State of Affairs

An appeal for animal rights as seen through the lens of photographer Jo-Anne McArthur, whom we follow in her mission to raise animal awareness. She accomplishes this not by taking direct action, but through her photos. From mutilated foxes, frenzied mink and laboratory dogs to pigs and cows crammed together like sardines, her collection covers all aspects of animal cruelty. She is acutely aware that making her argument through these images is far more effective than using words. Watching the film, we are taken along on guerilla photo shoots at monkey and fox breeders, protests against the pork industry, to visit adopted lab dogs and for a day of photography at an aquarium. We also get to visit Farm Sanctuary, a reservation for farm animals where McArthur takes refuge when the animal suffering gets too much for her.