Paige Nelson Ⓥ

On May 4th, the Faroe Islands carried out the first grind of the year. In Sándavágur more than 125 pilot whales alongside several Atlantic white-sided dolphins were slaughtered. Their fear and pain meant nothing to the communities standing by, treating suffering as tradition.

Abducted From Her Family: Corky's Story Will Break Your Heart headlines.peta.org/abducted-famil… via @PETA

Left behind in Kabul. Alone. He waited 47 days. K-9 Chaos was not a dog who did his job. He was a dog who had DECIDED, completely, permanently, without reservation, that Lieutenant Marcus Webb was coming back for him. No matter how long it took. At Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, on the morning of August 30th, 2021, a three-year-old Belgian Malinois sat in an empty aircraft hangar. The last American plane had left six hours ago. The evacuation was over. Chaos had been left behind. Not intentionally. The chaos of the withdrawal. The panic. The rush. Webb had been separated from Chaos during the final evacuation. Put on a different plane. Told Chaos would be on the next flight. There was no next flight. Chaos survived the first day alone. Waiting at the hangar where Webb had left him. Chaos survived the first week. Scavenging food from abandoned military supplies. Chaos survived 47 days in Taliban-controlled Kabul. Alone. Hiding. Waiting. Because Chaos survived on the belief that Webb wouldn't leave him forever. Back in the United States, Webb was losing his mind. Filed reports. Called congressmen. Contacted rescue organizations. Went on the news. "I left my dog in Afghanistan," he said on CNN, his voice breaking. "I left my brother. And I'm going to get him back." The military said it was impossible. Kabul had fallen. Taliban controlled the airport. No way to extract a dog. Webb didn't care about impossible. He contacted Pineapple Express, a veteran-run extraction operation. Gave them Chaos's last known location. Sent photos. Videos. Anything that could help. For 47 days, Webb didn't sleep. Didn't eat properly. Just waited for news. On October 16th, 2021, his phone rang. "We found him," the voice said. "We found Chaos." A rescue team had infiltrated Kabul. Used Webb's intel. Found Chaos still at the hangar. Still waiting. Forty-seven days later. Chaos was emaciated. Dehydrated. Traumatized. But alive. The extraction took three days. Smuggling Chaos out of Taliban-controlled territory. Through checkpoints. Through danger. But they got him out. On October 19th, 2021, Chaos landed at Dulles International Airport. Webb was waiting on the tarmac. When they opened the crate, Chaos didn't move. Stared at Webb like he was seeing a ghost. "It's me, brother," Webb said, kneeling down. "I came back. I promised I'd come back." Chaos stepped out slowly. Walked to Webb. Collapsed into his arms. The reunion video went viral. Seventeen million views in three days. But what people didn't see was what happened after. For six months, Chaos wouldn't sleep unless Webb was in the room. Wouldn't eat unless Webb fed him. Wouldn't go outside unless Webb went first. "He's terrified I'll leave him again," Webb said in an interview. "And I don't blame him. I left him once. In the worst place. At the worst time. He waited 47 days for me. And I'll spend the rest of my life making sure he knows I'm never leaving again." Three years later, Chaos still sleeps with his head on Webb's chest. Still follows him everywhere. Still making sure Webb doesn't disappear. K-9 Chaos. Survived 47 days alone in Kabul. Extracted by heroes. Reunited with his handler. Home. facebook.com/share/1HLX9dCv… #LostAndFound #doglover #seniordogs #animalwelfare #militarydog #k9hero #dogrescue #Kabul #47Days #LeftBehind #BroughtHome

The Government has finally confirmed that the all badger culling will end including in the last cull licence area in Cumbria. After 13 years & the slaughter of 250,000 badgers at a public cost of £100 million this tragedy is finally over. We must now ensure it never starts again under a new Government in 2029. Well done to everyone who took to the fields marched in the streets and stood outside the Courts to end this this cruel costly madness

Please don't harm Opossums! They’re harmless and actually really useful. They keep pests in check (eating ticks, roaches, rats, and scorpions), clean up dead animals, and help spread seeds. Basically, they’re nature’s cleanup crew!

