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View from the morning 'commute' ❤️🚲☀️

Since the licensing of the hunt resumed last summer, @onekind.org has calmly and clearly made the case for this grisly piece of history to be retired, as no animal should ever have to suffer in the name of human tradition. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Scotland's centuries-old guga hunt could be refused licence

Gannets have been killed for their meat during an annual hunt on a Hebridean island - but officials have recommended permission be refused this year.

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Let's hope the NatureScot board follow the recommendation when they meet on Monday afternoon. Heartening to see officials note the animal welfare concerns - it's not just a question of population levels. The method of killing is inhumane. Each young gannet deserves to live free from suffering.

The Herald@heraldscotland.bsky.social · last wk.

Campaigners called it 'a stay of execution, not a reprieve' www.heraldscotland.com/news... @gabymckay.bsky.social

Umm. The caption under the photo says 'Baby red squirrel kits'. I'm thinking maybe not? 🦌🐿️🤷 news.stv.tv/scotland/bos...

Boston residents donate to Scottish SPCA amid 'beautiful World Cup friendship'

The Massachusetts capital hosted the Tartan Army as Steve Clarke's men returned to the global stage this summer

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It's an 'invasion' caused by humans - we built a canal and we've boiled the seas. Mediterranean fish populations were already falling because of overfishing, pollution and destruction of seagrass meadows. We really don't know how to live in harmony with nature, do we? www.ft.com/content/f00a...

Greece’s toxic puffer fish invasion

A fish that can bite drinks cans in half is tearing through nets and livelihoods

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Well this is hilarious www.ft.com/content/7e14...

PwC published ‘thought leadership’ reports marred by AI hallucinations

Big Four consultant is latest firm found to have produced slapdash work while marketing expertise on the technology

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What a confusing and incomplete study. Surely underlines the madness of industrially farming so many sentient creatures for no good reason. There are plenty of plant-based protein sources out there! 🫘🥜>🥚 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens

Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests

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Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study finds www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ju...

Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study finds

Intensive nature of modern chicken farming creates ideal conditions for campylobacter, allowing bacteria to evolve

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Fires raging at home and close to home while on the side of the world... Typhoon Noul, the strongest to make landfall in China so far this year, prompted the evacuation of more than 890,000 people in Guangdong as of Sunday evening. Emergency on planet earth. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘We have lost everything’: extreme rainfall across Asia brings flash floods and typhoons

From Afghanistan to Taiwan, unprecedented deluge highlights devastating impact of climate breakdown

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Scotland’s animals need you ❗ From farrowing cages to the "exotic pet" crisis to weak wildlife laws — these issues can’t wait. Add your voice and help get these 3 animal asks into Scotland’s national plan ➡️ https://secure.onekind.org/page/194057/action/1

Oh my god, what have I done?! (Saw David Byrne, jogged through Life During Wartime, not dressed as a student or housewife though. Temperature was approximately 365 degrees...)

❗We must ensure that Scotland's animals are not left behind. 📣 Let's hear from OneKind Director of Policy, Kirsty. Take action to call for the interests of animals to be included in The Scottish Government's upcoming Programme for Government ➡️ https://secure.onekind.org/page/194057/action/1

A real worry. We were walking in Abernethy last week, including around Loch Garten and Nethy Bridge. Really hot and dry. There were notices everywhere warning of the risk and giving advice. Here's hoping the fire can be contained. Such an important area for wildlife, especially capercaillie.

Ramblers Scotland@ramblersscotland.bsky.social · 3w ago

Sadly a wildfire is burning near Glenmore in @cairngormsnews.bsky.social.🔥 If you were planning a walk nearby, please read & follow the advice on this page.⬇️ It has up-to-date info on road closures, safety precautions & areas to avoid. Thoughts with all affected by - and responding to - the fire.

🦊 Don't leave Scotland's animals behind. The Scottish Government is deciding its priorities for the year ahead – and now is the time to make sure animals are included in its plans. ✍️ Take action today ➡️ https://secure.onekind.org/page/194057/action/1

The most revealing aspect of the Morgan McSweeney Lunch with the FT interview is his ordering of an 18" super spicy pizza, half of which ends up in the bin. Almost like he had no plan.

