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Jan Hajek

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 23h
12 critically endangered Nubian giraffes were relocated from Uganda’s Murchison Falls National Park to make way for oil extraction. As economic priorities increasingly undermine protected areas, how safe is critical biodiversity inside national parks? Watch more 👉️ mongabay.cc/Conservation...
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Animal Justice @animal-justice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, we stand with Indigenous communities, & we remember the children who never came home from residential schools. Reconciliation is a shared responsibility. It calls on all of us to listen, learn, & take meaningful action 🧡
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Ryan Hisner @ryanhisner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Mink farming is a massive pandemic risk. It's insane that they are allowed to exist. Now we have an active H5N1 outbreak on a mink farm, & "state officials have no clear plan to rein it in." Imagine if uncontrolled H5N1 transmission in mink were allowed in a research lab...
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Responsible wildlife management" Let people drive along the woods, then release dogs to chase bears (or cougars) until collapse in exhaustion or up a tree - and then shoot them with bullets, or just give themselves high fives and return to do it all over again... www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Alberta’s ill-advised black bear hunting
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 18/09/2026
Since the rise of humans, wild land mammal biomass has declined by 85%. Around 100,000 years ago, all of the wild land mammals on Earth summed up to around 20 million tonnes of carbon. By around 10,000 years ago, there had been a huge decline, likely in the range of 25% to 50%.
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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 14/09/2026
On Sept. 13, an MSF bus carrying 10 humanitarian staff in #Gaza City was damaged by an Israeli airstrike on a targeted vehicle just two metres away. One MSF staff member was injured in the strike.
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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The Fur-Bearers @thefurbearers.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
H5N1 has been detected on a US mink farm for the first time, adding to growing concerns about the public health risks of fur farming: www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...
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H5N1 hits US mink farms, sparking calls for an urgent cull
H5N1 has been detected on a US mink farm for the first time, igniting fears the infected animals could present a human pandemic risk.
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
One Health / One Welfare eg 1 - he was a proponent of reduced violence to horses ♥️ - he also worked to help people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder ♥️ eg 2 - his father beat horses into submission 😢 - his father also beat him as punishment as a child 😢 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/o...
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Monty Roberts, Horse Trainer Who Preached Kindness, Dies at 91 (Gift Article)
His approach was in contrast to centuries of conventional wisdom and won the enthusiastic approval of Queen Elizabeth II, with whom he became friends.
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Jessica Scott-Reid @jesslsr.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
It’s an odd thing to celebrate, the biggest opinion essay of my career, about the unravelling of animal protection in Canada. Ten years of work about the major wins and progress for animals in our country, only to see so much inaction and regression. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 27/07/2026
How have humans reshaped the world’s land over the last 12,000 years? Over thousands of years, humans have gradually transformed the Earth’s surface — clearing land for agriculture (crops and grazing animals) and building settlements.
Stacked area chart of total land area used for cropland, grazing land and built-up areas from year 0 to 2025, where grazing makes up most of the area and both grazing and cropland rise sharply in the modern era with total agricultural land approaching 5 billion hectares. Data source: HYDE (2025). License: CC BY.
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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 01/07/2026
NEW: Kenya has never had an Ebola case. However, a planned quarantine facility exclusively serving Americans exposed to the virus in Africa has sparked massive protests, leading to a deadly police crackdown. “Why can’t the facility be in America?” asked Lucy Kagure, mother of a killed protester.
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Kenya Has No Ebola. But Trump’s Planned Quarantine Facility Has Already Claimed Its First Life
The American government’s decision to build an Ebola quarantine facility over 700 miles away from the outbreak sparked protests, legal concerns, and the untimely death of a teenage boy.
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In Chicago, Upton Sinclair worked undercover for 7 weeks in slaughterhouse. His goal was to research and document working conditions and unsanitary practices that occurred behind closed doors But, in Ontario, it's now illegal for a journalist to work undercover in a slaughterhouse....
