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Jonathan Balcombe is an ethologist and author. He lectures internationally on animal behavior and the human-animal relationship. Jonathan's books include: The Use of Animals in Higher Education; Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good; Second Nature: The Inner Lives of Animals; What A Fish Knows and SuperFly.In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the most important questions: “what's real?”, “who matters?” and "how can we make a better world?"Sentientism answers those questions with "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.00:00 Clips01:00 Welcome- Links to previous episodes: Jo-Anne McArthur, Marc Bekoff, Claudia Hirtenfelder, Jordi Casamitjana "people who are really thinking about sentience and its importance in the world"03:06 Jonathan's Intro- "I'm Canadian but I'm also American and British"- Biology, ethology, animal behaviour, then non-profit animal protection- "I was always very interested but also concerned about the wellbeing of animals... non-human animals because of course we're animals as well"- "Then I discovered I was pretty good at writing books!"- "Sentience... what animals are thinking, what are they feeling..."- "It's a very exciting time to be an ethologist... scientists are asking questions that were considered taboo... the inner livesof animals... The taboo is gone."- "There's a lot going on between the ears of a hedgehog or an elephant or a fish... not just vertebrates... there's a lot going on in the insides of animals without a backbone... insects, arthropods, crustaceans... octopuses and squids and nautiluses... the darlings of invertebrate sentience"- "Somebody thinking about thinking in non-humans"- JW: "Science has had to catch up with common sense"07:35 What's Real?- Non-religious parents but mum joined the Quakers when pregnant with Jonathan- "As my body was forming inside my mum's womb, religion was coming into her life"- "I go to a Catholic church, not because I'm Catholic but because I sing... it's good for me, it's good for my health and my spirit"- "It's a bit ironic that this atheist, me, goes to a Catholic church every Sunday..."- "My partner is Catholic... when I met her she was a Catholic omnivore and now she's just a Catholic"- "I'm not working on her to try to convert her and she's not trying to convert me... by and large our worldviews are verycompatible"- Quaker principles "Two of them I really like... non-violent and peaceful... open freedom of expression..."- "In the worship... anyone can get up and speak at anytime... "22:32 What (and Who) Matters?41:35 A Better World?01:12:00 Follow Jonathan:- "Super Fly"- "What a Fish Knows"- "Jake and Ava"- Jonathan on Wikipedia- jonathanbalcombe.com (sign up for his newsletter!)And more... full show notes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sentientism.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sentientism.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠"I'm a Sentientist" wall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ via⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ this simple form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠groups⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The biggest so far is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here on FaceBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Come join us there!

In this episode we speak with Jo-Anne McArthur, acclaimed animal photojournalist and founder and president of We Animals Media, an organization whose photographers document the lives of unseen and ignored animals caught within human systems of exploitation and oppression. HIghlights of this episode include: How, motivated by the power of photography to catalyze social change and to raise awareness about animal exploitation, Jo-Anne created a new genre of photojournalism, namely Animal Photo Journalism (APJ); APJ's mission to capture, memorialize, and expose the experiences of animals who are caught within the complex human-dominated systems and whom we fail to see - animals within the industrial food systems, animals used for entertainment, such as in circuses, zoos, aquaria, theme parks, and rodeos, and animals used in research; Jo-Anne's travels to over 60 countries that catalogue our complex relationship with animals, captured in her three books, We Animals, Captive, and Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene, and her feature role in the acclaimed Canadian documentary, The Ghosts in Our Machines; inspiring stories of animal advocacy and highlights of the work of women on the front lines, captured in the Unbound project by We Animals Media; how Jo-Anne manages the emotional impact of documenting animal suffering while staying committed to animal liberation; and finally, on behalf of our planet which is groaning under the pressure of human dominion, Jo-Anne's reflection on her personal journey of choosing not to have children, emphasizing the importance of considering alternative and richer ways to express love and fulfillment. See episode website for show notes, links, and transcript:  https://www.populationbalance.org/podcast/joanne-mcarthur   ABOUT US The Overpopulation Podcast features enlightening conversations between Population Balance executive director Nandita Bajaj, researcher Alan Ware, and expert guests. We cover a broad variety of topics that explore the impacts of our expanding human footprint on human rights, animal protection, and environmental restoration, as well as individual and collective solutions. Learn more here: https://www.populationbalance.org/  Copyright 2024 Population Balance

Neuroscientist, writer and stage director Indre Viskontas will be joined by world-renowned photographer Jo-Anne McArthur and co-founder of the BigPicture photography competition and exhibit curator Rhonda Rubinstein for a conversation about the power of images to change how we see the world, raise awareness about the most urgent environmental issues, and spark action. This event will also feature the work of McArthur and other photographers in Seeing It All: Women Photographers Expose Our Planet, the latest publication from BigPicture and the California Academy of Sciences. Written by Rubinstein, Seeing It All features more than 125 photos by female BigPicture award recipients and jurors, whose incredible images illustrate the extraordinary complexity of the natural world and expose how we—humans, animals, nature—are living together now. Featuring a foreword by renowned oceanographer Sylvia Earle and essays by Indre Viskontas and Rebecca Solnit, this important book presents new perspectives of rarely seen animals, places, and conservation around the world.  MLF ORGANIZER: Anne W. Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Claudia talks to renowned photographer Jo-Anne McArthur about the power of images in political change for animals. They unpack what animal photojournalism is, some of the challenges photographers encounter in recording the lives of animals, and the political implications of such photos.  Date Recorded: 17 October 2023.  Jo-Anne McArthur is an award-winning photojournalist, sought-after speaker, photo editor, and the founder of We Animals Media. She has visited over sixty countries to document our complex relationship with animals. She is the author of three books: We Animals (2014), Captive (2017), and HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene (2020), and is the subject of Canadian filmmaker Liz Marshall's acclaimed Canadian documentary, The Ghosts in Our Machine. Jo-Anne's photographs have received accolades from Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Nature Photographer of the Year, Big Picture, Picture of the Year International, the Global Peace Award, and others. Jo-Anne has been a visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia and Denver University, and in 2020, Jo-Anne was a jury member for World Press Photo. She hails from Toronto, Canada. Find out more about Jo-Anne on her website or connect with her on Twitter (@WeAnimals).   Featured: Hidden, Animals in the Anthropocene by We Animals MediaIt's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War by Lindsey Addario                                Every Twelve seconds: Industrialized Slaughter and the Politics of Sight by Timothy Pachirat. Maximum tolerated dose by Decipher FilmsZebra Eye by Frans LantingJo-Anne's striking images of minks.We Animals MediaAaron Gekoski The Animal Turn is part of the  iROAR, an Animals Podcasting Network and can also be found on A.P.P.L.E, Twitter, and Instagram Thank you to Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethics (A.P.P.L.E) for sponsoring this podcast; Gordon Clarke (Instagram: @_con_sol_) for the bed music, Jeremy John for the logo, Rebecca Shen for her design work, Virginia Thomas for the Animal Highlight, and Christiaan Mentz for his audio editing. This episA.P.P.L.E Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethics (A.P.P.L.E)Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showThe Animal Turn is hosted and produced by Claudia Hirtenfelder and is part of iROAR Network. Find out more on our website.

This week, a conversation about global aid efforts, and another one about the power of art to address humans' relationships with animals. In the first part of the program, Dr. Raj Shah, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, talks about his work addressing global health crises and economic challenges both within the private sector and government. It's the topic of his new book, Big Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens. On October 25th, 2023, Shah came to the KQED studios in San Francisco to talk to Indre Viskontas. Award-winning photographer Jo-Anne MacArthur's work explores our complex relationship with animals. From conservation efforts to the fashion and food industry, her images show the ways in which humans impact the lives of animals.  On October 18th, 2023, MacArthur came to KQED studios in San Francisco to talk to Indre Viskontas about the challenges of her work - which includes shooting in feedlots and other restricted areas. Her photos are featured in a new book: Women Photographers Expose our Planet.

