@nlgnyc-animal.bsky.social - ⚖️ NLGNYC Animal Rights Committee

12 Jul 2026 13:07 +0000

July 16, the ECHR may rebuke Switzerland for denying a pre-trial detainee Ⓥegan food for 338 days; mandating that Ⓥ food be given to all detainees who request it. Or the court may go further, ruling that denying detainees vegan food violates Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights.

11 Jun 2026 20:10 +0000

NYC Council Member, Chris Marte, is Primary Sponsor of Ryder's Law 3.0 < tinyurl.com/Int-0943-2026 > introduced today in a livestreamed, NYC council meeting, with support of nine other council members. "𝙒𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙢𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙝, 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧, 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜," Marte said.

28 May 2026 16:44 +0000

1st Asian #elephant to recognize herself in a mirror self-recognition test (2005). 1st elephant to have a #lawyer urge NY courts for her #freedom (2018). So many opportunities to #DoTheRightThing, forge new relationships. Instead, we regret the #RoadNotTaken. @nycourtscoa.bsky.social

27 May 2026 19:14 +0000

See that? It's a #death trap...an M44 cyanide bomb planted on public land to deter #hikers, campers, rock climbers enjoying the bits of #nature left. Touch it and it sprays .88mg of cyanide into your face. Ask Canyon Mansfield. Thanks USDA APHIS, @forestservice.bsky.social & BLM

13 May 2026 13:50 +0000

Currently before the #Senate: the 800+ page, overdue #FarmBill. Embedded in it is §12006. §12006 threatens our #democratic process by invalidating laws of ME, MA, RI, NJ, MI, OH, FL, CO, Az, CA and OR, that restrict extreme confinement for mother #pigs. The simple answer? STRIKETHROUGH.

13 May 2026 00:01 +0000

"𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘸 𝘢 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘵. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘺"-- Rep. Nick Langworthy As this 10year campaign went on, Ridglan sold ~30K #dogs to their death.

12 May 2026 23:56 +0000

"...People had to take matters into their own hands. These were not radical animal activists. These were people that saw a wrong and took steps to right it. Now we need to follow through with public policy."-- @RepLangworthy Ridglan killed ~30K #dogs during this 10year campaign.

30 Apr 2026 14:24 +0000

Were you hurt @RidglanFarms on April 18th? Tear gassed? Pepper sprayed? Shot by a rubber bullet? Join the #CLASSACTION lawsuit against Ridglan, Sheriff Barrett, private security guards, etc. Find & PM Susan Chana Lask, Esq. on #Facebook. Explain how you were injured, join the class, get compensated.

27 Apr 2026 23:22 +0000

Rep. Hinson's 𝙎𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙣 (H.R.4673) threatens to reverse decades of modest gains for #farm animals and force CA, MA, RI, OH, MI, MA, AZ, NJ and CO to accept gestation crates. Instead, tell your Congressperson to #KillBill 4673. . .and its ugly progeny (section 12006) embedded in the Farm Bill.

26 Apr 2026 21:54 +0000

🐺 Boebert's 𝐇.𝐑. 𝟖𝟒𝟓 to de-list wolves is a ticking time💣 It already passed the House, and is in the Senate's Environment & Public Works Committee. www.epw.senate.gov/public/ Phone and email these Senator(s) telling them NOT TO DELIST Wolves and kill bill H.R. 845. https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/845/all-actions

09 Apr 2026 12:26 +0000

Having run over and tortured a young #wolf, CODY ROBERTS of Daniel, WY was sentenced to 18 months' probation and a $1,450 fine. Roberts pled guilty to #animalcruelty March 5th. As a felon, he loses his gun and voting rights. Judge Lavery called his actions "disturbing," but included no jail time.

08 Apr 2026 16:01 +0000

🦆An Albany appeals court upheld NYC's 2019 𝘧𝘰𝘪𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴 ban, ruling that the city has authority to decide what's sold in its restaurants-- even if it affects profits of upstate businesses. The 2019 NYC law does not actually prohibit 𝘧𝘰𝘪𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴, but... More here: https://www.speciesunite.com/news-stories/new-york-court-clears-way-for-nyc-foie-gras-ban-to-take-effect

07 Apr 2026 16:29 +0000

🦈A 6-year/473 dive study of Fiji's bull sharks found that from large, bull shark assemblies, friendships form- i.e. 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘦. Sometimes it's pair-bonding, but often it's same sex companionship. How is this preference manifest? By synchronized swimming!

05 Apr 2026 20:42 +0000

𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮'𝙫𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙙 𝙄𝙩 with dog testing. Jennifer Welch and Wayne Hsiung name names, shame do-nothing democrats, and discuss the upcoming April 19th #beagle rescue (sign up at savethedogs.io). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsR-wzjPlgI

15 Dec 2025 17:45 +0000

𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐬 from 🇬🇧 Beagle trial: ▪️Ben: "Laws must change when they are out of sync with the people." ▪️Nathan: "MBR hooks IV lines to puppies and drains every last drop of their blood” for commercial sale. ▪️Hannah: “Every day I think about the dogs I rescued and the ones I left behind.”

