Cyn @starfishgirl.bsky.social Activist, Herbalist,Fermenter. Love Animals, don't eat them. Liberal & Progressive, Buddhist in progress. No one is truly Free unless we All are Free. Truth Has It's own Voice. Married. No chats please. Free Tibet! Protect Democracy!
Thomas Denk @thomasdenk.bsky.social AGAINST RIGHT! GEGEN RECHTS! AGAINST NAZIS! GEGEN FPร!
STEP DOWN, MR. PRESIDENT!
REMOVE TRUMP!
GO VEGAN: I DONโT RENOUNCE, I REFUSE!
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#BOYCOTT #FCKNZS #FASCISM #CORRUPTION #DEMOCRACY
#WeStandWithUkraine- K Kim Stallwood @kimstallwood.bsky.social Animal Rights Author & Independent Scholar. The British Library holds my archive. Tier im Recht has my collection. Writing the biography of Topsy the Elephant.
Reform NYC ACC @nyshelterreform.bsky.social NYC ACC kills thousands of healthy & adoptable companion animals every year. Our goal is to stop these needless deaths & better support the well-being of animals in our shelter system.
@zoienyc.bsky.social
@ckinser.bsky.social
#reformNYCACC
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Team Animal Voice @tav4accmedicals.bsky.social ๐ Networkers giving a voice to the forgotten dogs of #NYCACC ๐
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Vegan Activist๐ฑ @veg-activism.bsky.social activist for the earth and all the living beings on it.
Chantal โ๐ Spokesperson for the Animal Kingdom @aquafabamcgee.bsky.social #VeganFTA #unapologeticallyvegan #activist, rainbow bridge dog mom ๐, artist, atheist, feminist, social justice advocate, French Canadian, Montrealer, she/her
Twitter @aquafabamcgee
Animal Rising @animalrising.org Join us to take action for animals, nature and climate justice. ๐ฎ ๐ฑ
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Mason @masonxm.bsky.social Exploring new worlds. Science fan. Vegan friendly.
"Everybody is my people. Let my people go" ๐๐ @carolhashadit.bsky.social I welcome ALL Canadians ๐จ๐ฆ! I am so sorry about the way that you have been treated by our fascist government. I love and advocate for ALL animals! Equal rights for ALL!!! ๐ซ DMs ๐ซ MAGAts ๐ซ crypto ๐ซporn! Huge Bowie fan!๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฆ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ฌ๐ง๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Captain Dave @lukeandleaya.com Gamer, Animal Rights Activist, Vegan and Proud Cat Parent to twin Scottish Folds Luke and Leaya.
Ethical Vegans Community ๐บ๐ฌ @evcuganda.bsky.social At Ethical weโre passionate about promoting plant based living, animal rights and sustainable projects. We aim to educate people to make compassionate choices, reducing harm to animals, humans and the environment ๐โฎ๏ธ๐บ๐ฌ๐ฑ๐๐ป
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BigFeetBigHeart @penpensl.bsky.social Open water/cold water swimmer, rides a bike, runs a bit, lifts weights. Vegan. Tea drinker. Bad at taking photos. Mum & Wife
Deers โ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ @lovesnoodles.bsky.social loves deer and noodles and everything vegan. 27/F
18+ only. Some videos reposted are graphic, please proceed with caution.
tm @tygnst.bsky.social Husband, father and relentless tinker.
Pushing for open-mindedness, equity, understanding, respect, empathy and education for and about all persons, communities and cultures.
Absolute ally. He/his. Vegan. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
SciFi geek.
Probably listening to somafm.com
Lee Thumwood @lt14gjc.bsky.social Vegan | Boxing Lover | Proud Father
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Koldo @koldomv.bsky.social Natura, Beganismo, Desazkunde.๐ฑ
Naturaleza, Veganismo, Decrecimiento.
Stop genocide and free Palestine!
Nafarroa, EH.
GHAllison1 @ghallison1.bsky.social Feminist, Animal Rights activist, Vegan for the animals, Ph.D., Purdue alum, Reader, Retired from Nonprofit, Survived cancer/depression, Widowed by alcoholism, Atheist, Twin Cities, MN Hike, Walk, Row
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NO DMs unless I know you!
