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Alan McElligott
@amcell.bsky.social
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Associate Prof, Animal Behaviour & Welfare-Hong Kong https://www.alanmcelligott.co.uk/ Animal behaviour, cognition, welfare; research ethics & integrity; environment; science; higher education; Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) advocate. 🌈🇮🇪 he/him 🐂 🐃🐐🐥 🦆
www.alanmcelligott.co.uk
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 12d
2025. Veterinary college sheds light on lives of Lantau’s water buffalo - cc @debottam1991.bsky.social croucher.org.hk/en/news/vete...
Veterinary college sheds light on lives of Lantau’s water buffalo
Veterinary college sheds light on lives of Lantau’s water buffalo
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 19h
anyone looking for a job?
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 16h
2025. The world's snow leopards are very similar genetically—findings suggest that doesn't bode well for their future phys.org/news/2025-10...
The world's snow leopards are very similar genetically—findings suggest that doesn't bode well for their future
There are relatively few snow leopards in the world, and it has likely been that way for a long time, a new study indicates. This situation increases their risk of extinction in a changing environment...
phys.org
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 16h
2025. 'Veggie burgers' face grilling in EU parliament phys.org/news/2025-10...
'Veggie burgers' face grilling in EU parliament
Championed by green advocates as much as mindful eaters, the days of plant-based "steaks" and "veggie burgers" may be numbered under plans up for a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
phys.org
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 16h
2025. Dog treats recalled nationwide (USA) over Salmonella risk to pets phys.org/news/2025-10...
Dog treats recalled nationwide over Salmonella risk to pets
A Michigan pet treat company is recalling some bags of dog chews after they were found to be contaminated with Salmonella, which can sicken both pets and people.
phys.org
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 16h
2025. Identifying Acceptable Wildlife Management Techniques Using Support-Effectiveness Analysis: A Comparison of Suburban and Semi-Rural Communities’ Preferences for Urban Deer Management Techniques www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Identifying Acceptable Wildlife Management Techniques Using Support-Effectiveness Analysis: A Comparison of Suburban and Semi-Rural Communities’ Preferences for Urban Deer Management Techniques
With urban development pushing further into rural areas, negative human-wildlife interactions have increased along the urban-rural gradient. To help managers reduce these conflicts, researchers hav...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d
Gabriele Münter (1877-1962), German Expressionist painter who was at the forefront of the Munich avant-garde in the early 20th century #WomensArt
Painting of a sunrise or sunset over an island in silhouette on a calm sea under a dramatic gold, red and purple sky, viewed from a green shore
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d
Girl in the East Wind with Ravens Passing the Moon, 1893 by Glasgow School artist Frances MacDonald #WomensArt
Painting of a stylised white woman in a pale green dress standing facing left in front of a full moon as five or more ravens fly past to the left against a dark sky
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 1d
Roxana Halls,
Laughing While Conducting - Fan, 2022,
contemporary UK painter #WomensArt
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 19h
Indigenous artist Emily Kam Kngwarray is the first Australian artist to have a solo exhibition at London's Tate Modern. Featuring over 80 of her batiks and large paintings, capturing her ancestral land, the exhibition runs until January 2026 #WomensArt
Photo of a gallery space with large suspended and wall mounted artworks, the walls are white and the floor brown, two women view the art
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14h
Unite (First State), 1969 (screenprint) by artist Barbara Jones-Hogu, a member of the Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC) and co-fouder of the artists' collective AfriCOBRA #womensart #BlackHistoryMonth US
Print showing the upper half of a group of Black activists with fists raised against a backdrop of diagonal text with the repeated word 'Unite'
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 14h
Dog Sees the Spirits, 1960 by artist and printmaker of Inuit heritage Kenojuak Ashevak #WomensArt
Print featuring a black stylised dog looking up to purple animal ghost-like creatures which float above it
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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · Aug 9
Visit our website and learn more about the @behavecol.bsky.social conference venue, host city and schedule!

