you the highly technical, uber patient and very funny (he's truly a class clown/dad-joke-maker extraordinaire) Stephen Smith. Steve handles our IT and web maintenance and we love him for it.
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Getting Animals in the Media
Click below to see our visuals in the latest news
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In Case You Missed It: Meet Fabulous Fred
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Rescued from a Thanksgiving fate and now living at Rancho Compasión, Fred's colourful displays and playful antics redefine our understanding of animal emotions. Watching this film is also a great way to see the beautiful work of Austin Meyer, who is one of our newest contributing filmmakers.
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