R. Brassard Ⓥ
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No one should be ashamed of not being a #Vegan... One should only be ashamed if you have seen the crimes against animals, and still you are not a #Vegan... #AnimalRights #AnimalWelfare #EndVivisection #EndAnimalTesting #AnimalRescue #EndFactoryFarming
#PolarBears #Wildlife #Newfoundland #Canada 🇨🇦 #Cdnpoli #Environment #Nature #Animals www.theweathernetwork.com/en/video/wAl...
Polar bear caught on camera tobagganing in Newfoundland - The Weather Network
Security camera footage from St. Anthony, Newfoundland, captures the incredible moment a wild polar bear repeatedly goes for a ride down a snowy embankment.
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Two major Ontario hospital labs bought research dogs from U.S. breeder with troubled past #London #Ontario #UHN #StJosephsHealthCare #LawsonHealthResearch #ONpoli #AnimalRights #Cdnpoli #Dogs #AnimalTesting #NewYork #MarshallBioResources #USpoli #AnimalWelfare ijb.utoronto.ca/news/two-maj...
Two major Ontario hospital labs bought research dogs from U.S. breeder with troubled past - Investigative Journalism Bureau
At least two Canadian hospital research labs have imported dogs for scientific research from a U.S. breeder cited for repeated animal care violations, the Investigative Journalism Bureau has found. Th...
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2026 ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce: Nearly 100% tested positive for pesticides, including ‘forever chemicals’ #Food #Fruit #Vegetables #Pesticides #PFAS #Health #FoodSafety #USDA #USpoli #USA #EPA #Agriculture #Water #GroceryStores #Cdnpoli #UStrade #Cancer #BirthDefects www.cnn.com/2026/03/24/h...
2026 ‘Dirty Dozen’ produce: Nearly 100% tested positive for pesticides, including ‘forever chemicals’ | CNN
The 2026 “Dirty Dozen” list of most contaminated produce has a worrisome finding. Many of the most common pesticides are also potentially toxic “forever chemicals.”
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Have your say: Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equines 🚨March 12, 2026 Deadline #Cdnpoli #Horses #Donkeys #AnimalWelfare #AnimalLaw #AnimalRights #Canada 🇨🇦 #Animals #AnimalCruelty vancouverhumanesociety.bc.ca/posts/have-y...
Have your say: Canada’s Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Equine
Public feedback is open on Canada’s draft Equine Code of Practice. Learn what’s proposed and share your input on equine care standards.
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Commercial dog food contains ‘alarming’ levels of lead, mercury and other contaminants #Dogs #DogFood #Pets #Health #Animals #Food #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRescue #AnimalLaw #AnimalRights www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/h...
Dog food contains ‘alarming’ levels of lead, mercury and other contaminants | CNN
Commercial dog foods contain high levels of lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium and plastic toxins, according to laboratory tests by a nonprofit organization.
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485,000 NATIVE ANIMALS KILLED UNDER NSW SCHEME A parliamentary inquiry has heard 485,000 native animals were legally harmed or killed in NSW last year. Animal welfare advocates say numbers have doubled in two years. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02... #NSWPol #AusPol #Animals #Wildlife #Vote1AJP #AJP
NSW scheme saw 485,000 native animals legally harmed or killed in 2025
Animal welfare groups are calling for a major overhaul into the system that allows native animals to be killed in NSW.
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𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 ‘𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀’ 𝗕𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝟰 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀! Evidence collected since early October shows that fox hunting by the Beaufort is neither accidental nor rare. Read more 👇 www.huntsabs.org.uk/beaufort-bra...
Beaufort Branded ‘Serial Killers’ By Channel 4 News! - Hunt Saboteurs Association
Last week, millions watched on in horror as Channel 4 News screened a major report on illegal fox hunting. The piece was largely composed of footage captured by hunt saboteurs in recent weeks and mont...
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Britain's 'loneliest' sheep gives birth to first lambs 🎥 #Dumfries #Scotland 🏴 #UK 🇬🇧 #Fiona #Sheep #AnimalWelfare #Animals #AnimalRescue #AnimalRights #NewZealand www.bbc.com/news/article...
