Meat - We'd rather not know

Peter Greste warns court finding about animal cruelty footage has grave consequences for press freedom

"Finding set to have significant implications for the use of covertly-recorded footage by media outlets to expose wrongdoing."

"A court case attempting to thwart animal activists from sharing covertly recorded acts of alleged animal cruelty has profound and grave consequences for press freedom, the Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom’s Peter Greste has warned." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/apr/07/peter-greste-court-finding-animal-cruelty-footage-grave-consequences-press-freedom-ntwnfb
#meat #AnimalCruelty #PressFreedom #transparency #whistleblowers #law #AnimalWelfare #food #BBQ

Beef cattle welfare:140 cattle, including 100 cows and 40 calves died of thirst

"AACo spared investigation into cattle thirst deaths after reassuring regulators. Queensland's government ruled out investigating luxury beef giant AACo over mass deaths of its cattle from thirst, after receiving reassurances from the company that problems had been fixed."

"The lack of investigation into deaths at the $700 million beef business has been slammed as "completely unacceptable" by a legal expert who argued industry had captured government regulators...The circumstances of this case are highly representative of a long-established pattern of passivity and industry capture [for the department] when dealing with the welfare of commercial farm animals."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-07/qld-government-rule-out-investigating-aaco-cattle-thirst-deaths/106516756

Image: Franz Marc, The Yellow Cow
has suitable living conditions, guided by the #TheFiveFreedoms as an internationally recognized framework for animal welfare, ensuring both physical and mental well-being:
1) Freedom from hunger/thirst,
2) Freedom from discomfort,
3) Freedom from pain/injury/disease,
4) Freedom to express normal behavior, and
5) Freedom from fear/distress.">>
https://kb.rspca.org.au/categories/about-animal-welfare/what-are-the-five-freedoms-of-animal-welfare

#AnimalWelfare #livestock #beef #husbandry #meat #BBQ #FarmAnimals #BeefCattleWelfare #EFSA #MeatIndustry #regulation #food #water #pastoralism

If you wanted to make an instruction manual for Utopia...what would you put in it?

You seemed to really liked the Possibility Almanac idea --want to help me tackle the project a little bit at a time? Follow me, we can start right now.

The first page of the is Animals. We've done them dirty. So, what are the things that are totally possible to do that are either getting done now, or are a very real possibility?

What is something a country, a city, a community, or a person is doing that is revolutionary for animals?

In what ways are we serving them, instead of exploiting them?

What cultures presently still cohabit with animals, respecting their welfare?

Who has figured out the best way to re-imagine a world that is not based on human supremacy?

What are realistic revolutionary measures we've taken to protect animals?

Send me links, tag me in posts, reply to this with something for me to google, whatever is easiest for you!

Since it's the first page, it's the one I've done the most work on and it's already got some stuff so check it out! Let me know all your thoughts:

https://pinnate-drum-4d6.notion.site/Animals-215e8594c2cc80499a8dcb002b27268d

#possibilityalmanac #hopecore #animalwelfare #coexistence #goodideas

Uzbekistan Drafts New Law to Strengthen Animal Protection

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://timesca.com/uzbekistan-drafts-new-law-to-strengthen-animal-protection/

Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/05/labour-back-down-foie-gras-fur-bans-eu-trade-deal

And here I was thinking the success of the #GreenParty had made Labour a bit more aware of the lefty/environmental vote. Comes after their capitulation on #FactoryFarming too. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/02/uk-looks-to-relax-planning-rules-for-factory-farms-after-industry-lobbying?

#UKpol #AnimalWelfare #Vegan #Vegetarian #PlantBased #AnimalAgriculture

🚪✨ Our temporary premises is now open.

The address has now been updated on Google to reflect the new location, so please check there before visiting.

Thank you for your patience while we completed the move and got everything ready. We are pleased to be continuing our work for exotic animals, primates, reptiles, rabbits, spiders, lizards, and other small animals. 💚

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#APES #AnimalRescue #ExoticPets #AnimalWelfare

Massachusetts police dogs could get pension funds honoring Boston Marathon hero K-9 https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/04/04/massachusetts-police-dogs-could-get-pension-funds-honoring-boston-marathon-hero-k-9/

#Massachusetts #K9 #Police #BostonMarathon #AnimalWelfare #MApoli