Syracuse Vegan Living Program @syrveganlivingprgm.bsky.social Want to go vegan, but need some help & support? The Syracuse Vegan Living Program covers the hows & whys of living vegan, including the ethical & environmental considerations, nutrition, cooking, meal planning, & living vegan in a not-yet-vegan world.
Jellien Smid ๐ฑ @pien66.bsky.social 
#SocialJustice #EndPoverty #ClimateCrisis #Environment โegan๐ฅฆ # @donlee.bsky.social #Veganism is not a diet. It is an ethical way of life that renounces and denounces #speciesism and #anthropocentrism
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brown cloud @milehighdsa.bsky.social veganism, bike commuting, DSA, environmental protection/appreciation, DEI, publicly-funded politics, universal healthcare, reproductive rights, reparations, criminal justice reform, unions, fair trade, strong public schools, CRT, debt-free college, hip hop
Stephen J.Reid @stereid.bsky.social Not a "glass half full" person.
Not a "glass half empty" person.
More of a "glass knocked over, glass trod on, glass splinters in my foot, blood & red wine all over the carpet" sort of person.
#joinGreenparty.org.uk
Socialist. Vegan. EFC.
Liverpool, UK
Asim Ali @asimali.bsky.social American studies prof. Erstwhile economist. Sometime musician. Habitat builder. Pro-bunny. Earthling. Trying to make more darkness. โ He/him
Mongabay @mongabay.com Award-winning nonprofit media outlet publishing global environmental science & news in 8 languages via bureaus in India, Brazil, Africa, Latin America, Indonesia & US: https://mongabay.com
Vos ๐ฆ @moekaatje.bsky.social #animals #animalrights #nature #climate #vegan โWe are all animalsโ
Animal Justice @animal-justice.bsky.social Canadaโs only national animal law non-profit. Our lawyers lead the legal fight for animal protection.
Ink & Bubbles @inkandbubbles.bsky.social Explorer ๐ โข Global Legal & Political Theorist โ๏ธ โข Vegan Epicure ๐พ๐ฅ
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oiko-the-beagle.bsky.social @oiko-the-beagle.bsky.social I'm a 1-year-old beagle rescued from Ridglan Farms in Wisconsin, adjusting and loving this new life of freedom with my family in the NW Chicago suburbs.
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Tim Osborne Photography ๐ @timosborne.ca Photographer located in St. Albert, AB, Canada.
Ambassador for @exposedwildlife.bsky.social.
Member: Canadian Conservation Photographers Collective
(he/him)
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Petal Lu โ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ @petallu.bsky.social #Vegan ๐๐ฑ #AnimalRights #Activist #SaveThePlanet #Democrat #Woke #Science #Feminist #BLM #EqualRights #Ally Cat Mom ๐๐โโฌ & Foster๐ฑ Cycling ๐ดโโ๏ธ Nature ๐๐๐ฆโ๏ธ๐ป๐๐ธ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐
Agnostic โฎ๏ธ She/Her ๐ธ๐ท
Curtis @paranoidandr01d.bsky.social Liberation for all sentient beings. Fuck fascism.
Vegan for the Animals โข He/Him โข PDX
Justice Folen โ @justiciafernandez.bsky.social #Vegan ๐ฑ #Vegana ๐ #Environmentalist ๐ #AnimalRightsAdvocate ๐ถ๐ค #LGBTQIA+ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ #FreePalestine ๐ต๐ธ #FreeSudan ๐ธ๐ฉ
18/ 3year vegan/ Catholic/ Anti-Maga
She/They
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@zoienyc.bsky.social @zoienyc.bsky.social ๐ Owned by rescue dogs. Vegan for the animals. Save our #wildhorses ๐
#RESIST #PERSIST #REPEAT
#ReformNYCACC mission to end inhumane murder of adoptable animals
@nyshelterreform.bsky.social
Orangutan Land Trust @orangutanlandtrust.bsky.social Enabling sustainable solutions for the long-term survival of the orangutan in the wild.
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Lotta @lotta20241113.bsky.social Vegan interested in our Environment and Climate.