Britain's 'loneliest' sheep Fiona gives birth for first time
Fiona - who hit the headlines in 2023 after being rescued from the foot of a steep cliff - gives birth to twins at a farm park in the south of Scotland.
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North Atlantic right whale found dead after weeks of entanglement #Division, a 4-year-old male, had fishing line wrapped around head and mouth #NovaScotia #Canada 🇨🇦 #NSpoli #Cdnpoli #Animals #Whales #RightWhales #EndangeredSpecies #AnimalWelfare #Marinelife #AnimalRights www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
North Atlantic right whale found dead after weeks of entanglement | CBC News
A North Atlantic right whale named Division was found dead in U.S. waters this week, entangled in fishing gear. It's the first entanglement death of 2026, according to the Canadian Whale Institute.
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#USA 🇺🇸 #AnimalWelfare #AnimalProtection #USpoli #Animals #AnimalLaw #AnimalRescue #AnimalRights
Animal Legal Defense Fund@animallegaldefense.bsky.social · 6mo agoOur 2025 State Rankings report is now live! The report highlights the major advancements and trends in animal protection across the U.S. Where does your state or territory rank? 🐾
#Palmoil 🪔 #soy #meat 🥩 and #cocoa 🍫 #agriculture along with #climatechange and #habitatloss in rainforests is driving #insects to the edge of #extinction. Take action by going #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴💀⛔️ wp.me/pcFhgU-4KY
#Washington #USA 🇺🇸 #MarineMammals #SeaLions #Marinelife #Wildlife #USpoli #AnimalWelfare #Animals #AnimalRights #AnimalLaw #AnimalRescue
Animal Legal Defense Fund@animallegaldefense.bsky.social · 6mo ago🚨 Washington’s marine mammals are at risk. HJM 4004 would push the federal government to weaken the Marine Mammal Protection Act by wrongly blaming sea lions for salmon declines. WA residents: urge your lawmakers to vote NO on HJM 4004.
Rare Great Grey Owl spotted in the Barrie area, public asked to keep distance #Barrie #Ontario #Canada 🇨🇦 #ONpoli #Cdnpoli #Owls #GreatGreyOwl #Birds #Animals #AnimalWelfare #Wildlife #Photography #WildlifePhotography #AnimalRights #Forests #WildlifeRescue www.ctvnews.ca/barrie/artic...
Rare Great Grey Owl spotted in the Barrie area, public asked to keep distance
A Great Grey Owl has been spotted in the Barrie area, drawing crowds to the rare and unusual sighting.
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Dead livestock, lost farms and #PFAS: Why pressure is mounting to rein in toxic sludge 🎥 #USA 🇺🇸 #AnimalAg #Dairy #Milk #Beef #Milk #Farmland #BiosolidSludge #Farming #Food #Health #EPA #USpoli #FoodSystems #USCongress #Fertilizer #Environment #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights wsbt.com/news/spotlig...
Dead livestock, lost farms and PFAS: Why pressure is mounting to rein in toxic sludge
America’s farmland may be facing a growing contamination crisis: one that farmers, regulators and lawmakers now say can no longer be ignored.
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Canada has a chance to make Nature great again in 2026: by reintroducing and strengthening the Nature Accountability Act >> act.gp/4pOa5z1 #ProtectNature #Rewild #Cdnpoli
Australia’s koala paradox: why is the beloved marsupial endangered in parts but overabundant in others? #Australia 🇦🇺 #Auspol #Koalas #Wildlife #Forests #EndangeredSpecies #AnimalWelfare #Nature #Animals #AnimalRights #Conservation #Science www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australia’s koala paradox: why is the beloved marsupial endangered in parts but overabundant in others?