In this animal-focused episode, Rick's two guests are Jonathan Balcombe and Jo-Anne McArthur. Jonathan is a world-renowned biologist, ethologist, and author of popular science books on the inner lives of animals, including Pleasurable Kingdom, Second Nature, and What a Fish Knows - a New York Times best-seller. Jo-Anne is an award-winning photojournalist, speaker, and founder of WeAnimalsMedia. She's visited over sixty countries to document our complex relationship with animals. As a pack, they talk aboutEthologyAnimal photojournalism“Try and try again”How you protect what you loveAnimal sentienceAnimal playfulnessThings getting better AND worseCultural influence on meat-eatingThe effects of vegetarianismLeading by exampleThe ick-factor of lab-grown meatFactory farms as conflict zonesAd-gag lawsAnd trivia for plant-eaters... You do make friends with salad.XingTheGap.comBoomTheShow.comRickMiller.caig: @xingthegapfb: @xingthegapig: @rickmilleractortw/x: @rickmilleractorjonathanbalcombe.comfb: JonathanBalcombeAuthortw/x: @jonathanpb1959weanimalsmedia.orgYoutube: weanimalsmediafb: WeAnimalsig: @WeAnimalstw/x: @WeAnimals

Jo-Anne McArthur is a photojournalist, humane educator, animal rights activist and author. She is known for her We Animals project, a photography project documenting human relationships with animals. Through the We Animals Humane Education program, Jo-Anne offers presentations about human relationships with animals in educational and other environments, and through the We Animals Archive, she provides photographs and other media for those working to help animals. We Animals Media, meanwhile, is a media agency focused on human/animal relationships. Jo-Anne was the primary subject of the 2013 documentary The Ghosts in Our Machine, directed by Liz Marshall, and with Keri Cronin, she is the founder of the Unbound Project, which aims to celebrate and recognize women animal activists. Her first book, We Animals, was published in 2013; her second, Captive, was published in 2017; and a third, Hidden, which featured a foreword by Joaquin Phoenix, was published in 2020. Jo-Anne has been awarded a range of commendations for her photography and activism, including several commendations in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards and joint first place in the COP26 photography competition. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “who matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We discuss: 00:00 Welcome 2:23 Jo's Intro - Striving to be open, active, helping, empathic, compassionate, humble - Founding We Animals Media "What was once me with camera is now me & 15 staff & over 100 contributing photographers globally" - "My own ethos about being generous in the world" 3:57 What's Real? - #catholic background but not very religious family - "Know the stories, know the moralistic tales... which are largely quite good & translate across many religions... do unto others... take care of one another" - "I am personally #atheist / #agnostic atheist... I do have a very #spiritual sense of the world... did I just contradict myself? I don't think so." - "Everything is interconnected... I am from the earth and will go back to the earth." - "It's a beautiful system this earth has evolved over billions of years... I am in awe of that." - "If I have a spiritual leaning it's towards reference for the earth" - "My dad commented... I seemed like an earth worshipper... indigenous ideology? pagan ideology?" - "I go through the world in awe of what is around me" - "You protect what you love... I do love the plants... trees, birds in the trees & the old dog I adopted & other people..." - "Perhaps that reverence has led me to be a full time activist for others" - "There were no clashes (with supernatural religious beliefs)... it just seemed to me that the scientific experiment is what holds truest to me... how biology works... how the cosmos works... I just gravitated towards that" - "3 of my 4 parents are very religious now... we don't talk about it very much because we disagree on some major things" - "They feel that I will go to hell if I don't find Jesus so they pray for me... yet we have a gorgeous, wonderful, close relationship" - "We disagree on these things but we can still love one another" - "It was quite a religion free zone at my house. I was free to develop my worldviews." - "My parents guided me but also took a back seat to the things that were apparently precious to me... protecting others" 14:22 What & Who Matters? xx A Better Future? ...and much more. Full show notes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sentientism.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sentientism.info⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"I'm a Sentientist" wall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this simple form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here on FaceBook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Come join us there!

We discuss findings from a 2023 report “Animal Agriculture is the Missing Piece in Climate Change Media Coverage”. Given the policy agenda-setting role of the news media, this report details what coverage improvements are warranted to facilitate needed farming and dietary changes in the U.S. to help mitigate the climate crisis, given the large role that animal ag plays in greenhouse gas emissions (especially via methane and deforestation). In this 25-minute podcast, In Tune to Nature host Carrie Freeman interviews two of the report's co-authors, Coni Arevalo (Research Associate at Faunalytics) and Jenny Splitter (Managing Editor at Sentient Media). The report and its recommendations can be found, with an easy-to-read executive summary and infographics, at https://faunalytics.org/animal-ag-in-climate-media/ Faunalytics is a nonprofit research organization that conducts studies and shares knowledge to help advocates support animals effectively. Their website is https://faunalytics.org/.  And Sentient Media is a nonprofit journalism organization and news outlet dedicated to changing the conversation around animal agriculture. Their website is https://sentientmedia.org/   Photo of cow used in the dairy industry, by Jo-Anne McArthur of We Animals Media. The breeding, raising, and feeding of cows is the main contributor in ag to the climate crisis. In Tune to Nature is a long-time weekly show airing on Wednesdays from 6:30-7pm EST on Atlanta indie station WRFG (Radio Free Georgia) 89.3FM hosted by Carrie Freeman or Melody Paris. Please consider donating to support this 50-year old independent, non-commercial, progressive Atlanta radio station at https://wrfg.org/   Remember to take care of yourself and others, including other species, like all the free/wild animals we share the planet with.

 International Women's Day is recognised each year on March 8 as a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence against women. 3CR Radical Radio has a long history of supporting IWD by hosting 24 hour broadcasting by women and non-binary people. On this show we discuss some inspirational women who are animal rights advocates and strive for collective liberation. We also discuss some other animal-related news. We acknowledge the work of Brenda Sanders who founded the Afro-Vegan Society and works tirelessly in food justice and sharing knowledge about healthy vegan living. Here's Brenda's profile with the Unbound Project: https://unboundproject.org/brenda-sanders/        Learn more about the Afro-Vegan Society here: https://www.afrovegansociety.org/ We discussed Lauren Ornelas and The Food Empowerment Project which seeks to create a more just and sustainable world by recognizing the power of one's food choices. https://foodispower.org/    The FEP Ethical Chocolate list is a really handy resource for sourcing ethical vegan chocolate that is free of child and slave labour through it's production and supply chain.  https://foodispower.org/chocolate-list/We recognise the work of animal photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur and We Animals Media https://weanimalsmedia.orgWe discuss the work of Kristy Alger, writer and activist. Kristy writes under Writing Liberation and her first book is Five Essays For Freedom. Follow Kristy's work here: https://www.instagram.com/writing_liberation/?hl=en SeaWeek (March 4-12, 2023) is Australia's major national public awareness campaign to focus community awareness, provide information and encourage an appreciation of the sea. https://www.aaee.org.au/seaweek/ UN member nations have signed a treaty to protect marine life and the agreement is considered crucial to the goal of protexting 30% of land and sea by 2030. https://apnews.com/article/un-oceans-biodiversity-treaty-0b024fa07e8c1947236d8b8491ebf92c  A new study reveleaed that plastic pollution doubles every six years https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0281596  We discussed the death of Kiska, the last orca held in captivity in Canada. Tragically Kiska had been living in captivity since the 1970s at Marineland. https://plantbasednews.org/culture/law-and-politics/kiska-captive-orca-died-marineland-canada/ A new study revelas that fish are self-aware and recognised themselves in a mirror test https://plantbasednews.org/news/science/self-aware-fish-research/ The documentary Seaspiracy is available on Netflix https://www.seaspiracy.org/ In dairy news, consumption of plant based milk is on the rise in Australia. Researchers delve into why this is and what motivates people to make the switch away from consuming dairy. https://www.unsw.edu.au/news/2022/07/why-plant-based--milks--are-rising-to-the-top Puma ditches kangaroo leather for their soccer boot range and releases a vegan leather substitute called K-BETTER. https://plantbasednews.org/culture/sport/puma-vegan-leather-football-boots/Events coming up: Emma Hakansson, author of How Veganism can Save Us will be in conversation with Pam Ahern, Founder of Edgar's Mission at the Castlemaine Festival on Tuesday April 4. https://castlemainefestival.com.au/events/how-veganism-can-save-us/ Five years after the release of the Dominion documentary, Farm Transparency Project are hosting a week of action across April 2-8 and an Animal Rights March. Details here: https://www.farmtransparency.org/dominion-march  Music Played: Alice Skye 'Everything Is Great' - https://open.spotify.com/track/5o7idEY12ht7TrTHu5e4fG Caisha Sprout 'Seasick' - https://open.spotify.com/track/6BcO1IkqIuJroU2mI88Msi Dear Stalker '6pm In The City' - https://open.spotify.com/track/2VlRFa3tMFGjoHTlYjUiEC

