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Vegan Horizon @veganhorizon.substack.com · 04/10/2026
The more one watches footage from animal farms and slaughterhouses, the clearer it becomes how utterly cruel and indefensible this exploitation truly is — and the deeper the regret for ever having been part of it.
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kaktusbird @kaktusbird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
manly is standing up for what is right despite a majority that conforms to violent traditions, being strong and brave and protecting or speaking out about the vulnerable, not causing needless harm
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Caroline B @vegancb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This world is full of extraordinary and phenomenal animals and there is no way to highlight them all. I’m in continual amazement at the beautiful gifts they are to be cherished and protected. Happy World animal day 🤎
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animalwrites.bsky.social @animalwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Spicy stirfry time! #vegan #veganfood #veganfoodporn #whatveganseat #chickensarebirds
An 8 veg tofu stirfry
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Krasnov 🍃 @greennomad61.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#Bluetongue outbreak related to the #ClimateCrisis The wicked irony here...no one says to stop eating other animals to prevent illness and curb emissions 🤦🏼‍♀️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Den 🇮🇪 @denterrick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cygnet on the lake. #Photography #10MinutesFromHome #StunDay #Birds #Swan #SwanDay #ECK #Dublin #Ireland
A mute swan cygnet pushing through the water. At first I couldn't figure out where the bands of yellow/gold were coming from. It doesn't look like sunlight or an image artifact then I realised they're reeds moving in the breeze at the side of the lake between me and the swan.
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PETA @peta.org · 02/10/2026
A dangerous heat wave is hitting Southern California—here’s your reminder: never leave a dog in a hot car. Parked cars can become death traps fast. On a 90°F day, a car’s interior can reach 109°F in just 10 minutes. Don’t leave your dog to suffer a painful, preventable death 💔
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Dairy-Truth @dairy-truth.com · 04/10/2026
A male calf can't make milk. The dairy industry treats him as waste. Quanah Cattle Company bought newborn calves, held them about a week, shipped them out for veal and beef 👉 www.dairy-truth.com/fate-calves Video @/animaloutlook
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CharmaineScammell 🌱🇬🇧 @charmainescammell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#UKFireworksConsultation Please use this handy tool to fill in the consultation on the sale of fireworks in seconds🙏 ⬇️ protectthewild.org.uk/fireworks-co...
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kaktusbird @kaktusbird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
manly is standing up for what is right despite a majority that conforms to violent traditions, being strong and brave and protecting or speaking out about the vulnerable, not causing needless harm
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Glen Grambo 🇨🇦 @glengrambo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
So this photo contains zero birds, but in my defence, we were sitting outside waiting for birds. But the sun was almost setting and the backlit Snapdragons stole the show!
A backlit  snapdragon flower that is partially opened. The background is dark green with a round sun like highlight in the top right corner. It’s actually an out of focus highlight that appears large because it’s a telephoto lens. The pink snapdragon flower is rim lit but has some light bouncing back to light the flower. 
For those interested, the lens is a 400mm and required 5 frames focused on slightly different  parts of the flower to be stacked together so the entire flower was sharp .
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Colm B @beara318.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Rob's #BirdOfTheDay themes are #Borbs and #Brown. Dispite its name, this young #Blackbird has a go at both. #BOTD #garden #birds #nature #photography #ECK
A young blackbird on a garden pavement in the sunshine. The head is facing to its left.  The background is a rockery with small bits of green vegetation, which is out of focus.
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Rob 🇨🇦 @rockinbones.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#BirdOfTheDay #Borb #Brown #Birds 🪶 Giant Brown Borb
Wild turkey
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HansKI @hanksi-art.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
People ask why I’m posting this. Because I always stand on the side of the oppressed, the enslaved, the exploited, the tortured, and the murdered. And not on the side of the slave owners! Just stop whining about the prices of animal carcass parts. #beef #pork #chicken #eggs #vegan #resist #GoVegan
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Vegan FTA @veganftaofficial.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Please see them. 💔 📸 Dillon Watkin | stumpyscompassion (IG) | animalsuncovered (IG) | farmtransparencyproject (IG)  #chickennuggets #nuggets #chicken
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Kevin Wertman @kevin.wertman.org · 25/09/2026
A giant swallowtail coming in for a landing for today's #FlyDay (hosted by @grays.art) #Photography #Butterflies #Flowers #Bloomscrolling
A yellow and black swallowtail butterfly hovers above a pink flower on the right hand side of the frame.  It is looking straight on at the camera and its wings are nearly flat.  Both antennae are clearly seen above its head.  Another blurry small pink flower can be seen in the lower left, and the rest of the background is blurred greens.
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Victoria aka Blaze @burrddoh.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Good morning, butterflies! This Great Blue Heron was enjoying some shade, & hoping to do a little fishing, but mama squirrel was not having it 😂 #FlyDay #ECK
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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Go vegan.
