YES! Illinois becomes 2nd U.S. state to require courts to consider wellbeing of companion animals in custody disputes! (Alaska amended its divorce law in a similar manner last year.) https://t.co/saxBFsAk8J via @ALDF#animalrights
#sanctuarysaturday: what a day of compassion & action today has been. Courageous souls young & old fighting for each other across the 🌎 make it a better place. An air of hope is on the wind. Here Judy & Jewel @LFSORG breathe it in safe & free because of those that fight for them
YES! Illinois becomes 2nd U.S. state to require courts to consider wellbeing of companion animals in custody disputes! (Alaska amended its divorce law in a similar manner last year.) https://t.co/saxBFsAk8J via @ALDF#animalrights
San Francisco supervisors have unanimously voted today to BAN fur sales, making SF the largest city in the country to ban fur. The ban goes into effect 1/1/19, but retailers have until 1/1/20 to sell off existing inventory. #furisdead#animalliberation (via @washingtonpost)
Our hearts were broken today upon hearing of the death of Sudan, the world’s last male Northern White Rhino. Even as we mourn the loss, his death reminds us of the importance of our work. Our hearts go out to the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya who cared for and protected Sudan.
Recently, due to corporate pressure, @USDA removed Obama-era rules protecting animals at organic farms. While the exploitation/slaughter of animals is unnecessary & inhumane, these regulations created welfare improvements for animals: https://t.co/WZ2I9cHllI via @MercyForAnimals
Thank you @Walmart for removing all ejiao products from your shelves! Donkeys are bludgeoned as young as 5 months old for this Chinese "medicine" 😢 Help stop this suffering: https://t.co/JfaQjYUq0X
#GameOfThrones puppies available for adoption tomorrow @ https://t.co/yRV5j0vkGk ! This sweet boy Sam & his litter mates (Jon Snow/Arya/the whole gang) are up 2 date on shots, neautered/spayed, microchipped & ready to love! Can u or any1 u know adopt/foster/donate? #adoptdontshop
Like Dragonlord @boochaces here, we love to SING the praises of people fighting for #animalrights. What are your favorite animal rights organizations to support?! 💓🐽
Recent analysis from EU’s scientific risk assessors finds neonicotinoid pesticides pose a serious danger to all bees, making it highly likely the pesticides will be banned from all fields across the EU when nations vote on the issue this month https://t.co/pWVOBqiiDA #savethebees
.@versace has gone FUR FREE! “Fur? I’m out of that. I don’t want to kill animals to make fashion. It doesn’t feel right,” said designer Donatella Versace. 🙌 #furisdead#animalliberation
This week due to corporate pressure, @USDA removed Obama-era rules protecting animals at organic farms. While the exploitation/slaughter of animals is unnecessary & inhumane, these regulations created welfare improvements for animals: https://t.co/WZ2I9cHllI via @MercyForAnimals
Bath time for elephants...
The orphans at our Ithumba Reintegration Unit take daily visits to the mud bath, which offers a refreshing escape on hotter days &, for the water lovers among them, an excuse for a dip on cooler ones!
Freak snowfall in Rome, Italy. This dog learned to do this all by himself in a single day! Dogs watch, they think — but in some places they're chained for life. We're working to ban that.
A big thank you to @Beyonce for encouraging her 112 million fans to try a plant-based diet! You'll experience so many benefits in these 44 days that you'll want to stick with it!
Recently California Cruelty-Free Cosmetics Act entered state legislature. If passed the bill would ban the sale of animal-tested cosmetics throughout CA by the yr 2020. @SenatorGalgiani proposed the bill, backed by @socialcompassio@CrueltyFreeIntl@PCRM https://t.co/EuZKa06wD4
Recent analysis from EU’s scientific risk assessors finds neonicotinoid pesticides pose a serious danger to all bees, making it highly likely the pesticides will be banned from all fields across the EU when nations vote on the issue this month https://t.co/pWVOBqiiDA #savethebees