Jo-Anne is an award-winning photojournalist, sought-after speaker, photo editor, and the founder of We Animals Media. She has visited over sixty countries to document our complex relationship with animals. She is the author of three books: We Animals (2014), Captive (2017), and HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene (2020), and is the subject of Canadian filmmaker Liz Marshall's acclaimed Canadian documentary, The Ghosts in Our Machine. Jo-Anne's photographs have received accolades from Wildlife Photographer of the Year, Nature Photographer of the Year, Big Picture, AEFONA, Picture of the Year International, the Global Peace Award, and others. In 2020, Jo-Anne was thrilled to be a member of the jury for World Press Photo. She hails from Toronto, Canada. weanimalsmedia.org

Hello Friends,We are very excited to share today's episode with you. We were fortunate to have a conversation with Award winning Canadian Photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur! In this episode, Jo-Anne discusses how she began her work documenting animal rights issues around the world. She shares her experiences photographing animals in captivity, in the wild, and in the food industry, and discusses the challenges and ethical considerations involved in her work.Jo-Anne also talks about the importance of using photography to raise awareness for animal welfare issues and to inspire people to take action to protect animals. She shares her insights on the role of photojournalism in creating social change, and offers advice to aspiring photojournalists who are interested in pursuing animal rights photography.Throughout the episode, Jo-Anne shares about of some of her most memorable and impactful photographs, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the stories that inspired them. Listeners will come away with a greater appreciation for the power of photography to create empathy and drive social change, and a deeper understanding of the complex and often heartbreaking issues facing animals today.We are so grateful to Jo-Anne and her team at We Animals Media for the incredible and important work they do in the world!Enjoy,Z&DSponsors:Athletic Greens:Athletic Greens is giving all of our listeners a FREE 1 year supply of immune supporting Vitamin D & 5 free travel packs with your first purchase! Visit athleticgreens.com/moregood to take ownership over your health.Episode Resources:We Animals: Instagram / Website / YoutubeBook: Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene by Jo-Anne McArthurBook: We Animals by Jo-Anne McArthur Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jo-Anne McArthur is a multiple award winning photojournalist who has spent over two decades travelling the world to document and bring to light the disturbing truth about our relationship with the other sentient beings that share our planet. Her unflinching photography has been acknowledged with multiple awards including Wildlife Photographer of the Year and The Global Peace Award.She is the author of  three books: We Animals (2014), Captive (2017), and HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene (2020), and is the subject of Canadian filmmaker Liz Marshall's acclaimed Canadian documentary, The Ghosts in Our Machine. Jo-Anne is founder of  We Animals Media, an organisation dedicated to bringing visibility to 'hidden' animals through compelling photo and videojournalism.  The comprehensive archive of work depicting the animals we trap, wear, eat, and experiment on is freely available  to anyone wishing to change the status-quo and work towards a more compassionate world where we co-exist peacefully alongside animals. Jo-Anne and WAM's dedicated team of journalists regularly put themselves in compromising and dangerous situations in the hopes of inspiring others to share their want of a better world for animals. They often have to break the law to obtain the stories they believe will shift our attitudes towards the 80 billion land animals we use and kill every year.  In this episode of Talking Apes, Jo-Anne opens up about suffering PTSD as a result of the cruelty and bloodshed she has witnessed throughout her career. She tells us about the time her entire team ended up in hospital, and explains how she maintains her incredibly positive and warm demeaner despite the dark worlds she documents.  READ OUR BLOG HERE to learn more and see some of Jo-Anne's work, including the photos discussed in the podcast. Visit Jo-Anne McArthur's Website Warning: discusses animal cruelty, animal suffering, animal abuse. Themes: animal rights, animal liberation, animal welfare, vegetarianism, veganism, animal law, animal protection, cruelty free living,  journalism, photography.GLOBIO is a global awareness nonprofit that creates environmental films and provides visual support to wildlife conservation organizations around the world, and tells their stories globally while educating the public about our shared environmental challenges. GLOBIO's mission is to inspire a positive relationship with our environment by connecting species, people and planet.Support the showTalking Apes is an initiative of the nonprofit GLOBIO. Official website: talkingapes.orgInstagram: @talkingapes_podcastTwitter: @talking_apes Click here to support the show.

On today's episode W. Scott Olsen is talking to Jo-Anne McArthur, award-winning animal photojournalist, sought-after speaker, and the founder of We Animals Media.This podcast is brought to you by FRAMES - high quality quarterly printed photography magazine. You can find out more about FRAMES over at www.readframes.com.Find our more about FRAMES:FRAMES MagazineFRAMES Instagram feedFRAMES Facebook Group

Heyo star friends! It's episode 171 of StarSound Speaks and I am thrilled to have Lindsay Natale and Rachael Middleton, two of my wonderful cohorts from Nightlight Astrology school, as guests today. Besides being awesome astrologers, who truly inspired me in our studies together of ancient astrology, Lindsay and Rachael are organic farmers. Here we talk about Uranus in Taurus and earth changes, most recently the catastrophic flooding in Yellowstone. Discover out-of-the-box, empowering insights which can truly transform your life and make a world of difference. Catch Lindsay's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQin... Rachael's site is www.iheartastrology.net. She also writes for www.Medium.com under i heart astrology. Aho! ~irlianna samsara StarSound Speaks www.StarSoundAstrology.com ✴️ Hey! We began our first class in Astrology For Beginners but there's still time to jump on. Yee ha! ✴️ For more info, or to book an astrology session: https://www.starsoundastrology.com #astrology #UranusInTaurus #StarSoundSpeaks photo by Jo-Anne McArthur on Unsplash

Brown Bear, Germany, 2008   I'm aware of what you are and I'm also aware of what you're thinking. You're a human being   I'm aware of what you are and I'm also aware of what you're thinking. You're a human being and you are thinking I am something else   I'm aware of what you are and I'm also aware of what you're thinking. You're a human being and you are thinking I am something else put here for your entertainment.     I'm aware of what you are and I'm also aware of what you're thinking. You're a human being and you are thinking I am something else put here for your entertainment, that makes it easier for you to ignore me.   I'm aware of what you are and I'm also aware of what you're thinking. You're a human being and you are thinking I am something else put here for your entertainment, that makes it easier for you to ignore me and the wire mesh that surrounds me.   I'm aware of what you are and I'm also aware of what you're thinking. You're a human being and you are thinking I am something else put here for your entertainment, that makes it easier for you to ignore me and the wire mesh that surrounds me; the wire mesh that separates us.   I'm aware of what you are and I'm also aware of what you're thinking. You're a human being and you are thinking I am something else put here for your entertainment, that makes it easier for you to ignore me and the wire mesh that surrounds me; the wire mesh that separates us, and your way of thinking from mine.   Gordon Meade     Gordon Meade is a Scottish poet and animal advocate. His 10th book of poetry is called Zoo Speak. It's about the inhumane and appalling conditions for animal who live in zoos and other terrible places. He wrote it to accompany the photographs in Jo-Anne McArthur's, Captive a haunting book of photographs featuring animals in captivity.     If you are unfamiliar with Jo-Anne's work, go to We Animals Media and take a look. It will change you. I read/looked at Captive years ago and I truly did not think it could get more powerful or feel more devastating then it felt right then, and then I came across Gordon's poetry. It offers an entirely new dimension to the photos, one that makes you look at the animals and really see and feel their perspective on the situation. It floored me.   Please listen and share and then, read Gordon's poems.   LINKS  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnrR1DWog7Y&t=6s   https://www.etsy.com/listing/778801047/zoospeak-gordon-meade-with-jo-anne   Captive: https://joannemcarthur.com/captive/

Species Unite will be back next week, June 2nd, with a brand new season. Until then, we are re-sharing some of our favorite episodes. Today's is a conversation with Jo-Anne McArthur.   Jo-Anne McArthur is an award winning photojournalist and the founder of We Animals Media. For 20 years she has been photographing and bearing witness to our complex relationship with animals. She's worked in over 60 countries in just about every industry one can imagine - including: fur farms, factory farms, bear bile farms, zoos, rodeos, circuses, and marine parks with the mission to make the lives of these invisible animals visible. Her images tell the stories of unseen suffering, the stories of what happens when we stop paying attention, of what hopelessness looks like, and of thousands of little lives that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. She is also co-founder of the Unbound Project and the author of two books, We Animals and Captive. And, she was the subject of Liz Marshall's acclaimed documentary, The Ghosts in Our Machine. I have been a super-fan of Jo-Anne's for years, so it felt like a real honor to be able to spend this time with her. I learned a lot in this conversation, about suffering, about empathy, and mostly, about grace. I hope that you will be as moved by Jo-Anne and her work as I am. Learn More About We Animals Media Learn More About The Unbound Project Jo Anne's Books: We Animals Captive Liz Marshall's Documentary, The Ghosts in Our Machine

