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The Unseen Animals of Central Asia: A Photography Exhibit by Bogna Wiltowska
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Why Look At Animals?

How can contemporary photography, by focussing on our broken bonds with animals and the rest of the natural world, help drive a paradigm shift in our priorities and empathies?

Award-winning photographers Jo-Anne McArthur and Zed Nelson will be at Kairos in London, UK on December 11th, to explore that question through two 20-minute visual presentations, followed by a group discussion.

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A Rare Glimpse Inside Canada’s Prison Farms

A Rare Glimpse Inside Canada’s Prison Farms

September 11, 2025 | Our Food Systems
Low wages, high costs, hidden cruelties. Incarcerated people at Joyceville and Collins Bay penitentiaries in Ontario are paid under 46 cents an hour to work on federally funded prison farms. Jo-Anne McArthur gained rare access to document the stark realities.
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The Soul of Gaza: Animals Amid War

The Soul of Gaza: Animals Amid War

August 20, 2025 | Compassion and Change
In a place where survival itself is nearly impossible, the bond between humans and animals reveals a deeper kind of resilience. Story in collaboration with Sanctuary Doc.
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A Global Investigation Exposes the Hidden Lives of Caged Hens

A Global Investigation Exposes the Hidden Lives of Caged Hens

June 17, 2025 | Our Food Systems
Today, in collaboration with the Open Wing Alliance, a global coalition of nearly 100 organizations established by The Humane League, and Reporters for Animals International, We Animals releases the largest investigation of its kind.
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Featured Stock Galleries

Visit our stock site to explore the latest content in our growing collection of 40,000+ high-quality visuals of animal issues around the globe.

Animal Farming in Brazil

In collaboration with World Animal Protection Brazil, We Animals photojournalist Vincenzo Ricci documented the hidden side of Brazil’s livestock industry. Explore these visuals.

Canada's Prison Farms

Jo-Anne McArthur gained rare access inside Canada's prison farms to document the stark realities. While prisons present these farms as vocational training, the visuals raise hard questions about whether public funds should support programs that force people and animals into cycles of captivity.

Farmed Animals in Central Asia

We Animals Fellow, Bogna Wiltowska bore witness to the lives of farmed animals in a region where industrial agriculture is beginning to take hold. Explore visuals from Bogna's Fellowship project.

The Global Egg Industry

In collaboration with The Open Wing Alliance and Reporters for Animals, We Animals has released the largest-ever investigation into industrialized egg farms. Explore visuals.

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Unveiling the Hidden Costs of Factory Farming at the European Parliament

Unveiling the Hidden Costs of Factory Farming at the European Parliament

April 3, 2025 | News
Investigation Exposes Truth Behind Egg Industry’s Deceptive Marketing Claims

Investigation Exposes Truth Behind Egg Industry’s Deceptive Marketing Claims

March 18, 2025 | Announcement
A World Book Day Offer

A World Book Day Offer

February 27, 2025 | News
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