A bold, multicoloured background with soft lights and sparkles frames the text: “THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ABUSING A CAT OR DOG, AND ABUSING A COW, PIG, OR CHICKEN.” The quote challenges speciesist thinking by comparing the unjust treatment of commonly protected animals like cats and dogs to the widespread use and abuse of farmed animals.
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Nature’s Edge @edge-nature.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There’s still a few around. White-lined Sphinx moth in the garden.
A moth colored with tans, brown and white stripes, the hind wings have pink bands.
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Dwight @dwightreads.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#scape to the quiet of the #lake #GreatEgret #wadingBird #birds #wildlife #nature #photography #thelittlethings #ECK 🕊️💙
A white Great Egret is standing along the shoreline of a lake. Tall green grasses in the foreground and blue water reflecting wispy clouds.
Interesting information:
The Great Egret Feature long necks, long legs, and dagger-like bills. They stand motionless or slowly stalk in shallow fresh or saltwater, waiting to strike fish, frogs, and other small aquatic prey with a sudden jab.
A tall, stately white wader of quiet waters. Common, especially in the south, it may wander far to the north in late summer. Nearly wiped out in the United States in the late 1800s, when its plumes were sought for use in fashion, the Great Egret made a comeback after early conservationists put a stop to the slaughter and protected its colonies; as a result, this bird became the symbol of the National Audubon Society.
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Ellenⓥ🌱☮︎ @ennievegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Sherry w/ a whY @justiceforall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#Octopuses 🐙 Amazing creatures, aren’t they? Do you know who else dreams like we do? … 😴💭 🐮 Cows 🐷 Pigs 🐔 Chickens 🦆 Ducks 🐑 Sheep 🐐 Goats (to name only a few) You know what doesn’t dream? Plants 🌱🚫💭 #ChooseCompassion #LiveVegan #EatBeansNotBeings #AnimalRights #EndSpeciesism #WakeUp ⏰
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Sherry w/ a whY @justiceforall.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
It’s very endearing footage, isn’t it. The vulnerable dog so visibly grateful 🥹 What bothers me every time I see this video circulate, is the 1000s of likes given by nonVegans who pay for standard barbaric practices in our outdated food system. Animal lovers, please. Wake up & learn to live vegan ⚖️
Photo of a piglet being held upside down by their back legs and having their tail cut off
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Pathless Pilgrim Ⓥ @pathlesspilgrim.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
There are two posts I will never get tired of sharing. This is one of them. #Veganism #AnimalRights
Yellow illustration of Winnie-the-Pooh and Piglet walking away together beside a large tree. Overlaid text reads:

“Pooh, will my slaughter be humane?”

“I don’t know, Piglet. Do you want to live?”

“Yes, I do. I want to live.”

“Then, no, lil’ buddy. It won’t be humane.”
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Vegan FTA @veganftaofficial.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
She tried to escape… 🐷‼️ But as John explains, there is no escape for these animals. 💔 The only solution there is, luckily, is a very simple one - we stop eating animals! 🙏 🤝 johnoberg (IG)  Truck clip from torontopigsave (IG)  #pigs #veganism #animalrights
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ilovedogs2024.bsky.social @ilovedogs2024.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borbs, birds looking plump.The Alt theme is #Brown, birds with Brown in their plumage. I’m going with the alt theme - you all know how I love my whistling ducks in my backyard!
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kaktusbird @kaktusbird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
many people believe pigs are *dirty*. but they are no dirtier than dogs. it's just people keeping them in such miserable conditions, farming them. yes, pigs mud-bath, to cool down because they cannot sweat, and to prevent parasites. they were boars originally. humans bred them.
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barkman1.bsky.social @barkman1.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For over a year, elephant Madhuri was living in a sanctuary. Now, she is being sent back to the temple where she lived chained and in pain for years – tell Indian officials to return Madhuri to Vantara sanctuary! www.petaau.vg/2al
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URGENT: Act Now to Help Elephant Madhuri Return to Her Sanctuary Home
For over a year, Elephant Madhuri was living in a sanctuary. Now, she is being sent back to the temple where she lived chained and in pain for years.