www.isbe2026.com
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 16h
2025. Identifying Acceptable Wildlife Management Techniques Using Support-Effectiveness Analysis: A Comparison of Suburban and Semi-Rural Communities’ Preferences for Urban Deer Management Techniques www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Identifying Acceptable Wildlife Management Techniques Using Support-Effectiveness Analysis: A Comparison of Suburban and Semi-Rural Communities’ Preferences for Urban Deer Management Techniques
With urban development pushing further into rural areas, negative human-wildlife interactions have increased along the urban-rural gradient. To help managers reduce these conflicts, researchers hav...
www.tandfonline.com
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 16h
2025. Dog treats recalled nationwide (USA) over Salmonella risk to pets phys.org/news/2025-10...
Dog treats recalled nationwide over Salmonella risk to pets
A Michigan pet treat company is recalling some bags of dog chews after they were found to be contaminated with Salmonella, which can sicken both pets and people.
phys.org
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 16h
2025. 'Veggie burgers' face grilling in EU parliament phys.org/news/2025-10...
'Veggie burgers' face grilling in EU parliament
Championed by green advocates as much as mindful eaters, the days of plant-based "steaks" and "veggie burgers" may be numbered under plans up for a vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday.
phys.org
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 16h
2025. The world's snow leopards are very similar genetically—findings suggest that doesn't bode well for their future phys.org/news/2025-10...
The world's snow leopards are very similar genetically—findings suggest that doesn't bode well for their future
There are relatively few snow leopards in the world, and it has likely been that way for a long time, a new study indicates. This situation increases their risk of extinction in a changing environment...
phys.org
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Susan Metcalfe @susanamet.bsky.social · Mar 9
truly sickening footage of some of the suffering experienced by greyhounds in NSW just on Friday - footage Greyhound Racing NSW doesn't want the public to see. Australians have a right to see what greyhound racing really looks like

#bangreyhoundracing

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Susan Metcalfe @susanamet.bsky.social · Mar 14
'Stabbed & decapitated while conscious': cruelty reported at 7 QLD slaughterhouses

a sheep stabbed multiple times & decapitated while conscious, pigs drowning in the scalding tank, conscious cows dragged by necks, many animals slaughtered while conscious

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Susan Metcalfe @susanamet.bsky.social · Apr 19
"Internal reports and photos describe distressing scenes of mass death onboard the truck. The sheep left alive were shivering and could not stand. Many had to be euthanised"
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Susan Metcalfe @susanamet.bsky.social · Apr 19
Shocking animal cruelty claims as vets blow whistle on export abattoirs - "leaked documents show that, even where significant animal welfare incidents linked to export abattoirs are referred to state regulators, they are going unpunished"
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Shocking animal cruelty claims as vets blow whistle on export abattoirs
On-plant vets are an international trade requirement - but dozens have now spoken out about what they claim is Australia’s lax oversight of the export meat industry
www.theguardian.com
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Animal Justice Party @animaljusticeparty.bsky.social · 2d
GREYHOUND RACING NSW THREATENS RESEARCHER

"GRNSW’s legal counsel Frank Krstic emailed Metcalfe to demand that she immediately take down all GRNSW footage, confirm she’d done it to GRNSW within one week, and never post its footage ever again."

www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/06/g...
#AusPol #DogsofBsky
Greyhound Racing NSW doesn't like people watching greyhound races
The body in charge of greyhound racing in NSW is threatening legal action against a writer who posts footage showing just how dangerous the industry can be.
www.crikey.com.au
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Susan Metcalfe @susanamet.bsky.social · 4d
I need help to fight for my rights, for all our rights, & most of all for the greyhounds. I have just launched a crowdfunding page to raise money for my legal fees. This is the link if you are able help:
chuffed.org/project/1525...
#bangreyhoundracing
Greyhound Racing in NSW - our right to see and share the truth
Greyhound racing is a cruel form of gambling and over many months I have been posting the often shocking facts and excerpts from footage on my X (twitter) account @susanamet. I have regularly sent lin...
chuffed.org
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 19h
anyone looking for a job?
Global Scholar Recruitment Campaign job with
CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG |
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 1d
The Mid-Autumn Festival Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance involves 300 performers and 12,000 incense sticks. Thousands witnessed the iconic spectacle on Monday night, with drum acts and martial arts also on display. Photos: HKTB.
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 1d
Waving a fire dragon adorned with burning incense sticks, volunteers pump up the festival atmosphere in Hong Kong ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the city's Tai Hang neighbourhood. The ritual is said to have originated in the 1800s to ward off the plague. Video: AFP.
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