Opening image, A Malayan Sun Bear in a zoo at the Pata mall in Thailand, 2008, by Jo-Anne McArthur/We Animals Media: https://stock.weanimalsmedia.org/asset/13888/ For this episode we were honoured to welcome Scottish poet Gordon Meade to talk about his collection of poems in ZooSpeak, inspired by the photography of Jo-Anne McArthur. In this episode of the Anthrozoology Podcast we are honoured to welcome Scottish poet Gordon Meade. Gordon's tenth collection of poems, inspired by photographs taken by Jo-Anne McArthur, is entitled Zoospeak. We often write and speak about the human tendency to use language as a tool of separation; to control the narrative of otherthanhuman lives. Gordon's work instead uses language as a tool to highlight the many species with whom we life-share. In fact, otherthanhuman species have featured his life and work for decades. Please subscribe to get notified about our next podcast! Follow us on Twitter: @TheAnthrozoopod Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthrozoopod/ To access audio-only versions please our official Website: https://anthrozoopod.wixsite.com/anthrozoopod PodCrew: Kris Hill PhD Student, University of Exeter kh458@exeter.ac.uk https://katzenlife.wordpress.com/ Dr. Michelle Szydlowski Assistant Professor at Beacon College, US ms835@exeter.ac.uk www.internationalelephants.org Sarah Oxley Heaney PhD Student, University of Exeter sh750@exeter.ac.uk www.kissingsharks.com Podlet Guest: Gordon Meade Scottish Poet egordonmeade1@btinternet.com https://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poet/gordon-meade/

Les produits laitiers sont-ils nos amis pour la vie ? Avec mon invitée Élise Desaulniers, autrice et chercheuse indépendante et Directrice générale de la SPCA de Montréal, on a fait le tour des mythes qui entourent l'industrie laitière qu'elle examine et réfute dans son livre Vache à lait. Dix mythes de l'industrie laitière.   La grille d'analyse du carnisme s'applique particulièrement bien à la question des produits laitiers, car elle montre que contrairement aux fausses croyances entretenues par des décisions politiques, du lobbying et de vastes campagnes de publicité, les produits laitiers ne sont ni nécessaires, ni naturels et que notre attachement au lait comme un produit normal et nice est le produit d'une action volontariste à la fois des États et des industriels.   On a aussi parlé de calcium, d'intolérance au lactose mais encore de féminisme et de suprématie blanche !     ________________________________  Références et sources citées dans l'entretien :   - les livres d'Élise Desaulniers : Je mange avec ma tête (2011), Vache à lait. Dix mythes de l'industrie laitière (2013), Le défi végane 21 jours (2016) et Tables véganes (2019), coécrit avec Patricia Martin - l'article "Les vrais mâles préfèrent la viande" pour lequel elle a reçu le Grand Prix du journalisme indépendant au Québec : http://francoisestereo.com/les-vrais-males-preferent-la-viande-convergences-du-feminisme-et-de-lantispecisme-1/  - l'article "Pourquoi la droite tient-elle tant à son verre de lait ?" publié dans l'Amorce en 2019 : https://lamorce.co/pourquoi-la-droite-tient-elle-tant-a-son-verre-de-lait/  - révision du Guide alimentaire canadien en 2019 : https://www.canada.ca/fr/sante-canada/services/guide-alimentaire-canadien/contexte/processus-revision-guide-alimentaire-canadien.html    Recommandations d'Élise Desaulniers :   - Les filles en série. Des Barbies aux Pussy Riot (2013) - Martine Delvaux  - Le travail de Jo-Anne McArthur et le documentaire centré sur elle The Ghost in Our Machine (2013)  - Les animaux ne sont pas comestibles (2017) - Martin Page   Un grand merci à Yxzabel, chantactiviste égalitariste, pour avoir accepté que je diffuse sa chanson "Ce que veau une vie" dans le podcast ! Et merci à Joseph pour la prise de son, l'accompagnement et le mixage. ________________________________ SOUTENIR : https://linktr.ee/poissonpodcast Comme un poisson dans l'eau est un podcast indépendant et sans publicité : votre soutien est indispensable pour qu'il puisse continuer à exister. Merci d'avance ! Les comptes Instagram, Twitter, Facebook et Mastodon du podcast sont également à retrouver dans le link tree ! CRÉDITS Comme un poisson dans l'eau est un podcast créé et animé par Victor Duran-Le Peuch.   Charte graphique : Ivan Ocaña   Générique : Synthwave Vibe par Meydän   Musique : Ce que veau une vie par Yxzabel / Tender remains par Myuu

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In this episode of the Plant-Based Canada podcast we interview Canadian photojournalist, animal rights activist, and author Jo-Anne McArthur.She is known for the We Animals project, a photography project documenting human relationships with animals. Through the We Animals Archive, she provides photographs and other media for those working to help animals.Her first book, We Animals, was published in 2013; her second, Captive, was published in 2017; and a third, Hidden, which featured a foreword by Joaquin Phoenix, was published in 2020. McArthur has won several awards for her work, including the 2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year People's Choice award for a photo of a lowland gorilla rescued from poachers… And more recently 3 of her photos made the top 10 in the Earth Project's COP26 photography competition. She has been working as a photojournalist for decades… and sometimes navigates extremely dangerous environments – from bushfires in Australia to factory farm operations in Turkey and Italy – to help shine a light on the plight of a wide-range of animals, as well as the downstream effects our treatment of animals has on out environment.  In this episode we discuss:Jo-Anne's interest in photojournalism and her path to animal rights activism. Her work documenting our relationship with animals and how we exploit them.Her photography awards, including her winning images in the Earth Project's COP26 photography competition.Her work as the founder of the “Unbound Project” and her photography project We Animals.The oftentimes dangerous situations she finds herself in her line of work.Her focus on protecting mental health and staying hopeful while documenting difficult subjects.How to get involved in animal rights advocacy work.Studies/Articles:tEP COP26 Competition UpdateCOP26 Earth Project photography competitionNature under threat: a Cop26 photographic competition – in picturesCanadian photojournalist wins COP26 photography competition Socials/Links:Jo-Anne's WebsiteInstagramFacebookTwitterWe Animals Media Unbound ProjectThis Podcast was hosted and edited by Clinton Stamatovich 

 In this episode Davita and Caroline welcome Jo-Anne McArthur to Freedom of Species. We talk about HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene, published by We Animals Media. HIDDEN is an incredible piece of work that documents our violent relationships to the non-human animals across the world. It features the work of 40 international animal photojournalists.  Jo also shares her journey into activism, and we talk about the solutionary stories of the Unbound Project that celebrates women at the forefront of animal advocacy worldwide.  Links Find HIDDEN here: https://weanimalsmedia.org/our-work/buy-books-and-prints/ Adam Oswell, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2021: https://www.adamoswell.com/ One of the prizes for Jo's work: https://naturephotographeroftheyear.com/previous-editions/npoty-2020-results/jo-anne-mcarthur-hope-in-a-burned-forest-winner-category-man-and-nature Elsie Herring in Unbound Project: https://unboundproject.org/elsie-herring/ Kiska and Cetacean captivity: https://weanimalsmedia.org/2019/11/19/the-current-state-of-cetacean-captivity/ On Save the Chimps and Ron: https://www.featureshoot.com/2021/09/a-photographer-meets-chimpanzees-saved-from-research-laboratories/ Music Played Eddie Vedder 'Guaranteed' - https://open.spotify.com/album/13xlpKbai3GGoMSr75lOeX Dead Prez 'Be Healthy' - https://open.spotify.com/album/7gXuElmegVReY7imkb5bf8 Miiesha 'Twisting Words' - https://open.spotify.com/album/4FPYLkPm1ri9vaxdGAOMuR  

Award-winning animal photojournalism pioneer Jo-Anne McArthur of We Animals Media tells us about the growing field of courageous animal photojournalists worldwide who visually tell the stories of nonhuman animals, by specializing in animal protection issues and undercover investigations of captive animals -- like in farms, zoos, aquariums, markets, and labs. You can see and use some of these compelling images on the We Animals stock photo archive    https://stock.weanimalsmedia.org/ We Animals Media is a nonprofit open to donations. https://weanimalsmedia.org/  They have books and a master class for those interested in the field of animal photojournalism.  This 26-minute "In Tune to Nature" podcast features host Carrie Freeman, and was originally broadcast on Sept 8th, 2021 on Radio Free Georgia. In Tune to Nature airs every Wed at 6:30-7pm EST on wrfg.org and 89.3FM-Atlanta. Hosted by volunteers Sonia Swartz, Melody Paris, or Carrie Freeman. Please support nonprofit independent radio like Radio Free Georgia at https://wrfg.org/ 

