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It still blows my mind every day that I am lucky enough to work amongst the people who pave the way for animal advocates to charge forward. I just might be the biggest fan girl of our incredible "tiny but mighty" team of 12. You heard me, Faunalytics team is just 12 of us deeply motivated advocates working to help YOU make change for animals. So check out our 2023 Year In Review below for a recap on research & data you can use to end animal suffering: https://lnkd.in/eyY86PPF

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Claudia talks to lawyer and philosopher Gary Francione about abolition. Gary provides an overview of how ideas related to animals have emerged and changed since the 19th century. This includes the emergence of animal welfare, animal rights, and abolitionism. Throughout the interview Gary asserts that animal welfare and animal rights will not achieve anything until there is a paradigm shift whereby animals are no longer understood as property, food, or things to use. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/dprH-dDk #TheAnimalTurn #AnimalRights #Abolition #AnimalWelfare #PoliticalTheory #Politics Don't forget to rate and review the podcast on Apple itunes, Spotify, Podchaser and Goodpods. You can also support the podcast via: Patreon: https://lnkd.in/dSkaFNAq Buy Me a Coffee: https://lnkd.in/dbrNfVbv Buzzsprout: https://lnkd.in/d-N2YTdU

From my friend and colleague, Professor Gary L. Francione. "A number of readers have been asking me to write something that they can download and use as a short response to those animal advocates who promote the welfarist approach and who do not understand why this approach is inconsistent with the rights/abolitionist position.... The sooner people see that the new welfarist groups have nothing to do with an abolitionist perspective, the better off we will be. The new welfarists have become partners with the institutional exploiters to sell animal products. It is nothing short of obscene that that the new welfarists are developing labels, such as the Certified Humane Raised and Handled label, the Freedom Food label, and the Animal Compassionate label, to help the institutional exploiters to market animal corpses and products. These efforts have nothing to do with the animal rights or abolitionist approach. Indeed, this is exactly what the abolitionist movement opposes…. https://lnkd.in/eBm5sMzp

⚠ WARNING: distressing content ⚠ New investigations, carried out in Spain and Ireland, expose the tragic reality of #horseslaughter. In Spain, footage from Animal Equality shows horses being improperly stunned and therefore killed while fully conscious in a horse slaughterhouse in Spain. More on Animal Equality Italia's website: https://lnkd.in/d8_rxwzQ The organisation has a #petition open calling for an end of horse slaughter. So far they have collected nearly 300,000 signatures worldwide. You can add your name here: https://lnkd.in/eae4HVGz More terrifying images, this time from a slaughterhouse in Ireland show the brutal treatment inflicted on the animals as well as serious fraud endangering #publichealth, as horses unfit for human consumption - because they were given drugs or medicines - are slaughtered anyways. Video available on RTE Player: https://bit.ly/3yYvYXz Both investigations serve as a reminder of the need to introduce strict rules for the #welfare all equines, who are victim of animal abuse and poor legislation.

Thanks to the WSAVA Reproduction Control Committe, we now have this reviewed tool to address a situation that is beeing present in any country and region. 📢 The new WSAVA Guidelines for the Control of Reproduction in Dogs and Cats are now available! The Guidelines have been prepared by the Reproduction Control Committee (RCC) and published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice, the WSAVA’s official scientific journal. They aim to help WSAVA members make science-based choices for the management of reproduction in their patients, while safeguarding animal welfare and supporting the human-companion animal bond. Included are discussions of current practice, together with explanations of newer approaches, both surgical and non-surgical. They also explore the health benefits and drawbacks of each method and explore ethical questions

Along with information on animal care and use, our website also shares our animal statistics. In 2023, 33,364 procedures were carried out using mice as part of our research. Explore our stats from 2020 inwards: https://lnkd.in/ehd4GMkv #BOARD24

This week, the RSPCA in partnership with the SSPCA and USPCA has launched the third ever animal Kindness Index. The Kindness Index is an annual survey of the British public’s attitudes towards animals. It’s a real treasure trove of information, with key findings this year including: - 68% of the public are animal lovers - 84% of the public want to see the government protects animals through legislation. - In a sobering statistic, almost a quarter of UK adults have witnessed animal cruelty online, and this increases to 43% of 16 and 17 year olds. This year we have introduced a new ‘Reality Check’ feature to measure the gap between attitudes and action courtesy of Rebecca Blewett and a refreshed web hub and pledge page thanks to Michelle Loa Kum Cheung . Thanks to all of my colleagues for making the launch of this year’s Kindness Index possible and Dalia Ben-Galim for her expert analysis. You can check out the findings of this year’s Kindness Index and make a pledge here: https://lnkd.in/gEsD4EZw

Our dog Walter had chronic pancreatitis last December and it was scary. Here's my article in the winter issue of Animal Wellness on what it is and what you should know. Grab a copy!

📢 The new WSAVA Guidelines for the Control of Reproduction in Dogs and Cats are now available! The Guidelines have been prepared by the Reproduction Control Committee (RCC) and published in the Journal of Small Animal Practice, the WSAVA’s official scientific journal. They aim to help WSAVA members make science-based choices for the management of reproduction in their patients, while safeguarding animal welfare and supporting the human-companion animal bond. Included are discussions of current practice, together with explanations of newer approaches, both surgical and non-surgical. They also explore the health benefits and drawbacks of each method and explore ethical questions Download the guidelines 👉 https://lnkd.in/d7g7Semb