Anne
@annefulton.bsky.social
Just trying to help make this whole existing thing suck less for all sentient beings.
I aspire to be best friends with every cat and pig (srsly you haven’t lived until you’ve scratched a happy pig’s belly 🐖).
I aspire to be best friends with every cat and pig (srsly you haven’t lived until you’ve scratched a happy pig’s belly 🐖).
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There's been lots of stories about H5N1, but I've yet to see a deep dive into where it came from—which is also the story of how industrial poultry production methods are responsible for turning harmless influenzas into monsters.
My latest, for @nautil.us: nautil.us/the-unnatura...
My latest, for @nautil.us: nautil.us/the-unnatura...
The Unnatural History of Bird Flu
H5N1 is a human creation
nautil.us
February 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
There's been lots of stories about H5N1, but I've yet to see a deep dive into where it came from—which is also the story of how industrial poultry production methods are responsible for turning harmless influenzas into monsters.
My latest, for @nautil.us: nautil.us/the-unnatura...
My latest, for @nautil.us: nautil.us/the-unnatura...
Major Yikes..
A meat industry trade group is appealing to the Trump admin to strike down a number of regulations, using DEI as bait:
"'I think this is definitely a way of baiting Trump to act,'" says @foodandwater.bsky.social senior attorney Emily Miller:
sentientmedia.org/meat-industr...
"'I think this is definitely a way of baiting Trump to act,'" says @foodandwater.bsky.social senior attorney Emily Miller:
sentientmedia.org/meat-industr...
Meat Industry Group Asks Trump to Deregulate Meatpacking and Factory Farms
Amid a deregulatory blitz, trade group pushes for rollback on environmental regulations, worker protections and food safety.
sentientmedia.org
February 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Major Yikes..
If you’re in the Denver area and want to get involved in activism, Pro-Animal Future’s next community social event is tonight!
6:30pm at the Washington Street Community Center.
6:30pm at the Washington Street Community Center.
February 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
If you’re in the Denver area and want to get involved in activism, Pro-Animal Future’s next community social event is tonight!
6:30pm at the Washington Street Community Center.
6:30pm at the Washington Street Community Center.
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“bUt HE ProMOteS vegAnISm”
February 10, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“bUt HE ProMOteS vegAnISm”
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These systems are not ancient traditions—they are relatively new, shaped by policy, technology, and economic incentives. Their long-term consequences—on human health, environmental stability, and disease emergence—are still unfolding. What comes next is up to us.
#VeterinaryMedicine #OneHealth
#VeterinaryMedicine #OneHealth
February 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
These systems are not ancient traditions—they are relatively new, shaped by policy, technology, and economic incentives. Their long-term consequences—on human health, environmental stability, and disease emergence—are still unfolding. What comes next is up to us.
#VeterinaryMedicine #OneHealth
#VeterinaryMedicine #OneHealth
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Big Meat sidestepped accountability to keep consumers coming back in 2024. @jesslsr.bsky.social explains:
sentientmedia.org/big-meat-reb...
sentientmedia.org/big-meat-reb...
How Big Meat Worked to Rebrand in 2024 — Using Disinformation
A look back at the year’s manipulative messaging.
sentientmedia.org
December 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Big Meat sidestepped accountability to keep consumers coming back in 2024. @jesslsr.bsky.social explains:
sentientmedia.org/big-meat-reb...
sentientmedia.org/big-meat-reb...
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Articles like this are deeply damaging.
By comparing industrial animal agriculture to non-industrial animal agriculture, the writer completely brushes aside the possibility of meat reduction, which is EXACTLY what the meat industry and other climate-damaging industries want us to do.
By comparing industrial animal agriculture to non-industrial animal agriculture, the writer completely brushes aside the possibility of meat reduction, which is EXACTLY what the meat industry and other climate-damaging industries want us to do.
December 14, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Articles like this are deeply damaging.
By comparing industrial animal agriculture to non-industrial animal agriculture, the writer completely brushes aside the possibility of meat reduction, which is EXACTLY what the meat industry and other climate-damaging industries want us to do.
By comparing industrial animal agriculture to non-industrial animal agriculture, the writer completely brushes aside the possibility of meat reduction, which is EXACTLY what the meat industry and other climate-damaging industries want us to do.