Animal Rights should be at the same page as Human Rights, maybe renamed Sentient Beings Rights
Owned by two chinchillas. They are bad mannered and mischievous and totally adorable.
#pigoneer
312.6 ppm
Steph Sunshine - Vegan Recipes @stephsunshine.com I'm a vegan food blogger with a mission of creating recipes that make it easy to go and stay vegan! Follow me for delicious vegan indulgences and healthy meals.
๐ฑ Check out all my recipes at stephsunshine.com
Ms M ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ธ๐๐งถโพ๏ธ @themorganic.bsky.social Norfolk based (Formerly Midlands) Diverse interests. Vegan, green pursuits, crochet. Angry about human destruction of our planet & its inhabitants.
(No DMs).
@ahfitzroy.bsky.social @ahfitzroy.bsky.social Be a voice for the voiceless ๐ฑ
Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com Your story. Your platform. Follow our live coverage on aljazeera.com
Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social Who is that dude by on IN LIVING COLOR? Help who you can, when you can, for as long as you can. City From Above. We live and we struggle. No DMโs Born April 1. Really!
Sandy P. Peng @sandyppeng.bsky.social Animal welfare, animal rights, activism, travel, vegan ๐ฑ My statement fashion brand: SANDY P. PENG ยฎ. www.sandyppeng.com
Tempeh before money โ @quentin-lprnc.bsky.social Eating grass since 2013 ๐ฑ (he/them)
Vegan | Feminist | Antifascist | Anticapitalist | Nerd | LGBTQ+ ally |
Vegan.Ravishing.Ravenous @veganravishing.bsky.social Inspiring, Ravishing Home Cooks and Vegan Food Reviews. Boston Happy Cow Ambassador.
Please follow me here, IG, Facebook, Happy Cow or Yelp! Vegan follow back๐๐ป
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VeganSocietyIreland @vegansociety.bsky.social The Vegan Society of Ireland promotes veganism as an ethical and sustainable lifestyle choice, advocates for animal rights and educates the public about the impact of their choices on other species and the environment. Registered Charity No.: 20035389.
Sameer Kankali โโฎโ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐๐ธ๐ฎ๐ท๐๐โ๏ธโ๐ผ @sameerkankali.bsky.social MUNDUS SINE CAESARIBUS ๐๐ฆ
#Activist #HumanRights #AnimalRights #UBI #ClimateChange #Books #Tech #Poker #Chess
He/Him/His
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@galgoamigo.bsky.social @galgoamigo.bsky.social I love animals more than anything, and I am appalled by the cruelty we humans inflict on animals. Vegan (mainly 4 the animals, but also 4 the environment and my own health) since many years. If you're an animal friend and follow me, I'll follow you back!
sandalsinthesnow.bsky.social @sandalsinthesnow.bsky.social "The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.โ - Hannah Arendt
she/her
๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐๐๐บ๐ฆ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ โฅ ๐ DMs will be blocked.
๐ซ MAGA ๐ฆ ฮฉ
Call Reps in Congress at (202) 224-3121
Alex ๐ฑ @plantfulalex.bsky.social Vegan farmer ๐ฑ๐๐ธ Foreigner in UK ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Progressive Liberal. Rescue dogs dad. Artisan baker. Atheist.
#pigoneer #BanGreyhoundRacing #ClimateChange
Erika โ ๐๐ฒ๐ @veganswemo.bsky.social ๐ถ please picture me in the trees ๐ถ
Emo swiftie, dog mom. -love being outside & taking photos, cooking/baking, music is life, tattoo addict (37 so far), very justice & science oriented, astrophile- #m4a #ubi #blm #adoptdontshop #transrightsmatter #govegan
Micahdahikah @hffmn.us Micah (โ ๏ธ๐คฌ) (he/him/his), nerd ๐ป, hiker of long trails ๐๏ธ (PCTโ23, ATโ18, CDTโ๐คทโโ๏ธ), fueled by plants ๐ฑ, driven by justice โ๏ธ, informed by empathy โฅ๏ธ and the collective knowledge ๐ of scientists, intellectuals, and journalists, ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ intersectional feminist ally ๐โโฌ.
