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How is it we’ve been so utterly conditioned as a society to turn a blind eye to our monstrous use of other animals?

Please, learn about veganism (not a diet) w an open mind, and be part of a desperately needed consciousness shift towards peace & fairness for all.

Missed opportunity here. Shoulda called it 'Shamon'.

And yet...

99% of people outraged by this will be consuming the products of similar acts of callous violence without giving a shit.

BBC News - Sandbach woman who killed dog with samurai sword jailed - BBC News
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"It is incomprehensible how someone could not only inflict such violence on an animal but then be so callous as to leave it to suffer."

And yet...

The one technology that actually has the potential to mitigate ecological collapse

The future of farming in Wales is vegan Dr Carys Bennett Wales’ biggest boasts include our gentle spirit, stunning natural scenery, and farming roots. But like many others, I feel shame at living in a country now dominated by cruel and dest...

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Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.

Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.

That, right there, is the problem.

Reform not ruling out scrapping Senedd, politician says Laura Anne Jones says the party is not ruling out backing the abolition of the Welsh Parliament.

These fuckers do not belong in Cymru.
BBC News - Reform not ruling out scrapping Senedd, MS says
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Photo of a dairy cow strung up by one hind leg in a slaughterhouse

I will ALWAYS regret having spent most of my life thinking meat was a necessary evil. Turns out it was just evil 😞
#Protein #AllProteinOriginatesInPlants

Barmouth gull kicked to death after stealing fish from plate The RSPCA is looking for witnesses after the death of the gull, which is a protected species.

BBC News - Gull kicked to death after stealing fish from plate
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The RSPCA are quoted as saying that they "are intelligent animals who form strong social bonds" in order to make it clear why it is unacceptable.
Cows, pigs, chickens etc however? Fuck em.

Giving them equal status to Cymru? Mocked, ignored, discounted, undervalued?

B&W photo of a man lying in a hospital bed buying cigarettes fr two nurses, one w a mobile concession stand w various cigarette brands and candy Captioned: a patient buying cigarettes from his hospital bed, 1950s

Can you imagine?

This is basically the equivalent of hospitals currently serving animal products. The science is as clear as it was re 🚬, but disinformation tactics used to sow doubt in public opinion remain as effective as ever -the Animal Ag industry taking cues straight out of tobacco’s playbook

Always nice to be on the Chester to Manchester train with the announcements yn Gymraeg. Feels like a little bit of overdue payback.

12 Less Obvious Differences Between Veganism and Vegetarianism A cousin is not a sibling. They may all be family members, but the genetic relatedness is distinctly different, especially considering that we can be talking about second, third, or fourth cousins.

Beyond the obvious meat avoidance vs all animal product avoidance, there are many lesser-known differences between veganism and vegetarianism. 👀🌱

#veganism #vegetarianism #vegan #vegetarian #veggie

A machine sweeps up living chickens and shoots them into crates for slaughter — breaking bones, crushing bodies.

This is not farming.
This is systematic abuse.

Watch. Share. Choose compassion.
Go vegan.

#AnimalAbuse #GoVegan #BanFactoryFarming

Salmon farming is a cruelty we can’t ignore.

🐟 5 kg of wild fish = 1 kg of farmed salmon
💩 Massive pollution from waste and chemicals
😷 Disease and parasites spread to wild fish
🚫 Sentient beings crammed in cages, suffering

This isn’t sustainable. It’s animal abuse.
Go #plantbased 🌱

Halving water pollution in 5 years is not enough. Not even close.

It has become a massive drain on time in the last couple of years. Not to mention the stress which comes from exaggerated and fabricated accusations against staff.

Boycott riding camels or any animals during holidays. Seemingly lighthearted activities can hide grim realities of animal suffering.

🎬 The Save Movement 🐪

Great vegan cafe in Stratford. Plantarium.
Whether I'm hungry or not - I'm always getting something if I'm lucky enough to find somewhere totally plant based.

Titus Andronicus at the RSC last night. Can't go wrong with a play where the front row are given blankets to shield themselves from the blood splatter.

Watching Cornucopia. Somehow in my relentless quest for noisy guitar music I forgot just how incredible Björk is.

It's amazing what you can do with a bit of practise

So made this...

Watching a Dylan Thomas doc and chucking at this...

Quite apart from the financial issues with tariffs on films - Americans seem often to already have limited interest in/awareness of foreign lands. Imposing further cultural isolation ain't going to help.

Baffled at how people can see the corruption and hate on show across the Atlantic and think that it's what we need over here.

Doorbell camera captures worker carrying cat by scruff of neck The cat, named Iceberg, has been put on painkillers for suspected bruising, its owner said.

BBC News - Doorbell camera captures worker carrying cat by scruff of neck - BBC News
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Cue collective outrage from everyone in between bites of their bacon sandwich.

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