David Cortese
@dcortese.bsky.social
husband, father, minimalist, runner, plant-based, animal rights advocate, ally, gen X
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🚨 BREAKING: The @NonhumanRights & @AALDP_DU filed a new lawsuit on behalf of ~2,000 beagles at Ridglan Farms. #Wisconsin We’re asking the court to recognize their legal right to be free from cruelty & seeking their immediate release. ⚖️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tjMmK8
February 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
🚨 BREAKING: The @NonhumanRights & @AALDP_DU filed a new lawsuit on behalf of ~2,000 beagles at Ridglan Farms. #Wisconsin We’re asking the court to recognize their legal right to be free from cruelty & seeking their immediate release. ⚖️ Learn more: https://bit.ly/4tjMmK8
City of Pico Rivera in California seeks to purchase the property of the last slaughterhouse in Los Angeles (Manning Beef who went bankrupt) at auction to prevent another slaughterhouse from coming in. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Pico Rivera aims to buy L.A.'s last slaughterhouse to keep other meat processors from moving in
The city of Pico Rivera says it will try to purchase a slaughterhouse facility with an aim of bringing new purpose to the site.
www.latimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
City of Pico Rivera in California seeks to purchase the property of the last slaughterhouse in Los Angeles (Manning Beef who went bankrupt) at auction to prevent another slaughterhouse from coming in. #animalrights #animalwelfare
“Under both common law and Michigan law, chimpanzees are animals, not persons, and ANIMALS ARE TREATED AS PROPERTY" - DeYoung Family Zoo response to the request for constitutional rights for chimpanzees. Time for this to change. @nonhumanrights.bsky.social #animalrights #animalwelfare
UP zoo says MI Supreme Court should say no to human rights for chimps
A zoo in the western Upper Peninsula is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to refuse a case that seeks a ruling that chimpanzees have constitutional rights against wrongful imprisonment.
www.michiganpublic.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:25 PM
“Under both common law and Michigan law, chimpanzees are animals, not persons, and ANIMALS ARE TREATED AS PROPERTY" - DeYoung Family Zoo response to the request for constitutional rights for chimpanzees. Time for this to change. @nonhumanrights.bsky.social #animalrights #animalwelfare
Ma-Kin Vegan Sushi, Agora Hills, CA 🌱 👍 #plantbased
January 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Ma-Kin Vegan Sushi, Agora Hills, CA 🌱 👍 #plantbased
After the exotic pet 'show' in Pomona last year, dead and dying animals were found in trash bags left behind by the exhibitors. Please do not support these shows, these animals are not products. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Animal Activists Raise Awareness About Cruelty of Exotic Pet Trade Outside Pomona Fairplex - The San Fernando Valley Sun
Animal activists gathered outside the Pomona Fairplex on Saturday during a reptile expo to raise awareness about the cruelty of the exotic pet trade after dead and dying animals were […]
sanfernandosun.com
January 18, 2026 at 6:50 PM
After the exotic pet 'show' in Pomona last year, dead and dying animals were found in trash bags left behind by the exhibitors. Please do not support these shows, these animals are not products. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Got milk? Less so now in school cafeterias. A new law breaks the longstanding rule that only cow’s milk could be served with federally subsidized school meals. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Victory: The Cow’s Milk Mandate in Public Schools Is Now History
President signs S. 222 into law, and the measure includes key provisions of our FISCAL Act that give kids and cows a better shake
animalwellnessaction.org
January 18, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Got milk? Less so now in school cafeterias. A new law breaks the longstanding rule that only cow’s milk could be served with federally subsidized school meals. #animalrights #animalwelfare
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A bill to outlaw the sale, possession, transport, and distribution of farmed octopus in Washington advanced out of the state's House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/washi...
Washington may ban sales of farmed octopus • Washington State Standard
A bill to ban the possession and sale of farmed octopus in Washington advanced out of a House committee on Wednesday.
washingtonstatestandard.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:45 PM
A bill to outlaw the sale, possession, transport, and distribution of farmed octopus in Washington advanced out of the state's House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday. washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/washi...
