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Animal Welfare Matters @awsel.bsky.social · Apr 6
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"Octopus and Plastic Bottle — Tyler Toews in Vancouver, Canada. A mural showing an octopus [with its tentacles] wrapped around a floating plastic bottle, painted across the side of a building."

via ➡️ @streetartutopia.com 🎨🖌️
"Octopus and Plastic Bottle — Tyler Toews in Vancouver, Canada. A mural showing an octopus with its tentacles wrapped around a floating plastic bottle, painted across the side of a building." via ➡️ @streetartutopia.com 🎨🖌️
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
awsel.bsky.social
Most of them die in transit. Fucking pieces of shit who belong in jail. #SorryNotSorry #Australia #Auspol #Wildlife #Poaching #WildlifeCrime #AnimalWelfare #AnimalCruelty
November 15, 2025 at 3:34 AM
awsel.bsky.social
#SeniorPets have my heart above all others. ❤️🐾 Look at this amazing list of rescue organisations!!! 🐾⬇️ #AdoptDontShop #AdoptASeniorPet #AnimalWelfare #Australia #Auspol
animaljusticeparty.bsky.social Animal Justice Party @animaljusticeparty.bsky.social · 20h
SPACE IN YOUR HOME AND HEART?

Old dogs, new beginnings 🐶❤️

Did you know November is Adopt a Senior Dog Month?

Give a golden oldie the love they’ve been waiting for!

Check out our list of rescues centres here: nsw.animaljusticeparty.org/adopt_dont_s...

#Animals #DogsofBsky #Dogs #Animals #Pets
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
awsel.bsky.social
If a #GuideDog #AssistanceDog #ServiceDog approaches you without a person, follow the dog, because the person is down and needs help. 🦮🆘️
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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kelsie.bsky.social
Stop 👏 kidnapping 👏 healthy 👏 fledglings 👏
Thankfully this guy was abducted around the corner from the clinic so after a little feed (because a man had helpfully contained him in a bucket overnight so his parents couldn’t get to him) I managed to find his mum and reunite them
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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aunz.theconversation.com
Two new studies suggest the story of dogs and their relationship with humans is older and more complex than once thought.
Dogs 10,000 years ago roamed with bands of humans and came in all shapes and sizes
theconversation.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
awsel.bsky.social
The sweetest thing 💕 When my elderly dog went deaf, my cat took over sentinel duty and became the guard cat, alerting me when someone was outside. We underestimate how intelligent they are. 🥰
weratedogs.com WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 1d
This is Archie. He's deaf and doesn't hear when his humans get home. Luckily, his little brother Frankie lets him know with a gentle nudge to make sure he doesn't miss the moment. 14/10 for both (TT: melissamilne)
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing:

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Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...
A table showing profit margins of major publishers. A snippet of text related to this table is below. 1. The four-fold drain 1.1 Money Currently, academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it. The dominant four are Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, which collectively generated over US$7.1 billion in revenue from journal publishing in 2024 alone, and over US$12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024 (Table 1A). Their profit margins have always been over 30% in the last five years, and for the largest publisher (Elsevier) always over 37%. Against many comparators, across many sectors, scientific publishing is one of the most consistently profitable industries (Table S1). These financial arrangements make a substantial difference to science budgets. In 2024, 46% of Elsevier revenues and 53% of Taylor & Francis revenues were generated in North America, meaning that North American researchers were charged over US$2.27 billion by just two for-profit publishers. The Canadian research councils and the US National Science Foundation were allocated US$9.3 billion in that year. A figure detailing the drain on researcher time. 1. The four-fold drain 1.2 Time The number of papers published each year is growing faster than the scientific workforce, with the number of papers per researcher almost doubling between 1996 and 2022 (Figure 1A). This reflects the fact that publishers’ commercial desire to publish (sell) more material has aligned well with the competitive prestige culture in which publications help secure jobs, grants, promotions, and awards. To the extent that this growth is driven by a pressure for profit, rather than scholarly imperatives, it distorts the way researchers spend their time. The publishing system depends on unpaid reviewer labour, estimated to be over 130 million unpaid hours annually in 2020 alone (9). Researchers have complained about the demands of peer-review for decades, but the scale of the problem is now worse, with editors reporting widespread difficulties recruiting reviewers. The growth in publications involves not only the authors’ time, but that of academic editors and reviewers who are dealing with so many review demands. Even more seriously, the imperative to produce ever more articles reshapes the nature of scientific inquiry. Evidence across multiple fields shows that more papers result in ‘ossification’, not new ideas (10). It may seem paradoxical that more papers can slow progress until one considers how it affects researchers’ time. While rewards remain tied to volume, prestige, and impact of publications, researchers will be nudged away from riskier, local, interdisciplinary, and long-term work. The result is a treadmill of constant activity with limited progress whereas core scholarly practices – such as reading, reflecting and engaging with others’ contributions – is de-prioritized. What looks like productivity often masks intellectual exhaustion built on a demoralizing, narrowing scientific vision. A table of profit margins across industries. The section of text related to this table is below: 1. The four-fold drain 1.1 Money Currently, academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it. The dominant four are Elsevier, Springer Nature, Wiley and Taylor & Francis, which collectively generated over US$7.1 billion in revenue from journal publishing in 2024 alone, and over US$12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024 (Table 1A). Their profit margins have always been over 30% in the last five years, and for the largest publisher (Elsevier) always over 37%. Against many comparators, across many sectors, scientific publishing is one of the most consistently profitable industries (Table S1). These financial arrangements make a substantial difference to science budgets. In 2024, 46% of Elsevier revenues and 53% of Taylor & Francis revenues were generated in North America, meaning that North American researchers were charged over US$2.27 billion by just two for-profit publishers. The Canadian research councils and the US National Science Foundation were allocated US$9.3 billion in that year. The costs of inaction are plain: wasted public funds, lost researcher time, compromised scientific integrity and eroded public trust. Today, the system rewards commercial publishers first, and science second. Without bold action from the funders we risk continuing to pour resources into a system that prioritizes profit over the advancement of scientific knowledge.
November 11, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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chaser.com.au
The party denied completely abandoning everything net zero related, saying they are still on track for net zero election wins by 2050. chaser.com.au/national/lib...
Liberal Party hoping to fuck the planet harder than they fucked their chances at the next election
November 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
awsel.bsky.social
If you live in #Australia #Auspol Lucy's Project has a list of resources to help you and your #Pets escape domestic and family violence. Gather your documents, personal items, money, and pets, and make a safe plan to get out now. #DomesticViolence #DV #AnimalWelfare

🐾 lucysproject.com/help/
November 12, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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You never know who you are influencing - actors going #vegan or #vegetarian
Amazing story #BeKind #futures
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
‘It’s changed me’: Jeff Goldblum says he has stopped eating meat after working on Wicked
Actor said discussions about animal cruelty with director Jon Chu had led him to join Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in renouncing meat
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Tasmanian regulators question major salmon farm operator Huon Aquaculture about the effectiveness of its "predator" nets after a spate of dolphin deaths.
Salmon farm's response to spike in dolphin deaths prompts questioning
Tasmanian regulators question major salmon farm operator Huon Aquaculture about the effectiveness of its "predator" nets after a spate of dolphin deaths.
www.abc.net.au
November 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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whalesorg.bsky.social
Today, we pause to remember the courage, sacrifice, and service of all those who gave so much, including the beings who stood beside them.
Image of a black image with white silhouettes of the animals that fought in the war, along with one soldier. The Elephant is holding a red poppy in its trunk.
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
awsel.bsky.social
The Australian government #Auspol continues to ignore the science. "During the trial there were 676 shark sightings by drones, significantly higher than the 284 caught in adjacent nets." 🦈🦈🦈

#Sharks #BanSharkNets #NetsOutNow #ByCatch #Dolphins #Whales #Turtles #Dugongs #AnimalWelfare #Australia
November 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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admirablewomen.bsky.social
Today is #WorldScienceDay for Peace & Development. Highlighting the role of science in society, the need to engage the public in debates on emerging science & the importance & relevance of science in our daily lives. #WomenInSTEM posts all day! 🥳

