Filename:
WAM6725
Headline:
At this sale yard in New South Wales sheep sales are much higher than usual because of the drought and fires. Yass, New South Wales, Australia, 2020. Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals
Description:
Saleyards in New South Wales saw an influx in animals being sent to slaughter prematurely during the cataclysmic bushfires. The exceptionally dry season had not yielded enough food and grazing land to feed the animals, and some farms lost the entirety of their animal food stores. Without the ability to feed the animals, farmers felt they had no choice but to send them to slaughter. Many animals were also burned by the fires that swept quickly through grassy pastures, irreparably injuring hooves and sealing shut udders and penises. These animals were sent to slaughter rather than given expensive long-term veterinary treatment.
As the bushfires raged in Australia, We Animals sent its founder Jo-Anne McArthur to document the fires’ effects on both wild and domestic animals. With Animals Australia, Jo-Anne toured thousands of kilometers throughout the states of Victoria and New South Wales. An estimated 3 billion animals were killed or displaced in the fires that season.
Area of Focus:
Food Systems,Environment and Health,Farmed Animals
Supplemental categories:
Saleyards and Auctions, Environmental Disasters, Australia Bushfires, Food Systems
City:
Yass
Province/State:
New South Wales
Country:
Australia
Photographer/Filmmaker:
Jo-Anne McArthur
Credit:
Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals
Year:
2020
License Type(s):
Non-Commercial Use, Commercial Use
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