I’m shocked. 😂 What’s in a McRib? “… is made up of ground-up portions of pork shoulder, heart and scalded stomach.” 🤮
Class-action lawsuit claims McDonald’s McRib doesn’t actually contain rib meat
A lawsuit claims the McDonald's McRib does not actually contain rib meat.
www.ky3.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I’m shocked. 😂 What’s in a McRib? “… is made up of ground-up portions of pork shoulder, heart and scalded stomach.” 🤮
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social supports taking horse carriages out of commission from Central Park. Will this FINALLY happen... I hope so! #animalrights #animalwelfare
Zohran Mamdani: 'I Support Removing Horse Carriages From Central Park'
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social supports taking horse carriages out of commission from Central Park. Will this FINALLY happen... I hope so! #animalrights #animalwelfare
Florida brings statewide animal abuser / cruelty database online to help shelters and rescues screen for prior offenders. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Animal cruelty database goes online, listing animal abuse offenders online
A statewide animal cruelty database is set to launch today as part of the newest phase of Dexter's Law. The part of the law requiring the State of Florida to create and maintain a public database ...
baynews9.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Florida brings statewide animal abuser / cruelty database online to help shelters and rescues screen for prior offenders. #animalrights #animalwelfare
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"... the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world..."
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"... the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world..."
Cruel and barbaric. #animalwelfare
Cruel confinement like this is not only *legal* in most places around the world, it's also the *normal* standard practice in animal agriculture.
If this makes you sick to your stomach, consider skipping this #Christmas ham and embracing #veganuary next month.
If this makes you sick to your stomach, consider skipping this #Christmas ham and embracing #veganuary next month.
December 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Cruel and barbaric. #animalwelfare
Progress. #animalwelfare #animalrights
December 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Progress. #animalwelfare #animalrights
Bipartisan bill introduces to ban mink farming in the US. First thought - GREAT!, second thought - we still farm mink in the US? 🤦 #animalrights #animalwelfare
Buchanan, DeLauro Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Mink Farming in the U.S.
buchanan.house.gov
December 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Bipartisan bill introduces to ban mink farming in the US. First thought - GREAT!, second thought - we still farm mink in the US? 🤦 #animalrights #animalwelfare
Eight states in the US have adopted laws to ban the sale of dogs, cats and other live animals. Can NJ be the ninth? #animalwelfare #animalrights
NJ Senate panel advances bill banning dog, cat sales at pet stores • New Jersey Monitor
Animal activists said the ban would stop the flow of pets from puppy mills, while store owners said it would force their doors shut.
newjerseymonitor.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Eight states in the US have adopted laws to ban the sale of dogs, cats and other live animals. Can NJ be the ninth? #animalwelfare #animalrights
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At the end of each year, FDA releases data on antibiotics sold for use in livestock.
It usually changes a few %. This year, it went up 15.8%.
I was shocked & emailed experts/industry groups. Likeliest explanation per a source: industry is not "being good stewards of antibiotics"
It usually changes a few %. This year, it went up 15.8%.
I was shocked & emailed experts/industry groups. Likeliest explanation per a source: industry is not "being good stewards of antibiotics"
December 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
At the end of each year, FDA releases data on antibiotics sold for use in livestock.
It usually changes a few %. This year, it went up 15.8%.
I was shocked & emailed experts/industry groups. Likeliest explanation per a source: industry is not "being good stewards of antibiotics"
It usually changes a few %. This year, it went up 15.8%.
