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BREAKING: The Canadian government has confirmed plans to finally BAN cosmetic animal testing & the sale of these products! This is long overdue & will align Canada with numerous nations that have already outlawed the practice 👏 🐰
#CrueltyFree
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HUGE NEWS! 🙌 According to news reports, Canada plans to finally outlaw cosmetic animal testing! This long overdue ban will spare countless rabbits, mice, & other animals from suffering & dying for the sake of beauty 🐰🐭
#CrueltyFree
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BREAKING: Canada just passed Bill S-5, which will END painful toxicity tests on animals! 🐰🎉 A huge thank you to the politicians, animal protection groups, & our supporters who helped win this historic victory!
#CrueltyFree
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Awesome news! New York state lawmakers just passed a bill that bans pet shops from selling dogs, cats, & rabbits—only allowing them to adopt out these animals if they're sourced from shelters! 🐶🐱🐰
#AdoptDontShop
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POLICE BRUTALITY: Animal Justice has filed a complaint against
@OPP
for striking an injured deer with the blunt end of an axe & leaving her to slowly die in agony 🦌💔
It’s illegal to cause animals unnecessary pain & suffering, & police are NOT above the law.
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A happy ending for Stewie the cow, who made a daring escape from a slaughterhouse & will now be sent to Skylands Animal Sanctuary. Cows value their lives & want to be free from harm, just like us! 🐮🙏
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SHOCKING: Bystander footage shows a carriage driver smacking & yanking at a horse repeatedly after he collapsed in rush hour traffic in Manhattan yesterday 🐴💔
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Running into 2023 like 🐷💙
🎥: margueritaranch | Instagram
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BREAKING:
#Kiska
, the lone orca at Marineland, has died after suffering for over a decade in solitary confinement 💔
Animal Justice is heartbroken over this news, & is renewing calls for charges against Marineland for illegal animal cruelty. Act now! ➡️
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TROUBLING: A company in Spain is reportedly planning to open the world’s FIRST octopus factory farm in 2023—where approx. 60,000 octopuses will suffer in tanks & be slaughtered every year 🐙💔
Take action now to stop the octopus farm!:
#StopOctopusFarm
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Tender moments of a mother’s love 🦊💙
Foxes are amazing animals who build strong bonds with their babies, just like we do. Foxes deserve to be protected from the cruel fur industry & be free to live the lives that they choose 🙏
#MakeFurHistory
🎥: mathlabrosse | Instagram
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🚨ACTION ALERT! The National Farm Animal Care Council is revamping its
#dairycode
—which outlines industry standards of care for dairy cows. Take the Dairy Code survey & urge the industry to STOP cruelly separating mother cows & their calves! ➡️
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BREAKING: Another shipment of horses was just sent from Winnipeg to Japan for slaughter 💔
Singer-songwriter
@jannarden
says it’s been a YEAR this week since ag minister
@mclaudebibeau
was mandated to end this practice 👎
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All animals want to live free. Bravo to Inky the Octopus for breaking out of aquarium jail!
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BREAKING: Animal Justice lawyers are in court in Toronto today fighting to strike down Ontario’s ag gag law that makes it ILLEGAL to uncover animal cruelty in farms & slaughterhouses! Stay tuned for updates on this historic case to
#StopAgGagLaws
⚖️🐷
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BREAKING: A new bill to
#BanLiveExport
of Canadian horses for slaughter was just tabled by Liberal MP
@TimLouisKitCon
! 🐴
There are now 2 private bills that would finally END this cruel practice if they become law. Show your support! ➡️
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Today on
#WorldWhaleDay
, our heart goes out to Kiska, one of the loneliest orcas in the world, who lives by herself at Marineland. This intelligent, complex, & social animal belongs in the ocean with her pod, not in a tiny tank to entertain us 🐳💔
#FreeKiska
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BREAKING: Canada's House of Commons just passed Bill S-5, a groundbreaking bill that will END toxicity testing on animals & ensure Canada moves towards
#crueltyfree
alternatives. Next step: The Bill will be signed into law! 🐰
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Much of the cruelty that farmed animals endure would be ILLEGAL if done to a dog. Let that sink in.
