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Cow BWZ 4793

@cowbwz4793.bsky.social

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Contemplating the strange human species, & my life as a beef cow. Biodiversity, ecosystems, extinctions, climate, pollution, plastics, animal rights, sentience, human rights. Science, systemic change, individual action. Of course I'm vegan, I'm a cow.

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Cow BWZ 4793 @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · Dec 28

I follow many people on here who aren't vegan, because they align with my other values & hopes for human society. I absolutely disagree with some of their lifestyle choices (for instance, I'd rather they didn't want to eat me) but that doesn't stop me from appreciating & learning from their wisdom❤️

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 14h

Catapult attacks on wildlife are exploding across the UK and many of the people behind them are kids.

Birds, foxes and swans are being shot for fun, filmed and shared online. The RSPCA has recorded nearly 900 weapon attacks in just three years, a shocking rise in cruelty

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Patty Shenker @pattys06.bsky.social · 14h

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Cow BWZ 4793 @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 14h

Interesting that Qatar isn't in NATO. Start of the US backing out of NATO?? The US formally aligning with Saudi & Russia??

Cow BWZ 4793 @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 14h

Well I never had 'allow a foreign nation to build a military base on US soil' on my Trump regime bingo card.

Is this for when American service personnel refuse to fire on US citizens?

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Hugo @nonviolence.bsky.social · 15h

Of all animals tested for love hormones, ruminants seem to love the most. They are very social and very loving beings.

We should not inseminate them without consent and steal all their babies and steal their mother milk.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

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MBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 1d

In our newest edition of deep-sea animals that can dance better than you, we present the siphonophore samba by Apolemia rubriversa.💃⁠
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Siphonophores (pronounced “sigh-fawn-oh-fours”) are colonial creatures made up of specialized segments that work together as one.

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Cottage in the Woods @cottageinwood.bsky.social · 29d

But a tree isn't limited to how it is useful to humans. Every tree is a home for wildlife, a warrior against climate change, a healer of the earth, a survivor of epochs, a story protector, a kind aunt and uncle, and a food bank for dozens of species in difficult times.

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 1d

Iran faces “water bankruptcy”—wells collapsing, rivers dying, over 10,000 villages without drinking water. A preview of what happens when economies run on the illusion of an infinite planet.

time.com/7321571/iran...

Iran's Water Crisis Is Its Greatest Threat

The collapse of water security in Iran has been decades in the making and is rooted in a mania for mega projects.

time.com

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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 2d

In celebration of World Octopus Day, we wanted to revisit one of our favorite cephalopod sightings, the glass octopus — Vitreledonella richardi filmed during a month-long #PhoenixIslandsCoral expedition in 2021.

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Mark @ferl67.bsky.social · 2d

French Polynesia declares the world’s largest marine park to protect ocean life.
happyeconews.com/worlds-large...

French Polynesia Creates World’s Largest Marine Park to Protect Ocean Life | Happy Eco News

French Polynesia has created the largest marine park in the world, protecting 4.8 million square kilometers of ocean. The park includes fully protected zones where fishing and mining are banned, blend...

happyeconews.com

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Cow BWZ 4793 @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 2d

I didn't think I could despise rodeos (career animal abusers and public cheering for animal cruelty) any more than I already did, but apparently I can.
#AnimalCruelty #AnimalAbuse #Rodeo #USBorderPatrol

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

“They sponsor this? Fuck them. No, really. Fuck them—I mean it. And you can quote me on that.”

The US pays millions to Professional Bull Riders for advertising. Photojournalist Carrie Schreck reports on the bizarre spectacle.

How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit

At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

www.motherjones.com

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Cow BWZ 4793 @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 2d

I think there's a 6th "if" because this all starts with 'if Trump is telling the truth that an agreement has been reached'.

Cow BWZ 4793 @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 2d

Johnson thinks he's being clever, but all he's done is now given us a video of him saying when somebody has crossed arms they're not telling the truth - to use whenever Trump's talking with crossed arms😂

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Krasnov 🌱 @greennomad61.bsky.social · 12d

Octopuses keep surprising us...
Known for their otherworldly look and remarkable intelligence, octopuses continue to reveal astonishing qualities, abilities and behaviour.

Then people eat them. 🐙😳

share.google/sR9CME8Ha7ds...

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Cow BWZ 4793 @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 2d

I once bought a bag of nuggets expecting them to be made of gold, but they turned out to be chicken - I hereby declare that nugget-shaped things can no longer be called nuggets.

Jeez humans, you're really taking your resistance to shifting to plant-based diets to ridiculous extremes.
#plantbased

Zach Boren @zdboren.bsky.social · 2d

five years after failing to get terms like 'plant-based burger' and 'veggie sausage' banned in europe, looks like the livestock lobby going to get its way

www.euractiv.com/news/parliam...

Parliament pushes for ‘veggie burger’ ban | Euractiv

Lawmakers back stricter labelling for meat alternatives

www.euractiv.com

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Vegan FTA @veganftaofficial.bsky.social · 2d

Colombia bans bullfighting and other violent practices. 🐂🐓🚫

👉 Learn more: https://veganfta.com/articles/2025/09/12/colombias-constitutional-court-not-only-upholds-bullfighting-ban-but-bans-more-animal-spectacles/

#colombia #southamerica #banbullfighting #animalrights #news

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toonholechris @toonholechris.bsky.social · 4d

Bird house

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Cow BWZ 4793 @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 3d

I planted non-native Japanese anemones, not knowing they take over by sending out rhizomes EVERYWHERE! After digging them out & sifting the soil they're still emerging, & will have to keep pulling out the shoots as soon as they emerge, for years.
Non-native plant sales need to be restricted.

Photo of a flowering japanese anemone growing in a garden

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 4d

This scene looks attractive, until you realise that only a single thing – a wild sessile oak to the rear – is native here.

It's fake 'nature', and virtually worthless to wildlife.

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Cow BWZ 4793 @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 3d

Why does he look like he's about to burst into tears?

Cow BWZ 4793 @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 3d

I'm a beef cow with a 2 year death sentence, so I often wish I had been born a different species.

Well that's broiler chicken off the list. Who want's to be born into a life of pain & physiological suffering, and having your throat slit when you're 6 weeks old - just so a human can have nuggets.💔🐔

Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 3d

Broiler chickens are growing faster than ever before, causing serious health concerns. These fast-growing breeds experience more pain due to physical challenges including bone stress, heart disease and heat stress.

A graph showing that broiler chickens grow more than 400% faster than they did in 1957.

Cow BWZ 4793 @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 3d

"You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art & music, & then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up"

Humans, stop it with the AI slop.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Robin Williams' daughter pleads for people to stop sending AI videos of her dad

The filmmaker said it is not what her dad, who died in 2014, would have wanted.

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 3d

Contest organizers from this year’s Audubon Photography Awards shared some of their Top 100 selections—featuring a ringed kingfisher, a yellow-eared parrot, whooper swans, and more—with The Atlantic Photo. View them here:

Selections From the 2025 Audubon Photography Awards Top 100

Beautiful selections from the Top 100 photographs in this year’s photo contest, depicting birdlife from around the world

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Utopia Burns @utopiaburns.bsky.social · 3d

The ultimate triumph of the industries of death is making us willing participants in their plastic-wrapped horror.

A group of laying hens packed closely together inside a crates with metal bars.

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Cow BWZ 4793 @cowbwz4793.bsky.social · 3d

Definitely going to have a go at making these😋I've never tried baking with lentils 🍰

Love the way @maximalistvegan.bsky.social puts lots of pictures and explanation about ingredients into her recipes www.maximalistvegan.com

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