Gail Eisnitz

Gail Eisnitz

by | Nov 7, 2019 | Contemporary, Photo Interviews

“I couldn’t do this job if I didn’t have hope.” If you want to understand what it’s really like behind the closed doors of America’s factory farms and slaughterhouses, ask Gail Eisnitz. She can tell you about the sounds—overwhelmingly loud, a mix of...
Elsie Herring

Elsie Herring

by | Aug 14, 2019 | Contemporary, Video

“It’s just an ugly industry.” In September 2018, the We Animals Media team travelled to North Carolina to document the aftermath of Hurricane Florence and its devastating impacts on the environment, animals, and local residents. During their time in...
Shih Chao-hwei

Shih Chao-hwei

by and | Jul 8, 2019 | Contemporary

“We must always check with ourselves to know if we are, in fact, being conquered by our fear.” In their capacity to suffer, Buddhist nun Shih Chao-hwei sees little difference between humans and animals. “Buddha could not bear to see sentient beings suffer,” she notes....
Susie Coston

Susie Coston

by | Oct 23, 2018 | Contemporary, Video

The Power Of Sanctuary As the National Shelter Director of Farm Sanctuary, Susie Coston not only saves the lives of the animals in front of her, she inspires compassion for all animals by telling their stories with humour, grace, and love. She has led countless people...
Kari Bagnall

Kari Bagnall

by | Aug 30, 2018 | Contemporary, Video

Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary     What started 25 years ago with a four-month-old capuchin monkey has since grown into the largest sanctuary for new world monkeys in North America. Kari Bagnall was an interior decorator living in the suburbs when she...