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#PurplePoppyDay 2025 in Australia is 22 February marking the National Day for War Animals. 130,000 Australian horses went to the First World War & only 1 returned. Horses, dogs, birds, camels, donkeys, mules & likely others served enduring the same horrific conditions as did humans #TheyAlsoServed

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Seasonal frog watch is on again next month: frogwatchsa.com.au/about/season...

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Here are some of the the dogs that will not feature at tonight's "gala" awards. The ones that the industry and complicit Labor and LNP politicians want us all to forget. But we never will. This is the cruel reality of racing, not the sham awards. greyhoundcoalition.com/the-shameful...

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Another article about our recent research showing how rat baits are killing Australia’s native carnivores. This piece shows how Bunnings is not willing to take any action on the issue. au.news.yahoo.com/calls-for-bu...

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A website has been started in response to the orders to take down references to women’s accomplishments in government offices. We are not going to let them erase us this time. womenrefusingtobeerased.org

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Former NSW greyhound trainer sentenced in Wagga Local Court over the unlawful killing of four greyhounds in 2022. His offences carried a maximum term of 2 years in prison. He received 18-month corrections order & $7850 fine.

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People rise & fall but the tao remains …

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For rusted on conservative voters be very aware what you are voting for. Think - don't just do what you've done for decades. Don't think similar things couldn't happen here, with plenty of frighteningly far right people aspiring to be elected to our Parliament. Only the beginning in the US.

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Well done Rob - so important.

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For 7 years we have been studying how rat poisons affect native wildlife. Our initial work focussed on owls, then we found it in reptiles and today we have released our world first study showing it is killing Australia’s threatened quolls and the Tasmanian Devil. theconversation.com/lethal-secon...

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Morning harvest from our little domestic orchard including the first fig 😄 peaches from a self sown in the compost tree 🙂🍑the Ruby Blood plums are magnificent as usual 😋

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In December, thanks to bipartisan support, New Zealand’s most conservative coalition government in years announced a ban on greyhound racing to protect the welfare of dogs. Without a political football to kick around, it seems governments can do the right thing. Read more: https://buff.ly/4hQv9Bf

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On a 41C day Kenny & Amy are downstairs on their Snooza futons with their Dyson fan on 10 & are quite comfy thanks for asking

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My blog post on managing pets and other animals in heatwaves: www.homecarevet2pet.com.au/blog/managin...

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Greyhound racing in Australia is poorly managed, financially unsustainable and plagued by animal welfare issues. Yet state governments squander millions of taxpayer dollars propping it up. Find out more via CPG's interactive blood money map: https://buff.ly/4hGYoGK

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The importance, and recognition (or lack thereof) of assistance dogs, in AJEM Jan 2025 knowledge.aidr.org.au/resources/aj...

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Maybe a double yolker?? 3 eggs yielded 5 yolks in last night’s dinner but this one is a whopper - poor Daisy chook!

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The neighbour's alpacas are having a barney - I can hear the screeching from the office upstairs 400m away from the disagreement

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Sunset southern Adelaide Hills 8.40 pm

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The CEOs of rescue charities Dogs' Homes of Tasmania & RSPCA speak out against greyhound racing. "Many of the greyhounds we see are depressed or fearful. Many arrive in poor condition .. they are deprived of everything that is taken for granted when it comes to other dogs." #TAS

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Sportsbet & Tabcorp donate tens of thousands to Australia's major political parties. It's unacceptable that political parties are accepting these donations when Australians lose billions and animals lose their lives for the sake of gambling profits for these companies. https://buff.ly/40LSQUF #AUS

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"At Mandurah last night, Wormall's Girl suffered a broken leg in her 16th race at three years old and three six-year-old littermates—having raced over 400 times between them—are still competing. Why are so many injuries still happening? Why are greyhounds of six still running?" -Free The Hounds #WA

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"A terrible start to the year in greyhound racing in South Australia 💔 Rest in Peace 🌈 My Matilda who was killed on 21st of January." -Greyhound Welfare Initiative #SA

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#freethegalgo #diadelgalgo #worldgalgoday

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Now begins the time for Spanish hunting dogs to endure a season of torture. The "unsuccessful" dogs are hung from trees, dropped into wells, tortured to death, abandoned on the streets, drowned, and worse. Spain's animal protection laws exclude the galgo! #freethegalgo #diadelgalgo #worldgalgoday

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#freethegalgo #diadelgalgo #worldgalgoday #galgo Be a voice for the voiceless!

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TW! Galgos are beaten to death, starved to death, left to die in unimaginable conditions, abandoned on chains, thrown into the streets to be hit by cars, and in a superstition thought to make hunting better the next year, dogs are hung from trees to slowly suffocate. #freethegalgo #diadelgalgo

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This is the film I beat the drum for while Yeray was finishing it. Please watch. It is very moving and poetic, and there is no need for a trigger warning. It is a beautiful film. #freethegalgo #diadelgalgo #worldgalgoday #galgo #sighthounds m.youtube.com/watch?v=jLGC...

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Premier Chris Minns & Minister David Harris, look at the greyhounds killed racing due to your inaction in 2024. More than 20 NSW dogs were killed off-track after suffering leg injuries. We won't stop fighting until this horror show ends. We're only getting louder. #NSW #deaths #auspol #nswpol

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The Drake Inquiry into Greyhound Racing in #NSW is set to resume tomorrow. Check out this great article by writer Susan Metcalfe @susanamet.bsky.social that makes clear why a ban in NSW is so urgently needed: https://buff.ly/3WEH651

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While the NSW greyhound inquiry was on break from hearings over the holiday period, resuming Monday, the horrific deaths & injuries suffered by greyhounds on and off tracks around Australia continued daily I've written something here: susanmetcalfe.medium.com/australias-v... #bangreyhoundracing

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Smoke from Victorian fires over southern Adelaide Hills this morning. Thinking of our Vic friends, firefighters, animals and wildlife

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www.freethegalgo.com/en/home.html #freethegalgo #worldgalgoday #diadelgalgo Spreading awareness is hard and it's hard to be aware, but to face the ugliness and brutality is to save lives and ensure the horrors cease.

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Think of galgos in Spain today. Think of them every day. Read. Spread awareness. Donate. Foster. Adopt. fundacionbm.com/en/ galgosdelsol.org#skip #freethegalgo #diadelgalgo #worldgalgoday

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