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The UK Government Has Betrayed the Ocean

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 6h

Imagine being eaten alive 😟

Nobody deserves to die like this 🐙

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 7h

Buying a 'spent' hen isn't a rescue; it's an even more messed up pet purchase. The farmer is thrilled you're paying over the odds for a 'useless' bird after they're done using them for all they're worth 🥚

We’ve pledged not to pay into an industry that exploits and murders animals.

If we give £1 per chicken to a farmer like this one, we’re enabling the purchase and exploitation of four more.

We’re funding the very industry we’re working to abolish.

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 8h

Working on it, progress made every day, not fast enough, but still moving.

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 10h

Four months ago, ministers promised to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas. This week, they backtracked.

Four months ago, ministers promised to ban bottom trawling in marine protected areas.

open.substack.com

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[Redacted] @vegandroid.bsky.social · 15h

So many people just refuse to live in reality

Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 1d

Researchers interviewed pescatarians about their diet, their thoughts on land versus sea animals, and their understanding of fishing. What emerged were three main ways pescatarians create enough psychological distance to keep eating fishes 🐟

The Fishy Logic of Pescatarians

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 16h

They’ve made vegan Dairylea Dunkers—now it’s time for the iconic triangles to follow.

No more excuses, Mondelēz. Make Dairylea fully vegan 👇

Make Dairylea Vegan

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Sherry w/ a whY @justiceforall.bsky.social · 1d

‘Milk Myths Are Crumbling’

[Without cow’s milk, how will our bones survive? 🦴

The short answer: better.

#Calcium is important. No one’s denying that. But the idea that cow’s milk is the only or best source is laughable. Calcium exists in the soil. Cows get it from plants 🌱 So can you]

Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 1d

Plant-based dairy doesn’t rely on artificial insemination, stolen babies, or secretive slaughterhouses. It doesn’t require people to ignore the screams of animals who just want their babies back.

Milk Myths Are Crumbling

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Happy Being Vegan Ⓥ @happybeingvegan.bsky.social · 1d

All farming is atrocious, but fish farming is its own special evil. 💔

Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 1d

Salmon with shredded faces. Rotting alive in cages. This is what’s happening right now at Bakkafrost’s Portree farm on the Isle of Skye — and it must be shut down 🐟

📍 The evidence is clear.
⚠️ The suffering is extreme.

Urgent Closure of Bakkafrost’s Portree Salmon Farm

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GaⓋen Kind. 🌱 🌱 🌱 @gavenkind.bsky.social · 1d

And as one of my t-shirts says: “You’re not lactose intolerant. You’re just not a baby cow!”

Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 1d

Plant-based dairy doesn’t rely on artificial insemination, stolen babies, or secretive slaughterhouses. It doesn’t require people to ignore the screams of animals who just want their babies back.

Milk Myths Are Crumbling

The Fishy Logic of Pescatarians

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you 💚

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 19h

In the West, Asian men have long been stereotyped as effeminate, unmasculine and asexual. Given that soy consumption is much higher in Asian countries, the idea that soy drinkers are puny “soy boys” only furthers this racist stereotype of Asian men.

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 21h

You can choose to hurt or help, to be cruel or kind.

🎨 Just Comics

Illustration of two rats hugging each other affectionately, one cream-coloured and the other black and white. Above them, bold text reads: “BE KIND TO EVERY KIND.” The image promotes compassion and kindness toward all animals.

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 1d

Researchers interviewed pescatarians about their diet, their thoughts on land versus sea animals, and their understanding of fishing. What emerged were three main ways pescatarians create enough psychological distance to keep eating fishes 🐟

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 1d

Salmon with shredded faces. Rotting alive in cages. This is what’s happening right now at Bakkafrost’s Portree farm on the Isle of Skye — and it must be shut down 🐟

📍 The evidence is clear.
⚠️ The suffering is extreme.

Urgent Closure of Bakkafrost’s Portree Salmon Farm

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 1d

This octopus is still MOVING and clinging onto anything they can while someone EATS THEM ALIVE 🤬

🎬 PETA

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 1d

When does the not surviving kick in? 😅

Meme with text at the top: “When they say people can’t survive without eating animal products and u just stand there being all alive and shit.” Below are multiple images of a young man (Zac Efron) shrugging with a smile, wearing a blue shirt in two poses and a red shirt in one. The meme humorously points out that vegans are living proof that animal products are not necessary for survival.

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 1d

Plant-based dairy doesn’t rely on artificial insemination, stolen babies, or secretive slaughterhouses. It doesn’t require people to ignore the screams of animals who just want their babies back.

Milk Myths Are Crumbling

The UK Government Has Betrayed the Ocean

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[Redacted] @vegandroid.bsky.social · 1d

"Seafood" is ecocide

Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 1d

In 2023, industrial trawlers clocked 33,000 hours inside Britain’s so-called marine sanctuaries.

The UK Government Has Betrayed the Ocean

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 1d

In 2023, industrial trawlers clocked 33,000 hours inside Britain’s so-called marine sanctuaries.

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Herbiⓥore @herbivoreclub.bsky.social · 1d

Jaffa Cakes can be just as iconic without animal ingredients — and far more ethical, inclusive, and allergen-friendly.

Sign & share the petition 👇

Mcvitie's Make Jaffa Cakes Vegan!