It would appear @eastlothiancouncil.bsky.social think the National Cycle Network in Musselburgh is an appropriate place to dump rubble. How odd. @spokes.org.uk @edi.bike @edcriticalmass.bsky.social @shona-mcintosh.bsky.social

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Remembered to take my "bins" on my way past Musselburgh lagoons today. Lots to see. Hundreds of lapwing, greylag geese and oystercatchers. Also a curlew or two, a heron, a swan, and in the distance, apparently, a ruff!

Thanks to @emmaroddicksnp.bsky.social for raising the impact of fireworks on animals at First Minister's Questions. The delay to the licensing aspect of the Fireworks Act is hugely frustrating. The suffering animals continue to endure is deeply upsetting: www.onekind.org/blog/firewor...

I don't know who signed off the stopping up order for the cycle path between Edinburgh Park and Hermiston Gait but their idea of an 'alternative route' leaves a lot to be desired! @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social @spokes.org.uk @edi.bike #EdTravCyc

What courage Dave has shown. What a horrendous incident. And in the next few years the driver responsible will be able to get back behind the wheel. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

@edi.bike Not strictly Edinburgh but may be of interest #EdTravCyc

🚳Watch out if you like a cycle along Fisherrow Links in Musselburgh - the path from the Electric Bridge to the pumping station, past the skate ramp is closed to bikes due to Scottish Water works until mid-Dec. Easy alternative via New St. On foot, you can still get through. @spokes.org.uk

Industry pushing back because it fears consumers knowing the reality. When a pig is being killed, CO2 painfully dissolves the membranes around its eyes, nose and mouth, then they experience breathlessness, causing them to gulp and panic. It's no way to treat another sentient being. ❤️🐷

We ride for safer streets for everyone. This month we are riding to Lochend to draw attention to the Living Rent campaign for safer streets. www.livingrent.org/give_lochend...

Delighted to have Kirsty Jenkins, Director of Policy for @onekind.org join our panel at our upcoming National Conference on Saturday 8th November. We hope to see you there! Book your place⬇️ www.perththeatreandconcerthall.com/whats-on/rev...

Ah, Patricia. To me she will always be Kitty. "They've asked me to talk about aspects of life in general. Nuclear war. Peg bags." www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

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I appreciate "UK" is handy shorthand but of course we've had a ban on fracking in Scotland for some years. Both licensing and planning policy are devolved.

Nothing to see here, just Big Ag lobbying the deputy FM to ignore expert advice on the climate crisis. Cool cool cool

This is so sad to see. The Sula Sgeir guga hunt has happened. Up to 500 juvenile gannets bashed in the head, because "tradition". Inhumane and totally unnecessary in today's society. An outdated loophole in law that needs closed.

Well that was painful to watch. And I'm a Musselburgh fan. 😬 #engvsco #wrwc

Excuse me if I prefer to follow the advice of Scotland's chief nutritionist, who told parliament last week: "The reality is that our diets are so poor that meat has an elevated status. If we ate a healthy, balanced diet, we would not really need to have any meat within that." 🍐🍅🥕🥬🫘🥔

Wake up, be bright, be golden and light www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...

Who needs the Proms and the Albert Hall when you have the Lammermuir festival and the Corn Exchange in Haddington! Max Richter's version of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, performed by members of the National Youth Orchestra of Scotland, led by violin powerhouse Elena Urioste. My jaw literally dropped. 😍🎶🎻

Further coverage of today's excellent news for these beautiful, gentle animals ❤️🐕 news.stv.tv/politics/sco...

Great to see further coverage of today's good news for greyhounds ❤️🐕 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

❗MAJOR CAMPAIGN UPDATE❗ 🙌 We are absolutely thrilled that the Scottish Government has confirmed it backs @markruskell.bsky.social's Bill that would ban greyhound racing in Scotland. 🤝 This is a huge step forward. From everyone in the Unbound the Greyhound coalition to you; thank you.

Wonderful news! ❤️🐕 Congrats to @markruskell.bsky.social and fair play to @jimfairliesnp.bsky.social for listening to the evidence. Here's hoping for a smooth bill process in the coming months. Great work by @onekind.org and friends to get to this stage. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottis...

Love Marina's response to Pret's latest marketing slogan, Order Your Unusual. "No chance. I’d rather exfoliate with one of their granola bars." (I will confess to being addicted to their avocado, olive and rocket baguettes.) www.ft.com/content/4b76...

This is wonderful writing by @peteralanross.bsky.social. Includes the phrase "hallowed be thy mane". 😁🐎 www.ft.com/content/32d5...

View from tonight's walk

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Worth noting this time last year choc Santas were a whole pound cheaper. Inflation, cocoa bean crisis, price gouging? I'm expecting 1,000 words on this from @alphaville.ft.com at any moment.

My secret identity is blown 🐄

Lovely to catch up with folk from the Scottish Agroecology Partnership outside parliament, calling for better support for small farmers, crofters and market gardeners. Good chats about animal welfare. I also met a collie, and had some wonderful veggie stew. 😋

View from the evening walk

And so it begins

Fab afternoon joining @edcriticalmass.bsky.social. So important to show the need for safe cycling space. And have fun while doing so! ❤️🚲

Congratulations to excellent humans @gillianmacmsp.bsky.social and @ross-greer.bsky.social. I look forward to the continuing support of the Scottish Greens on animal welfare issues. 🐶🐷🦅 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

‼️ Yesterday marked the start of the Greyhound Board of Great Britain's (GBGB) marketing campaign to "celebrate" dog racing. But what is there to celebrate about an industry that is responsible for the deaths and injuries of so many dogs? (🧵1/3)

The #UnboundTheGreyhound coalition condemn the GBGB's "celebratory" National Greyhound Week. Support the campaign by urging politicians to back the Bill that would ban greyhound racing in Scotland🔗 For those in Scotland: bit.ly/UtGScotland   International supporters: bit.ly/UtGInternati...

Disaster zone of an industry marking its own homework

🙋When @edfringe.bsky.social ends, try @cameraobscura.bsky.social #CameoCinema #ScottishRailways museum 🤩Win tickets in our #SpokesComp! -> bsky.app/profile/spok... @edi.bike @edfoc.bsky.social @thecockburn.bsky.social @mrjasonrose.bsky.social @scotsarchives.bsky.social @lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social

🙌 We are delighted to update our supporters that you've now raised over £26,000 (with Gift Aid) for our urgent appeal - thank you! 👉 If you can, please donate🔗 www.onekind.org/Appeal/we-ar... 🐖 This will help us to keep campaigning for animals, such as our current Stand Up for Pigs campaign.

Hard to read and not conclude that people are horrible and stupid www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Supermarkets suspend supplies from Lincolnshire pig farm after covert filming of animal abuse

A perceptive piece. On animal agency – and the fallacy of human exceptionalism.

What GIF pops up when you type in your name?

A fascinating discussion. A reminder we share the world with animals, they're not less than us. Love the research into co-operative mongooses. (Those who take lookout positions get extra grooming from the pack at the end of the day.) www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Disappointing news. Police are right to ask people to report any cases of this cruel activity. ❤️🐰 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Mumbling Heads

❗August 12th is a cruel day on the calendar; the 'Glorious Twelfth', a day which marks the beginning of the red grouse shooting season across the UK. ❌ Of course, there is nothing 'glorious' about killing sentient beings for 'fun' or 'sport'. 🧵1/2

Great piece in @heraldscotland.bsky.social by Robbie Marsland of @leagueacs.bsky.social to mark the start of the grouse shooting season, or as he puts it: "a systematic assault on natural ecosystems". www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2538...