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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5 Foods That Contain Both Protein and Fiber
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Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com · 07/06/2026
Twenty years ago, climate denial was a problem of the right. Today, AI denial is a problem of the left, and the consequences could be even more disastrous. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpTZ...
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Liberals Are The New Climate Deniers
YouTube video by Rutger Bregman
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
PS - Pigs are also susceptible to Ebola
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
“Forget the pig is an animal. Treat him just like a machine in a factory.” - Hog Farm Management www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/o...
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Opinion | What the Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/05/2026
At the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the front line is completely overwhelmed. Our chief Africa correspondent, Declan Walsh, describes what he saw in the Ebola ward at Mongbwalu General Hospital. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/30/w...
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
US surgeon, working in DRC, taken to Germany for treatment for Ebola His wife (who also worked as a doctor in the same hospital in DRC) and their children remain in DRC www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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American doctor with Ebola flown to Germany as wife and four children are monitored
Leaders of the Christian missionary group Serge, which Dr. Peter Stafford works for, said he unknowingly operated on a patient with Ebola before the outbreak was detected.
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
1/2 A film about emotions for cows. Cows can distinguish between human emotions (anger and joy) shown to them on video. Later, when they encounter these people in person, they prefer the one who displayed joy. (paper) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
https://paradepets.com/pet-news/cow-cant-wait-to-meet-baby
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Aviendha69 🦋🍁 🇨🇦 | ᑐ ∪ ∩ ⊂ @aviendha69.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The Sheep Detectives, memory, and justice youtube.com/shorts/gEp8_...
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The Sheep Detectives, memory, and justice
YouTube video by Pop Culture Detective
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Billie Eilish defends herself after declaring eating meat is 'inherently wrong' www.castanet.net/news/Enterta...
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Billie Eilish defends herself after declaring eating meat is 'inherently wrong'
Billie Eilish has responded to the vicious online backlash over her declaration that eating meat is "inherently wrong".
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Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Anyway, people don’t like changing their minds, especially about something that’s inconvenient to them. The “food miles matters the most for climate” myth is hard to dislodge.
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Emma Smart was sentenced for criminal damage, after releasing a lobster from a seafood restaurant. She tells the Canary what motivated her
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Marine biologist shares why she returned a restaurant crustacean to the sea
Emma Smart was sentenced for criminal damage, after releasing a lobster from a seafood restaurant. She tells the Canary what motivated her
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
CBC called attention to wild pigs (that were imported into Canada by people decades ago) Concern raised that they can introduce and spread #ASF and #HFMD How would that happen? Do they interact w farmed pigs? @ryankbrook.bsky.social @scottweese.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Alberta testing AI-powered drone technology in battle against wild boar | CBC News
Researchers are turning to a new high-tech combination of drones, thermal cameras and artificial intelligence to get a new vantage point on Alberta’s wild boar problem.
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Dr. Sarah Foster says bottom trawling, which drags heavy nets across the ocean floor, is one of the most destructive #fishing practices that must be overhauled to conserve species both for commercial use & to preserve #ocean ecosystem. @projectseahorse.bsky.social vancouversun.com/news/bottom-...
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Bottom sea trawlers snaring many endangered species: UBC study
Researchers say bottom trawling is taking a serious toll on marine ecosystems and recommend the world rethink this practice.
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Well done report 👇 Missing an interesting fact that this ostrich farm was previously vaccinating the animals against COVID Upsetting that they are restocking with more ostriches - and that there is no pro-active screening for influenza on ostrich, poultry, or pig farms
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Mallory @this-is-mallory.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
From overall health to preventing you from turning into a cyborg, there are folks who believe that urine possesses substantial health benefits. And I crashed their summit. Hope you’re hydrated 🫶🏻 Watch here: youtu.be/3UduddqGUyI?...
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I ATTENDED THE URINE THERAPY SUMMIT (so you don't have to)
YouTube video by Mallory DeMille
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Emily R. Trunnell, Ph.D. @ertrunnell.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Rats are stubborn, clever, & remarkably adaptable. They learn fast, cooperate with one another, avoid danger, and keep going under conditions that wipe out other species. They’ll even free trapped companions and choose to help another rat over receiving chocolate.