Gearpunk โ @gearpunkv.bsky.social Vegan, Ace, Nerd, They/Them.
I love reading and will visit Bluesky in times where I have time but no books available.
Lesser Haired Urban Guerrilla.
Donna Hopkins โ @vegandreamer.bsky.social Retired elementary teacher, Vegan for life, theirs, mine and the planet. Animal lover, artist, avid reader... against fascism, stop the coup, release the Epstein Files, Lock em up and throw away the key #vegan #animalrights #animalliberation โ
Animals Australia @animalsaustralia.org Australiaโs leading animal protection organisation. Creating a kinder world โ for all.
Martin Whybrow @martin-whybrow-1.bsky.social Vegan, animal rights activist and speaker. Author of non-profit book, โHow Long Shall These Things Be? Inspirational Stories from the Front Line for Animalsโ
PressingTofu @pressingtofu.bsky.social
The Sixth Extinction is Real.
The biggest story in human history is the sixth extinction.
โBeard ๐ฑ @vbeard.bsky.social
โ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ โ BSL ๐ค โ House music ๐ต โ SUP ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ โ Movies ๐ โ Vegan ๐ฑ โ Pigoneer x2 ๐ โ Edinburgh Marathon 2027 ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ
https://www.justgiving.com/page/v-beard?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL
AfD-Verbot Jetzt! @afdverbotjetzt.bsky.social Menschenwรผrde verteidigen und Demokratie schรผtzen.
Organisierten extremen Rechten den Boden entziehen.
#NieWiederIstJetzt
#AfDVerbotJetzt
https://afd-verbot.jetzt
Wolf Conservation Center ๐บ @nywolforg.bsky.social The Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) is a non-profit organization that promotes wolf conservation by teaching about wolves and their role in our world.
nywolf.org
Jay ๐ฟ๏ธ @jessa-leigh-nyc.bsky.social Facing 12+ years in prison for helping save innocent beagles from felony animal abuse.
savethedogs.io
Animal Care Specialist โข Animal Rights Activist โข Wildlife Rescue/Rehab โข Obsessed With Squirrels, Democracy & SAVING THE DOGS
Barbala โ๏ธโค๏ธ๐ฑโ ๐ชท @barbala.bsky.social Most important thing about me is Iโve been vegan since 2013 to end animal cruelty. Blue voter stuck in Florida. Agnostic. Living with multiple myeloma since 2018. Fuck the patriarchy. Krasnov is a cunt and a pedophile.
Sentient @sentientmedia.org Stories + solutions for a changing world.
Nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet investigating factory farms and their effect on climate, animals, health, politics and more.
Send tips to sentientmediatips@proton.me
PETA @peta.org Animals are not ours to experiment on, eat, wear, use for entertainment, or abuse in any other way. #EndSpeciesism
Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Mayor of New York City
Nashville Animal Advocacy @nashvegans.bsky.social ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ค๐ค๐๐ ๐ & ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ ๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ค
linktr.ee/NashvilleAnimalAdvocacy
Steve McKerrall @photosteve.bsky.social Chemist, wildlife photographer, scuba diver ๐จโ๐ฌ๐คฟ๐ธ๐ฆ
. Iโm especially obsessed with raptors and owls. Iโll post wildlife photos most days, photos my own. I shoot with OM Systems camera gear.
https://stevemckerrall.com/
Jeff @jeff-in-sd.bsky.social Retired scientist and now full-time Cat dad of 3. Lifelong Democrat; Japanese maple and Ginkgo biloba fan. Vegan 7+ years. Just say no to fascism and vote blue.
Greetings from San Diego.
