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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#NEWS: 🐶 246 dogs. 46 emaciated. 💔 Two former Tasmanian Labradoodle breeders are facing animal cruelty charges after authorities alleged dogs were kept in poor conditions. This case raises a bigger question: how can cruelty on this scale still happen?

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟲𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿. 🚛💔 Newborn calves, pigs, sheep, cattle, and chickens are pushed to their limits under our current law. Help us change the law. 🔗 Sign the petition: fpau.org/stop-cruel-l... #EndCruelAnimalTransport

A bobby calf and a few pigs inside a confined transport truck. Text on the image reads: “Australia’s transport laws are failing 600 million animals. Help us change the law.”

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Beyond the Viral Video: The Tragedy of Baby #Punch 🧵 You’ve likely seen the “cute” story of baby Punch, the macaque clinging to a plush toy for comfort. While the images are heart-wrenching, there's a hidden tragedy behind the viral fame that we need to talk about. 1/6 #Panchi

a baby Japanese macaque looking sad with overlay text: "Explainer: What Punch's story exposes about 'Viral Cuteness' on social media?"

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Would you still take that "cute" cub selfie if you knew they were taken from their mothers when they’re ONLY DAYS OLD? 🦁💔⁠ ⁠ In the wild, they stay bonded for years. 💔⁠ ⁠ Lions are trapped in a cycle of exploitation: 🔁⁠ 🐾 Cub petting 🦁 Trophy hunting⁠ 🦴 Bone trade⁠ #BreakTheViciousCycle

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

How is Rocky the former baiting bear doing now? 🐻💛 Rocky was rescued by FOUR PAWS together with the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre from a horrific life of bear baiting in Pakistan - he survived 35 brutal fights. He is now making steady progress. #AnimalRescue

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Kroshyk and Foxy were brought in by their devoted owner, both desperately ill—one with severe eczema, the other a deadly tick-borne parasite. Thanks to our partner clinic UVMF in #Ukraine, both #dogs are on the road to recovery! This is what life-saving #veterinary help looks like.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

#DidYouKnow almost every captive white tiger today descends from just ONE male tiger from the 1950s? 🐯 White tigers aren’t a subspecies. They are the result of intensive inbreeding for human entertainment. Rescued tigress Charlota is beautiful, but she pays the price every day with health issues. 💔

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

A miracle for Samba! 🐯✨ Last year, we were told our 14-year-old tigress had stomach tumour. We prepared for the worst. But after months of no symptoms and a second round of tests... the results are NEGATIVE! Samba is cancer-free and starting a whole new chapter. 🧡 #animalsanctuary

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

More than a dog; Hilza is a sister-in-arms. 🐾 Adopted by Ukrainian soldiers, she was recently injured in a missile strike. We treated her shrapnel wounds, and this brave fighter is finally back with her unit! 🐕💪 Huge thanks to our partner UVMF for the lifesaving care. ✨ #DogRescue #Ukraine

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

STOP 🛑 Before you share that animal abuse video… read this. You see a heartbreaking video of an animal. Your first instinct is to share it, tag every animal welfare charity you know to demand justice. 😿 But here is the hard truth: Sharing that post helps the abuser more than the animal. 😿 🧵 (1/4)

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Punjab bans private “pet” lions after two more big cat attacks on children in Lahore, #Pakistan. 🦁🚫 Crackdown has begun: 59 big cats seized, 8 arrested, approvals revoked. #WildAnimalsAreNotPets. Let this be the turning point. Let's #BreakTheViciousCycle.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

40°C. For us, a #heatwave. For her, a metal oven. 🚛🔥 Right now, sheep are trapped in metal trucks on scorching roads. Australian law allows them to go 48 hours without water. This is legal cruelty. We demand for: 🚫 No transport >25°C ⏳ 8-hr journey limit #AnimalsNotCargo

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Safe at last! 🦁✨ After wildfires hit Overberg in South Africa, we opened our gates to five #lions from Panthera Africa Big Cat #Sanctuary. Chaka, Neptune, Oliver, Karlos, and Ivana are now recovering at LIONSROCK while their home is rebuilt. True partnership in action. ❤️🐾 #BigCatRescue

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

🚨 #NEWS: NSW is toughening animal welfare laws! Proposed changes target dogs in hot cars, prong collars & fighting rings. We welcome this progress but continue to push for an end to live lamb cutting, battery cages & an Independent Office of Animal Protection. ✊🐾 #NSWPol #AnimalWelfare

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Happy news! Flora has taken her first brave steps into her new forest #sanctuary. From cautious sniffs to joyful rolls in her favourite scents (fish, lentils, perfume), she’s slowly discovering how a bear should truly live. 🐻✨ Rescued from Albania last year, every day, her confidence grows. 🌿

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Did you know our LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary is also home to Burchell’s Zebras? 🦓👀 Named after explorer William Burchell, these social grazers have smaller ears than mountain #zebras and are famous for their "shadow stripes"—faint markings unique to this subspecies.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

