David Cortese
@dcortese.bsky.social
husband, father, minimalist, runner, plant-based, animal rights advocate, ally, gen X
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social supports taking horse carriages out of commission from Central Park. Will this FINALLY happen... I hope so! #animalrights #animalwelfare
Zohran Mamdani: 'I Support Removing Horse Carriages From Central Park'
YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News
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January 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social supports taking horse carriages out of commission from Central Park. Will this FINALLY happen... I hope so! #animalrights #animalwelfare
Florida brings statewide animal abuser / cruelty database online to help shelters and rescues screen for prior offenders. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Animal cruelty database goes online, listing animal abuse offenders online
A statewide animal cruelty database is set to launch today as part of the newest phase of Dexter's Law. The part of the law requiring the State of Florida to create and maintain a public database ...
baynews9.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Florida brings statewide animal abuser / cruelty database online to help shelters and rescues screen for prior offenders. #animalrights #animalwelfare
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"... the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world..."
Stingless bees from the Amazon granted legal rights in world first
Planet’s oldest bee species and primary pollinators were under threat from deforestation and competition from ‘killer bees’
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"... the first insects to be granted legal rights anywhere in the world..."
Cruel and barbaric. #animalwelfare
Cruel confinement like this is not only *legal* in most places around the world, it's also the *normal* standard practice in animal agriculture.
If this makes you sick to your stomach, consider skipping this #Christmas ham and embracing #veganuary next month.
If this makes you sick to your stomach, consider skipping this #Christmas ham and embracing #veganuary next month.
December 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Cruel and barbaric. #animalwelfare
Progress. #animalwelfare #animalrights
December 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Progress. #animalwelfare #animalrights
Bipartisan bill introduces to ban mink farming in the US. First thought - GREAT!, second thought - we still farm mink in the US? 🤦 #animalrights #animalwelfare
Buchanan, DeLauro Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ban Mink Farming in the U.S.
buchanan.house.gov
December 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Bipartisan bill introduces to ban mink farming in the US. First thought - GREAT!, second thought - we still farm mink in the US? 🤦 #animalrights #animalwelfare
Eight states in the US have adopted laws to ban the sale of dogs, cats and other live animals. Can NJ be the ninth? #animalwelfare #animalrights
NJ Senate panel advances bill banning dog, cat sales at pet stores • New Jersey Monitor
Animal activists said the ban would stop the flow of pets from puppy mills, while store owners said it would force their doors shut.
newjerseymonitor.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Eight states in the US have adopted laws to ban the sale of dogs, cats and other live animals. Can NJ be the ninth? #animalwelfare #animalrights
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At the end of each year, FDA releases data on antibiotics sold for use in livestock.
It usually changes a few %. This year, it went up 15.8%.
I was shocked & emailed experts/industry groups. Likeliest explanation per a source: industry is not "being good stewards of antibiotics"
It usually changes a few %. This year, it went up 15.8%.
I was shocked & emailed experts/industry groups. Likeliest explanation per a source: industry is not "being good stewards of antibiotics"
December 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
At the end of each year, FDA releases data on antibiotics sold for use in livestock.
It usually changes a few %. This year, it went up 15.8%.
I was shocked & emailed experts/industry groups. Likeliest explanation per a source: industry is not "being good stewards of antibiotics"
It usually changes a few %. This year, it went up 15.8%.
I was shocked & emailed experts/industry groups. Likeliest explanation per a source: industry is not "being good stewards of antibiotics"
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark signs the Giving Pledge donating majority of wealth to charities - including pigeon rescue. 😊🙌
Craigslist founder signs the Giving Pledge, and his fortune will go to military families, fighting cyberattacks—and a pigeon rescue | Fortune
“A nerd's gotta do what a nerd's gotta do, and a nerd should practice what he preaches,” Craig Newmark said.
fortune.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Craigslist founder Craig Newmark signs the Giving Pledge donating majority of wealth to charities - including pigeon rescue. 😊🙌
Fur exports fell over 75% from 2013-2023, over 20 countries now have bans or severe restrictions on fur ‘production’. #animalwelfare #animalrights
Poland Bans Fur Farming in a Major Blow to the Global Fur Trade
The world’s second-biggest fur producer has passed an eight-year phase-out of all fur farms, accelerating fashion’s shift away from animal pelts.
www.businessoffashion.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Fur exports fell over 75% from 2013-2023, over 20 countries now have bans or severe restrictions on fur ‘production’. #animalwelfare #animalrights
They called this roadside zoo an 'ecology site', it was a prison for animals that were left without proper care and thankfully will be shutting down in 2026. If you see the word 'zoo' in any form, run. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Brookhaven permanently closing controversial Holtsville ecology site
The Town of Brookhaven decides to shut down the embattled Holtsville Ecology Site, stripping it from its capital budget plan.
greaterlongisland.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
They called this roadside zoo an 'ecology site', it was a prison for animals that were left without proper care and thankfully will be shutting down in 2026. If you see the word 'zoo' in any form, run. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Besties Vegan Paradise, Farmers Market at the Grove, Los Angeles (big thumbs up for the Sanctuary sandwich 🤤) #plantbased
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Besties Vegan Paradise, Farmers Market at the Grove, Los Angeles (big thumbs up for the Sanctuary sandwich 🤤) #plantbased
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture,” the whale biologist David Gruber writes.
“I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture,” the whale biologist David Gruber writes.
Opinion | How to Use. A.I to Talk to Whales
This is not your average chatbot.
nyti.ms
November 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture,” the whale biologist David Gruber writes.
“I’ve learned that humans are far from the only species intelligent and complex enough to develop a form of language and culture,” the whale biologist David Gruber writes.
Raising Cane's, a fast food chicken chain that kills millions of chickens a year, is selling plush toys to raise money for animal welfare. Make it make sense. 🤦 #animalrights #animalwelfare
Raising Cane’s launches holiday plush puppy collection to benefit animal welfare
Raising Cane's has launched its annual holiday plush puppy collection featuring A Christmas Story-themed designs, with proceeds supporting animal welfare organizations.
www.kbtx.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Raising Cane's, a fast food chicken chain that kills millions of chickens a year, is selling plush toys to raise money for animal welfare. Make it make sense. 🤦 #animalrights #animalwelfare
Dogs are constantly killed, raped and abused on Los Angeles' Skid Row. Some are bred for puppies and sold for money. Local advocates have called for action for years, I hope this puts a dent into the long standing terror these poor animals have endured. #animalrights #animalwelfare
New initiative looks to curb animal cruelty on Skid Row
A new initiative in collaboration with LAPD and Los Angeles Animal Services looks to investigate and halt cases of animal cruelty on Skid Row, Mayor Karen Bass announced Thursday. The joint effort aim...
www.nbclosangeles.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Dogs are constantly killed, raped and abused on Los Angeles' Skid Row. Some are bred for puppies and sold for money. Local advocates have called for action for years, I hope this puts a dent into the long standing terror these poor animals have endured. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Disappointing. This has been going on for 150 years, horses do not belong on NYC streets, please don't ever patronize carriage drivers. It's not romantic, it's incredibly cruel. #animalwelfare #animalrights
Proposal to ban Central Park horse carriages voted down by key NYC council committee
Central Park’s iconic horse carriages will trot on, for now
abcnews.go.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Disappointing. This has been going on for 150 years, horses do not belong on NYC streets, please don't ever patronize carriage drivers. It's not romantic, it's incredibly cruel. #animalwelfare #animalrights
Amazing work being done by the @projectceti.bsky.social team!
Sperm whales use vowels like humans, new study finds
Scientists decoding whale clicks found patterns that echo the building blocks of human speech.
www.popsci.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Amazing work being done by the @projectceti.bsky.social team!
