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Wishing you all the happiest 2026 filled with peace 🕊, love 🥰, and puppy cuddles 🐶
🙏 Be kind. To yourself, and others. #AnimalWelfare 🐾💕
🙏 Be kind. To yourself, and others. #AnimalWelfare 🐾💕
a black and white cat sitting in a lotus position
Alt: a black and white cat with green eyes sitting in a lotus position
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January 1, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Wishing you all the happiest 2026 filled with peace 🕊, love 🥰, and puppy cuddles 🐶
🙏 Be kind. To yourself, and others. #AnimalWelfare 🐾💕
🙏 Be kind. To yourself, and others. #AnimalWelfare 🐾💕
Don't let your dogs eat dead fish, swim in discoloured water, or play in contaminated foam or seaweed. Wash your #Dog with fresh water after visiting beaches in #Adelaide #SA #AlgalBloom #AnimalWelfare ⬇️🐶🏖️
Within 20 minutes of leaving an Adelaide beach dogs Lucy and Ella began breathing rapidly and fell "terribly sick", prompting their owner to issue a warning.
Pet owner's warning as dog left 'frothing' after SA beach visit
Within 20 minutes of leaving an Adelaide beach dogs Lucy and Ella began breathing rapidly and fell "terribly sick", prompting their owner to issue a warning.
www.abc.net.au
December 31, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Don't let your dogs eat dead fish, swim in discoloured water, or play in contaminated foam or seaweed. Wash your #Dog with fresh water after visiting beaches in #Adelaide #SA #AlgalBloom #AnimalWelfare ⬇️🐶🏖️
Tips for looking after your #Dog during the #Fireworks tonight. #AnimalWelfare ⬇️🐶🧨🎆
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12...
New Year's Eve fireworks can be stressful and even deadly for dogs. Here’s how to look after them
From safe spaces to desensitisation, experts share their tips on how to help prepare your pets for very noisy events.
www.abc.net.au
December 31, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Tips for looking after your #Dog during the #Fireworks tonight. #AnimalWelfare ⬇️🐶🧨🎆
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12...
www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12...
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Wildlife doesn’t have a safe place to hide, and many animals suffer long after the noise ends. Let’s be mindful and do what we can to protect the animals who depend on us. 🐨
#AusPol #NSWPol #AusPol2025 #NYE #NYE2025 #NewYearsEve #NYE2026 #Animals #AnimalWelfare #AnimalLovers #Wildlife #Fireworks
#AusPol #NSWPol #AusPol2025 #NYE #NYE2025 #NewYearsEve #NYE2026 #Animals #AnimalWelfare #AnimalLovers #Wildlife #Fireworks
December 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Wildlife doesn’t have a safe place to hide, and many animals suffer long after the noise ends. Let’s be mindful and do what we can to protect the animals who depend on us. 🐨
#AusPol #NSWPol #AusPol2025 #NYE #NYE2025 #NewYearsEve #NYE2026 #Animals #AnimalWelfare #AnimalLovers #Wildlife #Fireworks
#AusPol #NSWPol #AusPol2025 #NYE #NYE2025 #NewYearsEve #NYE2026 #Animals #AnimalWelfare #AnimalLovers #Wildlife #Fireworks
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Some tips to help keep your pets safe:
🐈 Keep pets indoors during fireworks
🐶 Create a quiet, secure space where they feel protected
🐦 Close windows and curtains, and play soft music or white noise
🐱 Make sure pets are wearing ID tags or are microchipped, just in case
#Animals #NYE #NewYearsEve
🐈 Keep pets indoors during fireworks
🐶 Create a quiet, secure space where they feel protected
🐦 Close windows and curtains, and play soft music or white noise
🐱 Make sure pets are wearing ID tags or are microchipped, just in case
#Animals #NYE #NewYearsEve
December 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Some tips to help keep your pets safe:
🐈 Keep pets indoors during fireworks
🐶 Create a quiet, secure space where they feel protected
🐦 Close windows and curtains, and play soft music or white noise
🐱 Make sure pets are wearing ID tags or are microchipped, just in case
#Animals #NYE #NewYearsEve
🐈 Keep pets indoors during fireworks
🐶 Create a quiet, secure space where they feel protected
🐦 Close windows and curtains, and play soft music or white noise
🐱 Make sure pets are wearing ID tags or are microchipped, just in case
#Animals #NYE #NewYearsEve
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MAKE NYE FUN FOR EVERYONE 🥳
Fireworks may be fun for us but they can be terrifying for pets and wildlife. 💔
The loud noises and bright flashes can cause extreme stress, panic and even injury as animals try to escape.
TIPS BELOW.
#AusPol #NYE2025 #NewYearsEve #Animals #AusPol2025 #Dogs #Cats
Fireworks may be fun for us but they can be terrifying for pets and wildlife. 💔
The loud noises and bright flashes can cause extreme stress, panic and even injury as animals try to escape.
TIPS BELOW.
#AusPol #NYE2025 #NewYearsEve #Animals #AusPol2025 #Dogs #Cats
December 30, 2025 at 10:51 PM
MAKE NYE FUN FOR EVERYONE 🥳
Fireworks may be fun for us but they can be terrifying for pets and wildlife. 💔
The loud noises and bright flashes can cause extreme stress, panic and even injury as animals try to escape.
TIPS BELOW.
#AusPol #NYE2025 #NewYearsEve #Animals #AusPol2025 #Dogs #Cats
Fireworks may be fun for us but they can be terrifying for pets and wildlife. 💔
The loud noises and bright flashes can cause extreme stress, panic and even injury as animals try to escape.
TIPS BELOW.
#AusPol #NYE2025 #NewYearsEve #Animals #AusPol2025 #Dogs #Cats
(How) have #HumanBehaviourChange interventions influenced #Livestock farmers’ behaviours in relation to #OneWelfare components? A scoping review.
#AnimalWelfare #Environment #AnimalAgriculture
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#AnimalWelfare #Environment #AnimalAgriculture
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
(How) have human behaviour change interventions influenced livestock farmers’ behaviours in relation to One Welfare components? A scoping review - Agriculture and Human Values
Agriculture and Human Values - There is increasing demand for food systems reform that regenerates environmental health, fosters positive animal welfare, and ensures global food security for...
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December 29, 2025 at 7:36 AM
(How) have #HumanBehaviourChange interventions influenced #Livestock farmers’ behaviours in relation to #OneWelfare components? A scoping review.
#AnimalWelfare #Environment #AnimalAgriculture
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#AnimalWelfare #Environment #AnimalAgriculture
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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"People are still valuable even after they're done having children or doing heavy labor" and "my understanding of family is so expansive that it includes other species" are incredibly rare in the animal kingdom, and people who forget that deny our history and our inheritance.
December 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
"People are still valuable even after they're done having children or doing heavy labor" and "my understanding of family is so expansive that it includes other species" are incredibly rare in the animal kingdom, and people who forget that deny our history and our inheritance.
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We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
We didn't survive and thrive as a species because we had warriors or hunters - pretty much every omnivore can manage that.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
We did so because we developed Grandmothers, and domesticated Dogs.
Community is what defines us as a species, and every "self-reliant" libertarian shitweasel be damned.
I often think of #Integrity in terms of how you act when no one is looking. When some humans say "I love animals", they mean it, and act accordingly. Words mean fuck all. 🐾💖 #AnimalWelfare
A great example of integrity is treating animals with empathy and compassion, aligning our actions with ethical principles. 🙏🙌
🎨 VeganFTA
🎨 VeganFTA
December 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I often think of #Integrity in terms of how you act when no one is looking. When some humans say "I love animals", they mean it, and act accordingly. Words mean fuck all. 🐾💖 #AnimalWelfare
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❤️ #Sense8 - youtube.com/watch?v=NK4-... ❤️
Christmas special hallelujah Sense8 version 4K
YouTube video by Caracal🐈
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December 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
❤️ #Sense8 - youtube.com/watch?v=NK4-... ❤️
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With 1800MEDICARE, health care is just a phone call away.
From 1 January, this new phone line will offer free advice and out of hours telehealth backed by Medicare.
From 1 January, this new phone line will offer free advice and out of hours telehealth backed by Medicare.
December 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
With 1800MEDICARE, health care is just a phone call away.
From 1 January, this new phone line will offer free advice and out of hours telehealth backed by Medicare.
From 1 January, this new phone line will offer free advice and out of hours telehealth backed by Medicare.
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Dogs - "We’ve now learned that giving animals choice and control in their lives is important for their mental wellbeing too. We can help our dogs enjoy better welfare by creating more choices and offering them control to exercise their agency." findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/news/93429-t...
December 20, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Dogs - "We’ve now learned that giving animals choice and control in their lives is important for their mental wellbeing too. We can help our dogs enjoy better welfare by creating more choices and offering them control to exercise their agency." findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/news/93429-t...
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"To celebrate on a factually inaccurate day would be ridiculous."
From the archive: chaser.com.au/general-news...
From the archive: chaser.com.au/general-news...