We're honored to launch Season 2 with this guest, the acclaimed animal photojournalist, author, humane educator and founder of https://weanimalsmedia.org/ (We Animals Media), Jo-Anne McArthur. Perhaps no human has done more to bring the suffering of our animal kin into the light. For more than 20 years, across more than 60 countries, Jo has documented the truth of what happens to billions of animals in some of the darkest places on the planet. In this wide-ranging conversation, she describes We Animals' unfailing focus on the industries that perpetrate and perpetuate the most suffering, especially factory farms. She talks about the resilience required to continue her confronting work, how a new genre of "animal photojournalism" is inspiring the next generation of artist-advocates, and what each of us can do to create more just conditions for the domestic and wild species with whom we share the Earth. Be sure to look for our bonus episode! Jo recites an ancient Buddhist prayer for the liberation of all beings, including we humans. More: Jo's courageous lifework has won her numerous awards, including Nature Photographer of the Year 2020 for her iconic image of a kangaroo and her joey against the backdrop of a burnt eucalyptus forest - survivors of the Black Summer Climate Fires that ravaged Australia. In addition, We Animals' urgent and unprecedented new photo collection, https://weanimalsmedia.org/our-work/hidden/ (HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene), recently won Photography Book of the Year by Pictures of the Year International and the Gold Medal for Outstanding Book of the Year - Most Likely to Save the Planet by Independent Publisher. "Hidden" includes a foreword by the Academy Award-winning actor and animal rights activist, Joaquin Phoenix. Calls to action: We're excited to partner with Jo to give one of our listeners a signed copy of "Hidden." Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/sentientplanetpodcast/ (Instagram) or https://www.facebook.com/sentientplanetpodcast (Facebook) and look for instructions on how you can win. Follow and support https://joannemcarthur.com/ (Jo) and https://weanimalsmedia.org/ (We Animals). If you're a student or educator, discover courses and resources in https://humaneeducation.org (humane education here). (If you're in Canada, https://humanecanada.ca/ (go here).) https://www.reducetarian.org/ (Reduce) your consumption of animal products, or transition to a fully plant-based diet! Look for animal causes you can support in your local community. Consider supporting Sentient Planet on https://www.patreon.com/sentientplanet (Patreon) for just a few dollars a month. Intro music: "The Spaces Between" by Scott Buckley. Interstitial music: "Eternity" by Stellardrone. Photo: Josee Van Wissen/https://weanimalsmedia.org/ (We Animals Media).

This bonus episode, exclusive to Sentient Planet listeners, accompanies our Season 2 episode https://www.sentientplanetpodcast.com/episode/the-long-journey-to-liberation-with-jo-anne-mcarthur ("The Long Road to Liberation with Jo-Anne McArthur.") Jo talks about the award-winning photo collection, https://weanimalsmedia.org/our-work/hidden/ ("HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene,") and she reads a short and ancient Buddhist prayer for the liberation of all animals, including we humans. Photo courtesy Lisa MacIntosh/https://weanimalsmedia.org/ (We Animals Media.)

#081: Jo-Anne McArthur is the winner of this year's BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition with her beautiful image of a mother kangaroo with a joey in her pocket standing in the midst of a burned eucalyptus plantation.It's something that when you look at it, you can't help but start to put together a puzzle pieces of how we as humans impact the natural environment and how we impact the species that live on this planet alongside us.But… often we think of only the wild animals we effect, such as that kangaroo family. Jo-Anne, however, brings attention to all animals. Jo-Anne McArthur opens the door to a much larger conversation about everything photographers can to advance animal rights. Her agency,  We Animals Media, works with collaborators and partner photographers and creates imagery that opens eyes to the cruelty that we as humans inflict on other species.Inside of this conversation, we talk about:how Jo-Anne documents such traumatic situationshow she works with other photographerswhat clients use this imagery on a global basiscoping mechanisms and traumahope and optimism and laws and more There's a lot inside of this episode that you can take and utilize in your own practice as a conservation visual storyteller. You will walk away with tools that will help you in that journey. Get the full show notes + links at JaymiH.com/81Never miss an episode by signing up at JaymiH.com/ImpactAre you subscribed to the podcast? If not, I'm excited to invite you to subscribe today. Not only do I unroll new episodes weekly, but I also add in a ton of bonus episodes (which you will likely miss out on if you aren't subscribed! Oh no!)If you love listening to the podcast, I'll be so grateful if you leave me a review on iTunes. The reviews help others find me, and I also just love to hear from you! Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” Then, you're off to the races! Let me know what it is you like best about the podcast. Thank you so much!

This season of The ChickPeeps is brought to you by our friends at Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your order at vivolife.com. This episode is also brought to you in partnership with the amazing plant based milk making machine, Almond Cow. Check out their website to find out more about making your own delicious, homemade plant milks and use code ‘chickpeeps15' to get $15 off your Almond Cow at https://almondcow.co/. This week, Evanna and Tylor speak to award-winning photojournalist, author and founder of We Animals Media, Jo-Anne MacArthur. Jo-Anne's striking images of animals in captivity are known to all within the animal rights movement, and have moved thousands of people to deeply consider humanity's relationship with animals. In this episode Jo-Anne shares her journey into veganism and animal rights, what she has learned in twenty years of photographing animals exploited by humans and whether or not she still remains optimistic about humanity.  Also in this episode… Jo-Anne describes how one chance encounter with a macaque monkey, while backpacking in Ecuador, inspired her to share the stories of animals. Jo-Anne tells us about her latest book Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene. Jo-Anne explains why she refers to the animals used by humans as ‘hidden animals' and why she has devoted her life to telling their stories. ‘We have to create artistic, beautiful images, even of things that are absolutely terrible'. Jo-Anne stresses the importance of producing visually stimulating pictures of animals and likens it to war photography. Tylor shares that, in his time at PETA, they often used Jo-Anne's work in their campaigns. Jo-Anne talks about her organisation We Animals Media; a group of writers, filmmakers and artists, whose focus is to amplify the stories of animals. ‘Anyone doing this front-line animal work needs to have a big focus on resilience'. Jo-Anne discusses the importance of safeguarding her mental health and shares that she has previously suffered from PTSD. ‘I don't think I have become desensitized. I think it is important to keep my heart wide open and just let it break, over and over'. Jo-Anne explains how emotional engagement with her subjects and remaining highly sensitised to the plight of animals is key to her being able to produce such striking images. Jo-Anne tells Evy and Tylor about the creation of her Animal Photojournalism Masterclass and very generously offers us 4 free passes to giveaway to you, our dearest ChickPeeps. Listen to the episode to find out how you can win one of the passes! Links: Make sure you check out Jo-Anne's beautiful website  We Animals Media website We Animals Media Photo Galleries. Follow We Animals Instagram  Buy Jo-Anne's new book Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene Get In Touch: Bonus Content: ChickPeeps Patreon Instagram: @ChickPeepsPod Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

In episode #48, Barry-John speaks to the highly regarded Animal Rights activist and founder of https://weanimalsmedia.org/, from Canada called Jo-Anne McArthur about the needless suffering and cruelty that animals endure throughout the world at the hands of humans whether it be in the name of research, food or clothing.Jo-Anne McArthur travels the world and she powerfully documents this needless suffering and animal abuse to raise awareness.She talks to me about some stories that she has encountered on her journey as well as bonds that she has built along the way. With the nature of Jo-Anne's work she has been exposed to some incredible hurt and pain and she opens up about the personal emotional impact that this has had in her life as she suffers with PTSD.Check out We Animal's website: https://weanimalsmedia.org/Check out We Animal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weanimals/Buy the incredible book called Hidden: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hidden-Animals-Anthropocene-Jo-Anne-McArthur/dp/1590566386Check out Barry-John's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkofshamepod/Check out Talk of Shame Website: https://www.talkofshamepodcast.com/

