Joel Anderson

Documentary and fine art photographer

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Shannon, a La Mancha goat, rescued by Farm Sanctuary

Gracie and Murphy at Becky&...slaughter in Canada or Mexico.

Gracie and Murphy at Becky’s Hope Horse Rescue in Texas. Both were rescued from ‘kill lots’ where unwanted donkeys and horses are auctioned off and sold for slaughter in Canada or Mexico.

Brad at Rocky Ridge Refuge, Ar...ncluding a zebra and capybaras.

Brad at Rocky Ridge Refuge, Arkansas

Brad is a Meishan pig who lives at Rocky Ridge Refuge in Arkansas along with a Noah's Ark of other rescued animals including a zebra and capybaras.

Pedro in Profile

Pedro is a miniature donkey I've photographed many times. He ended up in a private sanctuary not far from me after a tragedy in his family left him without a home.

Pedro the Donkey and Horses

Janice Wolf, founder of Rocky ...s, with Tiffany Nicole the Emu

Janice Wolf, founder of Rocky Ridge Refuge in Arkansas, with Tiffany Nicole the Emu

Grover at Indraloka Animal San...bandoned by the side of a road

Grover at Indraloka Animal Sanctuary

Found abandoned by the side of a road

Chloe and Charlotte at Little ... could no longer care for them.

Chloe and Charlotte at Little Longears Donkey Rescue

Elderly sisters given up by their owner who could no longer care for them.

Lenore Braford, founder of Pie...nimal Refuge in North Carolina

Lenore Braford, founder of Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge in North Carolina

Francis the guinea, found aban...mal Sanctuary in Pennsylvania.

Francis the guinea, found abandoned in a parking lot. Now at Indraloka Animal Sanctuary in Pennsylvania.

Britt Janssen grooming Tallula...nimal Sanctuary in Connecticut

Britt Janssen grooming Tallulah, a rescued Highland cow, at JP Farm Animal Sanctuary in Connecticut

Josie-Mae and Willow at Farm S...ith her mother and other goats.

Josie-Mae and Willow at Farm Sanctuary, New York

Josie-Mae and her mother Willow were relinquished to Farm Sanctuary by the owner of a goat dairy. Josie-Mae was badly injured and the wounds were not treated, leading to part of her right leg falling off. She also had damage to her other leg. The dairy owner couldn't afford medical treatment for her but agreed to relinquish her and her mother to rescuers. Extensive therapy and a prosthetic now have Josie-Mae running around and enjoying life at the Sanctuary with her mother and other goats.

Coconut the sheep, one of doze...imal Refuge in North Carolina.

Coconut the sheep, one of dozens of animals rescued from a backyard butcher operation in upstate New York. The farm was shut down for extreme cruelty and abuse violations. The surviving animals were sent to rescues around the east coast. Coconut now lives at Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge in North Carolina.

Eddie, now living at Indraloka...and then brought to Indraloka.

Eddie, now living at Indraloka Sanctuary in Pennsylvania

Eddie jumped out of a truck headed for the slaughterhouse and was rescued from the interstate by a motorist and then brought to Indraloka.

Alexander, left for dead as a ... at Farm Sanctuary in New York

Alexander, left for dead as a newborn in a stockyard pile. Now living at Farm Sanctuary in New York

Pedro the donkey, left homeles...ary in Pennsylvania.

Pedro the donkey, left homeless after a family tragedy. Now living in a private sanctuary in Pennsylvania.

Moscato at Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, North Carolina

Susie Coston, former shelter d...uary in Watkins Glen, New York

Susie Coston, former shelter director at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, New York

Blessing of a rescued pig by v...loka Sanctuary in Pennsylvania

Blessing of a rescued pig by visiting Tibetan monks, Indraloka Sanctuary in Pennsylvania

A volunteer at Indraloka in Pennsylvania

Indra Lahiri, founder of Indraloka in Pennsylvania

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Thumbnail of Gracie and Murphy at Becky&_ slaughter in Canada or Mexico.

Thumbnail of Brad at Rocky Ridge Refuge, Ark_including a zebra and capybaras.

Thumbnail of Pedro the Donkey and Horses

Thumbnail of Janice Wolf, founder of Rocky R_as, with Tiffany Nicole the Emu

Thumbnail of Grover at Indraloka Animal Sanc_abandoned by the side of a road

Thumbnail of Chloe and Charlotte at Little L_o could no longer care for them.

Thumbnail of Lenore Braford, founder of Pied_Animal Refuge in North Carolina

Thumbnail of Francis the guinea, found aband_imal Sanctuary in Pennsylvania.

Thumbnail of Britt Janssen grooming Tallulah_Animal Sanctuary in Connecticut

Thumbnail of Josie-Mae and Willow at Farm Sa_with her mother and other goats.

Thumbnail of Coconut the sheep, one of dozen_nimal Refuge in North Carolina.

Thumbnail of Eddie, now living at Indraloka _ and then brought to Indraloka.

Thumbnail of Alexander, left for dead as a n_g at Farm Sanctuary in New York

Thumbnail of Pedro the donkey, left homeless_uary in Pennsylvania.

Thumbnail of Moscato at Piedmont Farm Animal Refuge, North Carolina

Thumbnail of Susie Coston, former shelter di_tuary in Watkins Glen, New York

Thumbnail of Blessing of a rescued pig by vi_aloka Sanctuary in Pennsylvania

Thumbnail of A volunteer at Indraloka in Pennsylvania

Thumbnail of Indra Lahiri, founder of Indraloka in Pennsylvania

Public Project

Sanctuary

Copyright Joel Anderson 2024

Updated Jun 2020

Location USA

Topics Animal Rescue, Animal Rights, Animals, Black and White, Documentary, Environmental, Farm Sanctuary, Fine Art, Happiness, Photography, Portraiture, Sanctuary

I wanted to capture the individual personalities of various animals while they were in their daily surroundings rather than moving them to a studio.

This is an ongoing project which now includes many non-profit organizations devoted to rescuing farm animals in the worst of circumstances and giving them a home. Ten percent of sales of my photographs are donated to those organizations to assist them in their work.

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