Jan Egan 🇪🇺🇮🇹🇺🇦🌻

A new life in northern Italy, scribbling about food, houses, art, books, music and cheese. Slow Food supporter. No DMs unless agreed.

[The Bee Guy @the_beeguy]

You’ve been seeing very large #bumblebees on the wing for the past while.

Why?

Okay I’ll tell you why in this quick thread if you promise to #retweet as the more people who know that these are queens the more likely that someone will help some out meaning more colonies next year.
Deal?
1/15

[alex jungle @JungleAlex13227]

Tourists face legal action after being filmed riding a nesting sea turtle in Oman. What do you think? Do they deserve prison for this?

[💙Brittney💙 @AZ_Brittney]

They sat on her as she laid her eggs.

Activists say the hatchling died.

This is animal abuse!

Prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law!

[Dr. Ellen Walker @EllenFWalker]

Waited since I was 7 years old to see the Bayeux Tapestry. Got in an hour-long online queue to spend £50 on tickets. Got there ahead of time. Stood in a queue for 20 minutes. Then was told halfway through the queue that the gallery was closing.

The @britishmuseum stinks 😭

[Barendina Smedley @fugitiveink]

This is a very good question, and something we were discussing on the way in. I didn't see any wheelchair users. As someone without wheelchair experience, I am not entirely sure of this, but I think the quality of wheelchair access would depend a lot on the height of the wheelchair. It would almost certainly not be as good as from a higher vantage point, purely because you'd be seeing the tapestry at such an odd angle.

Let me r/t this, and see whether anyone else knows the answer.

[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

Does anyone know this lady who was beating her dog (a ginger Cockapoo) on the causeway at Staines about 2pm (possibly Saturday). When approached she was drunk out of head and really abusive..the poor dog had its tail between its legs …someone must know her. Lucky she didn’t get beat herself.

Posted by Jason Wernham on Facebook (https://t.co/9jE6lfbA1W).

Please contact him if you know who she is.

[Jan Egan 🇪🇺🇮🇹🇺🇦🌻 @TheWatchfulCook]

@TanteRos Sending much sympathy. The withdrawal symptoms from this medication are much understated.

[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

Scumbags walk amongst us! 😡

A man kicked his dog until he died. It happened in broad daylight in Palestrina, Lazio, in front of people who could hardly believe what they were witnessing. The dog was beaten until he had nothing left. A passerby stepped in and rushed him to an emergency vet, but the dog didn't survive.

After calls from the crowd, the Carabinieri intervened, identifying and reporting a 56 year old man and opening a full investigation. He now faces up to four years in prison and a €60,000 fine. But is that really enough? How can anyone direct this kind of violence at an animal that depends on us?

Animals are not property. They are not punching bags for human rage. They are living, breathing souls. And this time, a precious life was shattered in the most brutal way possible.

Let's make our voices heard.
Let's talk about it.
Because silence makes us accomplices.

[Paul White @p_aulwhite]

Even rare species like this European wildcat fall victim to fast cars - Transylvania (August 2020)

[dominic dyer @domdyer70]

Maybe time to boycott Borough Market until they stop killing pigeons

[Protect the Wild @ProtectTheWild_]

Tomorrow is decision day on whether the Guga hunt will go ahead - the shocking archaic tradition of beating baby Gannets to death on the Scottish island of Sula Sgeir. We've given everything we can to stop it, and now we can only hope NatureScot make the right choice.

[dominic dyer @domdyer70]

🟦 HARE COURSING GANGS TERRORISING RURAL COMMUNITIES 🟦

💥 Roaming criminal groups invading farms. Dogs bred to kill. Wildlife ripped apart for cash. 💥

Across the UK, organised criminal gangs — mostly from the travelling community — are staging illegal hare coursing meets that leave farmers terrified and wildlife slaughtered.

These groups smash through gates, intimidate landowners, and unleash dogs to chase, torture and kill hares for gambling prizes of up to £50,000. Police say hare coursing has surged tenfold in recent years, driven by criminals who treat the countryside like their playground.

On Facebook groups like East Midlands Hare Coursing , they share photos of piles of dead hares or dogs posing over carcases and openly brag about “hundreds of kills”

Dogs can be sold for £10,000–£55,000 depending on how many animals they’ve torn apart

These gangs travel from county to county, armed with knives, machetes and even firearms. They blast party music while dogs rip wildlife to pieces. They dump carcasses outside schools and village shops as intimidation.

👉 9,000 hare coursing reports in three years
👉 Children traumatised by piles of dead animals
👉 Farmers threatened, chased, and confronted by masked men with weapons
👉 Entire fields invaded by convoys of 4x4s

One Cambridgeshire farmer watched 70 men pour out of vehicles after criminals cut through iron gates with an angle‑grinder. His terrified seven‑year‑old asked:

“Are these men going to come inside, Daddy?”

Chief Inspector Kevin Lacks‑Kelly says: “These are violent criminals. They abuse people, animals, women. They carry weapons. They are not the people you want in your community.”

🚨 THIS IS ORGANISED CRIME — NOT SPORT

These roaming gangs are destroying wildlife, terrorising rural communities, and making huge sums from illegal betting.

If you see suspicious convoys, dogs being run on farmland, or groups gathering on private land:

📞 Report it immediately
📍 Note vehicle details
📸 Capture safe evidence
🚫 Do NOT approach — these gangs are armed and dangerous.

https://t.co/mMMW8OHduo

[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

😡 FERAL FILTH 😡

🚨 SHARED APPEAL FROM THORNE HEDGEHOG RESCUE 🚨

Paxton Way, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent – Sat 25 July 2026, ~22:05hrs

🌈💔 UPDATE: The baby hedgehog has sadly died.

We're sharing this post from Thorne Hedgehog Rescue C.I.C.

A tiny 245g hoglet was kicked repeatedly and left near death. The footage is horrific. A second clip shows one of the offenders taking a photo of what he’s done.

The charity says this is just one of many cases they’ve reported with video evidence, vet bills, witness statements and injury reports — only to be told “no further action” because offenders “can’t be identified”. They are sickened and furious that this keeps happening without accountability.

A child filmed the attack, got the hedgehog help, and offered to be a witness — braver than the “men” who carried out the violence.

They need names.

If you recognise the individuals, please message the charity confidentially. They will be reporting this to police and want names to go with the footage.

[The Rev. Anton Mittens 🌹👮🎓 @MittensOff]

Glasgow is a great city, some of those visiting it this weekend are a shame to us all. Do we know who this Ryan Ferguson Nazi impersonator/Traitor to the UK is?

[Missing Pets GB @MissingPetsGB]

Did you see Moose? #WestYorkshire #UK

Potential sighting Thurs 23 July at approx 1.15pm. The dog was seen close to the Tesco Express on Fryston Road, #Airedale

If this was Moose, he is VERY close to home and where he went missing from.

Please share 🙏 #stolendoghour

[PROTECT ALL WILDLIFE @Protect_Wldlife]

All Lives Matter ❤️

Thank you to the brave fire fighters and civil guards saving the lives of Dogs and Cats from the terrible fires sweeping France, Spain and Italy.

‘We run in when everyone else runs out.’ ~ Fire Fighter motto. 🙏

[Steve Perkins @Perky_43]

🚨 DUCKLING TORTURED AT COUNTRY PARK IN BLACKLEY, MANCHESTER

Yesterday, this vile individual was filmed grabbing a duckling and snapping her legs before callously tossing her back into the lake at Boggart Hole Clough in #Blackley. #ManchesterUK, M8

When confronted, he smirked and said: “I don’t like.”

Locals say he’s a known oddball who’s hurt animals before.

If you recognise him, contact police immediately.

This monster needs stopping — before another animal suffers.

https://t.co/8lYPu66Ku4

Source UKACF.

[Jan Egan 🇪🇺🇮🇹🇺🇦🌻 @TheWatchfulCook]

@Fs_francaises_ @DavidCh67439188 🙏🕯️

[Bradford Cat Watch Rescue @BCWRkittens]

If you can't donate, please share. Every share could reach someone who can help save his life.

We'll keep you updated as soon as we have news. Please keep this brave little ginger boy—and our three amazing feline blood donors—in your thoughts. 🧡🐾