Animal Welfare Matters
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Sickening. Meta accelerating illegal #Wildlife #WildlifeTrafficking trade. “This content monetization that Facebook and Instagram push is actually incentivizing people to commit illegal acts. The more interaction and engagement they get on their account, the more money they can make”. #AnimalWelfare
Dan Stiles@kenyadan.bsky.social · 9h agoAnother article on the Clicks That Kill report jackkinross.substack.com/p/the-algori...
If you need a laugh, #TaylorTomlinson is hilarious. Dead set laughed all the way through her Netflix #Comedy specials. Highly recommend. 🏆😉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Vj...
Taylor Tomlinson: Prodigal Daughter | Official Trailer | Netflix
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Please check reputable sources like Wildlife Health Australia #H5N1 #BirdFlu #AvianInfluenza #Australia rather than media whores w/their own killing agendas.➡️ wildlifehealthaustralia.com.au/Resource-Cen... Avoid-Record-Report➡️Emergency Animal Disease Hotline 1800675888 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...
'List of doom' outlines birds facing extinction if deadly flu spreads
A list of thousands of Australian species have been ranked by threat level as the deadly H5 bird flu spreads.
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The older I get the more I understand why cats just walk away mid conversation.
Honestly sick of predicting this shit. #AusPol has done fuck all yet again with a few years' advance notice. #Cats #Dogs #Chickens #Pets that come into contact with sick #Birds can contract #BirdFlu. *ALL MAMMALS* are susceptible to #AvianInfluenza. Keep animals away from #Wildlife #Australia ☠️
Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 2d agoSuspected mass bird flu deaths found in second state as Murray Watt warns ‘this is the beginning’
Please allow me to translate. For 48 years, #Greyhound Racing SA ignored Vernon Anderson’s breaches of #AnimalWelfare. Suddenly, as the organisation faces the potential loss of its social licence following the Ashton Review, Anderson is being made an example of. #BanGreyhoundRacing
ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 2d agoA Riverland greyhound trainer has been disqualified for three animal welfare-related breaches, including an instance where veterinary care was not sought for an "acutely unwell" dog that died.
I have been involved in Children's Court before. They will get off all #AnimalCruelty charges without any consequences whatsoever. #Australia
ABC News Bot (unofficial)@abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 3d agoTwo teenage boys appear in court charged with animal cruelty after allegedly forcing a black swan to inhale fumes from a vape in a video shared on social media.
Jesus Fucking Christ. This will be added to the cannot-unsee memory bank of the cruellest things I've seen humans do to animals. IMAGINE HAVING YOUR FACE CUT OFF.⬇️ The science is clear that these are *sentient* animals.🦀💔 #AnimalWelfare #Seafood #Crabs #AquaticAnimalWelfare #CrutaceanCompassion
MarcPieterse@marcpieterse.bsky.social · 5d agoSoft-shell crab “cleaning” or “dressing” process, done on live crabs right before cooking. 👺 What the scissors are cutting is the front face section, which includes: • The eyes and eyestalks • The mouthparts • The gills (sometimes) • Sometimes the apron/tail flap too #LiveVegan ditch ‘seafood’ 🙏
Enjoy eating your #Horse Meat #Dog Meat #Cat Meat #Mouse Meat and #Metal👍⬇️ #Australia #Food #Labelling ps. Keep your EpiPen nearby if you have #Allergies - because you are being lied to every day. ⬇️ #FoodFraud #Australia ⬇️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
Australians may have unknowingly eaten horse meat, secret documents show
Government documents show hundreds of businesses operating in Australia have breached food safety laws, with one politician warning "you could be eating a minced horse".
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Animal Welfare Matters@awsel.bsky.social · last wk.This is horrifying and hard to watch for ethical consumers and those w/allergies. We are being misled every time we shop. Our government’s failures in surveillance, enforcement, and allowing false labelling, compromise our SAFETY. ⬇️Watch this #Australia #FoodFraud ⬇️☠️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9m2...
#Australia #FoodFraud #Labelling ⬇️☠️ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
'They are getting fooled': How ultra-processed food is made to look healthier
Industry insiders reveal how Australians are being deceived by marketing and labelling that makes ultra-processed foods appear healthier than they really are.
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Animal Welfare Matters@awsel.bsky.social · last wk.This is horrifying and hard to watch for ethical consumers and those w/allergies. We are being misled every time we shop. Our government’s failures in surveillance, enforcement, and allowing false labelling, compromise our SAFETY. ⬇️Watch this #Australia #FoodFraud ⬇️☠️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9m2...
This is horrifying and hard to watch for ethical consumers and those w/allergies. We are being misled every time we shop. Our government’s failures in surveillance, enforcement, and allowing false labelling, compromise our SAFETY. ⬇️Watch this #Australia #FoodFraud ⬇️☠️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9m2...
We tested your groceries. This is what we found | Four Corners
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Have your say. ✍️ Public consultation on protecting women, children, and animals from domestic and family violence in Australia. ⬇️ Australia’s National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032 (the National Plan). #EndGenderBasedViolence #ActionPlan engage.dss.gov.au/second-actio...
Consultation on the Second Action Plan (National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022–2032) – engage.dss.gov.au
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#AnimalWelfare #DomesticViolence #FamilyViolence #CoerciveControl #Pets #TheLink #Australia #NZ 🐾⬇️
The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · last wk.Changing NZ’s Crimes Act to cover family pets caught in violent situations is a good start. But better resourcing and training will be needed to make it work.
“Governments have been saying it hasn’t spread – this is evidence of spread.” The Australian government has only had a couple of years advance notice this was coming. Record & Report sick & dead animals➡️ Emergency Animal Disease Hotline on 1800 675 888 #AusPol #BirdFlu #AvianInfluenza #Australia
Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · last wk.Seven suspected new bird flu cases are ‘evidence of spread’ into Australian wildlife, experts warn
New political parties are exploiting Victoria's electoral system to deliberately deceive and harvest "useful idiots'" preferences and funnel them wherever they please. eg: The "Climate Action Now" party is an anti-vaccine group.🗳️⬇️ #VIC #AusPol #Election #Australia www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...
The new political parties hoping to deceive 'useful idiots' in Victoria
New political parties are seeking to exploit Victoria's anachronistic electoral system in the upper house to harvest voters' preferences and funnel them wherever they please.
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new, in press, from us, "Heart rate variability, eye temperature, and spontaneous blink rates as measures of emotions in working donkeys". very well done to all involved! www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Donkey's Close-Up: Watching I See You
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"A register could alert anyone finding homes for animals and all workplaces where animals may be present, so animals can be protected from convicted abusers. The fact that abusers' privacy is prioritised over animal safety is outrageous - and we plan to change that." Sign the petition:
Petition: We need an animal abuse register
Sign the petition: Petition: We need an animal abuse register
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WE NEED AN ANIMAL ABUSE REGISTER Emma Hurst MP: "We passed laws to give animal abusers automatic lifetime bans. But this law can only be enforced when we know that person is banned from having an animal." 👇 Read More | Petition Link in comments #Auspol #NSWpol #AnimalRights #AnimalProtection
WOW!!! 👏🐟 #Fish #FishWelfare #AnimalWelfare #Sentience 🐠⬇️ Signed ✍️. We need an Independent Office for Animal Welfare #Australia ✅⬇️
Animal Justice Party NSW@ajpnsw.bsky.social · 2w agoBREAKING: Argentina's courts just recognised goldfish as sentient beings with rights. While other countries advance animal protection, Australia still doesn't have an independent office for animal protection. ✍️ Sign our petition: nsw.animaljusticeparty.org/we_need_an_i... #Animalrights #Auspol
Assessing Animal Welfare: A Guide to the Valid Use of Indicators of Affective States. Georgia J. Mason (Editor), Birte L. Nielsen (Editor), Michael T. Mendl (Editor). August 2026. www.wiley.com/en-us/shop/g...
Assessing Animal Welfare: A Guide to the Valid Use of Indicators of Affective States
<p><b>A clear, practical guide on how to use validated indicators of affective states</b></p> <p><i>Assessing Animal Welfare</i> is a guide on how to use accurate indicators to assess the welfare of a...
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You mean Murray Watt Minister for (Fucking the) Environment? #AuspolisBroken #DumptheDuopoly
Australian Conservation Foundation@ausconservation.bsky.social · 2w agoWhy ACF is taking Environment Minister Murray Watt to court over his approval of Woodside's North West Shelf gas hub out to 2070.
Add your voice #Australia #AnimalWelfare #AnimalLaw We need an independent National Animal Welfare Commission ⬇️ www.allianceforanimals.org.au/fairgoforani... ➡️ @allianceforanimals.bsky.social #FairGoForAnimals
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By supporting a #FairGoForAnimals, you are joining a movement that seeks to transform Australia’s animal welfare system into one that truly respects and protects the wellbeing of animals.
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