"I think sometimes we need to take a step back and just remember we have no greater right to be here than any other animal." Sir David Attenborough #EndFactoryFarming - the biggest cause of animal suffering in the world @ciwf.org.uk

‘The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper’ W.B. Yeats

Mo Gilligan Eats Fried Chicken Every Day For A Month In New Documentary. Launching today @netflix.com ’Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy’. Honoured to have participated. An important watch for anyone who cares about #foodsystems & consequences for animals, people planet. @ciwf.org.uk

BREAKING NEWS: Absolutely delighted to share the news that @brittanyferries.bsky.social will stop transporting live farmed animals from Ireland to France 👏 After over a year of campaigning, huge thanks to all involved in achieving this fantastic result 🙏

Thank you #Wales & Welsh Government for standing up for lobsters, crabs & crustaceans 🦞 🦀 And for declaring that boiling lobsters alive is just “not an acceptable method of slaughter" 👏 The government is now considering legislation to protect lobsters, crabs l & crustaceans from this cruel practice

There’s an important documentary launching globally on @netflix.com next week ‘Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy’ It asks searching questions about how food is produced, systems behind it & consequences for animals, people & planet I was honoured to be interviewed & provide insights @ciwf.org.uk

.#WorldOvershootDay marks the date when humanity’s demand for resources & services exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. it coincides with catastrophic fires across Europe with all life enduring untold suffering Humankind’s diet, lifestyle & wasteful use of resources is not sustainable

Everyday thousands of dairy calves are separated from their mothers ‘A Dairy Story’ shows how David and Wilma Finlay risk everything to prove there’s another way at #TheEthicalDairy A deeply moving and heartfelt film shown in Norwich tonight & where I was delighted to chair a Q&A 🙏 @ciwf.org.uk

Very sad to learn of the passing of legendary Bill Oddie OBE Television Presenter, Comedian, Birder, Conservationist, Author - the list is endless For us @ciwf.org.uk a man who was not afraid to stand up & speak out against farm animal cruelty Thank you & may you fly high amongst your beloved birds

The line goes - ‘In a world where you can be anything be kind’ but we’d urge you to be #compassionate too Farmed animals deserve a life worth living not the cruel, caging and confinement of #FactoryFarming It’s the biggest abuse of animals on our planet and shames us all @ciwf.org.uk

It‘a well-accepted that the unique but special connection animals afford, is a powerful force in helping to heal physical & mental health Those with a companion animal recognise the role they play in our well-being – how they steady us in an increasingly stressful & complex world #AnimalsMatter

BREAKING AND GREAT NEWS: The @EU_Commission’s new #LivestockStrategy confirms plans to free 160M+ hens & pigs/year from cruel cages. This action is long overdue - if only partial. But if delivered, it’ll be a major victory for #EndTheCageAge and the 1.4M citizens who fought for change #AnimalsMatter

“Animals can't talk for themselves. We need to be their voices and bring their plight out into the daylight” The late legendary @ciwf.org Patron, Dr Jane Goodall #AnimalsMatter

Our beloved rescue dog, Bruce #AdoptDontShop

So very sad to hear of the passing of our dear @ciwf.org.uk Patron Dame Penelope Keith. We so appreciate all of her support in speaking out for a better life for farmed animals. Our thoughts and deepest sympathy are with her family at this difficult time.

Nothing makes me despair like some of my fellow species who persist in harming & abusing animals They are the weakest in society but give joy simply by being themselves Yet these are creatures that we bend to our will That we oversee & control. That we decide who will live or die #RespectAllLife

Record breaking heat over the next few days, will add stress to animals, plants & insects Pls think of our fellow species be they domestic, farmed or wild Don’t travel with dogs or walk in heat, put out water, top up ponds, put out food, ditch disposable BBQs etc 🙏 Photo credit: Jeremy Shimmin

It’s #RabbitAwarenessWeek Rabbits have a desperately short life as industrially farmed species The majority, in caged farming systems with little space, cannot stretch out, sit with ears erect or get up on haunches Some can’t perform a single hop 🐇 #EndFactoryFarming @ciwf.org.uk

"Farm animals are far more aware and intelligent than we ever imagined... They are individual beings in their own right. As such, they deserve our respect and our help. Who will plead for them if we are silent?" Dr. Jane Goodall @ciwf.org

So very true... #RespectAllLife #Kindness and #Compassion #always @ciwf.org.uk

Great news that Port Authority of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has taken a first step towards closing Pescanova Corporation’s application to build world’s first octopus farm The Spanish company has failed to provide an environmental impact assessment within a timeframe We are keeping the pressure on!

‘Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others… You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors’ Andrew Boyd

Delighted to be speaking @hayfestival.bsky.social tomorrow, 27 May alongside @ciwf.org.uk’s Patron @deborahmeaden.bsky.social, Countryfile's @AdamHenson & @seanfletchertv.bsky.social to explore the future of farming & how we can protect our natural environment Pls join us, tickets: bit.ly/4wfsxF6

Record breaking 34+ degree temperatures will add stress to animals, plants & insects Pls spare a thought for our fellow species be they domestic, farmed or wild Don’t travel with dogs or walk in heat, put out water, top up ponds, put out food, ditch disposable BBQs etc 🙏

So very true…

ONLY A NUMBER, NEVER A NAME Consider the existence of factory farmed animals - cruelly caged & confined, hidden in vast sheds out of sight & mind Chickens with more space in an oven, rabbits that can’t hop, sows that can’t turn around The greatest abuse of animals in the world #EndFactoryFarming

A big thank you to those who are putting water out for our wildlife during these exceptional temperatures both in UK and across the world We all have a duty to care for our fellow species, for animals, wildlife and all #mothernature #CherishOurWorld Photo credit: Jeremy Shimmin

Devastating news is reaching us of yet another live export tragedy Around 4,000 sheep & goats die after ship sinks near Oman @theanimalreader.bsky.social “Reports say the ship filled with smoke. The animals were reportedly trapped below deck” An unimaginable horror #BanLiveExports @ciwf.org.uk

Enough is Enough...let's end factory farm cruelty now! Sharing again the excellent article from last years Sunday Express, by @ciwf.org.uk’s Visionary, the wonderful Miriam Margolyes 85 yrs today, we wish her a fabulous birthday & thank her for standing up for farmed animals #AllLifeMatters

We must not repeat mistakes of the past and bring yet more species into degrading farm practices Compassion, respect and kinship should be at the forefront of how we treat fellow creatures with whom we share this beautiful planet No octopus nor any sentient creature, should ever be #factoryfarmed