We Spoke for Animals at the EU

Jo-Anne McArthur raises animal issues at the European Parliament. Photo: Geert Vanden Wijngaert

"Who should look at suffering?" Jo-Anne McArthur recently asked a full room including Members of the European Parliament, advisors, media, and NGOs.

"Anyone who can help. And that is all of us."

In late March, our work was on exhibit at the European Residence Palace in Brussels, with a focus on industrial farming. The EU kills 10 billion farmed animals every year, and NGOs and MEPs are set to curb the suffering inherent in current farming practices by drastically improving animal welfare legislation. Jo-Anne was there to show the audience what life is like for animals living in industrial farms.

An endangered tortoise is held up for the camera at the Thanh Hoa Bird Market, an exotic animal market in Vietnam. Photo: Aaron Gekoski / Asia for Animals Coalition / We Animals Media

Climate change stories are animal stories.

What’s often overlooked in the conversation about the future of our planet is the changing environment’s impact on all animals. For this year's Earth Day we curated an image collection that shows how climate change is affecting animals globally.

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Twenty Years Vegan

Family photo of Jo-Anne admiring Jersey cows as a child.

This April 1st was Jo-Anne’s 20th veganniversary. (No joke!)

"This is an anniversary I love celebrating for myself and animals. If you know me, if you follow my work, you know they are my reason. So, what do I want to say? I think the best I can do is tell you of my own experience on this path…"

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Photo of the Month: Broiler Chicks

Workers at a hatchery separate broiler chicks from their egg shells a few minutes after hatching. Photo: Andrew Skowron / We Animals Media

For broiler chickens, the miserable journey to the slaughterhouse begins at the hatchery. Workers place healthy individuals in plastic containers and dispose of weak individuals along with discarded egg shells in a macerator. These actions are legal and standard practices.

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Donate your Aeroplan points

An activist and investigator filming at a duck farm. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Media

Donating your Aeroplan points helps get our photographers and filmmakers in the field. We are registered as an NGO with Aeroplan, so the fee to donate your points to us is waived. Aeroplan’s pandemic pause on points expiration ends on May 30, 2023. Don’t let your points go to waste! Sending them our way can significantly cut our travel costs, and help us continue documenting important animal stories.

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Meet the Team: Eva von Jagow

Eva von Jagow – Digital Marketing Manager. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur

If you follow any of our social media accounts, you’ve likely interacted with content crafted by the talented and kind Eva Von Jagow.

This month we spoke with Eva about her career, her hopes and what drives her in working to make the world a better place for animals.

"Now, working amongst the brilliant minds who are enacting change, I know another world is possible."

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Unbound: That's a Wrap

Erin Wing, Deputy Director of Investigations at the animal advocacy NGO Animal Outlook and one of Unbound’s featured advocates spends time with Ginger at Wildwood Farm Sanctuary & Preserve. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Media

After eight successful years, the Unbound Project is wrapping up. We invite you to read the uplifting and inspirational stories of the 150+ women featured over the project's lifespan and encourage you to share the website as a resource for years to come. We are immensely grateful to the photographers, filmmakers, writers, researchers, and generous supporters who brought our beautiful project to life.

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Be the First to Know: Stock Alerts

One of the 130 Jersey cows who perished in the fire that engulfed the Percy farm in Stowe, Vermont. Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Media

Be the first to know about new visuals added to our stock platform: sign up for Stock Alerts, our new monthly newsletter for media professionals and activists, dedicated entirely to alerting you about new stock content.

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