December 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
"To celebrate on a factually inaccurate day would be ridiculous."
From the archive: chaser.com.au/general-news...
From the archive: chaser.com.au/general-news...
We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian 🎶
Light over darkness 🕊️ #Bondi #AusPol #Australia 🕊️⬇️
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian 🎶
Light over darkness 🕊️ #Bondi #AusPol #Australia 🕊️⬇️
December 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
We are one, but we are many
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian 🎶
Light over darkness 🕊️ #Bondi #AusPol #Australia 🕊️⬇️
And from all the lands on earth we come
We share a dream and sing with one voice:
I am, you are, we are Australian 🎶
Light over darkness 🕊️ #Bondi #AusPol #Australia 🕊️⬇️
Merry Christmas everyone. Stay safe and have a beautiful day, however you choose to celebrate or hibernate. 🎄🎅❤️
a christmas card with an emu holding a gift box
Alt: A shimmering Christmas card with an emu holding a gift box that says Merry Christmas from Australia
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December 25, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Merry Christmas everyone. Stay safe and have a beautiful day, however you choose to celebrate or hibernate. 🎄🎅❤️
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Just welcomed the newest member of my family! Meet our little old man Mr. Growler. We wanted to welcome a sweet senior kitty into our home and he's fulfilled all our cat dreams. Welcome home buddy ❤️
#catadoption #seniorcat #pets #seniorpets #seniorcats #animalphotography
#catadoption #seniorcat #pets #seniorpets #seniorcats #animalphotography
December 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Just welcomed the newest member of my family! Meet our little old man Mr. Growler. We wanted to welcome a sweet senior kitty into our home and he's fulfilled all our cat dreams. Welcome home buddy ❤️
#catadoption #seniorcat #pets #seniorpets #seniorcats #animalphotography
#catadoption #seniorcat #pets #seniorpets #seniorcats #animalphotography
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New study with collaborators from the INRAe showing that people recognise horse negative facial expressions more accurately than positive ones www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Humans can accurately categorise negative but not positive emotional facial expressions in horses
Recognising emotional facial expressions plays a key role in communication, both within and between species. Many non-human animals, including horses,…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
New study with collaborators from the INRAe showing that people recognise horse negative facial expressions more accurately than positive ones www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Feed: "Faunalytics"
By: Anne Bailey Kim on Thursday, December 18, 2025
By: Anne Bailey Kim on Thursday, December 18, 2025
Miles From Help: The Hidden Crisis Of Veterinary Care Deserts
Researchers explore the concept of “veterinary care deserts,” identifying the key factors that prevent many guardians from accessing the medical services their companion animals need.
faunalytics.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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By: Anne Bailey Kim on Thursday, December 18, 2025
By: Anne Bailey Kim on Thursday, December 18, 2025
If you need to be told not to walk your #Dog in the summer heat or on hot surfaces, then you’re too stupid to be a dog parent and should be banned from doing so.
➡️ If *YOU* can walk on it, then so can your dog!
#JustSayin' #AnimalWelfare #Australia 🐕🌭🌡️🔥🥵
➡️ If *YOU* can walk on it, then so can your dog!
#JustSayin' #AnimalWelfare #Australia 🐕🌭🌡️🔥🥵
a dog drinking water from a puddle on the sidewalk
Alt: a dog lying down and drinking water from a puddle on the sidewalk
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
If you need to be told not to walk your #Dog in the summer heat or on hot surfaces, then you’re too stupid to be a dog parent and should be banned from doing so.
➡️ If *YOU* can walk on it, then so can your dog!
#JustSayin' #AnimalWelfare #Australia 🐕🌭🌡️🔥🥵
➡️ If *YOU* can walk on it, then so can your dog!
#JustSayin' #AnimalWelfare #Australia 🐕🌭🌡️🔥🥵
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NOMV offers insights not only for veterinary professionals, but also resilience for pet parents navigating the emotional journey of animal companionship. One powerful example is the blog Learning to Love After Loss which explores grief, healing, and opening your heart again.
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NOMV offers insights not only for veterinary professionals, but also resilience for pet parents navigating the emotional journey of animal companionship. One powerful example is the blog Learning to Love After Loss which explores grief, healing, and opening your heart again.
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December 18, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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We really need to rethink how we use animal models in neuroscience
Transfer to a naturalistic setting restructures fear responses in laboratory mice
Zipple et al. show that transferring laboratory mice to naturalistic outdoor enclosures
prevents and even reverses a canonical anxiety phenotype in rodents. The findings
underscore the value of studyi...
www.cell.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We really need to rethink how we use animal models in neuroscience