"This image was created last winter, when suddenly fur kept popping up on people' clothes everywhere, after it had been out of the stores for so many years. I was so shocked how little people seemed to know about the cruelties of fur production, that I had to paint this."

To see more of Julia' work visit: www.juliabeutling.de and https://www.facebook.com/juliabeutlingillustration?ref=hl

“Burn the Abattoirs” is one of five in a series of silkscreen prints called “Action Words for Animal People.” It’s Amanda's favorite because it’s about unbridled emotion. Where is the channel for our highest fantasies, if not through art? Politics and tactics aside, wouldn’t we all be so happy to burn ‘em all to the ground?

To see more of Amanda's work visit:

Pet Portraits:
http://myanimalart.com

Illustration:
http://amandamoeckel.com

Animal Advocacy Art:
http://consideranimals.com
There are still some of these and other prints from the series available in her store.

"When you have the deer as a spirit animal, you are highly sensitive and have a strong intuition. Through your affinity with this animal, you have the power to deal with challenges with grace. You master the art of being both determined and gentle in your approach. This artwork speaks about the connection of the pain between human beings and animals -  we are more connected that we think and if we hurt animals we hurt ourselves."

See more of Mystic Missy Fu's work here: www.mysticmissyfu.com and here: https://www.facebook.com/MysticMissyFu

Amanda Moeckel - USA
Angela Hughes - Australia
Art Animal Affect
Asta Lander - Australia
Avery Muether - USA
Brittney West - USA
Cameron O'Steen -USA
Catalina Plaza - Chile
Cathy Stevens Pratt - USA
Chantal Poulin - Canada
Chelsea Dub - USA
Christian Abbel - Germany
Dana Ellyn - USA
Danielle Kyle - England
Dianne Schnieders - Canada
Dóra Zambó - Germany
Elinor Nhaissi - Israel
Emma Letessier - France
Emmy Amers - UK
Evelyn Suttle - Ireland
Flørence Wong - USA
Francisco Atencio - Argentina
Gabriele Esau - Germany
Gem Crombleholme - England
Geoff Francis - England
Hartmut Kiewert - Germany
Heidi Huovinen - Finland
Jacqueline Barden - USA
Jade Monica Bello - Italy
Jane O'Hara - USA
Joachim Sohn - Germany
Judyta Mierczak- Poland
Julia Beutling - Germany
Karen Fiorito - USA
Karen Lyttle Cooper - Australia
Kit Jagoda - USA
Kristina Krize - Spain
Leigh Sanders - Catalonia
Louis Gedo - USA
Lynda Bell- New Zealand
Malin Frick - Australia
Marco Ferra - Italy
Marcus Pierno - USA
Mari-anne Jacobsz - South Africa
Marina Hébert - Canada
Maritza Oliver - Canada
Mary Britton Clouse - USA
Matt Sesow - USA
Mellissa Tracy Bushby - South Africa
Michelle Waters - USA
Mika - Singapore
Monica Garone- Italy
Morgan Campbell - USA
Nerea Martinez de Lecea - Wales
Nicola McLean - Scotland
Nuria Fustero - Spain
Pascale Salmon - France
Paula Menetrey - USA
Paula Rusquellas - Argentina
Philip McCulloch-Downs - England
Raffaella Cosco - Italy
Rajinder Singh Tattal Pentacularartist - UK
Roland Straller - Germany
Ruth Killoran - New Zealand
Sarah Jane Hardt - USA
Sarah Stupak - USA
Stephanie Valentin _ France
Tanja Hassel - UK
Tori Lion - Canada
Twyla Francois - Canada
Yvette Watt  - Australia

Twiggy (rescued pup, Kovalam, India)
Size: 149mm x 210mm
Medium: Pen & ink

In 2003/4 Aura was volunteering for an animal rescue centre in Kerala, India. A street pup named Twiggy stood out for her: she was very thin when she came into rescue and was covered in fleas, ticks and had a bellyful of worms. She soon started putting on weight once she was feeling better, and was neutered and vaccinated before she was eventually re-homed to the local chief of police. Aura  never stopped worrying about her, however. Her time spent with the strays in India was both the most difficult and rewarding time of her life. The photographs she took while volunteering there now serve as a basis for her drawings, and Twiggy’s portrait is the first of a series highlighting the struggle that street animals endure on a daily basis just to survive another day.

See more of Aura's work at: portraitsbyaura.co.uk

Matt's painting “Balancing Act”  was done for one of his solo exhibitions in Barcelona, Spain a few years back.  He wanted to show how society can hold animals up as cultural icons yet still harm them.  The bullfighters are depicted holding the bull up on a platter before the slaughter. The bull in has painting has the ‘bunny icon’ which depicts innocence.

See more of Matt's work on his website: http://new.sesow.com Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/mattsesow Instagram:  https://instagram.com/sesow A documentary movie about his art:  http://film.sesow.com A United Nations stamp with one of his paintings:  http://stamp.sesow.com

Dóra's (life-sized) soft sculpture in fabric aims to raise awareness about the impossible existence of a farm sow raised only to be held in a tiny space, sexually violated without mercy, constantly pregnant, unable to have a sane relationship with her piglets and treated like a machine. After all the mistreatment she is force to endure, liberation finally comes in a slaughterhouse: because of humans´ greed and appetite another beautiful soul is forced to die...

See more of Dóra's incredible work at www.zambodora.com and on her Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/1FHyShD

In Monica Garone's 'Foie Gras' (acrylic on wood) she uses the cartoon style with an ironic key, stinging and ruthless - to denounce animal exploitation and she does so by putting the viewer in front of a mirror, creating fictional worlds in which she reverses the situation and where the animals almost always have the edge over the humans. The wickedness of her animals is nothing more than a reflection of who we are. we're forced to perceive the freedom inside a cage of conditioned habitat perhaps a mirror that reverses roles is enough to drag our smug ignorance in front of the reality of an horizon betrayed due to guilty blindness

See more of Monica's work on Facebook and her website

Francisco's painting 'Sacred Cow' depicts a Hereford cow , where the image is 'taped' in order to show that all cows are sacred, not just those who were lucky enough to be born in India.

"Sacred Cow" was a hard painting to make... many corrections, many layers, many restless hours, but in the end it was a very satisfactory piece. Some time later, I organized an exhibition at a local vegan restaurant, and when I was arriving, the owner of the place told me "please, tell me you brought the cow". It seems this painting was already well known on Facebook... Finally he bought this painting and now the cow lives happily on the walls of the restaurant."

'Arte Animal' project
Animal Art aims to fight for the rights of animals using art as a tool.
www.facebook.com/arteanimal.retratos
arteanimal.net

Francisco describes the project, "In Arte Animal, we want to reflect the human-animal relationship through art, focusing primarily on animal rights such as the right to life and death with dignity, respect for the natural habitat of animals, the right not to be exploited and be used as food, means of transportation, clothing, experimentation, etc."

Francisco also designed our Art of Compassion Project logo which symbolises our mission - equality and compassion for all animals.

Kit Jagoda's ‘Life’ series are spontaneous pieces that show the random imagery and ideas she thinks about, integrated with the life on their sanctuary (www.riverswishanimalsanctuary.org) Kit says, "This painting is a stream of thought that portrays what life is like at their sanctuary with animals here, there, sometimes everywhere. It is playful, colorful and reflects the texture of living here. It allows me to stream over into the abstract a little bit without having to ask myself ‘is this working?’ but instead, to narrate through color and imagery, what words cannot convey."

To support River's Wish Animal Sanctuary visit http://on.fb.me/1Hs70MQ