susan sofar

Rolys human and a fan of Keith Szarabajka, Howard Charles, Duran fulton Brown. freelance makeup artist

[susan sofar @suesofar]

@HumbugAndToby Happy gotcha day

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

If you see this photo, please leave a comment!
As it's Good Friday, here are 3 Shelduck chicks, which I rescued from a busy main road a few years ago... twice!😁
I took the photo as I escorted them down a drive.. but they turned around & ran straight back into the road! 😱😅😍

[susan sofar @suesofar]

@CarlBovisNature Happy Easter

[Ebony Horse Club @EbonyHorseClub]

Hugely excited that we’ve been chosen as charity partner for #MarsBadminton2026. @pippafunnellPPT & #LauraCollett have kindly stepped up as ambassadors for us and now #JemimaHowden has joined them. What a way to celebrate our 30th anniversary! #eventing #horses

[FarmingUK @FarmingUK]

Absolutely! 🚜 🇬🇧

[Full Circle Farm @fullcircleeq]

Fleet of Angels
https://t.co/d1iFbKvKEH
provides #DisasterRelief grants for #horses - please see below for how to apply.

#DisasterRecovery
#tornado

[Royal Veterinary College (RVC) @RoyalVetCollege]

🧑‍🏫 We’re looking to develop a new Professional Enhancement Programme built around the real needs of veterinary nurses, and we want to hear from you!

⏲️ 5-minute survey
💰 Prize draw to win a £50 Amazon voucher!

➡️ Survey: https://t.co/GrNZTWjPbP

[Sama Hoole @SamaHoole]

Wool can make a comeback.

Not by competing with polyester on price.

By competing with polyester on everything else.

Wool is naturally fire-resistant: it chars rather than melts, and does not sustain combustion easily. This is why firefighters' proximity suits historically used wool and why wool upholstery is still specified in commercial aviation.

Wool is naturally antimicrobial. The lanolin and the protein structure of the fibre inhibit bacterial growth. A wool garment worn multiple times between washes does not smell the way a synthetic does. This is why Merino base layers exist and why endurance athletes pay significant money for them.

Wool is biodegradable. Entirely, completely, within years rather than centuries.

Wool is a carbon store. The protein structure locks up atmospheric carbon sequestered by the grass the sheep ate.

Wool regulates temperature in both directions: the crimp structure traps air as insulation in cold and wicks moisture in heat. No synthetic fibre does this across the full range.

Wool is renewable. It grows back.

The British wool industry is not dead.

It is undervalued and under-marketed and competing with a product that is only cheaper because nobody is pricing in the plastic in the ocean and the microfibre in the food chain and the petroleum extraction at the start of the supply chain.

Price those in.

Price the plastic honestly.

Suddenly the sheep in the Cumbrian field is producing something that costs 30 pence a kilo and saves the water system.

The sheep has always been the better option.

The sheep has been waiting patiently for the accounting to catch up.

[Royal Veterinary College (RVC) @RoyalVetCollege]

Do you handle exotic pet patient cases in the UK?
Come and meet our RVC Exotics Referrals Team who will be speaking about
🐇 Silent sufferers: optimising rabbit analgesia
🦎🦜Therapeutics in reptiles and birds
19 May 6.30 - 9pm
London - 'in person' event
https://t.co/CbGSPrkMRz

[FarmingUK @FarmingUK]

🐑💥 Unlimited fines for dog attacks on livestock are coming. New powers will allow police to seize dogs suspected of attacking farm animals as tougher laws come into force on 18 March

READ MORE: https://t.co/y3i3yroqXH

[b.a @b1962a]

Always

[The Occasional Bat @OccasionalBat]

Flappy #Flyday!

[Skydog Sanctuary @skydogsanctuary]

Oh the joy of captured #wildhorses being able to run wild and free again. Boots the #minimule welcomed Wyatt and Titus with a game of chase on green #Malibu hills after the rain.

[Anila Whitney @ANILAWHITNEY]

Be kind. Always

A Monday Story

At Ichikawa City Zoo, the story of little Punch is turning into something even more beautiful.

The tiny macaque who once sat alone, holding tightly to his stuffed orangutan for comfort, is no longer by himself. The same baby who went viral for clinging to a toy after being rejected is now slowly being welcomed by the older monkeys around him.

At first, they only watched him from a distance — curious, cautious, unsure. But day by day, they moved closer. Sitting beside him. Studying him gently. Offering quiet companionship without fear.

For Punch, who once found comfort only in fabric and thread, this change means everything.

He is beginning to experience real warmth — the soft grooming of another monkey, the safety of sitting in a small group, the feeling of belonging. His stuffed toy may still rest in his arms, but now he has something more powerful: connection.

Punch’s journey reminds us that healing takes time. Sometimes it begins in loneliness… but with patience and kindness, it grows into acceptance.

And now, little Punch is no longer just the monkey who went viral.

He is the monkey who is finally finding his place.

[Eric Alper 🎧 @ThatEricAlper]

Honestly, this sign should be everywhere.

[The Occasional Bat @OccasionalBat]

♥️ ear wiggles ♥️

[James Dreyfus @DreyfusJames]

Roughly 10 years ago, I had supper with a few friends & quite a large number of people I didn’t know, & one man brought his fiancée who suffered from severe coprolalia (a form of Tourette’s, where your brain makes you involuntarily blurt out inappropriate & offensive things.)

Over the course of the evening, she happened to shout out the most derogatory homophobic slurs one could imagine whenever I spoke.

Because I KNEW she had this condition she COULDN’T HELP having, there was ZERO offence taken & we all simply laughed it off.

Believe me, there was NO ONE more embarrassed, distressed & upset as SHE was, despite our efforts to reassure her.

Probably worth bearing in mind before mindlessly castigating someone for a condition that is already hell to live with…

[Full Circle Farm @fullcircleeq]

#EquineWelfare 🙏🐴
H.R. 1661
“This bill permanently prohibits the slaughter of equines (e.g., horses & mules) for human consumption. (Current law prohibits the slaughter of dogs & cats for human consumption. This bill extends the prohibition to equines.)

https://t.co/f6Xcq0wIsP

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

Goldfinch chasing off a rival in my Somerset garden at the weekend. 😁
Taken from my bathroom window... (of course!😁🐦)

[FarmingUK @FarmingUK]

🥩🇬🇧 British dairy and red meat exports have hit a record £4 billion. Dairy exports rose 16.6% in 2025, while red meat climbed 12%, underlining strong global demand

READ MORE: https://t.co/ikVU5TBRXV