The Unnatural History of Bird Flu H5N1 is a human creation

There's been lots of stories about H5N1, but I've yet to see a deep dive into where it came from—which is also the story of how industrial poultry production methods are responsible for turning harmless influenzas into monsters.

My latest, for @nautil.us: nautil.us/the-unnatura...

Major Yikes..

If you’re in the Denver area and want to get involved in activism, Pro-Animal Future’s next community social event is tonight!
6:30pm at the Washington Street Community Center.

“bUt HE ProMOteS vegAnISm”

These systems are not ancient traditions—they are relatively new, shaped by policy, technology, and economic incentives. Their long-term consequences—on human health, environmental stability, and disease emergence—are still unfolding. What comes next is up to us.

#VeterinaryMedicine #OneHealth

How Big Meat Worked to Rebrand in 2024 — Using Disinformation A look back at the year’s manipulative messaging.

Big Meat sidestepped accountability to keep consumers coming back in 2024. @jesslsr.bsky.social explains:
sentientmedia.org/big-meat-reb...

Articles like this are deeply damaging.

By comparing industrial animal agriculture to non-industrial animal agriculture, the writer completely brushes aside the possibility of meat reduction, which is EXACTLY what the meat industry and other climate-damaging industries want us to do.

How did Elphaba become wicked? There’s a hidden message people keep missing. The treatment of animals in the real world is far stranger — and crueler — than in Wicked.

Seen Wicked already, or seeing it this weekend? Let me know if you caught the message that most people end up missing — I wrote about it for @vox.com

www.vox.com/future-perfe...

THE FALL OF FUR - GLOBAL ACTION - Global Weekend of Action against LVMH and the fur trade – November 29th – December 1st 2024 LVMH The fur industry has been struggling due to the enormous amount of pressure it has faced over the past ...

The fur industry may be struggling, but it is far from dead. Let's finish them off by coming together for global actions against the fur trade this weekend!

If you do not have a protest in your city feel free to reach out to us.

abolishfur.org/falloffur/

#animalrights #furfreefriday #blackfriday

The short, painful life of your Thanksgiving turkey In this excerpt from his book Consider the Turkey, philosopher Peter Singer explains how the birds bred for maximum breast meat suffer from health problems

Peter Singer: "The short, painful life of your Thanksgiving turkey."

An urgent message for our holiday season.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Opinion | I Ran Operation Warp Speed. I’m Concerned About Bird Flu. Avian influenza might mutate to enable human-to-human transmission.

"If the virus begins to transmit efficiently among humans, it will be very difficult to contain, according to the Johns Hopkins assessment, and 'the likelihood of a pandemic is very high.'”

We must end all animal agricultural uses of animals immediately.

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/o...

The House Just Blessed Trump’s Authoritarian Playbook by Passing Nonprofit-Killer Bill Attacking civili society is a hallmark of authoritarian regimes — and the House, including some Democrats, just gave Trump the power to do it.

15 House Dems just voted for HR 9495, which would give Trump power to name any advocacy group or nonprofit as “terrorist affiliated" with no due process.

Senate Dems must not let this attack on free speech come up for a vote during the lame-duck.

If it does, they must vote NO.

Want food security? Eat less meat, major report says. Europe’s top farming university is calling for smaller livestock herds and a shift toward plant-based diets.

Meat industry advocates like to to talk about #FoodSecurity - but this new report from @w-u-r.bsky.social explains why increasing food security means DECREASING #meat consumption

Check out the article on @politico.eu 👇

www.politico.eu/article/food...