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#Okja
is an amazing film that exposes meat industry cruelty to the masses! Minds will definitely be changed after watching this 🙌 🐷
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SHOCKING: New footage from an audience member at a Calgary Stampede steer wrestling event shows the suffering a young cow endured after having his neck SNAPPED by contestant Stetson Jorgensen on Monday.
This is blatant & illegal animal abuse! 👉
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Horrifying: Ontario has reversed a decades-long ban on new penned hunting areas. Captive coyotes, foxes, & rabbits are used as live bait & torn apart by hunting dogs 💔
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Animal Justice and
@WinnipegHumane
are calling for animal cruelty charges after a horse was killed on Saturday, July 15 after being forced to compete in a
#BroncRiding
event in Manitoba 🐴💔
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This is huge! Ontario’s ag gag law, which made it illegal to work undercover to expose animal cruelty in farms & slaughterhouses, has been defeated by Animal Justice lawyers in court! Please join us in celebrating one of the biggest WINS for animals in Canadian legal history 🙌
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BREAKING:
@SenateCA
just introduced the Jane Goodall Act that would BAN great ape & elephant captivity & performances, outlaw ivory imports & elephant trophies, & give some animals legal standing in court. Thanks
@JaneGoodallCAN
for backing this groundbreaking animal rights bill!
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Treat animals with kindness 💙
🎥: moustache_farmer | Instagram
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BREAKING: MPs have voted YES✅ to banning the
#LiveExport
of Canadian horses for slaughter, & have sent Bill C-355 to the Agriculture Committee for further study. We are one step closer to ending this cruel practice forever! 🐴👏
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🚨 BREAKING: A landmark WIN for animals & free expression! 🎉 Animal Justice lawyers have struck down Ontario’s ag gag law in court, which made it illegal for whistleblowers & journalists to work undercover to expose animal cruelty in farms & slaughterhouses 🐷
#StopAgGagLaws
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It’s time to reimagine zoos, & convert them to animal sanctuaries.
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BIG NEWS! 🙌 The House of Commons has voted to pass Bill C-355, which aims to ban the live export of Canadian horses to Japan for slaughter! We’re one step closer to seeing this bill become law. Now, it heads to the Senate! 🐴
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⚠️ BREAKING: A 3rd horse was killed after being injured during a chuckwagon race on Saturday night, marking the fourth death this
#CalgaryStampede
💔
WestJet has a 2-decade-long partnership with the Stampede! Tell them to stop sponsoring rodeo abuse ➡️
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BREAKING: Another shipment of Canadian horses has been sent to Japan where the animals will be violently KILLED & eaten as a delicacy 😥
At this moment, dozens of terrified horses are suffering in tiny wooden crates without any food or water on Korean Air flight 8214 🐴💔
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Edmonton Valley Zoo has publicly admitted to concerning and potentially unlawful conditions. 💔🐘
The zoo is now under investigation, and Animal Justice has alerted provincial and municipal law enforcement authorities.
#SaveLucy
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BREAKING: A young cow was KILLED last night at the Calgary Stampede after a competitor snapped the animal’s neck with his bare hands. Additionally, 2 horses died during this year’s chuckwagon races. Take action➡️
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It’s official: The Canadian government confirms plans to BAN cosmetic testing on animals! The future is cruelty-free 🐰🎉
#Budget2023
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URGENT PROTEST: The Japanese PM is in Ottawa tomorrow. We'll be at Parliament Hill to continue to push for an END to the live export of horses for slaughter! 🐴
#BanLiveExport
📍 Parliament Hill
🗓: Thurs, Jan 12 from 12-1pm
JOIN US 👉
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2 years ago today,
#ReganRussell
was killed by a truck bringing pigs to slaughter. Regan dedicated her life to giving animals a voice, & will always be remembered for her compassion. Let’s keep Regan in our hearts as we continue to create a kinder future for all living beings 💙
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BREAKING: Shocking new footage by Animal Justice reveals rampant suffering & public safety risks in Canada’s LARGEST-ever zoo investigation ⚠️
#CanadaZooCrisis
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Another shipment 💔🐴
Overnight, dozens of horses were packed into crates and loaded onto a flight destined to Japan, where they will be killed and cut up for raw sashimi meat.