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
"The guidelines also recommend easy-to-collect tongue swab samples... www.who.int/news/item/24...
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WHO recommends new diagnostic tools to help end TB
On World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate action to end tuberculosis (TB) and expand access to lifesaving services by using new innovations such as diagno...
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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Kristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Read @flodebarre.bsky.social's original analysis: pandemonium.hypotheses.org/898. While the original WeChat post is bonkers, it points to unreleased data from the market, including: 1️⃣ Potentially infected animals in "Stall A" - the hot-spot inside the market. 2️⃣ +Serology of vendor from Stall A.
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Philipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 07/03/2026
Clickbaity title. Actually maybe not. Give it a watch, incredibly well produced. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BYa...
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Is factory farming humanity’s biggest crime?
YouTube video by The Market Exit
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
New greatest bird photo of all time just dropped Royal Penguin 📷 JJ Harrison, eBird ebird.org/checklist/S2...
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Important documentary film about agriculture in #Canada - including the exploitation of temporary foreign workers - - "what was your experience like working with animals? - "c'était épouvantable 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_RD...
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Who Pays the Cost of Animal Agriculture?
YouTube video by We Animals
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Jan Dutkiewicz @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
ICYMI @gnrosenberg.bsky.social and I wrote about why you should not want to eat like your great-great-grandparents and why modern, industrially-produced food is "real food." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/o...
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Opinion | We Shouldn’t Want to Eat Like Our Great-Great-Grandparents
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Health secretary Meat and yogurt Plus anabolic steroids....
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
This is upsetting 1) each voice is equal - ok - but huge imbalance in the number of industry voices vs welfare voices 2) worrisome that welfare groups like @humanecanada.ca approve things like keeping foxes in small wire cages and killing them with anal electrocution 3) why not make laws instead?
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Heartwarming story - “I was just very, very happy that she was OK” - ❤️ Can we also have heartwarming stories about people rescuing moose from not getting shot by sport-hunters - or re-uniting baby calves with their mothers on dairy farms? www.saltwire.com/newfoundland...
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West coast men helped a moose get back up after it took a tumble on the highway
Melvin Rideout and Mark Gionet were travelling on the TCH when they saw the moose fall over concrete median near Marble Mountain
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
"Pass the peas and hold the propaganda 👇 @cape-acme.bsky.social
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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org · 04/02/2026
We all share this beautiful planet. It's up to all of us to fight back against those who want to cause it harm. We'll never stop fighting for #wildlife and wild places: No matter who is in office, no matter what the odds are against us all. The stakes are just too high. Join us ➡️ bit.ly/4nprZr6
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Sentient @sentientmedia.org · 04/02/2026
The science of lab-grown meat has made striking advancements, resulting in a technology that has the potential to fundamentally change how humans eat and produce food.
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How To Explain Lab-Grown Meat Simply to People Who Aren't Scientists
The most common questions about cultivated meat, answered in plain English.
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
💯 - and, if you want to prevent pandemics - reduce and stop eating animals - especially chickens and pigs - more killing is often our answer for outbreaks in wild animals that we help create as well (consider CWD, moose affected by ticks, etc...)
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
First we spread BSE by feeding cows parts of dead cows Now we are spreading a similar fatal brain disease by farming wild deer in pens and shooting them
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
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Jan Hajek @ahoj.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Large African birds crowded on Canadian farms — what could go wrong?  www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/17/o...
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Large African birds crowded on Canadian farms — what could go wrong?
A less costly way to reduce the pandemic risks associated with ostrich farming in Canada would be to stop doing it.
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Stewart Prest @stewartprest.ca · 29/01/2026
Glad to see the premier not mince words here. With the stakes this high, we need blunt talk.
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Jon Cohen @cohenjon.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
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Bird flu antibodies found in cow in the Netherlands, a first outside of U.S.
Dead cat led to discovery, but officials stress no further spread of H5N1 has been detected
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