Today, the House passed the Farm Bill 224-200. We won’t minimize it — this is a loss, and it stings. It could strip away all the laws we’ve fought to pass in New York, like the ban on foie gras.🦆 But here’s what we need you to hear: the fight is far from over. The Save Our Bacon Act (EATS Act) may have made it through the House, but it still has to get through the Senate — and that’s where we believe we can stop it. The Senate is our next battleground. And we’re ready. To every single person who called their rep, tweeted, shared our posts, and raised their voice this week — thank you. You showed up. That matters more than you know, and it’s exactly the energy we’re bringing into the next round. Stay with us. The animals need us now more than ever.

Canada's 🍁#DFO has announced that 15,550 harp seals🦭 have been "landed." This means that MORE THAN 15,500 HARP SEAL PUPS🦭 have been killed. Guesstimates are an additional 5% are "struck & lost." Please help us stop this atrocity. harpseals.org/how-to-help 🦭🦭🦭

PLEASE SIGN: Two THOUSAND #Beagles Could Be Sold to Laboratories Unless YOU Take Action peta.vg/44pv via @peta

Right now, thousands of baby seals are dying as climate change destroys their sea ice habitat. The Canadian sealing industry wants to slaughter the survivors.  Climate change has caused the lowest sea ice formations in recorded history off Canada’s East Coast in recent years. For seals who give birth on the small fragile ice floes, this is a disaster. Despite this, the Canadian government and sealing industry representatives have suggested that the annual seal kill level in Atlantic should be in the hundreds of thousands.  This year, tens of thousands of seal pups—having already survived the destruction of their sea ice habitat—will be shot at and clubbed for their fur. Others—some likely while still conscious—will be impaled on metal hooks, dragged onto bloody boat decks, and beaten to death.

A #MASSACRE OF #BABY HARP SEALS is happening around #Newfoundland & #Labrador.🇨🇦 10,014 #DEFENSELESS #PUPS who were born about a month ago have been shot & clubbed to death for their fur. PLEASE HELP US STOP THIS ATROCITY.🥶 harpseals.org/how-to-help🦭🦭🦭#EndtheSealHunt4Good

A critically endangered great hammerhead was finned and left to die on Juno Beach. This isn't happening in distant waters. It's happening in the U.S., and it's illegal. The FFWSis investigating w/ a $5k reward Video by @__haileywilson , @mikeosharktails, & @libertyology

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Beloved Pip. 2011 - 2026. From rescued stray to Gwydir dog (and the star of many photos on these pages!) Filled with gratitude and love for those 15 fabulous years of gentle companionship.

The dreaded harp seal "hunt" has begun.😢 Please send an email📱 @MarkJCarney & other Canadian 🍁officials to help end it now: impactinbox.org/emails/emails.… 🦭🦭🦭#EndtheSealHunt4Good #harpseals #savetheseals 🦭#endtheslaughter #CanadaShame 🖤

In honor of Ram Dass' 95th birthday, Mercy For Animals & the Love Serve Remember Foundation are thrilled to release "Voices of Hope ~ Words of Wisdom by Ram Dass," a film we produced to illuminate his lifetime of inspiring wisdom & reverence for animals, people, & the planet. 💙

Urge Congress to oppose H.R 7159, the misleadingly titled “Protecting Local Zoos Act,” which would undermine the highly effective Big Cat Public Safety Act (BCPSA). action.ifaw.org/page/187160/ac…

Urge Congress to oppose H.R 7159, the misleadingly titled “Protecting Local Zoos Act,” which would undermine the highly effective Big Cat Public Safety Act (BCPSA). action.ifaw.org/page/187160/ac…

@theanimalvoters Endless gratitude 💚🦆

Today, we won! 🦆💜 After years of legal battles, organizing, and refusing to back down, New York City’s ban on the sale of foie gras has been upheld by the state’s Appellate Division — and we couldn’t be prouder of every single person who made this moment possible. VFAR is a proposed intervenor-appellant and an amicus curiae in the case. Read more on our blog! vfar.org/duck-yeah-new-…

Visit our Ke Kai Ola hospital in HI during our free Open House Series. Ocean-inspired keiki crafts & tours for the whole family!📍73-731 Makako Bay Drive, Kailua-Kona, HI 📅 3/7 🕙 10am-12pm 🦭 Let us know you're coming (not required) ➡️ bit.ly/3MFfxq4.