"Did we make it?" - Yes, we did transform Tajmir's life! 🐅 #Tiger Tajmir was rescued last year from his dusty concrete cage in Northern Czechia to our FELIDA Big Cat Sanctuary. Tajmir is now enjoying the life he truly deserved. ✨ #AMA about tigers and our #sanctuary.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

⚠️ STOP! Is the ground too hot for your dog's paws? 🐾 THE 7-SECOND TEST: 🐾 If you can’t hold the back of your hand on the pavement for 7 seconds, it is too hot for your dog’s paws. What you can do: ✅ Stick to early morning or late evening walks. ✅ Walk only on grass.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

SPLASH TIME! 💦☀️ When the sun blazes, our rescued bears and big cats know exactly how to cool off! 🐻🐯 Each of our rescued #animals have access to a swimming pool or pond, and nothing makes us happier than seeing them this happy and carefree. 💛

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Your "quick stop" could be their last. 🐶💔⁠ ⁠ With temperatures hitting 40°C+ across Australia this week, "just a minute" is too long. 🥵⁠ ⁠ 🌡️ 20°C outside = 36°C inside (in 30 minutes)⁠ 🔥 40°C outside = 52°C+ inside (very life-threatening)⁠ ⁠ Full #Heatwave Guide: ➡️ fpau.org/CarHeatTrap

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

🚨 URGENT: Extreme #Heatwave Alert to Hit #Australia This Week. 🚨 With temperatures soaring to mid-40s across southeastern Australia, this isn't just another "hot week", it can be a life-threatening event for animals. ⚠️ VIC, SA, NSW, ACT are forecasted to endure 'Black Summer'-level conditions.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Lion Moody was left starving in a war-torn zoo in Sudan. Forgotten as conflict raged around him. 🦁💔 FOUR PAWS refused to leave him behind. Now he’s King of his pride. 👑 👉 Watch lion Moody’s full journey to happiness: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tx7v... #BeforeAndAfter #BigCatRescue

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

🐔 The heartbreaking journey of a meat chicken in Australia 💔 From birth to slaughter in just 30 days. Meat chickens in Australia are bred to grow at unnatural speeds and their final days are brutal. 🚚 Transported for 24 hours with no water. ⚡ Many arrive with broken wings or die on the way.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

🐾 Huge win for greyhounds 🎉💚 Tasmania will end greyhound racing by 2029, phasing out taxpayer funding. This comes days after Raider’s Guide was euthanised after a race injury. ACT banned it in 2018. Now it’s time for all states to stop funding cruelty. #GreyhoundRacingKills

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

When you realize it’s Monday… again. 🐻😩 Bear Andri is clearly exhausted today after a weekend of playing and foraging for food. Rescued from a small wooden box in a basement, this lucky bear is now safe, loved, and living the slow life at our BEAR SANCTUARY Prishtina. 🌱

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

🕷️🚨 TICK ALERT, AUSTRALIA! 🚨🕷️ It’s National Tick Awareness Month. Sadly, 1 in 10 pets don’t survive tick bites. One bite from a paralysis tick can be fatal. 🛡️ Prevention is key: ✔️ Daily checks ✔️ Year-round protection ✔️ Remove ticks safely ➡️ fpau.org/tick-safety

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Some industries innovate, but #fur farming clings to bloodshed. Fur isn’t tradition; it’s a shameful choice. 🦊☠️ You can’t modernise misery. You can’t update brutality. Stop killing for collars and cuffs. Sign our petition for a #FurFreeAustralia. ✍️ fpau.org/ban-fur #WearItKind #EthicalFashion

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

News: New resident has arrived at FELIDA Big Cat Sanctuary! Who is this handsome fella? 🐾 Victim of the commercial big cat trade and exploited for profit 🐾 Kept in poor conditions near a restaurant 🐾 At FELIDA, he will be around lions for the first time in his life #AnimalSanctuary #BigCatRescue

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Australian Alliance for Animals @allianceforanimals.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Australian prides itself on fairness, but for too long, this hasn't been extended to animals. With your help we can transform the system into one that is lead by compassion and animal welfare science. Show your support for a new animal welfare system today: www.fairgoforanimals.org.au

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Cruel in 2002. Still cruel in 2025. We’ve moved forward in many ways, so why are minks still trapped in cages for fashion? Fur farming hasn't evolved. 💔 The pain is the same. 🐾 The cages are the same. ☠️ The killing is the same. Sign our petition: fpau.org/ban-fur #WearitKind #EthicalFashion

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

🧵1/ 🦁💔 #NEWS: The lion attack at Darling Downs Zoo is another preventable tragedy. A woman is seriously injured. A lioness’s fate is uncertain. The tragedy at Darling Downs Zoo wasn’t a freak accident. It was a predictable outcome of breeding big cats for entertainment.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Farewell, dear Simba. 🦁💔 Rescued from a war-torn zoo in Iraq, he found peace at LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary with lioness Andi by his side. One day, a small paw wound became serious. And despite every effort, Simba slipped away. Your last roar will live on in our hearts. 🌈 #AnimalSanctuary #RIP

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

90% of the world's silk is from mulberry silk. To make just 1m of fabric, 3,000–15,000 #silk moths are killed. 💔🐛 Choose alternatives like lab-grown spider silk, agave plant or citrus fibres. Better yet, shop kinder using our #WearItKind Directory ➡️ fpau.org/shop-kinder.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

