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Philip Lymbery
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Global CEO @ciwf-global.bsky.social President Eurogroup for Animals, Visiting Professor University of Winchester. Member of UN Advisory Board on Food Systems. Columnist: The Scotsman. Author of books: Farmageddon, Dead Zone, Sixty Harvests Left.
“Farm animals are far more aware and intelligent than we ever imagined and, despite having been bred as domestic slaves, 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.uk
November 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We owe so much to animals and to the people who care & love them ❤️
Today, let’s celebrate the simple, powerful act of kindness that can transform lives, for both people & animals
Every small gesture counts, whether it's a warm smile, a helping hand, a hug or a word of encouragement
#WorldKindnessDay
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Octopuses are remarkable (8 legs, 3 hearts, blue-green blood and so much more)
Proposed farming of them at the Pescanova Corp is completely at odds with everything we understand about the species & what we know to be morally right
We must END.IT 🐙
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
On #BonfireNight and other days through the year, we really do need to pursue a different way,
or silent way, to celebrate.

#AllLifeMatters
#AllLifeIsPrecious
October 24, 2025 at 5:29 PM
On #WorldAnimalDay let us remember the sentient farm animals that are out of sight & out of mind
Hidden behind closed doors, they live a life of misery & cruelty, confined cages and barns
We are lucky to have animals in our lives yet we treat so many, so very badly. Shame on us
October 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
So very true…🖤
August 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
You don't measure humanity by how it treats the strong but by how it protects the helpless

We will never give up fighting to #EndFactoryFarming

It is devastating to animals, nature and our planet

#kindness #compassion for all life

@ciwf.org.uk
August 13, 2025 at 6:39 AM
A big thank you to all who are putting water out for our wildlife during these exceptional temperatures 🙏

#NurtureNature

Photo credit: Jeremy Shimmin
August 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
I was honoured to be part of the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake I Ethiopia @unfoodsystemshub.org
It was a "pivotal moment" in the drive to "transform #foodsystems, for the future of humanity, animals and all life on Earth 🌍
Pls do listen to the Food for Good podcast ⬇️ & share 🙏
bit.ly/3J8v0wX
August 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“The question is not, can they reason? Nor, can they talk? But, can they suffer?"
@petersinger.info, Animal Liberation
#RespectAllLife
#EndFactoryFarming
#Compassion #Kindness Always
@ciwf.org.uk
August 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Over 3 days at #UNFSS2025 governments have shared bold actions to transform #FoodSystems
I feel honoured to serve on the
@unfoodsystemshub.org Advisory Board and help drive momentum now & in the future at @ciwf.org
The future of food is the future of humanity and all life on this precious planet 🌍
July 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Day 2 #UNFSS2025 Summit
Thanking friend & supporter @stefanosfotiou.bsky.social Director of @fao.org & Director @unfoodsystemshub.org for his brilliant co-ordination & Summit
An honour to be an Advisory Board Member pushing for systemic #FoodSystems change for #people #animals #Planet
@ciwf.org.uk
July 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Food connects us across the world
All eyes are currently on Addis Ababa for @UnitedNations @foodsystems.bsky.social Stocktake #UNFSS2025 co-hosted by 🇪🇹 & 🇮🇹
Summit will show how countries are making progress & driving #FoodSystems transformation, so vital for #people #animals #planet
@ciwf.org.uk
July 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“The future of food is the future of humanity” was Secretary-General
@antonioguterres‘s message at the opening plenary of UN @foodsystems.bsky.social Summit. Honoured to be there now with fellow UNFSS Advisory Board Members, welcoming progress from Heads of State
July 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Proving to be excellent first day
@foodsystems.bsky.social #UNFSS2025
Meeting Anges Kalibata, agricultural scientist & policymaker & Oliver Oliveros, Coordinator Agroecology Coalition
Excellent Producer-led session taking place, hearing from farmers about what’s needed to advance agroecology
July 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
.#WorldNatureConservationDay
A day to acknowledge that the foundation for a healthy society is a healthy environment

#Respect & #Kindness for All Life
#ProtectOurPlanet

Sculpture credit: Lorenzo Quinn
July 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Every farmed animal deserves a life worth living, free from cruelty, cages, confinement and suffering

#EndTheCageAge
#EndFactoryFarming
#RespectAllLife
July 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The #UNFSS2025 hosted by 🇪🇹 & 🇮🇹 is on 27-29th July
We must work together to fix our broken #foodsystem for #humankind #animals #planet
Every plate tells a story & we are all connected
Pls join us @unfoodsystemshub.org to accelerate transformation
🔗https://unfoodsystemshub.org
@ciwf.org
July 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Octopuses are remarkable (8 legs, 3 hearts, blue-green blood & much more) & proposed farming of them
@PescanovaCorp
is completely at odds with everything we
understand about the species & what we know to be morally right
Pls sign to #StopOctopusFarming
bit.ly/43WFQ1E
June 19, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Why is a tree worth more dead than alive?
Humanity’s drive for personal commercial gain at any cost, will be our undoing
We are destroying our magical planet and our children’s future
#WakeUpWorld
#AllLifeIsConnected

Photo credit
@abilutangwa.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish caught and the last stream poisoned will people realise they cannot eat money”
Native American proverb
#WorldEnvironmentDay2025

Below 7 year old Archie transfixed by The Mens nature reserve in West Sussex
June 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
“Being kind to animals means a thriving environment, and a better future for our children”
Presenting an award to Lord Goldsmith yesterday for his passionate work and incredible achievements standing up for animals and our environment
@ciwf.org.uk
May 21, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Bees are an essential & beautiful life force for our food and world but they are disappearing at an alarming rate due to intensive farming, pesticides and habitat loss.

No bees, no insects, no life. #worldbeeday2025 🐝
May 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Octopuses are remarkable (8 legs, 3 hearts, blue-green blood & much more)
Proposed farming of them
@PescanovaCorp is completely at odds with everything we understand about the species & what is morally right
#StopOctopusFarming
Pls help & sign our petition 🙏
bit.ly/43WFQ1E
May 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see”
Mark Twain
#KindnessForAllKinds
May 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM