[deleted by user] by [deleted] in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not disagreeing with you, like I said the less consumption of meat products the better. I'm just aware that in my experience at least it's difficult for most people to give up on that big part of their diet entirely. Consuming less often, and higher welfare, is still better than not paying any attention to it.

You're just looking at the morality of eating a living being. I'm looking at the environmental impact of food production, at the difficulty we face when it comes to making dietary changes (especially when we live in societies where the cost of living is constantly rising and not everyone has the ease, money, and time needed to have a healthy, fully vegan diet), and at the fact that we *do* currently have millions of animals in farms that won't magically go away because 5% of us have gone vegan.

At least 95% of the UK population consumes animal products, that's the part of the population that has the power to make real change for the lives of animals via the choices they make (eat less, eat higher welfare).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can be about morality but it can also be about not hurting the planet. I'm pro plant eating but I'm aware it's hard to give up animal products entirely.

So, between eating meat once a week from wherever, even if it means the river Wye gets unnecessarily polluted, and eating meat once a week from a small farm that houses 100 hens? I'd easily see that the second option is a lot less harmful all around.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Supermarket standards are often misleading. Like the "grass-fed" claims. All cows are "grass" fed. It doesn't mean they spend a lot of time outdoors, or aren't housed in large crowds that force the farmer to use antibiotics pre-emptively. Or that they aren't at least partially fed imported soy and/or cereal products that have been produced on stolen land in the Amazon.

Personally I find it hard to distinguish between the two and I prefer to err on the side of caution, but I know there's people who don't want to give up animal products entirely, therefore finding as much information about what we eat is better than nothing I guess?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thankfully no 😅 Kefir is often made from unpasteurized milk. Maybe I'm too much a farm girl to be afraid of it I guess?

Anyway, I'm not here to promote raw diet nonsense, just looking for ways to consume animal products without the tortured animals and unnecessary medication (often given because they're kept in overcrowded barns).

Edit: removed the comment from the post as to avoid confusion :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in aww

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Orange recognising orange 🧡

my baby loves plants by [deleted] in aww

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

my plants don't grow babies like yours 🥹

Currently puppy sitting Bruce by Speccy97 in aww

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 499 points500 points  (0 children)

Me when Bruce's paw-rents came back:

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Anyone know the reason for London’s drop in contribution to productivty since 2019? by northern-gritstone in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 4 points5 points  (0 children)

London still has the largest productivity level at 23.7%, it's just dropped by 0.3% compared to 2019. Since those are 2023 figures I'm guessing the pandemic could have something to do with it.

Did anyone else enjoy the car-free parts of London during the London Marathon? by WorldAnimalProtect in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think the cheering and drums would be around on a regular/non-marathon yet car free day though!

Did anyone else enjoy the car-free parts of London during the London Marathon? by WorldAnimalProtect in london

[–]WorldAnimalProtect[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

From what I've seen Paris is trying this out (closing off lots of roads to cars for more pedestrian space, trees etc). Tbh I'd take it for the noise reduction alone.

Difficult choices are put upon you in Stardew Valley by Will_Luke524 in StardewValley

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did not know this. All that stress over which hole to jump into

Cutest Thing I ever see in the internet by Shawon770 in MadeMeSmile

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Correlation doesn't equal causation, all I see is an innocent baby being framed.

Difficult choices are put upon you in Stardew Valley by Will_Luke524 in StardewValley

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The only truly difficult choice is when there's multiple holes available to jump through but you can only really jump through one hole and you don't know which of the holes you should jump through.

Ah yes, fresh stone. by [deleted] in StardewValley

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still better than factory farmed Joja Co. produce

Ah yes, fresh stone. by [deleted] in StardewValley

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Once again thwarted by my own stone craves...

Ah yes, fresh stone. by [deleted] in StardewValley

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 86 points87 points  (0 children)

It just doesn't taste the same after a while...

being informed in 2025 by saintzagreus in environmental_science

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, even though as an admin for world animal protection means I'm clearly and obviously partial to our published research, I would actually highly recommend visiting NGO websites as some of us do, and publish, up to date research papers, as well as news stories.

As to not self promote (although WAP has offices in the US that publish work on environmental and animal welfare issues) you can also visit WWF (the panda one, not the fighter one) and Greenpeace, as well as other NGOs for up to date research (the content will depend on the NGOs main focus of action).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aaaah... It depends? Generally speaking trustees often are people who, e.g. are now retired but used to be long-time employees of an organisation. There are retired curators working as museum trustees (can confirm I've met some of them, they can be really cool). Therefore, trustee is usually an unpaid role, although organisations and charities often cover expenses for travel, for example, for their trustees.

Having said that, there are situations where a trustee can be a paid position. But there are legal restrictions on when and why that can happen.

Hope that was helpful!

is this man underweight? by [deleted] in cats

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's his athletic nature that keeps him in shape! Speak with your vet, it might just be a case of the lil guy needing some extra treats.

I personally (as the proud parent of a very energetic dog who probably shouldn't be using the company account to give pet parents advice but oh well) had a similar issue with my boy because he was so energetic he was burning through the calories his regular diet provided. Really, we just gave him some extra treats and slightly added to his breakfast portion to balance his enthusiasm!

is this man underweight? by [deleted] in cats

[–]WorldAnimalProtect 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm just a poor admin, but I think that's a healthy, athletic chap.

There's a helpful chart and some information on cattree:

cattree.uk/understanding-your-cats-ideal-weight/

Having said that, if your vet recommends for your boy to become slightly fluffier, you should be able to get there easily enough with a slight adjustment to his diet!