I’ve got good news, better news and bad news, folks. The good news is that yesterday a book launched that will change minds, hearts and lives around the world. The better news is that Jo-Anne McArthur, co-editor of this book, took time out of an incredibly busy schedule this morning to chat with me about it. The bad news is that, because it’s 2020, the recording software I use didn’t record my side of our conversation. Which, for many, may be the best news of all. Let’s start at the beginning. Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene by Jo-Anne McArthur and Keith Wilson, with a Foreword by Joaquin Phoenix, is now available. A short synopsis from the book’s media kit: HIDDEN: Animals in the Anthropocene is an unflinching book of photography documenting our relationship with non-human animals in the 21st Century. It focuses on the invisible animals in our lives: those with whom we have a close relationship and yet fail to see. They are the animals we eat and the animals we wear. They are the animals used in research and for entertainment, as well as the animals we sacrifice in the name of tradition and religion. HIDDEN includes the work of a global community of photographers, 40 of the world’s best animal photojournalists who work globally to investigate, document, and expose animal use.  I spent a few hours flipping through my review copy, experiencing the images and reading the accompanying essays, facts and contextual copy. My review can be broken down to two sentences: Hidden is the heart-wrenching documentation of the unnatural things we’ve done to this planet and its inhabitants. We can only hope that this clear story – one that shows truth without apology or hyperbole – is enough to help us change our ways. Jo-Anne, founder of We Animals, joined me for a conversation about the new book; but as I noted, an error in my recording software kept only Jo-Anne’s part of that conversation. I spent about an hour and a half trying to reverse engineer my questions (I keep notes, not fully written questions) before realizing that there’s ethical implications behind that I’m not comfortable with and it would likely just sound weird. As such, I’m presenting Jo-Anne’s answers, again the important part, with simple subject prompts from me. I apologize to listeners and Jo-Anne for this issue, though I think Jo-Anne’s own interview skills really shine as a result. This episode is brought to you by AnimalStone.com. Use promocode DEFENDERRADIO to get 10% off your order at AnimalStone.com! Get Hidden at WeAnimalsMedia.org's shop: https://weanimalsmedia.org/our-work/buy-books-and-prints/ Get Hidden on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Hidden-Animals-Anthropocene-Jo-Anne-McArthur/dp/1590566386/ Sign up for email alerts with The Fur-Bearers: https://thefurbearers.salsalabs.org/enewssignup/index.html Follow The Fur-Bearers on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FURfree/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/furbearers Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/furbearers/

The concluding part of my discussion with animal rights campaigner, speaker and photographer/animal photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur and writer, photojournalist, editor Keith Wilson about the book HIDDEN, Animals of the Anthropocene. It is an unflinching book of photography about our conflict with non-human animals around the globe. We talk of how people have and continue to 'turn their heads' in the face of awkward questions about the animals we eat, wear, use as entertainment, test upon and slaughter in the name of custom or religion. If you have feedback following this show for the Friday Photowalk edition email: studio@photographydaily.show 

Jasmin and Mariann kick the show off with a discussion of Jasmin’s trip to the Catskill Animal Sanctuary and her visit with her namesake pig. They also chat about My Octopus Teacher, the Netflix documentary, what Jasmin got out of […]

What are the hidden animals? Jo-Anne McArthur, award winning photojournalist, animal rights activist, author, and Keith Wilson, writer, photo editor and journalist join me for the first of three serialised episodes to talk about one of the most important books I personally think I’ll purchase as a, well, not simply photographer, but as a human. HIDDEN, Animals in the Anthropocene, is a real, at times harrowing, at times hopeful and always very honest account of our actual relationship with the invisible animals in our lives. This show is supported by MPB, for buying, selling and trading used camera gear.

Canadian animal photojournalist and activist, Jo-Anne McArthur joins us this week. Listen  to us discuss the human animal relationship, being a woman in photography,  the trauma that sometimes surfaces within this line of work, and so much more in this week's podcast episode. 

My guest today believes the stories of animals are worth telling and WOW her amazing images are certainly breathtaking and heartbreaking. Award-winning photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur has been documenting the plight of animals on all seven continents for almost two decades and her urgent and powerful work shines a light on the dark horrors we humans needlessly inflict on animals. Jo-Anne is the founder of We Animals Media, author of two ... READ MORE The post Photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur Brings Visibility To Hidden Animals Worldwide. appeared first on Healthification.

Award-winning photographer, author, and educator Jo-Anne McArthur is the latest to feature on the Plant Based News Podcast. The Canadian based advocate sits down with PBN's co-founder Robbie Lockie to discuss the first moment she picked up a camera, her journey to veganism, and her latest book 'Hidden'. This podcast covers topics including: 3.23: Jo-Anne's vegan story 7.18: Food culture in Jo-Anne's childhood 16.50: Becoming a photographer 20.40: 'Individualizing' animals in photography 26.27: 'We Animals' 32.10: Getting into investigative photojournalism 38.00: Coping with witnessing suffering 40.34: The Unbound Project 43.20: Patriarchy and animal advocacy 47.56: 'Hidden' 51.55: Jo-Anne's future work 55.12: Stranded on a desert island Pre-order 'Hidden': https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hidden-animals-in-the-anthropocene-by-we-animals?secret_perk_token=98b5031d#/ Robbie's comment: https://www.instagram.com/p/CCc6sZNnMvU/ Buy 'We Animals': https://amzn.to/2C25V4V This podcast is sponsored by Species Unite: plnt.news/species-unite Presented by Robbie Lockie | Edited by Phil Marriott -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen on other platforms Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1aNLxA27mZQeIOzCUCPKd5 iTunes: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-…st/id1255981965 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REVIEW/SHARE ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ If you enjoyed the episode and have a spare 1-2 minutes please leave a review on iTunes so the Plant Based News podcast ranks higher and becomes more discoverable for other listeners. If you have any friends that would benefit from listening to this episode or any of the other Plant Based News podcast episodes, please share.

Surane interviews award-winning photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur, who shares her life in Toronto with her rescue dog, Banjo. The author of two books, We Animals (2014), and Captive (2017), Jo-Anne is well known for her heroic efforts in documenting the plight of animals around the world. Jo-Anne's work and her often challenging lifestyle were the focus of the documentary The Ghosts in Our Machine (2013).Jo-Anne's "Leave a Dog a Bone" references:Read Dog Boy written by Australian novelist Eva Hornung.Visit Jo-Anne's own weanimalsmedia.org, which tells the stories and documents the lives of animals in the human environment – those used for food, fashion, entertainment, work, religion, and experimentation.Take a second to appreciate and (if feasible) donate to your local animal shelters for their efforts to offer a second shot at life to so many innocent souls in need. Consider adopting black dogs if you're looking for a new best friend!

Boho Beautiful is a yoga lifestyle brand created by Juliana Spicoluk and Mark Spicoluk that focuses on bringing forward positive content for your body, mind, and the Earth. Their content is centered around Yoga, Travel, Fitness, Vegan Food, Self-Awareness, Conscious Living, and Guided Meditations. Since Boho Beautiful's launch, the brand has grown to over 1.5 million subscribers on Youtube, sold tens of thousands of books & programs online, and have inspired and been inspired by so many wonderful people from all over this beautiful planet.In this episode Juliana, Mark Spicoluk & Yoga Is Vegan's Holly Skodis discuss the following:Photojournalist, animal rights activist and author Jo-Anne McArthur and the documentary The Ghosts in Our Machine Anita Krajnc and the Animal Save Movement after the recording of this episode, beloved pig save activist, Regan Russell was struck and killed by a pig transport truck in front of Fearmans slaughterhouse on Friday, June 19, 2020. Regan attending the vigil to oppose Ontario ag gag Bill 156, which had passed two days prior. Take action to help Regan Russell. Buddhism and cognitive dissonanceBoosting your immunity with food and juice cleansingYoga and daily life during the Coronavirus pandemic in Vancouver Island, CanadaSound healing and meditation with Mei-lan Maurits on YouTube Connect with Juliana and Mark SpicolukYouTube: Boho BeautifulInstagram:@bohobeautifullifeWebsite: www.bohobeautiful.life

Jo-Anne McArthur is an award-winning photojournalist, sought-after speaker, and the founder of We Animals Media. She’s been documenting the plight of animals on all seven continents for almost two decades. She is the author of two books & her forthcoming third book - Hidden: Animals in the Anthropocene - will be published Fall 2020. Jo-Anne was the subject of the acclaimed documentary, The Ghosts in Our Machine. Her photography and writing has been published in National Geographic, The Washington Post, VICE, the LA Times, Canadian Geographic, Huffington Post, and Outdoor Photography. Jo-Anne speaks internationally at schools, universities, and conferences on the subjects of photography, the human-animal relationship, social change, and empathy.In this episode, we explore the genre of animal photojournalism and influences of conflict, humanitarian and conservation photography. Jo-Anne talks about animal sentience, ethology and women being at the forefront of animal activism. Hear about the making-of her upcoming book Hidden and how the We Animals Archive of images and film is being used globally. We discuss the topics of PTSD, the current pandemic, storytelling, policy change, and how empathy and compassion led her to action.This is We Are Photographers with Jo-Anne McArthur and this is her story.Connect with Jo-Anne McArthur: weanimalsmedia.org | Instagram |  Twitter | FacebookAt CreativeLive we believe there is a creator in all of us. If you’re looking to get fresh perspectives, inspiration or skills to boost your hobbies, business or life head over to creativelive.com and check out both 24/7 free classes and The Creator Pass, our subscription that gives you on anytime demand access to over 1500 classes taught by the world’s top creators and entrepreneurs.Connect with your CreativeLive community: creativelive.com | IG @creativelive | TW @creativelive | YT @creativelive | FB @creativeliveConnect with your host Kenna Klosterman: IG @kennaklosterman | TW @kennakphotoSubscribe, rate & review We Are Photographers wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts! We’d love to hear from you!

