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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Cat declawing is now banned in California! ✊🐱

Thank you to every advocate who wrote, called, testified, and refused to stay silent.

This is your victory — and it belongs to every cat who will finally keep their claws and their dignity.

#AB867 #BanDeclaw #animalwelfare #animalrights

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 3d

After years of neglect and public outcry, Miami Seaquarium will close on Oct. 12th. This closure marks a small victory in a much larger fight for justice — but the animals deserve more than a quiet exit.

Now, the question remains: Where will the animals go? Their future must not repeat their past.

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Questen shares how animals got her through a tough childhood — sometimes being her only friends — and inspired her to become a veterinarian.

Did your love for animals shape your path in life too?

#VeterinaryMedicine #TCM #Acupuncture #holisticmedicine #VeterinaryCare #animalwelfare #vetmed

ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 4d

Dr. Crystal Heath of Our Honor calls out the ongoing use of “terminal labs” in veterinary education—where animals are killed for training—even though more humane, animal-free alternatives already exist.

Do you think it’s time for schools to adopt protocols that respect life & prioritize compassion?

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Questen shares how she refused to perform terminal lab surgeries in vet school — instead rescuing her rat and giving them a loving home.

Have you ever stood up against something you felt was wrong, even when it risked consequences?

#VeterinaryMedicine #TCM #AnimalRescue #holisticmedicine

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 9d

✈️🐾 Dr. Crystal Heath is on the road, connecting with veterinarians and advocates across the United States.

Our Honor is building a movement of veterinarians and animal advocates — one conversation, one presentation, one community at a time.

#onehealth #veterinarian #vetstudent #vetschool #vetmed

ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 IT’S ALMOST OFFICIAL 🚨

California is this close to a statewide ban on cruel declaw procedures. ✊🐾 AB 867 has passed the Senate and Assembly and is now on Governor Newsom’s desk.

This is the FINAL step to victory for cats across California. Let’s make history together. 💙🐱

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 12d

Our next Volunteer Orientation is your chance to get involved! Learn how Our Honor mobilizes veterinarians, exposes corporate cover-ups, and builds a courageous movement for all species. 🌍✍️

📅 Date: Tuesday, September 30
🕓 Time: 4:00 – 5:00pm PT
📍 Where: Zoom (us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...)

ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 13d

Dr. Questen says acupuncture helps her patients feel happier, healthier, and even control allergies — sometimes with just one session. Have you tried acupuncture? What was your experience?

#VeterinaryMedicine #TCM #Acupuncture #holisticmedicine #VeterinaryCare #animalwelfare #veterinarian

ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 Trump just canceled a $417,000 study that would have tracked the health and environmental impacts of hog farms producing biogas in North Carolina.

If you care about this, please like, share and tag your veterinarian!

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#EnvironmentalJustice #Biogas #AnimalRights

Trump Cancels Swine Farm BioGas Research

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 17d

“Good medicine” isn’t just for the wealthy. Access to care and spectrum of care mean meeting animals’ needs where they are—vaccines, spay/neuter, parasite treatment, antibiotics—delivered affordably and effectively.

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Passionate Vet Challenges High Cost Care Norms

YouTube video by Our Honor

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 19d

Here is a throwback at my interview for @VeganFTA. veganfta.com/blog/2025/01...

When veterinarians speak out, reform is possible. In California, the profession’s moral authority helped advance a statewide ban on declawing — proof that veterinary voices can drive policy change. 🩺✍️

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 21d

🐾 Our Honor’s theory of change: People may not always trust activists, but they do trust veterinarians. That trust has too often been used to justify harm—but we’re flipping the script.

#AnimalRights #VetMed #EffectiveAltruism #Transparency #VeterinaryEthics

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People may not always trust activists, but they do trust veterinarians.

YouTube video by Our Honor

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 22d

What the industry won’t advertise.

Pigs killed in carbon dioxide gas chambers experience air hunger, panic, and violent thrashing for up to 60 seconds before losing consciousness. Industry claims of a ‘controlled’ process don’t match the footage. Even Temple Grandin calls it ‘unacceptable.’

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 24d

🫀 A new paper shows 41% of cardiologists recommend a whole-food, plant-based diet—yet only 8% follow it.

The more this is talked about, the more doctors may begin to rethink their own choices. Change starts with awareness, then spreads—one percentage point at a time.

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A new paper shows 41% of cardiologists recommend a whole-food, plant-based diet

YouTube video by Our Honor

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 25d

Veterinary students shouldn’t have to kill the very beings they’re training to protect. Ending this cycle of violence in education could shift the future for billions of animals. 🐴🐶🐱🐔🐟

#EffectiveAltruism #vetmed #veterinarian #vetstudent #vetschool #animalwelfare

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Veterinary students shouldn’t have to kill the very beings they’re training to protect.

YouTube video by Our Honor

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · 26d

Dr. Crystal Heath highlights a recent FOIA request for IACUC protocols related to veterinary training exercises involving animal sacrifice—and encourages others to use it as a model for their own inquiries.

Accountability starts with asking the right questions.

#VeterinaryEthics #VeterinaryCare

ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · Sep 12

Dr. Crystal Heath explores how systems that discourage dissent mirror the dynamics of cults—whether rooted in ideology or hierarchy—and how to recognize the manipulative tactics at play.

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#VeterinaryEthics #OurHonor #vetmed #veterinarian #vetstudent #vetschool

Incentivizing Sociopathy in Vet Schools

YouTube video by Our Honor

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · Sep 10

🚨 ALL DONATIONS MATCHED up to $25,000! 🚨

Your gift today goes twice as far to help us mobilize veterinarians to stand up for the health, dignity, and well-being of all species. 🐾🌍

Our September goal is $5,000 — and with your support, we can get there!

💚 Donate now at ourhonor.org/donate.

ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · Sep 9

🌡️💀 Heat waves are leaving the dairy industry with mounting cattle deaths and limited options for disposal. Rendering facilities are backed up, and on-site composting is being promoted as an alternative—saving producers about $115 per carcass.

#vetmed #veterinarian

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Heat waves are leaving the dairy industry with mounting cattle deaths & limited options for disposal

YouTube video by Our Honor

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our Honor Executive Director helped author a first-of-its-kind review of public records from U.S. and Canadian veterinary schools — revealing just how many animals are killed for teaching.

Read the full paper here utppublishing.com/doi/10.3138/...

#vetmed #veterinarian #vetstudent #vetschool

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · Sep 3

Your gift today goes twice as far to help us mobilize veterinarians to stand up for the health, dignity, and well-being of all species. 🐾🌍

Our August goal is $5,000 — and with your support, we can get there!

💚 Donate now at ourhonor.org/donate and be part of this life-saving work.

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · Sep 1

This Labor Day, stand in solidarity with the workers forced to carry out mass killings during the bird flu crisis.

This system exploits everyone. And it’s unnecessary. We already have animal-free proteins and egg alternatives that don’t require degrading human labor or killing animals.

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · Aug 31

Dr. Krista Magnifico calls for a radical rethinking of veterinary care:

Access to healthcare—animal or human—can’t just be about the individual. It has to be about all of us, caring for one another, so that when it’s our turn to need help, the system is there.

Compassion shouldn’t be priced out.

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ourhonor.bsky.social @ourhonor.bsky.social · Aug 31

Dr. Krista Magnifico calls for a radical rethinking of veterinary care:

Access to healthcare—animal or human—can’t just be about the individual. It has to be about all of us, caring for one another, so that when it’s our turn to need help, the system is there.
Compassion shouldn’t be priced out.

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