2 x 1TB Western digital drives trashed

Today my 2nd 1TB WD hard drive crashed. The previous one crashed 2 months ago & it was a struggle to retrieve my data. I'm a hobbyist photographer & had thousands of photos saved. A month ago we adopted 2 kittens & because it was crazy here, I haven't had the opportunity to back anything up. Needless to say, if I can't retrieve the data from this drive, everything I took of them is gone. I will never again touch another WD device or product. I've had other drives & haven't had this happen with them. If you value your data, stay clear of Western Digital.