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Campaigning for plant-based food as the norm. Reducing meat & dairy benefits climate, biodiversity and human health, and massively reduces animal suffering.

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Nov 14

A campaign to encourage #plantbased eating as the norm - we urgently need leadership from governments and public bodies everywhere. The science is clear: 'The planet can't sustain billions of meat-eaters' - #SirDavidAttenborough #plantbasednorm #plantbasedbydefault #futureoffood #sustainablefood

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · 14h

Please sign @animaljustice.bsky.social's petition calling on Angela Eagle MP to remove Cranswick's Tim Smith from two government advisory boards. No one profiting from #animalabuse should be advising policy! #ProjectPig #JusticeForPigs #cruelty act.animaljusticeproject.com/page/177792/...

Give Tim Smith the Boot!

Given Cranswick's systemic violations towards pigs, Tim Smith must be removed from Government advisory boards.

act.animaljusticeproject.com

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · 4d

Watch this from Joey Carbstrong - the everyday, routine cruelties of the #dairy industry, here on a farm that supplies Cathedral City. Go #vegan if you don't want to subsidise #animalabuse.

thykehyde.bsky.social @thykehyde.bsky.social · 4d

Watch this - another exposé by Joey Carbstrong of the routine cruelty meted out to cows on British dairy farms.
youtu.be/H8Xd_6GueOI?...

Confronting Britain’s most violent cheese bosses

YouTube video by Joey Carbstrong

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · 6d

Please support @ciwf.org.uk by signing & sharing this open letter calling for a reduction in animal agriculture - one of the most wasteful industries on the planet, as well as causing suffering to unimaginable numbers of animals. See the letter, & who's endorsed it, via the link. #factoryfarming

Compassion in World Farming UK @ciwf.org.uk · 7d

NEW ACTION: Sign our open letter calling on the Prime Minister to fix the biggest source of food waste ➡️ bit.ly/4hc5yDO

So far, 20 public figures & experts have signed.

@deborahmeaden.bsky.social @dalevince.com @peteregan46.bsky.social @lindanewbery.bsky.social @shireenkassam.bsky.social

20 public figures and experts call on the UK Prime Minister to feed people not factory farms. Read our open letter and add your name.

plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · 20d

It's #NationalVegetarianWeek. What was your reason for becoming #vegetarian, or - much better - #vegan? Mine: I could choose to support cruelty, or I could choose to avoid it. Simple as that.

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · 20d

Absolutely right.

The Vegan's Voice @animalrights1.bsky.social · 21d

plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · 22d

Very sad news. Dr Jane Goodall was such an influential voice for animals and the natural world.

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 22d

BREAKING: Dr. Jane Goodall, an animal rights advocate, has died of natural causes at age 91, the Jane Goodall Institute says in a statement.

Dr. Jane Goodall, legendary animal rights advocate, dies at 91

"Dr. Goodall's discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," the Jane Goodall Institute said in a Wednesday statement.

nbcnews.to

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Sep 12

Mark Wakeling of Amberwood Animals talks to @lindanewbery.bsky.social about his Oxfordshire animal sanctuary, his aims and concerns, and how he arrived at this stage of his life. www.lindanewbery.co.uk/2025/09/12/a... #animalsanctuary #animals #farmanimal #veganism #compassion #Oxfordshire

Animal Advocate no.10: Mark Wakeling of Amberwood Animals

Mark Wakeling of Amberwood Animals talks about how his sanctuary was formed, his daily life there and how he sees the potential to change attitudes towards farmed animals.

www.lindanewbery.co.uk

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Aug 28

Excellent article by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on the pointless cruelty and vacuous macho gratification of bluefin tuna fishing, 'the UK equivalent of bullfighting.' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... @theguardian.com #cruelsport #bluefintuna #fishing #Falmouth #Cornwall

Bluefin tuna are miraculously returning to UK shores – only to be tormented for ‘sport’ | George Monbiot

A tournament in Cornwall will pit anglers against these magnificent creatures, as part of a rising trend for so-called ‘sportfishing’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hunts call it 'autumn hunting' - but it's cub-hunting, or cubbing - unchanged since the so-called ban, and exposing 'trail hunting' lies. Foxhounds are trained to kill cubs. Watch this. @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @protectthewild.bsky.social protectthewild.substack.com/p/powerful-n... #banhunting

Powerful new animation exposes fox cub hunting - narrated by Chris Packham

WATCH NOW

protectthewild.substack.com

plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Jul 24

New study from Oxford University confirms links between meat consumption and a range of diseases. How much more evidence is required before meat-eating ceases to be the norm? www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-03... #health #nutrition #meatconsumption

Regular meat consumption linked with a wide range of common diseases

Regular meat consumption is associated with a range of diseases that researchers had not previously considered, according to a large, population-level study conducted by a team at the University of

www.ox.ac.uk

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Jul 21

Article on affordable superfoods in @theguardian.com today - and not one of them is animal-derived! Plant-based food is better for nature, better for climate, better for human health and certainly better for animals ... www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... #food #nutrition #plantbased #superfood

Who needs quinoa? 17 overlooked and affordable superfoods, from peas and potatoes to popcorn and even sugar

Can’t afford goji berries, spirulina or turmeric – or just don’t like the taste? Most kitchens are full of healthy but unglamorous alternatives. Nutrition experts name their favourites

www.theguardian.com

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Linda Newbery 📚✍️🌳🐝 🦊🦋📷Ⓥ @lindanewbery.bsky.social · Jun 14

