Mandy Carter

Co-Executive Director at Animal Policy International | Trade and farmed animal advocacy | Fuelled by ☕ || Views/rants my own

[Animal Policy International @AnimalPolicyInt]

🇬🇧It was a pleasure to meet with Animal Welfare Minister Baroness Sue Hayman yesterday to discuss how we can use trade policy to help farmed animals.

Thank you Sue for being a dedicated champion for animals!

#StopCruelImports #Trade

[Animal Policy International @AnimalPolicyInt]

🚨🇬🇧First look at UK's new Trade Strategy: promising signals for animal welfare in trade!

Mentions imports produced using methods banned in the UK—like sow stalls & battery cages

Gov says it’ll consider “unfair advantage” & use quotas, exclusions & safeguards

More to come🐖

[Animal Policy International @AnimalPolicyInt]

"95% of potential UK trading partners have lower animal welfare standards...

We must not stand by and expect our farmers to compete on an unlevel playing field. We must instead lead the way to raise standards around the world." @SarahDykeLD

[Mandy Carter @MandyCarter_]

Thank you so much @RuthJonesLabour

[Animal Policy International @AnimalPolicyInt]

Huge thanks to @RuthJonesLabour for hosting our #StopCruelImports parliamentary event with @ciwf and @RSPCA_official

If it's too cruel to produce in Britain, then it's too cruel to import to Britain.

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/V6RUWBhsKc

[Animal Policy International @AnimalPolicyInt]

🇳🇿 📣 At noon today, we will deliver our petition to Parliament, signed by thousands of New Zealanders, to #stopcruelimports. Plus, we have a VERY exciting announcement to share. Stay tuned. 📣

[Animal Policy International @AnimalPolicyInt]

“The UK now faces critical choices for how best to pursue a successful trade strategy. We must act now to avoid this situation getting much worse.” - @mandycarter_ in @FarmersWeekly on our report urging the government to #StopCruelImports

https://t.co/9pueLxxX7O

[Vatnik Soup @P_Kallioniemi]

Tariffs memes are the hottest thing right now, so post your favorites👇🏻

[Animal Policy International @AnimalPolicyInt]

“Our laws will mean nothing if lower-welfare imports continue undermining the progress we’ve made.

If it’s too cruel to produce in Britain, then, it’s too cruel to import into Britain”

@MandyCarter_ on what the UK-US trade deal means for animal welfare

#StopCruelImports

[Mandy Carter @MandyCarter_]

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[Animal Policy International @AnimalPolicyInt]

🚨BREAKING:

EU Commission unveils plans to extend animal welfare standards to imports, protecting animals beyond European borders.

Vision would ensure imported products meet same animal welfare rules as EU-produced goods.

Read more 👇
https://t.co/Y4v4jWn2xI

[Animal Policy International @AnimalPolicyInt]

Great to also hear @SteveReedMP pledge to protect UK farmers from trade deals that compromise welfare standards.

Action is now needed to close import loopholes.

Applying UK welfare standards to imports would protect our standards, meet public expectations and support farmers.

[Animal Policy International @AnimalPolicyInt]

📺 WATCH: #KingsSpeech debates highlight cross-party concern over import standards.

MPs and Peers across the house stress matching UK animal welfare rules in trade. #UpholdUKStandards🇬🇧

@BishopStAlbans

[Animal Policy International @AnimalPolicyInt]

We're hiring! Want to improve the lives of millions of animals? API is looking for a Public Affairs Manager to support our policy work.

- Part-time
- Wellington, NZ
- Deadline: 26 November

Full description and apply ➡ https://t.co/TY1iW3fKP0

#HiringNow #NewZealand

[Dr. William J. Ripple @WilliamJRipple]

This graphic helps me wrap my head around the magnitude of the problem. Notice the amount of current biomass for wild mammals (in green) versus that for livestock and humans. No wonder we have converging crises of biodiversity, fresh water, and climate. https://t.co/bca7h18Sbp

[Mandy Carter @MandyCarter_]

15,800 sheep drowned when a live export ship from Sudan to Saudi Arabia sunk at the weekend.

This horrific cruelty has to stop: animals are not cargo.

#BanLiveExports

https://t.co/uoBhITXdX9

[Mandy Carter @MandyCarter_]

@AnnalisaB My first thought is, does he definitely need it? Not all vets use cones after neutering. I'd try without and just monitor that he doesn't seem to be licking it too much.

[LIVEKINDLY @livekindlyco]

It's official, the @EU_Commission will move ahead with a caged animal farming ban following a landslide vote by @Europarl_EN. The ban was successfully petitioned by @CIWF and 1.4 million EU citizens. Should #cagefree farming be standard? #EndTheCageAge
https://t.co/btXDcD3Iky

[Compassion in World Farming UK @ciwf]

YOU DID IT!

🐷1.4 million European's who signed the #EndTheCageAge ECI

🐔170 NGOs who supported the campaign

🐰MEPs & everyone else who called for change

Thanks to you the EU Commission will ban cages! Thank you for being such a strong voice for animals. 💚

[Mandy Carter @MandyCarter_]

Happy weekend from Amêndoa.😺

She's foster kitten #3, joining Sid and Piper the pipe rescuees

#AdoptDontShop

[Olga Kikou @olga_kikou]

What a way to end the day. A kinder future for farmed animals is in sight!!!!!!!!!!!
🎉🎉🎉
Over to our Commissioner @SKyriakidesEU now to #EndTheCageAge!
🐔🐮🐷🦆🐰

[Mandy Carter @MandyCarter_]

@WillAppelbe They are so sweet! Tempted, but I feel a bit bad about all the adult street cats and in the shelters, and kittens are easy to find homes for.

[Mandy Carter @MandyCarter_]

When life gives you kittens 😺😺

We found these little guys living in a pipe with their dead mother😥

One tetanus shot later, these ferocious beasts have now decided we're not so bad and are making themselves at home 😍