I was shocked & emailed experts/industry groups. Likeliest explanation per a source: industry is not "being good stewards of antibiotics"
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark signs the Giving Pledge donating majority of wealth to charities - including pigeon rescue. 😊🙌
Craigslist founder signs the Giving Pledge, and his fortune will go to military families, fighting cyberattacks—and a pigeon rescue | Fortune
“A nerd's gotta do what a nerd's gotta do, and a nerd should practice what he preaches,” Craig Newmark said.
fortune.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark signs the Giving Pledge donating majority of wealth to charities - including pigeon rescue. 😊🙌
Fur exports fell over 75% from 2013-2023, over 20 countries now have bans or severe restrictions on fur ‘production’. #animalwelfare #animalrights
Poland Bans Fur Farming in a Major Blow to the Global Fur Trade
The world’s second-biggest fur producer has passed an eight-year phase-out of all fur farms, accelerating fashion’s shift away from animal pelts.
www.businessoffashion.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Fur exports fell over 75% from 2013-2023, over 20 countries now have bans or severe restrictions on fur ‘production’. #animalwelfare #animalrights
They called this roadside zoo an 'ecology site', it was a prison for animals that were left without proper care and thankfully will be shutting down in 2026. If you see the word 'zoo' in any form, run. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Brookhaven permanently closing controversial Holtsville ecology site
The Town of Brookhaven decides to shut down the embattled Holtsville Ecology Site, stripping it from its capital budget plan.
greaterlongisland.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
They called this roadside zoo an 'ecology site', it was a prison for animals that were left without proper care and thankfully will be shutting down in 2026. If you see the word 'zoo' in any form, run. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Besties Vegan Paradise, Farmers Market at the Grove, Los Angeles (big thumbs up for the Sanctuary sandwich 🤤) #plantbased
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Besties Vegan Paradise, Farmers Market at the Grove, Los Angeles (big thumbs up for the Sanctuary sandwich 🤤) #plantbased
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture,” the whale biologist David Gruber writes.
“I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture,” the whale biologist David Gruber writes.
Opinion | How to Use. A.I to Talk to Whales
This is not your average chatbot.
nyti.ms
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture,” the whale biologist David Gruber writes.
“I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture,” the whale biologist David Gruber writes.
Raising Cane's, a fast food chicken chain that kills millions of chickens a year, is selling plush toys to raise money for animal welfare. Make it make sense. 🤦 #animalrights #animalwelfare
Raising Cane’s launches holiday plush puppy collection to benefit animal welfare
Raising Cane's has launched its annual holiday plush puppy collection featuring A Christmas Story-themed designs, with proceeds supporting animal welfare organizations.
www.kbtx.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Raising Cane's, a fast food chicken chain that kills millions of chickens a year, is selling plush toys to raise money for animal welfare. Make it make sense. 🤦 #animalrights #animalwelfare
Dogs are constantly killed, raped and abused on Los Angeles' Skid Row. Some are bred for puppies and sold for money. Local advocates have called for action for years, I hope this puts a dent into the long standing terror these poor animals have endured. #animalrights #animalwelfare
New initiative looks to curb animal cruelty on Skid Row
A new initiative in collaboration with LAPD and Los Angeles Animal Services looks to investigate and halt cases of animal cruelty on Skid Row, Mayor Karen Bass announced Thursday. The joint effort aim...
www.nbclosangeles.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Dogs are constantly killed, raped and abused on Los Angeles' Skid Row. Some are bred for puppies and sold for money. Local advocates have called for action for years, I hope this puts a dent into the long standing terror these poor animals have endured. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Disappointing. This has been going on for 150 years, horses do not belong on NYC streets, please don't ever patronize carriage drivers. It's not romantic, it's incredibly cruel. #animalwelfare #animalrights
Proposal to ban Central Park horse carriages voted down by key NYC council committee
Central Park’s iconic horse carriages will trot on, for now
abcnews.go.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Disappointing. This has been going on for 150 years, horses do not belong on NYC streets, please don't ever patronize carriage drivers. It's not romantic, it's incredibly cruel. #animalwelfare #animalrights
Amazing work being done by the @projectceti.bsky.social team!
Sperm whales use vowels like humans, new study finds
Scientists decoding whale clicks found patterns that echo the building blocks of human speech.
www.popsci.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Amazing work being done by the @projectceti.bsky.social team!