Martin Sinel

PhD candidate @westernuGeoEnv. Hiker, biker, plant eater. Also now a dad.

[Martin Sinel @MartinSinel]

Our new paper "Ventilation shutdown and the breath-taking violence of infectious disease emergency management in industrial livestock production" is open access in @envplane:

https://t.co/LWiTY7ZysY

[Martin Sinel @MartinSinel]

Petition: Save Geography at the University of Leicester
https://t.co/ICBXBLrfjP

[Oceana UK @OceanaUK]

🚨 EXPOSED: Unseen footage reveals the DEVASTATING impact of bottom-trawl fishing. David Attenborough’s new film #OCEAN is a call to arms to end this heartbreaking destruction of our marine protected areas. Will you heed his call?

TAKE ACTION with us now👉https://t.co/5RxrqOqtPi

[Shamayim: Jewish Animal Advocacy @Shamayim_]

We’re seeking #Jewish #college #students who are #vegan or #vegetarian, passionate about animals, and eager to spark change on campus. Fellows will learn animal advocacy skills, go to an in-person learning retreat, get monthly training, 1:1 mentorship, funding for events, & more!

[Martin Sinel @MartinSinel]

There is a way to stop disease outbreaks in industrial livestock production, and that's to end industrial livestock production. Operators need support to fully transition to plant-based farming. It's better for them, better for us, better for animals. https://t.co/jKHpacUApq /🧵

[Martin Sinel @MartinSinel]

🧵 @USDA just announced $1 billion to combat bird flu and reduce egg prices. Almost half of that is allocated to paying operators to kill potentially infected animals. Many operators will likely use the horrific method known as 'ventilation shutdown.' https://t.co/WTX5rIKzFC

[Martin Sinel @MartinSinel]

To be clear, this will not stop the spread, will not lower prices, and is inhumane.

[Our Honor @OurHonorVets]

🎤 Today at Cornell!

Join @drcrystalheath for a powerful talk: Unnatural Disasters: Avian Influenza, Mass Depopulation, and the Veterinarian's Role in Preventing the Next Crisis 🐔💉🌎

⏰ 5PM
📌 Uris Hall G88
🍽️ Free food provided
🎓 Presented by AAC

Come rethink what it means to protect life—from the animals we raise to the systems we rely on. Let’s talk ethics, action, and the future of veterinary care.

#AnimalFreeFuture #VeterinaryEthics #AvianInfluenza #MassDepopulation #OneHealth #RethinkTheSystem #CornellEvents #UnnaturalDisasters #AnimalAdvocacy

[Crystal Heath DVM @drcrystalheath]

In response to this video, someone asked, "I'm curious what you want them to do, that they're not already doing? Producers don't want their animals to die either. It's a horrible disease."

My response to that is:

I hope they will join us in supporting policies that assist producers in transitioning away from animal-based protein production. It’s time to scale down this outdated system, which poses serious risks to public health, animal welfare, and global food security. We encourage businesses to adopt animal-free ingredients and technologies. For example, Bored Cow milk—produced through precision fermentation without using cows—offers a sustainable, ethical alternative and should be widely available as a replacement for conventional cow’s milk.

#onehealth #h5n1 #avianinfluenza #birdflu #vetmed #vettwitter #factoryfarming #farmtofork #farmtotable #veterinarian

[Martin Sinel @MartinSinel]

One of the more crushing days we've had in a while, and the bar was not low. 🧡

[Martin Sinel @MartinSinel]

This is a really awkward way for me to find out I'm AI.

[LindyMan @PaulSkallas]

A shortcut for detecting if something is written with AI is they all use this symbol "—" throughout the writing. It's relatively rare when a human uses it, maybe once or twice, if that. But AI chats love using it. No clue why.

[Macrophysiological System🐀 @InVitroFuture]

Can't bring myself to join in on the Dem or vegan egg price schadenfreude because of this.

When you see high prices, the reason is that 1 in 12 hens in the US has recently been gassed, asphyxiated by foam, or left in a sealed barn with the fans shut off to slowly cook to death

[Kate Goldie @Kate_Goldie_]

🐾📢 CALL FOR PAPERS📢🐾 “Research Ethics for Animal Geographies” at the RGS Annual Conference 2025. Session sponsored by the Animal Geography Working Group 🐕🐨🦋🪼

Abstract submissions to [email protected] by Feb 21st!

Details below

[Macrophysiological System🐀 @InVitroFuture]

Pigs are probably the most cognitively & emotionally intelligent non-apes: they pass the mirror test, use tools, have theory of mind, comfort each other when stressed, etc.

When scientists say "ethics", they literally mean nothing but "what society will let us get away with"

[TheAnimalTurn @TheAnimalTurn]

We are happy to announce the launch of Season 7 of The Animal Turn Podcast focused on "Animals and Multispecies Health" and sponsored by Animals in Philosophy, Politics, Law and Ethics (APPLE) and the Remaking One Health (ROH) Indies Project.

[Martin Sinel @MartinSinel]

I proudly voted in Pennsylvania.