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Some really big news dropped in animal rights world last week that was made possible only by extremely competent activism—a top breeder of dogs for lab experimentation will shut down. So I wrote about it and what it means and says about science, etc.
gift link: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
gift link: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The secretive dog experimentation industry is crumbling
The US experiments on tens of thousands of beagles. After a shocking case, will it come to an end?
www.vox.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Some really big news dropped in animal rights world last week that was made possible only by extremely competent activism—a top breeder of dogs for lab experimentation will shut down. So I wrote about it and what it means and says about science, etc.
gift link: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
gift link: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
A zoo in Argentina shut down in 2020, the animals were left behind. A group of zookeepers who lost their jobs fed them for years. Five years later, the animals are finally being rescued and relocated. Over and over, zoos and aquariums abandon animals. #animalwelfare #boycottzoos
Years after Argentina shut a notorious zoo, the stranded animals are finally being rescued
The 62 big cats and two brown bears were being evaluated and treated before their eventual transfer to animal sanctuaries around the world.
www.wisn.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
A zoo in Argentina shut down in 2020, the animals were left behind. A group of zookeepers who lost their jobs fed them for years. Five years later, the animals are finally being rescued and relocated. Over and over, zoos and aquariums abandon animals. #animalwelfare #boycottzoos
The cost of horse racing in Australia, a dead horse every other day for a year straight. Unreal. #animalwelfare
At least 174 racehorses died from racing or training injuries in past 12 months in Australia, report finds
That’s the highest number recorded by the Coalition for the Protection of Racehorses since they began tracking deaths 10 years ago
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The cost of horse racing in Australia, a dead horse every other day for a year straight. Unreal. #animalwelfare
American Airlines: ‘sorry we couldn’t do a second beverage service due to turbulence on this flight.’
Also American Airlines five minutes later.
‘A flight attendant will be coming down the aisle with brochures asking you to sign-up for our credit card’
Also American Airlines five minutes later.
‘A flight attendant will be coming down the aisle with brochures asking you to sign-up for our credit card’
October 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
American Airlines: ‘sorry we couldn’t do a second beverage service due to turbulence on this flight.’
Also American Airlines five minutes later.
‘A flight attendant will be coming down the aisle with brochures asking you to sign-up for our credit card’
Also American Airlines five minutes later.
‘A flight attendant will be coming down the aisle with brochures asking you to sign-up for our credit card’
Some of the most important work that's ever been done for animal rights. Follow @nonhumanrights.bsky.social.
Animal rights group sues Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium, demands release of elephants
The lawsuit alleges mistreatment of five elephants at the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium.
www.cbsnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Some of the most important work that's ever been done for animal rights. Follow @nonhumanrights.bsky.social.
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Renault declared its intention to remove animal leather interiors from its entire global range by the end of the year. 🚗🌱
#cars #renault #leather #vegannews #vegan
#cars #renault #leather #vegannews #vegan
Renault Says it Intends to Eliminate Animal Leather from All Car Interiors by End of 2025
In July 2025, Renault, the major French car manufacturer, declared its intention to remove animal leather interiors from its entire global range by the end of this year. This decision…
veganfta.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Renault declared its intention to remove animal leather interiors from its entire global range by the end of the year. 🚗🌱
#cars #renault #leather #vegannews #vegan
#cars #renault #leather #vegannews #vegan
The ban of Central Park horse drawn carriages may finally happen. There are just 68 medallions that allow someone to operate a horse carriage and they sell for upwards of $300,000. I look forward to them all going to $0. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Facing a Ban, Central Park Horse-Drawn Carriage Drivers Defend Their Industry
Horse carriages stationed near the West 59th Street entrance to Central Park last spring. Photo Credit: Gus Saltonstall. By Lily
www.westsiderag.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The ban of Central Park horse drawn carriages may finally happen. There are just 68 medallions that allow someone to operate a horse carriage and they sell for upwards of $300,000. I look forward to them all going to $0. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Close them all. #animalrights #animalwelfare
Miami Seaquarium closes after 70 years of being South Florida staple amid controversy over animal welfare
Animal advocates told CBS News Miami that they're glad it's gone and may be torn down.
www.cbsnews.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Close them all. #animalrights #animalwelfare