Published: 21 December 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
The photo that encapsulates the horror of live animal transport to Israel (Haaretz)
JoAnne McArthur is a Canadian photographer who’s won many awards for documenting the relationship between humans and animals. Half a year ago she came to Israel as a guest of an animal rights group called Israel Against Live Shipments, and accompanied the group’s activists to ports, quarantine depots, calf-fattening farms and cowsheds, taking pictures as she went along.
She photographed the piles of carcasses of calves that had died en route or after arrival, including the yellow ear tags, which was all that remained in some cases. She photographed the looks, which always appeared embarrassed, turning to some distant point.
'We could smell the boat approaching': the grim truth about animal exports (Guardian)
Broken bones and other injuries are common for sheep and cattle held on ships for weeks in cramped pens. Photojournalist Jo-Anne McArthur tracked the 22,000 arrivals on one boat in Israel’s Haifa port
Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur
