Jackie Banks

Gardener,shepherdess,partial insomniac.

[dominic dyer @domdyer70]

This is so awful these highly intelligent marine mammals locked in a fish bowl prison looking out at squirrels with such wonder

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

Swiss farmers planted flowers between their crops and watched pest damage drop by over half. The UK is now running the same trial across 15 farms. The reason this works is embarrassingly simple.

A Swiss study on winter wheat found that fields with wildflower strips had 40 to 53% fewer leaf beetle pests than fields without. Crop damage dropped 61%.

The mechanism is simple. Wildflowers feed hoverflies, lacewings, parasitic wasps, ladybugs, and ground beetles. Those insects eat the aphids, beetle larvae, and caterpillars that farmers would otherwise spray for. A few meters of wildflowers hosts an unpaid pest control crew that would jump at the chance to whoop some aphid ass.

In apple orchards where no insecticides had been used for five years, plots with wildflower alleyways had 9.2% damaged fruit. Control plots without flowers had 32.5%.

The UK is now running a five-year trial across 15 farms placing 6-meter flower strips through the middle of fields, not just at the edges, because the beneficial insects can't reach the center of a large field otherwise.

This works the same way in a backyard vegetable garden as it does on a commercial farm. Plant native flowering species near your tomatoes, beans, and squash. The pests still show up, but the predators show up too.

Study doi: 20151369

[Lales. @whoislales]

estamos a 41°C y estos sinvergüenzas y egoístas dando un paseo en coche de caballos que va el pobre animal que no puede con su alma

📍 Córdoba, 2026 y esto aún no está prohibido, damos vergüenza

[WeGotitBack 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸 @NotFarLeftAtAll]

🇬🇧 Aldi Supermarkets don’t sell Halal meat.

We don’t sell any certified Halal meat and our policy is that all animals used in the production of Aldi’s own label meat and poultry must be pre-stunned before slaughter.

🇬🇧 Well done Aldi 👍🏻 I like Aldi 👍🏻

[Adrian Ramsay MP @AdrianRamsay]

I visited Camp Beagle in Huntingdon, where beagles are bred and kept in tiny cages.

They have no access to outdoor space and are subjected to cruel experiments.

These outdated practices must end and be replaced by modern, reliable methods.

[Sharath Ⓥ @Sharzard5]

We have been kidnapped because you wish to exhibit us in your homes like trinkets. We do not belong here. To us, you are terrorists, save for the friends we have among you.

We are #OneBillionScreams
We are @PoliAnimalClass

[PETA @peta]

It’s hard to look at, isn’t it?
Imagine how it felt to live it.

[Minny 🦋 @fatina909]

Questa è un'ESCA VIVA, un richiamo, che i CACCIATORI usano per sterminare tutti gli animali che cercano di raggiungerla. Se ne stanno nascosti con le loro ARMI, in attesa di fucilare animali indifesi. Che uomini coraggiosi i cacciatori, no?
#nocaccia

[Adea Claude @AdeaClaude]

UNE HONTE 😡😡😡😡

Un grand pré à Denderleeuw le 24 juin 2026. 37 degrés dehors. Les vaches ne peuvent meme pas se cacher de la chaleur et du coup se réfugient sous le peu d'ombre d'un poteau haute tension qui traverse le pré.
Ceci et illégal article R214-18 du code rural.

[بهاء @j87jdp]

اسوأ تسويق شفته انك تستخدم حيوان و تحبسه في أضيق مكان و بين العطور و الكيماويات

[Xpose Trophy Hunting @XposeTrophyHunt]

Brandon Flowers, owner Weathershield Roofing Systems, Texas showing for everyone how he enjoyed killing this giraffe. Oxygen thief. 🤬
#BanTrophyHunting RT
@SARA2001NOOR @Angelux1111 @Gail7175 @Lin11W @Protect_Wldlife @PhaedraXTeddy

[Prasant Rai @PRaiLAC]

Is this really entertainment or just outright abuse?

Watch the entire video carefully to see how these majestic animals are forced into stressful situations for human applause.

Our animal protection laws are decades old and desperately need an upgrade.

Cruelty must have real consequences. Watch till the end to see the reality behind this "Entertainment." 😔😡
@PMOIndia @moefcc @PetaIndia

[Lilly Damo @DamoLacramioara]

I bet the individuals who do this doesn't feel compassion for children. ALL of them

[PETA @peta]

He's still fighting for his life, his safety, his freedom—even if his legs aren’t working 💔 Take this video as a devastating reminder to NEVER support bullfights or Running of the Bulls events. #AntiBullfightingDay

[PETA @peta]

Madhuri finally received safety, care, and another elephant to love. Now her freedom is being threatened by people who want her back in chains. Take a moment and text to take action so she remains at her sanctuary home 📲

[𝓓𝓲🌷 @labiciadicta]

No que se habían acabado los circos con animales y los hermanos Gasca usando un perro en un traje súper incómodo haciendo un show ? @RAUL_GASCA @juan_cebolla @PlataformaALTO y la Ley 1638 de 2013???

[Alexandra @Alexandr4Denman]

Denmark has banned Halal and Kosher slaughter in its country , time for us to do the same its a barbaric unnecessary way to treat animals . Restore Britain will ban it amongst other practices that have nothing in common with our culture and country join today stop this cruelty !

[PETA @peta]

Don’t be the reason for their suffering.
Leave donkeys out of your summer travel plans.

[Prasant Rai @PRaiLAC]

Stop Animal Cruelty in Dholpur

​Tweet 1:
​Heartbreaking videos emerging from the brick kilns of Dholpur, Rajasthan.

Mules and horses are being overloaded with bricks way beyond their capacity, causing them to lift helplessly into the air and crash down.

This is sheer torture! #AnimalCruelty #Dholpur #Rajasthan

[Mara Elephant Project @MaraElephant]

What happened at this electric fence left rangers stunned.

When Mara Elephant Project rangers received reports of a bull elephant inside a fenced settlement, they quickly deployed a drone to help guide him out. But there was a challenge: the fence was electric, posing a risk to the elephant if he attempted to cross it.

Using the drone, rangers carefully encouraged the elephant toward the settlement's main gate, hoping that the elephant might understand.

What happened next surprised everyone.

Rather than trying to step over the fence or use his tusks to break through it, the elephant stopped at the gate, examined it, and figured out how to open it himself. Moments later, he calmly walked through and continued on his way.

No damage. No injuries. No encounters with people.

Just an extraordinary display of intelligence from an animal that never ceases to amaze us.