Hmm. I'm not sure the zoo's attempted rebuttal, “50% of the species at the zoo are endangered," is terribly reassuring. Are half the animals there just for fun? RZSS is to be commended on its fireworks stance but it's also good to see the normalisation of zoos being questioned.

Josh Pizzuto-Pomaco@joshpizpom.bsky.social · last mo.

EXC: RZSS responds to claims about animal welfare at @edinburghzoo.bsky.social Freedom for Animals has called for a boycott. RZSS says the activists are not engaging in dialogue. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2623800...

Livestock heat deaths in transit doubled in UK record-hot summer of 2025 | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/9nkJWrk

Livestock heat deaths in transit doubled in UK record-hot summer of 2025 - Carbon Brief

Twice as many animals died due to heat stress en route to slaughterhouses during the UK’s record-hot summer in 2025 compared to 2024, according to new Carbon Brief analysis.

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Another young satellite-tagged Golden Eagle from south Scotland translocation project found injured with 17 shotgun pellets embedded in wings & body. Police Scotland press release + commentary from me ⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/06/27/a...

Another young satellite-tagged Golden Eagle from south Scotland translocation project found injured with 17 shotgun pellets embedded in wings & body

Press release from Police Scotland (26 June 2026), followed by my commentary: POLICE APPEAL AFTER SQUEAGLE THE GOLDEN EAGLE FOUND WITH SHOTGUN INJURIES Police Scotland is appealing for information …

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Timely 🫠 www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/deci...

Heat Might Cloud Your Brain

High temperatures do more than make you uncomfortable. Research shows that heat impairs memory, attention, and decision-making. And climate change makes it worse.

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View from this morning's cycle between meetings 🚲 😎

Sigh. Since 1pm this live updates page from the BBC on the heatwave has published 2,005 words. None of them are "climate change". 🌍🔥 www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...

Temperatures hit 34.7C as extreme heat warning extended in southern England - live updates

More than 1,000 schools in England and Wales are shut or closing early, while train services are disrupted and new weather warnings are issued.

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Welcome to North Berwick 😉

Sigh. Another day, another newspaper headline about 'Holyrood' when the story is about the Scottish Government. One of the many hills I am prepared to die on.

Rich pickings in here for @secondmentions.com. Catkins are "airborne fluff-covered seeds", "Malteser-sized frizzy spheres", and "restive fuzz balls". www.ft.com/content/5ce7...

Beijing fights back against a catkin fluff invasion

The annual airborne seed attack has prompted military intervention

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Milk is affordable on supermarket shelves, and supermarkets have been making record profits But for farmers, high prices of essentials including fertiliser, fuel and feed have made costs to shoot up, forcing many to boost productivity by “going big”

‘Battery cattle’ farms rise in UK as milk price drops

Nearly a fifth of the largest farms have been linked to pollution in recent years

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And Scot Gov have in recent months slashed funding for cycling infrastructure, so the roads aren't going to get any safer any time soon.

Alastair Dalton@alastairdalton.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Cyclist deaths and motorcyclist casualties increased sharply in 2025 but the overall death toll on Scotland’s roads fell to its lowest level in a non-Covid year since records began 75 years ago, new official figures show www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...

Lots to agree with in this. I had missed the fact that Wes Streeting, a former health secretary, criticised investment in walking and cycling, despite its obvious health benefits. Imagine, having a healthy and happy population. How frivolous.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

The old ‘warfare v welfare’ arguments are back – but it’s Britain’s real duty to spend on both | Frances Ryan

Well this is delightful

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

Dutch children are unusually happy and healthy. Is it because of the Avondvierdaagse?

Pet peeve: Any time there's a story about greenhouse gas emissions/carbon footprint, media reach for stock images like this. Rather than, y'know, main sources of emissions: cars, cows and combi boilers 🌍🔥