Albert Mah

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High Court battle: Animal cruelty and the public's right to know In 2026, Farm Transparency Project will be heading to the High Court to defend the public's right to know about animal cruelty.

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Just because you’re a president dressed up in a suit and tie and wearing shiny leather shoes does not mean that you are civilized and not coarse and barbaric.

The exterior covering merely hides the ugliness within the brain and mind.

Congratulations to Anthony Albanese who has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of Australia.

In his victory speech he humbly spoke of his values of kindness, fairness, inclusiveness and compassion.

To see a politician with a heart of goodness is just rare.

A man who has great joy in his heart has no hatred, no violence, he will not bring about the destruction of another.
~ J. Krishnamurti

"Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect."
~ Attributed to Chief Seattle, Duwamish

It's always a great privilege to encounter a wild animal in its natural surroundings. My wish is that the photos I manage to take give some idea of the beauty and magnificence of the non-human animals we share our planet with.

Leopard at Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya.

In the process of easing suffering and seeking comfort, are we are creating more suffering that is avoidable?

How can we be free of suffering if we continue to bring suffering to others?

Please reflect on this.

Congratulations, Amanda Dorn
Animal Justice Party Western Australia & all of the animals you will fight for.

I wonder how we humans have evolved into such highly efficient and rapacious destroyers of life and the environment.

If you have that feeling of love, of generosity, of kindness, then perhaps you can awaken that in others.
~ J. Krishnamurti

In a world full of people who couldn't care less, it's uplifting to see those who couldn't care more, such as this beautiful Bluesky community.

Let the past dissolve by not dwelling on it. Life can only be lived in the present, moment by moment.

Speak and act, not from anger and hate but from the goodness of your heart.

It's easy to be separative and divisive, pitting one person or group against another.

To be inclusive and bring diverse people together is much harder requiring higher degrees of skill.

We all know that division brings conflict and inclusion brings harmony.

Which of these do you prefer?

A person who acts from the goodness of the heart will do so with care, kindness, and even affection and will not seek to hurt or harm others.

If you see yourself in others, then who can you hurt?

Crimes against animals are ignored every day. The vast majority involve premeditated murder in slaughter houses.

These crimes are not regarded as such because of our distorted view of ethics but like leads to like.

So, in turn humans kill their own kind out of greed and hatred leading to wars.

In their quest and exercise of power and authority, some people will do horrendous things to others.

They don't realize that someday they will pay dearly for that.

My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh.
But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.
~ Charles Chaplin

"Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion."
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

We are all travelling on our own journey in this life.
Learn from life's lessons whether they be nice or not.
Nobody is right all the time but if you think that way, you learn nothing.
Live a harmless life and be merciful because we never know when it's our turn to rely upon the mercy of others.

EMPATHY - YES
APATHY - NO

Those lacking gratitude, no matter how powerful or rich they may be, are not happy or contented.

When we see ourselves in others, it is not possible to harm or hurt them.

But if we regard others as separate or alien, then it's easy to hurt and harm them.

A relationship of real friendship brings about intelligent conversation where there is also courtesy and affection between the two people involved.

Observe and learn unconditional love, forbearance, forgiveness, patience and friendliness from animals and humans.

Live a life free from enmity, envy, resentment, hate, and vindictiveness. Think, speak, act and eat kindly avoiding products of harm and intentional killing.

Without understanding the structure of society, merely to revolt against it is to fall into another trap. —Krishnamurti

This brutal world that we are presently living in came about from our cunning and calculating minds.

Please consider what this world can be if we instead live and act from the goodness of our hearts with empathy, kindness, compassion, love and care.

Seeing the current President of the USA, and anyone else for that matter, tear into others out of spite and hate shows the brutality and ugliness of humanity.

I'd rather be caring, kind and compassionate. Thank you very much.

Spur-winged goose.
Photographed by author at Chobe National Park, Botswana.