www.un.org/en/observanc...
Promotional graphic for World Science Day for Peace & Development by UNESCO. Dark teal background, white font with today's date and the theme of day this year--Trust, Transformation, and Tomorrow: The Science We Need for 2050. To the left is a circle filled with different icons (e.g., a flask) from science with shades of teal, orange, and yellow.
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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amcell.bsky.social
2025. #DEI. Low socioeconomic status is an under‐recognised source of challenges in academia. zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... via @jzoology.bsky.social
Low socioeconomic status is an under‐recognised source of challenges in academia
The iconic ‘class sketch’ from the 1960s satirical series ‘The Frost Report’ illustrates the longstanding and deep cultural importance of social class in the UK. In this perspective, a diverse author....
zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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amcell.bsky.social
Hong Kong Jockey Club, equine welfare research, PhD funding support [Application Period: 1 December 2025–31 January 2026]: www.hkjcequinewelfare.org.hk/en/grants#Tr... Feel free to get in touch via email if this might be of interest.
Grants - Equine Welfare Research Foundation - The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Grants - Equine Welfare Research Foundation - The Hong Kong Jockey Club
www.hkjcequinewelfare.org.hk
October 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
awsel.bsky.social
The first inquiry of its kind into women's pain #Australia #Auspol has found widespread experiences of dismissal, disrespect, inadequate treatment, and inaccessibility in the health system.

*Ask any woman..

*Women are also better doctors with better healthcare outcomes for women. There, I said it.
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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November 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
awsel.bsky.social
Famous last words #DrJaneGoodall 😭💔🐒

Your life matters. You are here for a reason. Every single day you live, you make a difference in the world, and you get to choose the difference you make. Don't lose hope. We have to do everything in our power to make the world a better place. ❤️ #AnimalWelfare
kojamf.bsky.social KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · Oct 5
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
November 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
awsel.bsky.social
Do you speak #Cat? Take this quiz to find out ⬇️ (also a great #AnimalBehaviour teaching tool) #Cats #Caturday #CatsOfBluesky 🐈‍⬛🐈

➡️ theconversation.com/do-you-speak...
Do you speak cat? Take this quiz to find out
Cats are excellent at communicating, but humans still routinely misunderstand them.
theconversation.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM
awsel.bsky.social
If you love animals #Auspol start your #Christmas shopping w/ #AnimalWelfare charities!⬇️
🐷 edgarsmission.org.au/shop/
🐑 animalsaustralia.org/shop/
🦜 birdlife.org.au/shop/
🐼 shop.wwf.org.au
🐨 www.wires.org.au/shop-for-wil...
🐬 shop.marineconservation.org.au/collections
🐳 www.marinemammal.org.au/shop/
Shop - Edgar's Mission Farm Sanctuary
Products Archive - Edgar's Mission Farm Sanctuary
edgarsmission.org.au
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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yourotherfamilydr.bsky.social
PA RESIDENTS!!! Now is the time to contact your state legislators & ask them to support & pass HB 1716! #Pennsylvania #PA #cats #kittens #catsky #pets #pawsneedclaws #declawing #vetsky #vetmed #veterinary #patientadvocacy #DONOHARM #animalwelfare #capitalismkills
actnow.alleycat.org/page/89335/a...
Pennsylvania declaw bill House Bill 1716
Pennsylvania: Tell your Representatives to Vote YES on Cat Declawing Ban
actnow.alleycat.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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coupdegraz7.bsky.social
"…killing wildlife for profit”
#wallabies #Tasmania #animalwelfare #auspol
awsel.bsky.social Animal Welfare Matters @awsel.bsky.social · 10d
Lenah Game Meats has applied to extend their annual licence to export skin, fur, and meat from 200,000 dead #Wallabies in #Tasmania, and the government is inviting the public to comment. Please take a few minutes to write a submission opposing killing #Wildlife for profit.🦘⬇️ #AnimalWelfare #Auspol
animalsaustralia.org Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org · 11d
Did you know that an Australian ‘game meat’ business wants government approval to keep killing wallabies and their joeys to export their fur, skin and flesh overseas?

Learn more & speak up here: animalsaustralia.org/our-work/wil...
November 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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animalsociology.bsky.social
New blog post about a fab recent local (Aotearoa) animal rights event and scholar activism. @animalstudies.bsky.social @animalrightsint.bsky.social @animalaid.org.uk
Scholar Activism, Hope and the Aotearoa Animal Rights Gathering 2025
Animal rights gathering emphasized community, advocacy, and researcher collaboration.
animalsinsocietygroup.wordpress.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM