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The World Federation for Animals advocates for policies to protect #AnimalWelfare at a global level and unite the animal protection movement.
#DYK seabirds are #ClimateHeroes 🐦🌊

By depositing nutrient-rich guano, seabirds help:
✅ fertilise coastal and marine ecosystems
✅ boost coral reef growth, reducing coastal erosion
✅ strengthen plant growth that absorbs and stores carbon

More: https://ow.ly/zM9V50XTUCw #Animals4Climate
January 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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2025 brought real progress for animals and we’re proud to stand with @wfa.org in driving change. Let’s go further in 2026!

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Animal Welfare 2025 Achievements and Global Animal Protection
Explore 2025’s major animal welfare achievements and global protection milestones. See how WFA and its members advanced policy, advocacy, and lasting change for animals worldwide.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
What did Project 1882 celebrate in 2025? 🐄

✅ Sweden went cage-free & all mink farms closed down. They defended cows’ right to graze outdoors in summer and supported animal rights work in Ukraine.

More: https://www.project1882.org/about/impact #WFA2025Wins
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
What did Eurogroup for Animals celebrate in 2025? 🐾

EU rules for cats & dogs were agreed and their #ForwardforAnimals campaign mobilised 236,000+ responses on on-farm welfare.

More: https://ow.ly/CC9P50XSYnt #WFA2025Wins #AnimalWelfare
January 7, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Global commitment to the SDGs is strong, with 190 countries presenting national plans. ❗ Yet less than 20% of the targets are on track to be achieved by 2030. Animals sit at the heart of this gap.

Explore the data: https://ow.ly/xKBq50XSlHx #Animals4SDGs
January 6, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Want to start 2026 with good news from our members in December? 👉 Discover the wins celebrated by World Horse Welfare, Compassion in World Farming International & API (UK), Cruelty Free International & AAVS (US), Eurogroup for Animals & Project 1882 (EU), & AfA (Asia): https://ow.ly/gfzv50XS0LS
January 5, 2026 at 6:26 PM
🐟 Fish are often perceived as less capable of suffering, but scientific evidence tells a different story.

Studies show zebrafish have complex nervous systems and respond to pain by avoiding harm and changing behaviour.

Learn more 👉 https://ow.ly/k3R750XQWos

#SentientSundays
La historia del pez cebra — Animal Law Focus
Por Raquel Valenzuela, de ONG Te Protejo En las profundidades de miles de experimentos científicos, se esconde una criatura con aletas y un tierno pijama a rayas, que ha sido el centro de atención de miles de investigaciones. Un pequeño pez de agua dulce originario de Asia, que se ha convertido
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January 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
#DYK termites are tiny engineers? 🐜

They aerate soils, boost water absorption, and create fertile islands, helping plants survive droughts. This builds resilience against #desertification and #ClimateChange.

https://ow.ly/UZnL50XQW8M #ClimateHeroes
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Rethinking African #FoodSystems is urgent: industrial farming carries heavy costs. ⚠️

Solutions? 💡 Restore local diets, prioritise #AnimalWelfare, and build sustainable, just systems for people, animals, and planet.

via Faunalytics https://ow.ly/6wRS50XQ4nN
Rethinking Food Systems In Africa - Faunalytics
Industrial farming has left Africa carrying heavy costs — environmental, cultural, and ethical — that are rarely acknowledged. Building just and sustainable food systems means recognizing ecological debt, centering animal welfare, and restoring local values that connect humans, animals, and the land.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
2025 saw major progress for animals:
✅ Animals recognised as integral to nature & climate
✅ Animal protection linked to human health
✅ WFA members driving change globally

Read the full piece: https://ow.ly/bgVZ50XQ4ZE
Animal Welfare 2025 Achievements and Global Animal Protection
Explore 2025’s major animal welfare achievements and global protection milestones. See how WFA and its members advanced policy, advocacy, and lasting change for animals worldwide.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Brigitte Bardot dedicated decades to animal protection, founding the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, a valued WFA member, and fighting for wildlife and vulnerable animals worldwide. Her legacy continues through the Foundation @fbb-officiel.bsky.social

🔗 www.fondationbrigittebardot.fr/deces-de-not...
Décès de notre Fondatrice et Présidente, Madame Brigitte Bardot
Décès de notre Fondatrice et Présidente, Madame Brigitte Bardot La Fondation Brigitte Bardot annonce avec une immense tristesse, le décès de sa Fondatrice et Présidente,  Madame Brigitte Bardot, actri...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
To end the year, here’s a roundup of some of the most amazing animal stories in 2025: spiders with lethal vomit, playful narwhals, and sound-making sharks, among others. 🐾

via Science News 🔗 https://ow.ly/Q8hl50XPeAS #SentientSundays
These are our favorite animal stories of 2025
From clever cockatoos to vomiting spiders, these cool critters captivated us this year.
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December 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
#DYK blue whales are the ocean’s giant fertilisers? 🐋

Their nutrient-rich poo releases nutrients that feed phytoplankton, fixing ~11 million tons of #CO2 a year. Even in death, they sink carbon to the deep sea for centuries.