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BREAKING: Animal Justice is asking authorities to investigate Marineland over ongoing dolphin performances. Forcing whales & dolphins to perform for entertainment has been banned Canada-wide since 2019.
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SHOCKING: Footage captured yesterday shows Kiska, the "loneliest orca in the world", swimming in solitude in a barren tank at Marineland. Kiska has been living in solitary confinement over a decade 💔
#FreeKiska
🎥:
@walruswhisperer
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A major slaughterhouse in Quebec is CLOSING. Slaughterhouses are a nightmare for animals & workers alike.
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BREAKING: Shocking new footage from Excelsior Hog Farm in BC shows pigs being kicked, suffering with injuries, & carcasses strewn about the barn. This is the 3rd time Excelsior has been exposed for illegal cruelty—yet it has NEVER faced legal consequences.
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BREAKING: The Canadian government just introduced an important bill aiming to BAN the captivity of elephants & great apes! 👏🐘🦍
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A desperate pig tries to escape the conveyor leading to the kill floor, where she is slaughtered for her flesh. This is the real price of bacon & ribs 💔
#FriendsNotFood
🎥:
@animalsavemvmt
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Animal Justice's multi-day court challenge to strike down Ontario's ag gag law has WRAPPED 👊
This dangerous law punishes whistleblowers who expose animal cruelty on farms, & violates free expression. Hear our final thoughts on this historic hearing to
#StopAgGagLaws
! 🐷🛑
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Yet another shipment of terrified horses was just flown out of Winnipeg to be slaughtered in Japan & served as a delicacy for the rich. Canada must STOP the delay on the
#LiveHorseExport
ban! 🐴🛑 Act now & keep up the pressure ➡️
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🎥 WATCH: MP
@TimLouisKitCon
& MP
@BenCarrwpg
speak up for Canadian horses who are shipped to Japan for slaughter during Bill C-355’s 2nd reading in Parliament 🐴🇨🇦
This important legislation aims to BAN this cruelty, & deserves widespread support! 👉
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BREAKING: The
#fur
industry is in trouble. The world’s oldest fur auction won’t be selling wild animal fur this year because banks will no longer finance this cruel business! 👏
#MakeFurHistory
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We believe animals need lawyers, just like people do 🐾⚖️
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The
#CalgaryStampede
rodeo kills—horses suffer heart attacks or break legs and are often euthanized, and calves break bones as they are thrown in rope events 🐮🐴💔
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Horses & cows are not willing participants or athletes in the
#CalgaryStampede
rodeo—they are forced into participating & are whipped, prodded, or kicked if they don't 🐮🐴💔
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BREAKING: Govt docs reveal that 3 horses COLLAPSED in their crates while being sent from Canada to Japan for slaughter in December. The journey exceeded the legal transport time limit, & the horses were denied food, water, & rest for at least 30 hours 🐴💔
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BREAKING: Animal Justice lawyers have filed a legal complaint asking authorities to investigate whether
#Kiska
, the solitary orca at
#Marineland
, is suffering from psychological distress—which is illegal under Ontario law.
Get the details ➡️
#FreeKiska
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Lest We Forget: Today on
#RemembranceDay
, we reflect on the countless animals who have died in battle, & who continue to suffer in military operations today. These animals are not valiant, willing participants—they are victims of human conflicts.
#CanadaRemembers
#AnimalsInWar
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POLICE BRUTALITY: Animal Justice has filed a complaint against
@OPP
for striking an injured deer with the blunt end of an axe & leaving her to slowly die in agony 🦌💔
It’s illegal to cause animals unnecessary pain & suffering, & police are NOT above the law.
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“That’s his chicken.” 🥺
This animal friendship is so beautiful & heartwarming! ❤️
#FriendsNotFood
📽: Aimee's Farm Animal Sanctuary
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“You’re officially no longer a number, ever again!”
Bruce was newly rescued from a
#beef
farm, and is now safe and surrounded by love at
@FarmSanctuary
💙
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As
#MothersDay
approaches, our hearts go out to the millions of dairy cows whose babies are ripped from their side & killed so their milk can be sold to humans. No mother should ever have to endure such heartbreaking cruelty 💔
🎥: Obtained at an organic dairy farm in BC
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Animal Justice is calling for animal cruelty charges after a horse was killed on Friday after being injured in the deadly chuckwagon races at the
#CalgaryStampede
🐴💔
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BREAKING: The BC Court of Appeal has overturned jail sentences for
@AmySoranno
&
@nick_s_schafer
, imposing a 120-day conditional sentence plus 1 year of probation. They were punished for exposing shocking cruelty at
#Excelsior
, a pig farm that continues to evade accountability.
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Vanilla is a lab testing survivor who is enjoying freedom & the feeling of sun on her face for the very first time 🥺
It’s time to END the use of animals in research. Comment if you agree!
🎥:
@dodo
with
@SaveTheChimps
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BREAKING: Mexico just became the 1st country in North America to BAN
#animaltesting
for cosmetics! 🎉
Thank you Mexico, for showing this leadership & for joining the
#crueltyfree
movement!
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Good morning from the courthouse in Toronto! 👋 It’s the FINAL day of Animal Justice’s court battle to overturn Ontario’s ag gag law that covers up farm cruelty 🐷
Today, the govt will try to defend itself, & our legal team will present their reply. Let’s
#StopAgGagLaws
! 💪
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Exciting news: Canada's ban on cosmetic animal testing goes into effect TODAY! 🐰🎉
#CrueltyFree
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Quebec’s “Regulation Respecting the Welfare and Safety of Domestic Animals and Equines” will spare pets from inherently cruel cosmetic mutilations. ❤️🐱🐶
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Canada is about to make history by banning whale and dolphin captivity as well as shark fin imports! We can’t wait for this exciting and long-awaited victory for the animals! 🐳🦈
#cdnpoli
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BREAKING: Over a dozen orca whales, including young calves, are trapped in frozen waters off the coast of
#Hokkaido
, Japan. According to local officials, the thick ice makes a rescue mission impossible. We desperately hope the ice will break & the whales will be saved! 😢💔
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If horse-drawn carriages are used in your city, please contact your local city council & ask them to BAN this practice to protect horses from suffering. This industry should evolve & embrace safer, more humane alternatives.
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SUCCESS! 🎉 Canada’s
#BillS5
has been amended with the goal of phasing out painful toxicity tests on animals & promoting
#crueltyfree
alternatives.
A BIG thanks to our supporters & partner groups who helped achieve this major win! 🐰
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🚨 BREAKING: Ag gag Bill C-275 was just approved by the Agriculture Committee & will soon move to a final vote in the House of Commons. Speak up NOW to stop this dangerous law that makes it a crime to go onto a farm to expose abuse! 👇
#StopAgGagLaws
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Incredible! 👏 Actor and animal rights legend
#JoaquinPhoenix
decries the dairy industry and the suffering inflicted upon cows in his Best Actor acceptance speech at
#Oscars2020
for his performance in "
#Joker
".
