Wendy Higgins

Great news!! Iceland CANCELS 2025 fin whaling season, sparing countless sentient whales a brutal and pointless death. It’s time for a permanent ban now!!

Watched @MisbehaviourHD on women’s liberation movement & Miss World. The ending is very moving, w/ the actual women who stood up for our rights. Final words on screen “Attempts to bring down the patriarchy remain ongoing”. Too bloody right, in so many ways. Never be complacent.

New Chinese Gov. support for alternative proteins could accelerate regulatory approval for cultivated meat + drive R&D funding for alt pros. China previously announced aim to reduce meat consumption by 50% by 2030. #vegan cultivated-x.com/politics-law...

You can stand up for animals every time you sit down to eat, by choosing plant-based options 🌱 #vegan

If you’re planning your summer holiday, here’s a handy reminder from Humane World for Animals how to respect wildlife as a tourist. Simple stuff like don’t ride elephants or camels, swim with dolphins, have selfies with captive monkeys, pay to pet lion cubs. TY www.humaneworld.org/en/news/seve...

Anyone in #Brussels tonight? Don’t miss this great opprtunity to meet and talk about #animals in humanitarian disasters, taste some great #vegan bites and have a drink. All this above the largest #dinosaur gallery in #Europe. See programme, location and registration info in the link. #HumaneWorld

🌊 Whales are critical to the health of our oceans and our planet! Today, on #WorldWhaleDay, we remember that their existence is threatened by a myriad of human-caused threats such as climate change, pollution, bycatch, and illegal hunting. #HumaneWorld #EndAnimalCruelty

BIG news! Global animal charity Humane Society International has become Humane World for Animals! Watch our powerful new video envisioning a future without animal cruelty, set to a new recording of Peter Gabriel’s "Solsbury Hill" by pop superstar Sia! 🩵🌍🐾 youtu.be/TVGDny9eneo?...

Fascinating read in BBC Futures on impacts of cutting meat and embracing plant-based www.bbc.com/future/artic...

My beautiful Pip is 12 years old. Could not adore him more. That face!! 🥰

Grey seals, minke whales and bluefin tuna: is the North Sea bouncing back to its glory days?

Humane Society International/India + PFA saved an astonishing 751 buffaloes, goats, pigeons & chickens from beheading at Nepal’s Gadhimai animal sacrifice festival. Phenomenally proud of my India colleagues www.hsi.org/news-resourc...

Despicable that Iceland’s caretaker government has cynically pushed through granting a 5 year whaling licence before the new anticipated coalition government takes power. Whaling goes against morality, conservation, public opinion and Iceland’s own animal welfare law. The killing must end. 🐋

You can now follow my colleagues at Humane Society International/ Europe to see all the fabulous work they do to help make the world a less grim place for our animal friends 🐷 🐮 🦊 🐺 🐶 🐔 🦁

More beautiful animal souls saved from beheading at Gadhimai festival in Nepal. My HSI India colleagues are truly amazing. I have so much respect for them. This is exhausting but rewarding work. #EveryLifeMatters

The first of hopefully many animals my HSI/India colleagues are saving from being beheaded at Nepal’s Gadhimai animal sacrifice festival. They are working hard on the ground. Every life matters. 🐐 🐃 Thank goodness for these animal heroes.

The world’s going to hell in a hand cart but his furry little face makes everything better. @dogs.bsky.social

On @itvnews.bsky.social last night HSI’s fur farm investigation on cruelty & public health risk of fur industry. It’s why @RuthJoneslabour.bsky.social #FurFreeBritain Bill is so vital. 📺 Watch full report: www.itv.com/news/2024-11...

His whole life has been full of misery, pain, and suffering - for a hat. #FurFreeBritain

Really proud of my charity today, HSI/UK (sadly not on 🦋). Incredible work at Parliament w/ Ruth Jones MP + Four Paws calling for a fur import & sales ban. The fur trade is cruel to animals, a risk to public health and a nightmare for the environment. Let’s end it. #FurFreeBritain 🦊 🇬🇧

Q: What are farrowing crates? 🐖 A: A metal cage mother pigs are kept in for 5 weeks every time they give birth to piglets. They severely restrict movement, she can’t even turn around. Approx 200,000 pigs p.a suffer like this in U.K. Sign HSI/UK’s petition: hsi.org/TheCrateEscape

One of the most depressing issues I work on at Humane Society International is the Gadhimai animal sacrifice festival in Nepal. 10s of 1000s of animals beheaded in front of each other. My HSI India colleagues are preparing to deploy to the Indo-Nepal border to save as many as possible. No words.

Elephant tourism can mean a life of pain & torment for 🐘 so I was thrilled to help Sustainable Travel with this great guide to do’s + don’ts #ethicaltourism sustainabletravel.org/ethical-elep...

With just one inspector for every 878 farms, it’s no wonder industrial farming gets away with so much. This is exactly why investigations like ours are crucial – someone needs to keep an eye on what’s really happening behind closed doors. #animalphotojournalism

Good to see more acknowledgment of dog meat trade as key driver of human rabies in Asia. HSI’s work in Vietnam to eliminate the trade directly supports anti-rabies enforcement. Happy dogs Happy people. www.hsi.org/news-resourc...

@krs2vgn.bsky.social evening x

Shameful. It’s time to end horse racing cruelty. #YouBetTheyDie 🐎

Safe at last. Today HSI’s animal rescue team saved 16 dogs from a dog meat restaurant in Dong Nai, Vietnam that we are helping transform to a paint + gas cylinder store. Ending the #dogmeattrade is better for human health & animal welfare.

Excited that tomorrow our charity Humane Society International will be rescuing dogs from a #dogmeat restaurant & slaughterhouse in Vietnam. With our support, the owner is switching to selling paint & gas cylinders!

Every time you choose a #PlantBased meal over one containing meat, fish, eggs or dairy, you’re helping to create a kinder world for farmed animals. ❤️ Try vegan this #WorldVeganMonth! 🐷🌱

It’s never too late to help animals and the planet by switching to a #PlantBased diet! 🐄🐷🐓 #WorldVeganMonth