Photography Daily asks, "Do you love what you shoot? Do you even like what you shoot?" It's a question many professionals wrestle with. Today meet animal rights photographer Jo-Anne McArthur on how she began making pictures about the subject she is passionate about and how that turned into a her life's photographic work. Links and further reference material are available on today's show notes through https://www.photographydaily.show

Owing to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Stay at Home order, I produced and recorded this show remotely from home, the seventh program prepared this way at the Talking […]

Jo-Anne McArthur is a multi award-winning photographer, author and public speaker. Through her work We Animals, Jo-Anne documents the ‘invisible animals’ across the globe, the animals we eat, wear, test on and enslave, yet rarely see. Her award-winning work is frequently featured in high profile publications such as National Geographic, The Guardian and The Washington Post. ⁣I sit down with Jo-Anne to discuss her powerful work, the impact that it has, and also the effect that it has had on her. How can we as vegans, handle animal suffering? And how can we improve and be more present as animal rights activists?✺ To support the show & get access to exclusive monthly podcast episodes: http://www.patreon.com/earthlinged✺ Find out more about what i do & join my mailing list: http://www.earthlinged.org✺ Download my free 122 page e-book: http://www.earthlinged.org/ebook✺ Take a 22 day free vegan challenge: http://switchtovegan.co.uk✺ Become a supporter of my activism (thank you!): http://www.earthlinged.org/support

It's the second of the two part series as we see off 2019 and welcome in 2020. This week Nick Turpin on street law, Ian MacDonald on mental wellbeing, Jason Florio on being human, Jo-Anne McArthur protecting animals, John Swannell on photographing the royals, Cam Neville fighting fires in Australia, Soraya Cortaville on new horizons, and Patrick LaRoque with Tom Stoddart musing over why we make pictures in the first place. https://sarayacortaville.co.uk/  https://www.camneville.com/ https://ianmacdonaldphotography.com/ https://www.floriophoto.com/ https://joannemcarthur.com/ http://www.johnswannell.com/ https://nickturpin.com/ http://tomstoddart.com/

Jo-Anne McArthur is a multi award-winning photographer, author and speaker. She specialises in photographing the ‘invisible animals’ - the animals we eat, wear, test on and confine, yet rarely see. Over the past 20 years Jo has worked tirelessly to shine a light on the suffering of billions of animals exploited for human consumption. Her investigative work has seen her travel to more than 60 countries where she has documented wide ranging subjects from puppy mills and circuses, to fur farms and bull fighting.

Jo-Anne McArthur is a multi award-winning photographer, author and speaker. She specialises in photographing the ‘invisible animals’ - the animals we eat, wear, test on and confine, yet rarely see. Over the past 20 years Jo has worked tirelessly to shine a light on the suffering of billions of animals exploited for human consumption. Her investigative work has seen her travel to more than 60 countries where she has documented wide ranging subjects from puppy mills and circuses, to fur farms and bull fighting.

Jo-Anne McArthur is an award winning photojournalist and the founder of We Animals Media. For 20 years she has been photographing and bearing witness to our complex relationship with animals. She’s worked in over 60 countries in just about every industry one can imagine - including: fur farms, factory farms, bear bile farms, zoos, rodeos, circuses, and marine parks with the mission to make the lives of these invisible animals visible. Her images tell the stories of unseen suffering, the stories of what happens when we stop paying attention, of what hopelessness looks like, and of thousands of little lives that would have otherwise gone unnoticed. She is also co-founder of the Unbound Project and the author of two books, We Animals and Captive. And, she was the subject of Liz Marshall’s acclaimed documentary, The Ghosts in Our Machine.

This episode is later than originally anticipated – between human and canine health issues and some technical whoopsies, things got delayed. And before we get into it, I want to let you know that JoAnne and I get into some heavy conversation about compassion fatigue and the emotional weight of advocacy work. If that isn’t something you’re up for – no problem! Please know that there are many available resources to help manage self-care, compassion fatigue, and other emotional or mental-health related topics. Start by talking to your doctor, caregiver, or Googling what local resources exist in your municipality or county. Now let’s get started with this week’s episode. Photographs tell stories. Some of them are funny, some sad, some tragic, some a mixture of many emotions. Regardless of what story is being told, photography has a way of getting to people when words have failed. And that’s why We Animals Media matters. Through a variety of storytelling methods – including founder Jo-Anne McArthur’s incredible photography and photojournalism – We Animals Media is a home for a catalogue accessible to traditional media, advocates, and everyone in between. It’s also the site of exciting new projects – like a We Animals masterclass, book sales, mentorships, and really, more than I can say in a short introduction. I was thrilled to chat with Jo-Anne about the history of We Animals, the current projects she’s developing with a growing team, and what the future holds for the world’s premiere animal advocacy storytellers. We Animals Media: https://weanimalsmedia.org Defender Radio Patreon: www.Patreon.com/DefenderRadio  

In this episode, Kathy Stevens and Jo McArthur discuss: Jo’s journey from street photography to photographing captive animals in factories, zoos, labs, and fur farms. Why Jo feels it’s imperative to show animals in the situations we’ve put them in. How she engages with the animals she photographs. The building of “We Animals Media” to expand Jo’s capacity to reach larger numbers. Key Takeaways: The camera is a tool for social change. Animals understand when we’re trying to help them. A book gives one’s work historical weight and value. Sometimes, if we’re trying to do the greatest good for the greatest number, we have to give up some of what we love. “I’m asking you to look at the cruelty and I’m asking you to self-reflect." – Jo-Anne McArthur Connect with Jo McArthur: Twitter: @WeAnimals Facebook: We Animals Website: WeAnimalsMedia.org & WeAnimalsArchive.org Books: We Animals & Captive Instagram: @weanimals Connect with Kathy Stevens: Facebook: facebook.com/kathy.stevens.CAS, facebook.com/catskillanimalsanctuary Twitter: twitter.com/CASanctuary/ Books: https://store.casanctuary.org/collections/books/products/where-the-blind-horse-sings Website: Catskill Animal Sanctuary Instagram: instagram.com/catskill_animal_sanctuary/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CASanctuary  

Animal rights activist and photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur talks about fifteen years of work photographing across all seven continents, telling difficult and rewarding stories about the plight of animals. Also this week, radioactive lenses that you may just have in your home, and what settings to use if your youngest wants to start borrowing your prized pro camera. Lots more questions and Simplr camera straps to give away. Jo-Anne McArthur: https://joannemcarthur.com/  We Animals: https://weanimalsmedia.org/  Simplr straps: https://simplr.us/  Neale James: https://www.nealejames.com Kevin Mullins: https://www.kevinmullinsphotography.co.uk/  

In this second Episode of the Podcast Die "Weltretterin", i have one very special guest. Jo-Anne McArthur is a very inspirational women. She is an award-winning photographer, author, and speaker based in Toronto, Canada. She has been documenting our complex relationship with animals around the globe for the project We Animals. You learn in this interview: * Who is Jo-Anne * What is her Why for her great work * What is her experience * How does she cope with heartbreaking situations with farmed animals * How does she make her living while giving away photos for free * What are her most wonderful experiences with her work * What would she tell the world, if everybody listened and understood I wish you a very inspirational Interview, Your Andrea