05 Dec 2025 19:52 +0000

Cambridge Crown Court UK began to try 5️⃣ #Animal Rising activists who removed nearly 20 #beagles from Marshalls BioResources in a Dec. 2022 "open rescue". Additional defendants will appear in linked trials stretching out to March 2026 due to courtroom capacity constraints. https://tinyurl.com/UK-Beagle-Trial

04 Dec 2025 02:15 +0000

23-year old Zoe Rosenberg was sentenced to 90 days of jail time, then 2 years of probation. Zoe was convicted for an "open rescue" of 4 sick hens worth $0-$24. "𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙙𝙤𝙣’𝙩 𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚..." she said. Want to help? www.freezoe.org

28 Nov 2025 16:33 +0000

🦈Historic victory for the oceanic whitetip #Shark! CITES just listed them onto its highest level of protection-- Appendix 1. Whitetip shark numbers fell 80-90% in just 60 years, driven by a lucrative illegal #sharkfin trade, driven by Asian demand for shark fin soup. More here bit.ly/4olha9w https://bit.ly/4olha9w

21 Nov 2025 18:53 +0000

Signal compromised? #AnimalActivist and #FOIA guru, Ryan Shapiro, discovered that the #FBI spied on a private #Signal group chat of immigrants’ rights activists organizing “courtwatch” efforts in NYC. Read: tinyurl.com/FBI-Signal

20 Nov 2025 17:10 +0000

𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬 of Daniel, Wyoming plead #notguilty Monday to “knowingly, and with intent to cause undue suffering”. . ."torturing or tormenting” a "gray #wolf”. Roberts' trial is set for March 9, 2026 before Wyoming Sweetwater County District Judge Richard Lavery. tinyurl.com/Judge-Lavery

19 Nov 2025 23:05 +0000

▪️ The 🥇first lawyers' org to welcome female attorneys and people of color (1939); ▪️ The 🥇first lawyers' org to embrace feminism, War Resisters and LGBTQ rights; ▪️ The lawyers you call when planning your demonstration; . . .has resolved to integrate 𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 into all its chapters, nationwide.

09 Nov 2025 13:51 +0000

Are you an activist? Will you be targeted under the #𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐀𝐜𝐭? As #Antifa? Or 'Extreme Trans'? An ounce of preparation is worth a pound of cure. Register for this free webinar, tomorrow.⤵️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]

08 Nov 2025 00:41 +0000

What to watch this #weekend?🍿 🐒🐒🐒𝟑𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐲𝐬 --a 26-minute @speciesunite.bsky.social film that follows the residents of Bainbridge, Georgia as they confront a billion-dollar industry and a looming monkey lab. tinyurl.com/30KMonkeys #nomonkeys #downtownbainbridge #SpeciesUnite #endanimaltesting https://tinyurl.com/30KMonkeys

02 Nov 2025 16:56 +0000

Pennsylvania #hunters buy NYC #pigeons, starve them, fling them out of boxes and shoot them as target practice. It's illegal but there's only ever been one arrest. #poaching continues because it's lucrative. Thank you @speciesunite.bsky.social for caring and covering it ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/Pigeon-poaching

31 Oct 2025 17:51 +0000

Are all-𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 cats 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 likely to be adopted than cats of other colors? Are they 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 likely to be adopted in October than at other times of year? A 2-year study of 8,000 shelter cats examines the relationship between coat color and euthanasia/adoption/transfer. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7597961/

30 Oct 2025 01:11 +0000

⚖️ Zoe Rosenberg, convicted on all counts. 𝗗𝗫𝗘 arranged a Zoom for tomorrow, Thursday, 𝐎𝐜𝐭. 𝟑𝟎𝐭𝐡 at 6pm PT/9pm ET at dxe.io/actioncall. "𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘡𝘰𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳."

28 Oct 2025 22:15 +0000

The stench was so bad, agents got nauseous inside Ridglan Farms. Blind #dogs spun madly in circles. Dogs cannibalized each other. Staff mutilated dogs' eyes. 311 violations. It's time to #ShutItDown Sign➡️ tinyurl.com/End-This-Now https://tinyurl.com/End-This-Now

24 Oct 2025 16:28 +0000

Voting 3️⃣0️⃣ to 5️⃣, the Supervisors of Dane County, Wisconsin overwhelmingly passed Resolution 119 last night, urging state officials to revoke the license of 𝙍𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙁𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙨, a local #dog testing facility that faces years of scrutiny over #AnimalCruelty charges.

21 Oct 2025 19:54 +0000

For 25 years, Tim Gruenke prosecuted rapists, drug dealers, pedophiles, #AnimalAbusers and murderers. But a 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? Would Wisconsin #AnimalCruelty laws even apply?🤔 He's confused! He doesn't know! Do him a favor: Tell Gruenke no one is #abovethelaw, least of all 𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗿𝗺𝘀. 📲 608-785-9604

20 Oct 2025 17:16 +0000

💉In 2024, 42,880 dogs, 12,004 cats and 11,656 sheep were killed in painful medical experiments. Will #RFK -- via #nih's new organoid development center (@frednatlab) in Frederick, MD-- finally curb #animaltesting? Will it bring #animalrights activists into the MAHA fold? https://tinyurl.com/RFK-v-AnimalTesting