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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

These laws were built for industry convenience — not for the welfare of sentient animals. It’s time for urgent reform. We’re calling for: ✅ Shorter legal limits ✅ Minimum transport age of 3+ months ✅ Temperature caps in all trucks ✅ Mandatory inspections + tougher penalties

A cow inside a transport truck looks directly at the camera. Text on the image reads: “Help us change the law. We are calling for: shorter trip lengths; minimum transport times without food/water; mandatory inspections on long trips; external inspection on arrival.”

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

🐔 Poultry Over 700 million birds are slaughtered each year. Most are stacked in crates with no national temperature caps and 24 hours without water. 🚛 Help us change the law. 🔗 Sign the petition: fpau.org/stop-cruel-l...

Chickens are packed tightly in stacked transport crates. Text on the image reads: “700 million chickens are slaughtered every year in Australia. Stacked like cargo and crammed in crates. No water for 24 hours.”

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

🐑 Sheep & cattle Packed tightly in moving trucks, unable to brace or breathe easily. They can legally go 48 hours without water. One sharp turn can mean trampling. 💧 Help us change the law. 🔗 Sign the petition: fpau.org/stop-cruel-l...

A sheep is tightly confined inside a livestock truck, looking anxious. Text on the image reads: “This gentle sheep would not get water on the road. She can go thirsty for up to 48 hours.”

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

🐷 Pigs Over 6 million pigs can legally go 24 hours without water during transport. Pigs can’t sweat — heat stress hits fast. Panting, collapse, suffering. 🌡️ Help us change the law. 🔗 Sign the petition: fpau.org/stop-cruel-l...

A pig lies on a crowded truck floor, struggling to stand and showing signs of heat stress. Text on the image reads: “He is struggling to stand and overheated. Yet 6 million pigs are transported like this every year on our roads. No water for 24 hours.”

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

🐮 Bobby calves Just 5 days old, they can be taken from their mothers and transported for 30 hours without milk. Newborns can’t regulate heat or cold — a truck becomes a furnace in summer and a freezer in winter. 🌡️ Help us change the law. 🔗 Sign the petition: fpau.org/stop-cruel-l...

A newborn bobby calf lies on a metal truck floor, appearing weak and distressed. Text on the image reads: “This newborn is only 5 days old. He cries out for his mother. On transport without milk for 30 hours.”

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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

Let’s starve these accounts of attention. Flood the feed with real heroes like sanctuaries and rescues instead! 💯 Help us spread the word: 💬 Seen these fake "rescues" lately? 🚀 Repost to educate others! #AnimalWelfare #ReportAbuse #ProtectAnimals

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

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱: 🚮 1️⃣ REPORT: Hit the 3 dots > Report > Animal Abuse. 2️⃣ SCREENSHOT: If you want to alert us, take a screen capture. Never share the original link—it rewards the uploader! 3️⃣ SCROLL FAST: Low watch time kills the reach. (3/4)

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

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘅 📵 Social media algorithms don’t distinguish between "outrage" and "praise." They only see engagement. When you share or comment, you tell the platform the content is "popular." This gives the abuser exactly what they want: Reach and potential monetisation. (2/4)

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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

Asya was found after being hit by a car and left unable to move away from the scorching roads. By the time she was rescued, her skin had suffered severe burns. The good news? After months of intensive treatment at our clinic, Asya has made a full recovery and is ready for a new life. 🧡

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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

A cracked window is NOT enough.⁠ A shady park is NOT enough. ⁠ If the destination isn't pet-friendly, your home is the only safe place for them today. 🏠⁠ If you see a pet in distress in a parked car, don't walk past. Take action. Call 000 or the RSPCA immediately. You could save a life. 🐾

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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 · 12/08/2025

This is legal. This is standard. But it doesn’t have to be. We fought for egg-laying hens to be cage-free. Now it’s time to fight for meat chickens too. ✍️ Sign the petition → fpau.org/stop-cruel-l... #ChickenWelfare #StopFactoryFarming

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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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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

3/ Big cats aren’t photo props or pets. They’re wild animals with instincts that can’t be trained out. FOUR PAWS is calling to: 🛑 Ban captive breeding for entertainment 🛑 Ban animal encounters 📢 Enforce oversight of wildlife facilities It’s time to #BreakTheViciousCycle.

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

2/ Since 1990, there's been: 🔸 974 big cat incidents 🔸 146 human lives lost 🔸 478 people mauled 🔸 Hundreds of big cats killed Captive-bred lions do not help with conservation. They're bred for profit and the consequences are devastating.

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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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