#Oscars
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#RIPKiska
: Kiska was forced to live in barren tank all alone for over a decade 💔
It’s illegal to cause animals distress—which is why we're calling for animal cruelty charges against Marineland. Join us ➡️
🎥:
@walruswhisperer
,
@VegJen
& Peter McQueen
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No animal deserves to suffer in confinement & despair, yet the demand for meat fuels this abuse on a massive scale. One of the best ways to protect farmed animals is to simply stop eating them 😢🙏
🎥:
@animalsavemvmt
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BREAKING: Footage released by Animal Justice shows horrific animal abuse at an organic
#dairy
farm in BC. Videos show cows beaten with canes & wrenches, baby calves torn away from their mothers, & cows limping & emaciated. WATCH & ACT NOW ➡️
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BREAKING: Ontario just passed ag gag law
#Bill156
, which could make it illegal for whistleblowers to expose animal cruelty on farms, further concealing animal suffering.
But the fight is far from over—donate today so we can challenge this law in court!
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Canada’s transport regulations are cruel & outdated. The meat industry gets away transporting animals long distances without food, water, or rest in extreme weather conditions 💔😢
🎥:
@animalsavemvmt
#farmedanimals
#meatindustry
#animalagriculture
#cdnag
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BREAKING: Liberal MP
@beynate
introduces federal bill to BAN all fur farms nationwide! Fur farms are incredibly cruel to animals & are a public health risk that we can no longer afford.
#MakeFurFarmsHistory
#CdnPoli
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🚨 BREAKING: Paragon pig farm in Ontario has been convicted of animal abuse after our hidden-camera footage showed shocking cruelty. This was from the last legal undercover exposé in the province, before its ag gag law went into effect.
#StopAgGagLaws
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WATCH: Senator
@dalphondpierre
beautifully expresses the need for animal protection Bill S-15 in the Senate. If passed, the bill would phase out elephant & great ape captivity & the use of these animals in performances for entertainment! 🐘 🦧💙
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We hope you experience the pure joy Daisy feels when she eats pumpkin 🥰
🎥: penelope_the_mini_pig_ | Instagram
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🎉 The “Best Veal Sandwich” event at the CNE has been cancelled thanks to pressure from YOU!
Citing a “tremendous response”, the Veal Farmers of Ontario are now “on the hunt for a new date and location capable of containing all the excitement.” 😉
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They’re singing together! This is beautiful 🥰
📷: Vale da Rainha Sanctuary
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In Canada, it’s standard practice to confine mother pigs in cages that are so small, they can’t even turn around 🐷💔
This horrific form of confinement should be ILLEGAL, along with the everyday acts of cruelty that the farming industry inflicts onto animals.
RT if you agree!
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Let the shocking video of Charlotte Dujardin whipping a horse be a reminder of why it's time to STOP forcing animals to participate in human sporting competitions.
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Horses are sensitive, gentle giants who deserve to be protected from cruelty. Yet Canada continues to ship live horses on terrifying flights to Japan where they are butchered & eaten. Take action to
#BanLiveExport
now! 🐴
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HAPPENING NOW: Sentencing hearing for animal advocates who exposed shocking cruelty at Excelsior Hog Farm in BC. Wishing the best of luck to
@AmySoranno
&
@nick_s_schafer
🙏💙
#Excelsior4
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HEARTBREAKING: Lolita the orca has died after languishing for over 50 years at Miami Seaquarium. She was confined in the smallest orca tank in the world, & hadn’t seen another orca for decades 💔
#RIPLolita
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Cows are gentle beings who deserve to be seen, heard, loved & respected 🐮🥰
🎥:
@TheGentleBarn
#friendsnotfood
#farmedanimals
#sentientbeings
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The Canadian government promised to end live horse exports 2 years ago—but today, horses continue to suffer on gruelling flights to be killed & eaten in Japan. But there’s hope: 2 new bills aim to protect these horses & finally
#BanLiveExport
! 🐴
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