At a "Qurban" slaughterhouse, a dying cow continues to breath and attempts to cry out even though her throat has been cut wide open. As she suffers, emitting rasping and anguished noises, workers around her busily wash away her blood from the slaughterhouse floor. She is being killed as a ritual animal sacrifice, or Qurban, so her owner may observe the Islamic Eid al-Adha holiday traditions. During this four-day holiday, millions of animals are slaughtered in this one country alone. Buca, Izmir, Turkiye, 2022. Havva Zorlu / We Animals

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