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FOUR PAWS Australia

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Global animal welfare organisation #FOURPAWS with 35+ years helping animals in need. 🐾 Animal Welfare. Worldwide. 🌐 ⛑ #animalrescue & emergency rapid response for animals 🏡 ethical #animalsanctuary

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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Read the news here: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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Tasmanian labradoodle breeders charged over animal cruelty allegations
The former owners of a Tasmanian labradoodle breeding business have been charged with cruelty to animals and a string of other offences.
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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Unlike other states, puppy farming remains legal in #Tasmania. There's also has no limit on the number of dogs. ✊ Dogs deserve better. Join us to call for stronger laws to end puppy farming. Sign the petition: fpau.org/end-puppy-kitten-farming #EndPuppyFarming
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End Puppy & Kitten Farming in Australia
Australia’s weak laws and poor enforcement allow the cycle of cruelty to continue. Sign the petition to demand urgent action to end puppy and kitten farming in Australia.
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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
Will you stand up for them? ✍️ It takes less than 30 seconds to add your name. Join nearly 10,000 Australians who’ve already said: Enough is enough. 🔗 Sign the petition: fpau.org/stop-cruel-l... #EndCruelAnimalTransport #AnimalsNotCargo #AnimalWelfare #AustralianAnimals
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Stop Cruel Live Animal Transport
Every year, over 600 million farmed animals are transported across Australia under poor conditions that result in stress, injury and even death. Current rules allow: Calves just 5 days old to endure 1...
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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
6/6 Let’s look beyond the "cute" factor. Protecting animals means respecting their natural needs—not turning their trauma into a trend. Think before you share. Let's prioritise welfare over virality. 🧡 #AnimalWelfare #PunchTheMacaque #PrimateConservation #Wildlife
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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
5/6 Real compassion requires responsibility. Instead of being used for social media engagement, an infant in this position needs specialised sanctuary care, surrogate mothers (not toys), and a path to reintroduction with a real social group. 🌳🐾
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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
4/6 Viral fame has a high cost. Global attention drives massive crowds to the zoo, creating a stressful environment of noise and cameras. For a vulnerable infant, this constant "spectacle" is a direct threat to his long-term mental well-being. 📸❌
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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
3/6 What looks like a "hug" to us is actually a sign of profound distress. By projecting human emotions onto Punch (anthropomorphism), we risk overlooking his real biological and social needs. A plushie is a temporary band-aid, not a solution for a social species.
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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
2/6 Punch was rejected by his mother shortly after birth. In the primate world, maternal deprivation isn't just "sad"—it’s a developmental crisis. Mothers teach social cues, stress management, and bonding behaviours that a plush toy simply cannot replicate. 🐒💔
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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 · 18/02/2026
Thank you for donating to our work - it's donors like you who enable us to do emergency rescue missions like the one where we rescued Rocky.
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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
Indeed it's cruel yet entirely legal. Help us demand for better welfare for these animals and help us #EndCruelLiveAnimalTransport. Sign our petition: fpau.org/stop-cruel-l...
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Stop Cruel Live Animal Transport
Every year, over 600 million farmed animals are transported across Australia under poor conditions that result in stress, injury and even death. Current rules allow: Calves just 5 days old to endure 1...
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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Help us advocate for these animals to #EndCruelAnimalTransport. Sign our petition: fpau.org/stop-cruel-live-transport.
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Stop Cruel Live Animal Transport
Every year, over 600 million farmed animals are transported across Australia under poor conditions that result in stress, injury and even death. Current rules allow: Calves just 5 days old to endure 1...
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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
FOUR PAWS recommends dog harnesses over collars, and for all dog owners to use dog collars with caution. Read more here: www.four-paws.org.au/our-stories/...
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The Ultimate Guide to Dog Collars and Harnesses
Learn when dog collars are safe, why harnesses are often better, and which collars to avoid (choke, prong, shock). How to choose the best collar for your dog.
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FOUR PAWS Australia @fourpawsau.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
More in this ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Dog owners face prison time under proposed new 'hot car' offence in NSW
People who leave their dogs in hot cars could be sent to prison, under changes to animal welfare laws being proposed by the state government.
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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
12 years. That’s how long Tiger Tajmir waited for this moment. 🐅✨ Watch Tajmir's incredible journey to FELIDA Big Cat Sanctuary. From the moment the door opened, he didn’t look back—curiously exploring, sniffing the fresh air, and listening to his new neighbours. 🌳 www.facebook.com/reel/1611362...
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161K views · 8.9K reactions | 12 years. That’s how long Tiger Tajmir waited for this moment. 🐅✨ For over a decade, Tajmir knew only a barren, filthy enclosure in Czechia. No protection from the cold,...
12 years. That’s how long Tiger Tajmir waited for this moment. 🐅✨ For over a decade, Tajmir knew only a barren, filthy enclosure in Czechia. No protection from the cold, no care, no dignity. But...
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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
Help us spread the word and please share — this could save a dog from serious burns during this heatwave. Get more hot asphalt safety tips here: fpau.org/hot-asphalt
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Hot Asphalt – A Danger to your Dog’s Paws
Hot Asphalt – A Danger to your Dog’s Paws. The high heat of summer can be dangerous for your dog's paws. Learn more.
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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
Prepare your plan to: ⚠️ Bring pets indoors ⚠️ Ensure ALL animals—pets, farmed animals, wildlife—have shade and access to water ⚠️ Never leave an animal in a vehicle. Temperatures become lethal in minutes Take our Heatwave Safety Quiz to see how prepared you are: fpau.org/heatwave-quiz
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Heatwave Quiz
Do you know what it takes to keep your pets safe during extreme heat or heatwaves? Take our quiz now.
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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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Lion Rescued From War Finds His Family | Before & After 🦁✨| FOUR PAWS Australia | [SUBS]
YouTube video by FOUR PAWS
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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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