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Mini Motley Sanctuary @minisanctuary.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Please could you help the survival of our not-for-profit animal sanctuary? We’re struggling under the weight of hay deliveries, vet fees & escalating care costs Could you help us raise £8945? Please help us if you can: gofund.me/05e5b9f47 Please SHARE! 💚 #rescueanimals #animalsanctuary
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Donate to Sanctuary Winter Survival, organized by Anna Louise Walter
Mini Motley Sanctuary is a safe haven for animals rescued from slaughter & traumatic begi… Anna Louise Walter needs your support for Sanctuary Winter Survival
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Vegan FTA @veganftaofficial.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This sheep was rescued when she needed it the most 🐏💚 🎥 VeganFTA with clips from lancasterfarmsanctuary (IG) and music from the_town_council (IG) #sheep #lamb #rescuestory #rescuesheep
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Vegan FTA @veganftaofficial.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
These babies exist because the dairy industry needs mothers to keep producing milk. 💔 No pregnancy. No baby. No milk. 🐮 Cow’s milk is made for calves - not humans. 🙅 #babycows #dairycows #govegan
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The Vegan's Voice | Michael Corthell @thevegansvoice.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We cannot avoid every harm, but that does not excuse the harm we can prevent. Veganism means choosing the kinder option when one is available. #veganism #animalrights
Square graphic fading from black to golden yellow. White text reads, “Veganism is about selecting the option that causes the least harm whenever alternatives are available.” The words “least harm” are underlined. The Vegan Project appears below.
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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Now let’s make day two even bigger. Sign. Share. Keep the pressure growing. Let’s make whaling history.
change.org
Sign the Petition
Norway: Ban Commercial Whaling 🇳🇴
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ilovedogs2024.bsky.social @ilovedogs2024.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Good morning birders and buddies. Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #AngryBirds, any bird with an angry face. The alt is #MyBestSide, bird capture in profile. Here is my alt
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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This Phyllodesmium briareum was one of the more unique nudibranchs I encountered in Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte, Philippines. 😍 #marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #macrophotography #macro #scuba #eastcoastkin #photography
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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I was driving along the eastern Pacific coastline of Hualien, Taiwan. The sun was setting on the western side of the island, and to the east, a tropical storm was on the horizon. #landscapephotography #landscape #seascapephotography #seascape #naturephotography #nature #eastcoastkin #photography
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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
These Anker's Whip Coral Shrimp are partially named after the whip corals they inhabit. They're tiny and camouflage very well; they're difficult to photograph. #marinelifephotography #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #macrophotography #eastcoastkin #photography
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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I took this macro photo of a glass shrimp resting on a starfish in Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte, Philippines. They're commonly found in sea anemones with clownfish. #marinelife #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #nature #macrophotography #macro #scuba #eastcoastkin #photography
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JBGarrity Photography @joegarrity.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Bees have eye hairs that shield them from pollen. I took this image with my Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM macro lens and a Raynox DCR-250 (2.5x). #naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #eastcoastkin #bees #photography
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Vegan Horizon @veganhorizon.substack.com · 07/09/2026
Everyone's an environmentalist until they have to actually think critically about their consumption.
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Environmentalist and Not Vegan? Are You Joking?
Seriously, there are some things we need to talk about.
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kaktusbird @kaktusbird.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
non-veganism is a violent cult. "but my taste pleasure, but my traditions! me me me! animal sacrifice!" we live in an insane society. thankfully anyone can be vegan, i.e. avoiding causing unnecessary deliberate harm to sentient beings where possible & practicable.
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kaktusbird @kaktusbird.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
this is so heartbreaking. please be vegan.
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kaktusbird @kaktusbird.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
please sign #petition
theanimalrescuesite.com
Horses Have Been Sored for 50 Years — End The Suffering Now | The Animal Rescue Site
The rule is finalized. The science is settled. The only thing still missing is the will to enforce it. Take action for horses!
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Graham Use ALT @grahamm.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
If you aren’t sickened by what is done to us then you are truly sick. If you are sickened yet remain the cause of our violent abuse then you lose any claim to being a person to whom a bare minimum of ethics or decency is of any importance. We are #OneBillionScreams
A newborn piglet in a darkened farm building nuzzles his mother who is cruelly incarcerated in a farrowing crate and unable to move, let alone nurture or protect her babies.
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Words On Life @wordsonlife.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
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Robb Edwards 🌱 @robedwards1.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The next time a former vegan story sounds suspiciously rehearsed. The next time crop deaths or “chemicals” or fake masculinity panic appears on cue, remember this. Someone, somewhere, was paid to say it.
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The Meat Industry’s Online Troll Farm
Every time someone insists that veganism is “just a diet”, or that opposition to it is organic, spontaneous, and grounded in good faith disagreement, they are asking you to ignore how power actually operates.
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kaktusbird @kaktusbird.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"i respect animals so i use every part of their body" this meaning of respect was originally used by people who *need* to kill & use animals to survive, and is nonsensical when used by people in modern societies who have other options in supermarkets
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A mother’s love 💕
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kaktusbird @kaktusbird.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
be vegan and stop supporting the horrendous animal farming multi-billion industry that is a leading driver of climate change, deforestation, direct suffering, resource inefficiency, antibiotic resistance, pandemics, etc...
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