Happy Birthday Jo, Happy Birthday We Animals!

Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals Fundraiser

For my 48th birthday, I’m trying to raise $10,000 to commemorate We Animals’ five years as an NGO, and to help bolster the five years ahead.
(5 + 5 = 10…thousand dollars!). 

  • $22,230

    Raised

  • $10,000

    Goal

  • 98

    Supporters

Recent Transactions

  • Anonymous

    $48.00 / Yesterday

    Thank you We Animals for the amazing work you do!

  • Louise Mcarthur

    $25.00 / 2 days ago

    Happy Birthday for the 23rd love Lou and Hugh. Xx

  • David Hancocks

    $48.48 / 2 days ago

  • Vinyse Barber

    $100.00 / 2 days ago

  • Jeanne Vestuto

    $50.00 / 3 days ago

    Bless you for the work that you do.

  • Gayle Kosh

    $514.50 / 3 days ago

  • Naomi Sachs

    $500.00 / 3 days ago

  • Jarrod Bailey

    $25.00 / 3 days ago

    Thank you so, so much for all you do - and so so intelligently and compassionately.

  • Steph Kohout

    $25.00 / 3 days ago

    Happy Birthday Jo! I have such respect and admiration for you and your team and community. The world is a much better place because of you and yours. Please celebrate this on your birthday! Best, Steph K

  • Casey Fisher

    $250.00 / 3 days ago

  • Carlos Garcia

    $150.00 / 3 days ago

    I have been long supporter of Jo's work with investigations and all the resources she makes available for the inumerous organizations worldwide that can benefit from it.

  • Pamela Gross

    $750.00 / 4 days ago

    You are a refreshing, strong and clear voice. An incredible artist and beautiful person. We Animals is thoughtful and strategic and Charlie and I are grateful to be on this journey with you. Happiest of birthdays to both of you! Charlie Anderson & Pamela Gross/Law Scholars for Change

  • Laila Plavins

    $30.00 / 4 days ago

    Please support We Animals Media for it is because of them and Animal Welfare groups that our Animal Friends get the exposure they need and that truth be told

  • Samuel Loeb

    $50.00 / 4 days ago

    Happy birthday Jo/WAM! Keep up the great work!

  • Tara Gannon

    $10.00 / 4 days ago

    Thank you so much for the crucial and brilliant work you do to document the lives of these individuals with whom we share the world.

  • Yolanda Calderon

    $450.00 / 4 days ago

  • Lorraine Gilbert

    $50.00 / 4 days ago

    Jo-Anne, You are amazing. Thank-goodness you didn't decide to go the 'fine art' route with your photography. In the end, your art, what you do, is in fact the most important. The way you have also encouraged others to do what you do, and use the website as an active tool for the awareness and protection of animals in need, is a grand gesture of caring and generosity. This is in the name of my good friend Christine and her 22 year old duck, as a Christmas present. She also taught me to think about animals in a way I never knew growing up. Thank-you.

  • Lucy Mcnamee

    $20.00 / 4 days ago

  • Dennis Cymbalski

    $500.00 / 4 days ago

    Wishing you a Happy Birthday Jo! Thank you (& the We Animals Team) for continuing to be an advocate for animals. Love from Arizona!

  • Cheryl Simpson

    $25.00 / 4 days ago

    You are all so brave, and force us to LOOK. Thank you every day for what you do.

  • James M. Connors

    $10.00 / 4 days ago

  • Anonymous

    $2,300.00 / 5 days ago

    keep up the extraordinary 'thin-skinned' passionate work

  • Anonymous

    $150.00 / 5 days ago

    An unbelievably determined and dedicated woman who leads an incredible team. Your collective creativity and resilience in-service to the animals of this world is amazing and greatly . So looking forward to the next five years and beyond. Thank you for all the work you all do.

  • Craig Cline/goldenruleismcan.org

    $700.00 / 5 days ago

  • Bryan Barley

    $1,418.80 / 5 days ago

About Happy Birthday Jo, Happy Birthday We Animals!

Hello dear friends, colleagues, and family!

I turn 48 this December, and We Animals has its fifth birthday as an NGO.
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Getting people to think about animals is a slog!

Despite the challenges in advocating for animals, look at us all go! Speaking up. Showing up. Innovating. Writing. Documenting. Leading. Learning. Legislating. Educating. Cooking. Eating our veggies and getting stronger as we build community, confidence, and strategy.

I have a hopeful and action–oriented mindset, and I'm so grateful that you join me and We Animals on this path!

I love lists, so here are some reasons I’m asking for your support for my beloved We Animals this year.

Five things we’re proud of (Only five? I’m trying to be thematic and succinct!).

  1. We are a strong and ever-growing resource for media and anyone helping animals. And this resource of over 30,000 visuals is free to advocates. 

  2. Creating a new genre of photography. Who even does that? Animal photojournalism is here to stay. 

  3. Visibility. Through books, films, exhibits, talks, and awards, we’re using our skills as storytellers to make animals seen. 

  4. Our tempered growth while working hard for animals AND building a work culture that we can be proud of. 

  5. Supporting others. We believe that helping others is foundational to a strong animal advocacy movement, and we use our unique skills to do so through partnerships, mentoring, our fellowships, and more. 


Five things that we look forward to.

  1. More photographers and filmmakers in the field. Assignments ensure that animal uses and abuses are not kept in the dark.

  2. Broader media and non-profit organization partnerships, because we know that teamwork makes the dream work (cheesy rhyme but it’s just so true!)

  3. Increasingly diverse and stable funding so that we can do this work for as long as is necessary. 

  4. The complete normalization and integration of animal photojournalism into the world of photography, media, academia, and society.

  5. A world in which animals live free from human harm. That’s our Vision, which you can see with our Mission, Purpose, and Values, here. I’d like our work to soon be in the history books, with factory farming and other nefarious animal uses nowhere in present sight. 



What do you think? 

Can we do it? 

I think we have to. I know I have to.

The animals are waiting. They need us. Millions of animals have looked at me, either with fear and desperation, or with a clear request for help.

And I need you! To help me on our mission to make this a much, much better place for them. 

There are lots of ways to support this 48th birthday fundraiser. 

  • You can make it fun by donating a multiple of five or ten!
  • For my 48th, you can donate $4.80, $48.00, $480.00, or even $4,800.00.
  • When you donate $100 or more we will send you a beautiful 8" X 10" matte print signed by me!
  • Plus, Vegan Grants has offered to match every year-end donation, so your gift will go twice as far!

Thank you for helping me help animals, and making my birthday wishes come true.

Jo
Jo-Anne McArthur

Founder, President, and Photojournalist



Photo: Bruce and I share a cuddle as we get acquainted at Woodstock Farm Sanctuary. High Falls, New York, USA, 2024. Bridget Laudien / We Animals

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