Iv โ @purplepotato.bsky.social Vegan food photographer who enjoys making edible art ๐จ
I also dabble in 3D modelling, book writing, and like sharing pictures of nature that I took ๐
Also find me on:
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mariola @marib3.bsky.social 35 (she/her) ๐ป๐ผ
art, animals, pokemon, creatures, world
silly derpy round and soft creatures
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floraLaura @floralora.bsky.social mom nurse feminist ๐ฑVegan ๐ฑhuman=animal equal rights advocate โgardener๐๐ฉต๐๐๐ฑ๐โค๏ธ๐ฉต๐ โฎ๏ธTEACH LOVE
Carolyn Handley @dalgonar.bsky.social ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ด๐๐๐๐ณ๐๏ธVegan for 15 years. Animal advocate and occasional horse rescuer. Leftist. Greenie my whole life. Love my 3 greyhounds, 7 horses and 1 deaf rescue cat. Despise the ๐ shitstain. ๐ซmaggots ๐ซDMs ๐ซCrypto ๐ซporn
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Amir โ @amirvegan.bsky.social The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity. โ George Bernard Shaw
VegPlotter: Online Vegetable Garden and Allotment Planner @vegplotter.com The best online Vegetable Garden & Allotment planning software to get you organised in the garden.
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Rainbow Warriors - The Time Has Come ๐๐ @rainbow-warriors.bsky.social โ๏ธ WE SHARE WHAT MATTERS TO US
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Alex M.๐ | Until every cage is emptyโ๐๐พ | #FreePalestine๐๐ @alex-liberatnfront.bsky.social Until every cage is empty is not just a phrase to me, it is a promise.
Until every cage is empty, every chain is broken, and every animal is treated with dignity, I will not stop โ๏ธ
Until every soul is free, the work is not done. โ๐๐พ
@rowanbriggs.bsky.social @rowanbriggs.bsky.social 
@crpruds.bsky.social @crpruds.bsky.social Vegan for the animals.
LGBTQ ally.
Please be kind to all living beings.
Badger Trust @badgertrust.bsky.social The leading voice for badgers, working to protect badgers, their setts and their habitats. Working with a network of 50 local badger groups across England and Wales. End the cull now.
badgertrust.org.uk
Oliver @oliverforanimals.bsky.social ๐ฑ 18
๐ข Animal Rights Activist
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Plant Based News @plantbasednews.bsky.social ๐ All things health, environment & animals
Sea-Watch @sea-watch.org Wir retten Menschen auf der Flucht vor dem Ertrinken.
Spende jetzt: http://sea-watch.org 
Mel ๐๐๐ฒโ๐ณ๐ @norska11.bsky.social ๐ณ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ Retired garden buyer, Begonia grower, chicken keeper. *No DM's-unsolicited DM's = instant block*, no lists. ๐ ally, ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธally, kindness to animals, respect for our beautiful earth, #Pigoneer๐ท, Palmoildetectives.com ๐ Oregonian
Karen Noรฉ - Peace Advocate, Animal Ally, Psychic Medium, Author @karennoeauthor.bsky.social I'm a peace and oneness activist - for all of humanity, the environment, and for all animals. I'm also a psychic medium and author. Let's spread light on this beautiful planet. www.KarenNoe.com
FARM Animal Rights Movement @farmusa.org Standing up for animals and promoting vegan lifestyles since 1976. FARM is a 501(c)3 NFP dedicated to ending the use of animals for food.
Ric @veganfitnessric.bsky.social Vegan food and fitness
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Tom @tomiespera.bsky.social Average Guy:
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May all beings everywhere be happy and free. ๐๐๐๐
brad homewood ๐ฑ ๐ด @bradhomewood.bsky.social Climate & ecological activist and organiser rebelling on stolen land.
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jacques moran @jacquesmoran.bsky.social changer les hommes avec des gรฉraniums ๐ฑ
Mark Witton @markwitton.bsky.social Palaeoartist, palaeontologist, author, documentary consultant and creature designer. Affiliated with the University of Portsmouth, UK; views and opinions are my own.
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Ms.Andrist โ @vee-gang.bsky.social She/Her ๐ฉ๐ป/ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐/โ๏ธ/ ๐ฟ/๐/ Mostly feminism, veganism, politics, & music. Views are definitely not my ownโ๏ธ
Crisp @crisp91.bsky.social Save Democracy๐บ๐ธ
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๐ Leslie ๐ @jazzzzzy.bsky.social Proud Nana to Riley and Reese, animal lover, senior, liberal, atheist, healthy vegan, music lover, book lover, nature lover and best life navigator (Squirrel!)
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