What you wear tells a story. 🐑💛 Billions of animals suffer for fashion and millions of young women face unfair and unsafe working conditions. And in the end, 150 billion garments are produced every year, most ending up in landfills and polluting ecosystems. 💔 But it doesn't have to be this way.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Great News! 🎉 Last night, Emma Hurst MP successfully got the #NSW Hunting Bill sent to a committee for a proper review. The fight isn't over yet, but this will now give every animal lover more time to let Premier Chris Minns know we do NOT support this Bill. fpau.org/stop-nsw-hunting-bill

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

REAL CAT FUR in Aussie fashion!?? 🧥🙀🚨 Check out our Programs Lead Louise Ward on national TV @abcnewsnetau.bsky.social yesterday talking about why we need to ban ALL fur sales. Sign our petition: fpau.org/ban-fur #FurFreeAustralia #BanFur #EthicalFashion #WearItKind

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

#BREAKING: HORRIFYING DISCOVERY — Real cat fur found in children’s clothing sold in Victoria. 🧥🐱 A children’s vest, sold as “100% wool,” was forensically confirmed to contain domestic cat and rabbit fur. Let that sink in: CAT FUR. In a child’s vest. Sold in Australia. 😱

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🚨 #URGENT: 50,000 hectares of NSW public land could be handed to hunters. Right now, #NSW Parliament is debating a dangerous bill that threatens animals, families, and the safety of our public spaces. 📝 Email Premier Chris Minns to stop the bill 👉 fpau.org/stop-nsw-hun...

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Today is #AnimalSanctuaryCaretakerDay where we celebrate the quiet heroes who dedicate their lives to rescued animals. Across our 13 sanctuaries,we offer rescued animals what they’ve never known before: safety, care, and a life worth living. 💗🏡 #ThankYou #AnimalHeroes

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

🔊 This is the sound of geese suffering for our doonas. That desperate honk is the cry of a goose as her feathers are ripped from her skin—no pain-relief—every few weeks, every year until she is killed for meat. 💔 🛑 Make sure your coat, pillow or doonas isn’t built on cruelty 👉 fpau.org/shop-kinder

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Ever seen a bear jump? Rocco the foodie 🐻♥️ Rocco from our BEAR SANCTUARY Mueritz doesn’t let gravity—or fruit—get in his way. 🍏 When the sweetest of apples hang high, he goes higher. His persistence paid off with some delicious apples. 💪

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

📢⌛ URGENT: NSW Animals Need You to Send This Letter to Premier Chris Minns NOW. 📧 fpau.org/stop-nsw-hunting-bill The #NSW Government is backing a dangerous bill that could turn 50,000 hectares of public land into hunting grounds.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

🚨BREAKING: Act now to stop the NSW Hunting Bill. NSW animals under threat🚨 Happening right now in NSW Parliament: A dangerous new Bill by the Shooters Party is being debated on. If NSW Labor passes it, it could hand over 50,000 hectares of public land to recreational hunters.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

12,000 chicks abandoned in a US truck—4,000 died. Survivors now safe, but this cruelty happens in Australia too: 💔 2022: 10,000 🐔 in crash (VIC) + 120 🐖 dead (QLD) 💔 2020: 4,200 🐔 burned alive (SA) 💔 2018: 25,000 🐔 died in crash (NSW) SIGN NOW: fpau.org/stop-cruel-live-transport #AnimalsNotCargo

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: As of May 26, puppy farmers can no longer sell their puppies at pet shops in Western Australia! 🐾🧡 This is a major milestone in the ongoing rollout of WA’s #StopPuppyFarming legislation. #AdoptDontShop

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

It's another day of rain. Our hearts go out to everyone affected by #NSWFloods. ⚠️ HOW TO HELP? ⚠️ 📞 Farmed animals: NSW Agricultural Hotline - 1800 814 647 📞 Wildlife: FAWNA at 02 6581 4141 (Mid North Coast) or WIRES at 1300 094 737 (all of NSW) 📞 Pets/Humans: NSW SES at 132 500

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Our hearts go out to everyone affected by the catastrophic #NSWFloods. And the rain is not stopping yet. 💔 Need help? Important numbers: 📞Farmed animals: NSW Agricultural Hotline - 1800 814 647 📞Wildlife: WIRES - 1300 094 737 📞Pets/Humans: NSW SES - 132 500 Stay safe & look out for each other.

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

BREAKING NEWS: ASICS joins Adidas in dropping kangaroo leather in soccer boots! Both join the world the world's biggest athletic wear companies Nike, Puma, New Balance, and Diadora in ending their use of #kangaroo skin. This is huge news! Ethics and sustainability are winning! #WearitKind

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

The Albanese Government Has the Mandate — Now It Must Have the Will to Help. 🐾🇦🇺 The recent federal election gave the Albanese Government a rare chance to take bold, long-overdue action for animal welfare in Australia. READ MORE --> fpau.org/act-for-animals-2025 #AnimalWelfare #AusPol

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