We Animals 2025 Holiday Prints

Adam, a young Jersey calf, nibbles on some hay on a cold winter day. As a male born on a dairy farm, Adam was considered to be a waste product, but he was so small that the owner of the farm took pity on him and asked SAFE (Sanctuaire pour animaux de ferme de l’Estrie) to take him in.

When SAFE’s founder retired, Adam and the other cattle found a new home at GLO Farm Sanctuary in Ontario, Canada. GLO provides a forever home for farmed animals, ensuring their needs are not just met but exceeded.

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Božena, a rescued resident pig at Skryty Azyl (Hidden Sanctuary) gazes into the camera from a lush grass yard. While Skryty Azyl closed in early 2025, Božena is safe and well at Kraj Jinotaj sanctuary.

Despite its small size, Czechia is home to an estimated ten farmed animal sanctuaries. These sanctuaries provide refuge to animals typically raised for food production while challenging conventional perceptions of farmed animals and demonstrating how they thrive when allowed to live out their natural lives.

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Grace, a rescued Highland cow poses on a hill at sunset at Farma Nadeje (Hope Farm) sanctuary.

Farma Nadeje is a vegan farmed animal sanctuary. The sanctuary aims to educate people that farmed animals are fundamentally the same as companion animals, and experience the same degrees of love, joy, and pain.

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A rescued goat named Kenny on a toppled tree branch at Edgar’s Mission Sanctuary for farmed animals.

Edgar’s Mission is a not for profit farmed animal sanctuary that seeks to create a humane and just world for all. Through education, outreach, advocacy, community enrichment and tours, the sanctuary encourages people to expand their circle of compassion to include all animals.

Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals

A rescued horse stands amid golden autumn leaves at Skydog Ranch and Sanctuary in Oregon.

The photographer who took this shot, Scott Wilson, remembers the moment fondly:

“When Skydog Sanctuary founder, Clare Staples, invited me to visit the 9,000-acre sanctuary last fall, the chance to photograph some of the 300 rescued wild horses amid Oregon’s oldest aspen stand was irresistible. Photographing horses in the wild is often more like sports photography than portraiture — you have to anticipate every move, react in split seconds, and forget about fine-tuning composition. But at Skydog, watching these rescued wild horses move more freely through their new home, I had the rare opportunity to slow down — to focus on light, texture, and personality. That’s when I captured Rebel — a powerful rescued mustang — framed in a cascade of golden leaves. His steady gaze, straight into the lens, was the perfect finishing touch, the icing on the autumnal cake. Rebel was born in federal holding and rescued alongside his mother, Fern, a striking pinto mare, after their removal from the South Steens range in Oregon. Both have called Skydog home since May 2021.”

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Pear Tree Farm Animal Sanctuary describes Zelda’s journey on their website: “She was terrified and bald when she arrived at the sanctuary. She trusted us very quickly, and hid behind us from other hens when she was scared. She grew in confidence, she grew her feathers, and now she is a brave, fluffy member of the main flock.”

Pear Tree was founded in 2018 when they welcomed three pigs who were destined for the slaughterhouse into their home. The sanctuary has since grown, welcoming more pigs, turkeys, sheep, goats, horses, and ex-laying hens.

James Gibson / We Animals