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As the world’s leading animal photojournalism agency, We Animals Media documents how animals are used for human purposes. We work with NGOs, media and advocates to tell animal stories and make change. Learn more about our mission.

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Explore visuals from our joint investigation with World Animal Protection into the lives of chickens inside Thailand’s broiler farms.

Broiler Farming in Thailand

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Selene Magnolia joined Essere Animali to document pig culls on farms in Lombardy where there was a recent outbreak of ASF.

African Swine Fever in Italy

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Explore this collection of gorgeous portraits of rescued animals at the Forrest and Friends sanctuary in Belgium.

Forrest & Friends Sanctuary

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WAM’s new photojournalist Zuzana Mitt has documented sheep shearing and milking on Slovakian dairy farms. Explore visuals.

Sheep Farming in Slovakia

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HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene

We Animals Media’s publication, HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene (2020) is an unflinching book of photography documenting our relationship with non-human animals in the 21st century.

Learn more about this award-winning book, its 40+ contributing photojournalists and the latest exhibition updates.

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HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene - Foreword by Joaquin Phoenix

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A Hawaiian day octopus observes visitors during a tour at Kanaloa Octopus Farm on the Big Island of Hawaii. The facility confines wild-caught octopuses alone in small tanks to perform breeding experiments on them for the octopus aquaculture industry. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, USA, 2022. Laura Lee Cascada / The Every Animal Project / We Animals Media

Octopus Farm Closes Following Investigation

Kanaloa Octopus Farm on the Big Island of Hawaii has now permanently closed following months of pressure from animal advocates, media exposure and legal complaints in the wake of The Every Animal Project’s investigation.

Death by Heat Exhaustion: Inside India’s Poultry Farms

S. Chakrabarti documented conditions inside India’s poultry farms during the summer heatwaves, which have been increasing in frequency over the past few years. During these periods, death due to heat exhaustion is a regular occurrence for birds inside farms.

Meet The Team: Liisa MacGowan – Metadata Manager

Meet some of the wonderful individuals behind We Animals Media (WAM) in our ‘Meet the Team’ Q&A series. Each month throughout 2023 we’ll be publishing a new behind-the-scenes feature for you to learn about the folks at WAM. This month we spoke with our Metadata Manager, Liisa MacGowan.

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