Jo-Anne McArthur is an award-winning and very inspirational photographer, author, and speaker based in Toronto, Canada. In her project „We Animals“ she has been documenting our complex relationship with animals around the globe. You learn in this interview: – Who is Jo-Anne – What is her Why for her great work – What is her experience – How does she cope with heartbreaking situations with farmed animals – How does she make her living while giving away photos for free – What are her most wonderful experiences with her work – What would she tell the world, if everybody listened and understood I wish you an inspirational hour with Jo-Anne! **Shownotes** Jo-Anne's photography: https://joannemcarthur.com/ Support Jo-Anne's work: https://weanimalsmedia.org/support Find Jo-Anne's project Weanimals on Instagram with @weanimals The film we talked about „Tomorrow – die Welt ist voller Lösungen“ (2016, von Cyril Dion und Mélanie Laurent, Länge 2h): http://www.tomorrow-derfilm.de/ In English „Tomorrow – Take concrete steps to a sustainable future“: https://www.tomorrow-documentary.com/

Es ist soweit! Der Podcast "Die Weltretterin" ist geboren. Und in dieser ersten Folge erzähle ich dir: * worum es hier geht (ums Weltretten) * wer ich bin (Biologin, Umweltpädagogin und Autorin) * was dich in den Folgen erwartet (Gespräche mit Weltretterinnen, die Einblick in ihre Arbeit, ihre Projekte geben). Ich möchte dich in den Gesprächen mitnehmen, um den Frauen „über die Schulter“ zu gucken: * Was tun sie, um unsere Erde ein Stück weit zu retten? * Wie fing alles an? * Was bewegt sie, was beglückt sie, was ist schwierig daran? * Welche Erfolge haben sie schon gefeiert und welche Ziele haben sie sich noch gesteckt? Außerdem bekommst Du einen kurzen Ausblick auf die Frauen der ersten 3 Folgen: * Jennifer Timrott, die eine App gegen Plastikmüll gestartet hat * Melanie Bergmann, die als Meeresbiologin zu Plastik im Meer forscht * Jo-Anne McArthur, die als Fotojournalistin und Aktivistin „Nutz“tiere fotografiert und ihre Fotos verschenkt Ich wünsche dir viel Spaß! Deine Andrea

Jo-Anne McArthur, award-winning Canadian photojournalist, campaigner and author In this podcast episode, Newcastle University's Civic Journalism Lab meets Jo-Anne McArthur, best known for her We Animals initiative, a photography project documenting human relationships with animals. Jo-Anne was herself the subject of a 2013 documentary, The Ghosts in Our Machine, and is the founder of the Unbound Project, which aims to celebrate and recognise female animal activists. Her work has been published in a variety of media, including the Guardian, Der Spiegel, Elle and National Geographic Traveler. (If you'd like to see Jo-Anne's accompanying slides while listening to this podcast, visit our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dv3stU7wTn8) Follow us on Twitter: @CivicJLab

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Jo-Anne McArthur stars in the award winning documentary “The Ghosts in Our Machine” She is the founder of the “We Animals” project, a photography project which artfully explores our relationship with animals and their exploitation. Her contacts are listed below: Website 1 Website 2 Website 3 Instagram: WeAnimals Twitter: @weanimals Facebook: We Animals Jo-Anne's recommendations for coping w/ trauma, as activists: Aftershock by Pattrice Jones, Beyond Beliefs by Melanie Joy, Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, and Stephen ritz. founder of the Green Bronx Machine, author of "The Power of a Plant - A Teacher's Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools." Brandon Kirkwood (Special Guest Host)Vegan News Facebook Vegan News Youtube News of the DayExcuse of the Day: Jobs!Activist Tip of the Day: Stream live video to the ACLU

Welcome to the 397th episode of Our Hen House!  Mariann reports on her trip to Farm Sanctuary’s 2017 New York Hoe Down, featuring interviews with Farm Sanctuary’s Gene Baur and Susie Coston, photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, athlete and Hoe Down emcee Cam […]

In this episode we speak to photographer Jo-Anne McArthur. Jo was featured in 'The Ghosts in our Machines' documentary: http://www.theghostsinourmachine.com. Jo has documented the lives of animals all around the world. Those images are available via the 'We Animals' website and book: http://weanimals.org.   This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA - the Australasian Animal Studies Association: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. 

Welcome to the 382nd episode of Our Hen House!  Mariann is joined by award-winning photographer, author, and educator Jo-Anne McArthur,  who recently released the We Animals Archive as a free resource for educators and the animal protection movement. This amazing collection features thousands of Jo-Anne’s […]

When greeted by the radiant smile and gentle laugh lines around photojournalist JoAnne McArthur’s eyes, it’s difficult to imagine the horrors that those eyes have born witness to in bringing the world images of  ‘the invisibles’. In this episode of MHP Jo chats about what drives her to photograph and document the plight of captive, farmed and abused animals all over the world, her techniques for making those remarkable images-which serve as both a window and a mirror into human behaviour, and the benefits of viewing things from a wide angle.She talks about her upcoming book Captive, coping with PTSD, why women in advocacy should and are be celebrated in her Unbound project, her idea of happiness and why she’ll continue to do what she does until she dies.Jo Anne McArthur is a photojournalist and educator. She travels the globe documenting the use, abuse and issues faced by our non-human kin. She is the subject of the award-winning Canadian Documentary The Ghosts in Our Machine and is the author of WeAnimals a book based on her life’s work. Her upcoming book Captive is available this April and her Unbound project highlighting women  on the front lines of animal advocacy can be found at www.unboundproject.org.  You can learn more about Jo at http://www.weanimals.org.Find out more at www.myhomeplanet.org

Photographer McArthur, subject of the documentary The Ghosts in Our Machine, documents through stunning images both the beauty and the exploitation of animals. Also, our fun first segment celebrates cooking from scratch with Lisa Pitman and Nicole Axworthy, of the cookbook DIY Vegan.

We can barely believe it’s been a full year since this project first started. In that year we’ve had dozens of interviews with internationally-recognized scientists and advocates. We’re heard one-on-one interviews with those who have witnessed tragedy and those who have stopped cruelty. We’ve worked with great people Psychologist and beaver believer Dr. Heidi Perryman, rock star and animal lover Bif Naked, photographer Jo-Anne McArthur and Lesley Sampson of Coyote Watch Canada. We’ve talked about issues ranging from wolf ecosystem protection and the natural history of beavers to keeping squirrels out of attics and how to talk about co-existence with your schools. And through it all, we’ve had you, our incredible supporters, listening in. And what better way to start Season Two of Defender Radio than with two of our absolute favourite guests? We’ll be hearing from Brad Gates, owner of AAA Gates Wildlife Control on raccoons in Toronto – why they’re here and how we can live alongside them, as well as Dr. Marc Bekoff, discussing his upcoming book, Rewildling Our Hearts. Let’s get started with season two!

One year ago a small budget documentary was premiered at the HotDocs film festival in Toronto. The film followed the journey of a photographer – Jo-Anne McArthur – as she explored the exploitation of animals in modern society. In the year that passed, The Ghosts in Our Machine has become a staple in the work of advocates everywhere. With harrowing – yet not gruesome - scenes inside factory farms and fur farms, Ghosts is a powerful yet palatable look into a world many try to ignore.  To celebrate this one year landmark and the release of The Ghosts on DVD and the iTunes Store, Jo-Anne McArthur joined Defender Radio for a candid conversation.

It’s finally here! After a great deal of quiet background work, we’re pleased to launch this first official episode of Defender Radio, a new podcast that focuses on the fur industry, wildlife, advocacy and everything animal related. We also must thank Brad Gates of Gates Wildlife Control in Toronto who has been a strong supporter of APFA and has signed on as the title sponsor for Defender Radio. In this inaugural episode hear interviews from Dr. Marc Bekoff, Brad Gates, Jasmine Polsinelli and Jo-Anne McArthur.

Derek & Lo Vee interview animal rights photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, who is known for her project We Animals in which she documents, through photography, animals in the human environment who are being used for food, clothing, research, experimentation, work, entertainment, slavery and companionship. Her photos give us a view into their world that is often shocking not because she attempts to show horrific scenes of violence, but rather because she shows the day to day existense of the beings we share the world with. The photos are artistic and taken from perspectives that betray our typical human-centric and speciest gaze.The We Animals project has opened up new opportunities for Jo-Anne, and she is currently the subject of a documentary film by Liz Marshall called The Ghosts in Our Machine. "The film follows Jo-Anne over the course of a year as she photographs several animal stories in parts of Canada, the U.S. and in Europe. Each story is a window into global animal industries: Food, Fashion, Entertainment and Research."