There are so many koalas in some places that food is the issue – while elsewhere populations are threatened by habitat loss. And there are no easy fixes
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🚨MERCER EUTHANASIA DEADLINE 1/22/26 12PM🚨 Balch Springs Animal Services #Texas 8mth puppy MERCER is not coping well in the shelter environment and urgently needs help Take her out of the kennel & everything changes. She is sweet, dog friendly, 📧 cway@balchspringstx.gov #Dogs #Rescuedog #Bluesky
#KyotoUniversity #Japan 🇯🇵 #AnimalResearch #Animals #Macaques #AnimalTesting #AnimalCruelty #Wildlife #AnimalWelfare #AnimalRights #SnowMonkeys
Action for Primates@actionforprimates.bsky.social · 7mo agoIn #Japan, snow monkeys suffer invasive brain surgery & death in meaningless experiment to study what lies behind motivation in people. Heartbreaking that these #macaques - revered throughout history in Japan - can be exploited & treated so inhumanely. tinyurl.com/mr2er2ya
Read our TEN common mistakes that stop people from going or staying vegan 👇 viva.org.uk/health/healt...
Viva! - 10 common mistakes that stop people from going or staying vegan
The pushback against veganism can be tough enough to deal with without self-doubt creeping in. Stick with it and you will soon feel the benefits!
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🙌 Over a third of UK adults plan to buy plant-based products this month, according to YouGov research commissioned by Veganuary. Co-Founder of #Veganuary Jane Land has also revealed that Veganuary have had their largest number of sign-ups to date! 🤯
#AfricanLionSafari ranks 4th in top 10 list of worst zoos for elephants #Rockton #Ontario #Zoos #Canada 🇨🇦 #ONpoli #Cdnpoli #Elephants #AnimalCruelty #Animals #AnimalWelfare #AnimalLaw #AnimalRights #BoycottZoos #AnimalExploitation #Wildlife www.chch.com/chch-news/af...
#Monkeys of #Brazil, blonde #capuchins 🐒 are super smart and rub millipedes into their fur as an bug repellent. #PalmOil #meat and the illegal #pet trade are threats. Be #vegan for them 🥕🍆🧅 and #BoycottPalmOil 🌴🪔🧐🚫 #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-a9q
DINGOES FACE EXTINCTION Georgie Purcell MP: "A critically endangered population of dingoes may now be extinct due to the severity of the Wyperfeld bushfires. We must save this genetically distinct population before they are gone forever. HELP 👇 #AusPol #VicBushfires #SpringSt #VicPol #Dingoes
ADOPTIONS FALL, EUTHANASIA RISES "Australia is facing its most severe pet adoption downturn on record, placing unprecedented strain on rescue centres and forcing many healthy animals to be euthanised." We need Veticare: bit.ly/49CqEI8 thewest.com.au/news/animals... #AusPol #Animals #AnimalRescue
Dire consequences of Australia’s record low pet adoption
Australia is facing its most severe pet adoption downturn on record, placing unprecedented strain on rescue centres and forcing many happy, healthy animals to be euthanised.
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#USA 🇺🇸 #USpoli #Animals #AnimalLaw #AnimalWelfare #AnimalCruelty #Pets #Cats #Dogs #Wildlife #Marinelife #FarmedAnimals #AnimalAg #Environment #Nature #Law
Animal Legal Defense Fund@animallegaldefense.bsky.social · 7mo agoOur legislative team has been busy working across the country to advance legislation to protect animals' interest + defend against harmful legislation. Join us to celebrate recent legislative victories for animals + forecast for the remainder of the year! aldf.org/article/febr...
If you found out that at least $200 million of public funding went towards a single major corporation and its subsidiaries over the last few years, would you have questions about its operations? What if you also found out they managed 22 million hectares of forest across Canada? 🤔👇 act.gp/3Ll8lPH
New Reports: Domtar, Lobbying, and Logging in Canada
Our brand new reports—launched today—highlight the concerning lack of transparency and accountability surrounding the company that has been establishing itself as a logging giant across Canada for…
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Forests are life 🌳🔄 😮💨 Do you agree we need to protect Old Growth and forest ecosystems from clearcutting and monocultures in Canada?