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Seen Wicked already, or seeing it this weekend? Let me know if you caught the message that most people end up missing — I wrote about it for @vox.com
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
How did Elphaba become wicked? There’s a hidden message people keep missing.
The treatment of animals in the real world is far stranger — and crueler — than in Wicked.
www.vox.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Seen Wicked already, or seeing it this weekend? Let me know if you caught the message that most people end up missing — I wrote about it for @vox.com
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
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The fur industry may be struggling, but it is far from dead. Let's finish them off by coming together for global actions against the fur trade this weekend!
If you do not have a protest in your city feel free to reach out to us.
abolishfur.org/falloffur/
#animalrights #furfreefriday #blackfriday
If you do not have a protest in your city feel free to reach out to us.
abolishfur.org/falloffur/
#animalrights #furfreefriday #blackfriday
THE FALL OF FUR - GLOBAL ACTION -
Global Weekend of Action against LVMH and the fur trade – November 29th – December 1st 2024 LVMH The fur industry has been struggling due to the enormous amount of pressure it has faced over the past ...
abolishfur.org
November 27, 2024 at 11:41 PM
The fur industry may be struggling, but it is far from dead. Let's finish them off by coming together for global actions against the fur trade this weekend!
If you do not have a protest in your city feel free to reach out to us.
abolishfur.org/falloffur/
#animalrights #furfreefriday #blackfriday
If you do not have a protest in your city feel free to reach out to us.
abolishfur.org/falloffur/
#animalrights #furfreefriday #blackfriday
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Peter Singer: "The short, painful life of your Thanksgiving turkey."
An urgent message for our holiday season.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
An urgent message for our holiday season.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The short, painful life of your Thanksgiving turkey
In this excerpt from his book Consider the Turkey, philosopher Peter Singer explains how the birds bred for maximum breast meat suffer from health problems
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:30 PM
Peter Singer: "The short, painful life of your Thanksgiving turkey."
An urgent message for our holiday season.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
An urgent message for our holiday season.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"If the virus begins to transmit efficiently among humans, it will be very difficult to contain, according to the Johns Hopkins assessment, and 'the likelihood of a pandemic is very high.'”
We must end all animal agricultural uses of animals immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/o...
We must end all animal agricultural uses of animals immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/o...
Opinion | I Ran Operation Warp Speed. I’m Concerned About Bird Flu.
Avian influenza might mutate to enable human-to-human transmission.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 9:46 PM
"If the virus begins to transmit efficiently among humans, it will be very difficult to contain, according to the Johns Hopkins assessment, and 'the likelihood of a pandemic is very high.'”
We must end all animal agricultural uses of animals immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/o...
We must end all animal agricultural uses of animals immediately.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/o...
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15 House Dems just voted for HR 9495, which would give Trump power to name any advocacy group or nonprofit as “terrorist affiliated" with no due process.
Senate Dems must not let this attack on free speech come up for a vote during the lame-duck.
If it does, they must vote NO.
Senate Dems must not let this attack on free speech come up for a vote during the lame-duck.
If it does, they must vote NO.
The House Just Blessed Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook by Passing Nonprofit-Killer Bill
Attacking civili society is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes — and the House, including some Democrats, just gave Trump the power to do it.
theintercept.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:09 PM
15 House Dems just voted for HR 9495, which would give Trump power to name any advocacy group or nonprofit as “terrorist affiliated" with no due process.
Senate Dems must not let this attack on free speech come up for a vote during the lame-duck.
If it does, they must vote NO.
Senate Dems must not let this attack on free speech come up for a vote during the lame-duck.
If it does, they must vote NO.
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Meat industry advocates like to to talk about #FoodSecurity - but this new report from @w-u-r.bsky.social explains why increasing food security means DECREASING #meat consumption
Check out the article on @politico.eu 👇
www.politico.eu/article/food...
Check out the article on @politico.eu 👇
www.politico.eu/article/food...
Want food security? Eat less meat, major report says.
Europe’s top farming university is calling for smaller livestock herds and a shift toward plant-based diets.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Meat industry advocates like to to talk about #FoodSecurity - but this new report from @w-u-r.bsky.social explains why increasing food security means DECREASING #meat consumption
Check out the article on @politico.eu 👇
www.politico.eu/article/food...
Check out the article on @politico.eu 👇
www.politico.eu/article/food...