Brilliantly put by George Monbiot. Fish are not 'seafood' or 'stocks'. They are not 'our' fish. Protection of marine habitats should be the default position. #Ocean #SirDavidAttenborough #MPAs #UNOceanConference

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jun 13

The plunder of our seas by industrial fishing is a monstrosity in which almost everyone unwittingly collaborates. For decades this truth has been deliberately hidden from us. Now at last the consensus is cracking.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Attenborough’s Ocean is the film I’ve been waiting my whole career for – now the world must act on its message | George Monbiot

The documentary shows the damage that fishing does to our planet. So why does the industry still hold governments to ransom? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Jun 7

I'm deep in this riveting book by @stuartgillespie.bsky.social - engaging, informative, illuminating, horrifying. How Big Food's greed exploits & destroys people & planet. Haven't got to the hopeful bit yet ... @canongate.co.uk #foodsystems #climateemergency #obesity #ultraprocessedfood

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Mar 22

Nature's calling - and we need to listen!

MP for Nature @mpfornature.bsky.social · Mar 3

I've been receiving some unusual calls recently...
#NatureCalling @veganuary.bsky.social @plantbasednews.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social @dom70.bsky.social

Card showing a mobile phone screen with the caller name as 'Pig' tucked into sign on underground train

Card showing a mobile screen with a conversation between a Pig and a Human. Pig talks about how their life in intensive pig farms is one of fear and pain, and that there is a danger of zoonotic disease spreading. Action point: try a plant-based diet and sign the plant-based treaty.

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Mar 7

Please sign & share!

Fiona Mawson @fionamawson.bsky.social · Mar 7

Another seafood giant just got the green light to experiment on baby octopuses in Spain—to crack the code on industrial octopus farming. We fought and stalled the last octopus farm attempt-and we can stop this one too. Sign and share the petition now: action.eko.org/a/shut-down-...

Shut down this baby octopus lab

A new factory farming nightmare is unfolding—seafood giant Grupo Profand just got the green light to experiment on baby octopuses in Spain. Their goal? Cracking the code on captive breeding to pave th

action.eko.org

plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Feb 26

On the day the Climate Change Committee confirms that meat consumption needs to drop significantly, it's good to see several #plantbased items on #ComptonVerney's menu today. Please add a #vegan hot sandwich though! #meatreduction #CCC #CCCreport

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Feb 19

Great! Such a simple, effective change. Let's see this everywhere! www.cam.ac.uk/news/removin...

Removing beef and lamb from menu dramatically reduces food-related carbon emissions at Cambridge University

A Sustainable Food Policy at the University of Cambridge, which includes removing beef and lamb from the menu and promoting plant-based food options, has had a

www.cam.ac.uk

plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Feb 19

Today's Guardian 'If we had approached the 2nd World War in the same way we are approaching the Climate Crisis' - brilliant. Thank you Jon Davis! @theguardian.com #cartoonist #climatecrisis

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Feb 18

A piece of good news - greyhound racing to be banned in Wales! England next, please ... put an end to this industry with its routine cruelties. Well done and thanks to everyone who campaigned for this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #greyhoundracing #greyhounds #cruelty #animalabuse

Greyhound racing to be banned in Wales

Labour ministers say the sport - which has one track in Wales - will be banned as soon as possible.

www.bbc.co.uk

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Feb 18

Great work by the League Against Cruel Sports. @uklabourparty.bsky.social it's time for a full and effective ban on this bloodthirsty 'sport' - wildlife needs protection, not persecution under the guise of tradition.

League Against Cruel Sports @leagueacs.bsky.social · Feb 18

Today we delivered a 104,142-signature petition to 10 Downing Street, demanding stronger fox hunting laws and an end to the loopholes that allow illegal hunting to continue.

Read more: http://leagueacs.co.uk/IqraQ

#TimeForChange

plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Feb 13

Interesting article on shifting the default: what if meat wasn't always the 'normal' choice? How food is described and presented is so influential ... www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7447345 #plantbased #plantbasedbydefault

We're being nudged to eat meat. What if the tables were turned?

www.cbc.ca

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Feb 13

Please sign & share - government must take effective action on well-documented, routine abuse of animals on intensive farms. animalequality.org.uk/campaign/hol... #factoryfarms #cruelty #thepriceofmeat #intensivefarming #animalabuse

End Illegal Animal Cruelty on UK Factory Farms | Animal Equality UK

Groundbreaking report presents body of evidence of legal violations across UK farms and slaughterhouses, revealing animal welfare scandal

animalequality.org.uk

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Feb 4

The always-excellent Philip Lymbery in the Scotsman on what's so wrong with government advice on meat-eating. www.scotsman.com/news/opinion... @philip-ciwf.bsky.social @ciwf.org.uk @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social #plantbased #meatlobby #ADHB @teamlabouruk.bsky.social #plantbasedhealth

Labour government’s ‘eat meat’ campaign flies in face of medical advice

While the NHS advises people not to ‘eat too much red, processed or fatty meat’, the Let's Eat Balanced campaign says red meat is an important part of a healthy diet

www.scotsman.com

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Jan 31

At the Sheldonian, Oxford, to hear #JoannaLumley and Philip Lymbery talk about what @ciwf.org.uk has achieved & their hopes for a better future for animals. So important to stand up for what you know is right!

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plantbasedfuture 🌿🌿🌿 @plantbasedfuture.bsky.social · Jan 30

Are you paying for cruelty? Watch this short film to see how meat & dairy labelling conceals #factoryfarming and #animalabuse, and join calls for honest labelling. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BhS... @ciwf.org.uk

What The Label DOESN'T Tell You About YOUR FOOD

YouTube video by Compassion in World Farming

www.youtube.com

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