👉 https://ow.ly/kafp50XM9y2 #ClimateHeroes
December 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This week’s top headlines that matter for animals 👇

🔵 New @faunalytics.bsky.social poll shows widespread U.S. opposition to factory farming.
🟢 Trail hunting to be banned in England and Wales.

Sign up to get our Digest direct to your inbox 📨 ow.ly/jsNN50X05jb

#AnimalWelfare
December 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Did you know tapirs help build forests? 🌳

They swallow whole fruits & release thousands of seeds in their dung, often in degraded forests. By spreading large, carbon-rich tree species, tapirs help restore forests & lock in carbon long-term.

https://ow.ly/7AiQ50XM9B0 #Animals4Climate #ClimateHeroes
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Intensive animal farming, not sewage, is the biggest threat to our rivers. ⚠️ In his latest piece, Philip Lymbery shows how policies like the Better Chicken Commitment (#BCC) can cut pollution, protect waterways & improve #AnimalWelfare.

🔗 Read more: https://ow.ly/a1ei50XLkQq
Sewage in rivers is a real problem. But it's not even the biggest source of pollution
Intensive farming, not sewage, is the biggest threat to our waterways – and it’s time for action, writes Philip Lymbery
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December 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#AnimalAgriculture contributes 12-20% of global #GHG emissions.

Learn more about its impact on #ClimateChange and its broader environmental harm.

🔗 https://ow.ly/qpPY50XK992 #Animals4Climate #COP30 #UNEA7
December 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This week’s top headlines 👇

🔴 Interpol sting seizes 30,000 live animals & 5.8t of wildlife products, exposing gaps in global enforcement.

🔴 Nearly 8,000 species are at risk due to the effects of #climatechange and human land-use change.

Sign up for more 📨 https://ow.ly/jsNN50X05jb
December 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
📍Wrapping up #UNEA7

The launch of #GEO7 reinforced how people, planet and animals are connected and why this matters for effective environmental action.

Grateful to our members and partners doing vital work for animals on the ground this week.

🔗 More: https://wfa.org/unea-7
December 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Did you know penguins help make clouds? 🐧☁️

Their guano helps seed clouds, reflecting sunlight & cooling climate - while fertilising the ocean & feeding entire food webs.

🔗 Discover more: https://ow.ly/ThuF50Xz6Bt

#ClimateHeroes #Animals4Climate
December 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Congrats to all organisations in ACE’s 2025 #CharityRecommendations! 🎉 WFA members Aquatic Life Institute & Sinergia Animal are included again, and Observatorio de Bienestar Animal for the first time.

More via Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE) https://ow.ly/nwZq50XHjtV #AnimalWelfare
Announcing our 2025 Charity Recommendations
Discover our 2025 charity recommendations — top animal welfare charities, impact analysis, and giving insights today!
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December 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Integrating animal welfare into environmental policy is the kind of synergy the triple planetary crisis demands. 🌍

At #UNEA7, discussions highlight the stronger cooperation needed across multilateral environmental agreements.

More via @iisd.org: sdg.iisd.org/commentary/g... @dyrbeskyt.bsky.social
Missing Piece at UNEA: Animal Welfare in Addressing Triple Planetary Crisis
By Jewel Omollo, Environmental Policy Officer, World Federation for Animals, and Francheska Tacke, International Policy Advisor for Biodiversity and Climate, Animal Protection Denmark As government...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
@philip-ciwf.bsky.social exposes how #COP30 fell short for animals and the Amazon.

The Munduruku, an Indigenous people protecting vital forest ecosystems, are seeing industrial meat and soya feed push deeper into their land.

👉 Full piece: www.scotsman.com/news/opinion... #deforestation
How food on our supermarket shelves is driving destruction of Amazon rainforest
The COP30 climate change summit in Brazil highlighted the importance of the Amazon to us all
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December 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
#AnimalWelfare is essential to environmental action. 🌱

We’re at #UNEA7 highlighting how animal welfare underpins solutions for #AMR, environmental crimes, and sustainable #foodsystems.

▶️ https://wfa.org/unea-7 Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys Compassion in World Farming EU #OneHealth
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📍 Arrived in Nairobi for #UNEA7

WFA team is on the ground advocating for animals and highlighting how better #animalwelfare underpins effective environmental action. 🌱

🔗 More: https://wfa.org/unea-7

#OneHealth Brooke Action for Working Horses and Donkeys Compassion in World Farming International
December 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM