#AnimalAdvocacy

[annexs-blog]

🚨 Colorado Court Rules: Elephants Are Not Humans, Cannot Seek Legal Release 🚨

In a landmark decision, a Colorado court has ruled that elephants at a zoo cannot pursue their release through the courts because they are not legally considered "persons." This controversial ruling highlights a heated debate about animal rights and their place in our legal systems.

🐘 What's the Case About? Advocates argued that elephants, known for their high intelligence and emotional depth, should be granted the right to seek freedom from captivity under habeas corpus—traditionally used to protect humans from unlawful detention.

🚫 The Verdict: The court maintained that habeas corpus applies only to humans, not animals. This decision underscores a broader challenge: the gap between the recognition of animal sentience and legal personhood.

📢 Why It Matters: Globally, the fight for animal rights is gaining momentum. As science reveals the deep emotional lives of animals, more people are questioning the ethics of keeping them in captivity. This ruling is a setback for advocates but a step in an ongoing battle for change.

📖 Dive Deeper: Curious about this case and the implications for animal rights? Click here for the full story!

💬 Join the Conversation: What do you think—should animals have legal rights similar to humans? Is it time to redefine "personhood"? Share your thoughts below!

[queeronly12]

��� My heart is heavy as I share that my pets are unwell due to the lack of shelter and necessary medication. They deserve a safe and loving environment, but right now, we are struggling. It’s painful to see them suffer, and I’m doing everything I can to provide for them. If anyone can offer support or resources, it would mean the world to us. Thank you for reading.

[jedibamf]

Make sure you get out and vote so no more innocent squirrels have to die.

[managementconsultingnc]

🌍 Celebrate Our Planet's Amazing Wildlife this World Animal Day 2024! 🦁🦒🐘

Today is all about raising awareness and promoting the welfare of animals across the globe. World Animal Day celebrates all creatures great and small, from the majestic elephants and leaping gazelles to the stealthy lions and towering giraffes. Let's pledge to protect their habitats, promote sustainability, and ensure that future generations can also marvel at these wonders of nature.

[gpstudios]

Happy National I Love Horses Day! 🐴

Celebrate National I Love Horses Day by honoring these magnificent creatures that symbolize freedom, strength, and beauty. Appreciate their grace and spirit, and share your favorite horse memories today!

Today, we celebrate National I Love Horses Day, a day dedicated to honoring and appreciating these magnificent creatures that symbolize freedom, strength, and beauty. Horses have been our companions for centuries, serving us in countless ways and enriching our lives with their grace and spirit. On this special day, let’s take a moment to celebrate their contributions, share our favorite horse…

[adoptmeplease]

Bringing Joy Home: Fostering Dogs for Adoption at Infinite Hearts Animal Sanctuary and Rescue

At Infinite Hearts Animal Sanctuary and Rescue, our mission is to provide a loving, safe haven for animals in need and help them find their forever homes. We’re excited to share that we are now fostering dogs who are ready for adoption! This step allows us to make an even greater impact by providing these deserving dogs with the love, care, and socialization they need while they wait to meet their perfect match.

Why Fostering Matters

Fostering plays a crucial role in the rescue process. It provides temporary, loving homes for dogs, giving them the chance to adjust to life outside of a shelter and learn what it means to be part of a family. Here are just a few reasons why fostering is so important:

A Safe Space to Heal: Many of the dogs we foster come from difficult backgrounds. Fostering offers them a peaceful environment where they can decompress, heal, and start to trust again. It allows us to see their true personalities shine through, helping us find the best forever home for each dog.

Preparing for Adoption: Fostering helps dogs become more adoptable by providing them with essential training, socialization, and love. We work with them on basic commands, house training, and help them get accustomed to a home environment. This preparation is crucial in helping them adjust smoothly when they find their forever families.

Personalized Matchmaking: By fostering, we learn so much about each dog’s unique needs, preferences, and behaviors. This knowledge is invaluable when it comes to matching them with potential adopters, ensuring a successful and lasting adoption.

Meet Our Foster Dogs

While we don't have specific dogs listed here, we are currently fostering several wonderful dogs who are looking for their forever homes. Each one has a unique story and personality, and they are all ready to find families who will love and cherish them. If you're interested in meeting our foster dogs, please reach out to us or visit our sanctuary. We would love to introduce you to these amazing animals!

How to Adopt

Adopting a foster dog from Infinite Hearts Animal Sanctuary and Rescue is a straightforward and heartwarming experience. Here’s how it works:

Contact Us: Get in touch to express your interest in adopting one of our foster dogs. We will provide you with information about the dogs currently available and help arrange a meet-and-greet.

Fill Out an Application: Our adoption application helps us understand your lifestyle, preferences, and what you’re looking for in a furry companion.

Home Visit and Finalize: We’ll arrange a home visit to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for the dog. After that, the adoption is finalized, and you’re ready to welcome your new best friend home!

How You Can Support Our Foster Efforts

Become a Foster Parent: If you’re passionate about helping animals and have the time and resources, consider becoming a foster parent yourself. It’s an incredibly rewarding experience and a wonderful way to make a difference.

Donate or Volunteer: Even if you can’t foster or adopt, there are many other ways to help. Donations and volunteering are essential to our sanctuary’s operations, allowing us to continue providing for animals in need.

Spread the Word: Share our mission with your friends, family, and community. The more people know about our fostering efforts, the more dogs we can help find their forever homes.

Join Us in Making a Difference

We are thrilled to embark on this new chapter of fostering dogs for adoption at Infinite Hearts Animal Sanctuary and Rescue. Our goal is to provide every dog with a loving, temporary home where they can thrive and grow while they await their forever families.

If you’re considering adopting a dog, fostering is a great way to find the perfect match and make a meaningful impact. Contact us today to learn more about our foster dogs and how you can help.

Thank you for your support, and we look forward to welcoming you into our community of animal lovers!

None yet.. Check back to see the Residents &/or Adoptables.

[lillibetbunny]

Cheese! Or should I say bananas!

Selfies have become an integral part of popular culture in this generation. And in 2011, a group of macaque monkeys joined in the trend when nature photographer David Slater went to Indonesia to photograph wildlife.

During Slater’s absence, a cheeky monkey named Naruto managed to trigger the shutter and you’ve guessed it, took a few selfies. Those photographs soon went viral and became known as ‘monkey selfies’. However, not everyone was pleased by this peculiar turn of events. In 2014, an animal rights organisation, namely People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) filed a lawsuit against Slater, claiming that Naruto (the monkey) should be recognised as the copyright owner as he was the one who took the selfies. On the other hand, Slater argued that he should hold the copyright because he set up the camera equipment.

In the end, this case was dismissed because a federal district court in the United States ruled that copyright law did not extend to animals and animals couldn’t be considered legal authors. But before the court could issue a ruling, both parities reached a settlement where Slater agreed to donate a portion of the proceeds to animal welfare organisations. A win-win situation!

Naruto v. Slater (also known as the ‘Monkey Selfie Case’) sparked discussions about the evolving intersection between animal welfare and law, as well as raised awareness about the potential exploitation of animals for commercial gain surrounding wildlife photography.

[monteage-official]

🌍🐾 Celebrating World Animal Welfare Day 🎉 Let's come together to protect and care for our furry friends! 🤝🐶🐱 Show compassion and join the movement for a kinder world for all creatures. 🌟💚

[camilladerricoart]

If you’re like me and love animals, today is the perfect day to reflect on the incredible creatures that share our planet and the urgent need to protect them.💗💚🐾🌍

•

For #InternationalAnimalRightsDay, I’m sharing Pangea, a painting that highlights some of the endangered species at risk of extinction due to human interference.🥺😔 These animals are so beautiful and unique, and it’s heartbreaking to think they could vanish forever.💔🐸🦏🐯🐢 Take today to think about your actions and how even the smallest steps can make a difference in protecting these precious creatures.💓🫶 Let’s all do our part to leave the planet better than we found it.❣

👫👬 🌍

•

•

•

•

#EndangeredSpecies #ArtForChange #Conservation #ProtectWildlife #AnimalRights #AnimalWelfare #SaveAnimals #bigcats #AnimalAdvocacy #ProtectAnimals #animallover #camilladerrico #nurturedbynature #wedontdeservedogs #popsurrealism #howtovid

[rescuekindness]

Mistreated Dog Learns What Love Is

🐾 Witness the incredible journey of Bruno, a dog rescued from a place of fear and neglect, as he learns to trust and love again. 🌟 In this heartwarming video, join Angela, Bruno's foster mom, on a transformative adventure of patience, compassion, and resilience. From the initial moments of fear to Bruno's joyful adoption into his forever home, every step is a testament to the power of love and dedicated care. Share in the triumph of Bruno's newfound happiness and discover the profound impact of kindness on a precious soul. 🐕✨

#MistreatedDog #RescueStory #OvercomingFear #DogRehabilitation #LoveAndCompassion #FosterDogJourney #AnimalRescue #BrunosStory #SecondChances #PetAdoption #CompassionateCare #TriumphOfLove #HealingJourney #HeartwarmingPetTale #AdoptDontShop #AnimalTransformation #UnconditionalLove #ResilienceInPets #PositivePetAdoption #JoyfulDogAdoption #ForeverHomeHappiness #EmotionalPetRescue #BrunosJourney #LoveWins #AnimalAdvocacy #CaringForPets #TransformingLives #PetRescueSuccess #HappyTails #RescuePets #FureverHomeJoy

[suprememastertv]

There is no excuse for animal abuse! Money is not excuse for animal abuse! Flavor is not excuse for animal abuse! Profit is not excuse for animal abuse! Family is not excuse for animal abuse! Tradition is not excuse for animal abuse! There is never an excuse for animal abuse!

Multi-part Series of Courage and Compassion on the Street, Part 6: Liberation for All - San Diego Animal Rights March

To watch the full program, please visit https://suprememastertv.com/en1/v/217866316304.html

A heartfelt thank you to all who took the extra step to advocate for our wonderful animal-people friends. @sandiegoveganactivists @dxe_sandiego

🌿 Be Vegan, Make Peace 🕊 Do Good Deeds 💗

SupremeMasterTV.com

[jimabernethy]

#Repost from our Totally Awesome Vegan Conservationist at...@oneprotest —— Help us ensure that the five students responsible for killing a shark and hanging the body from rafters at Ponte Vedra High are held accountable for their actions. OneProtest's founder, Adam Sugalski, was called to do another interview yesterday. Please sign & share our petition to raise awareness and get justice for the shark. https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2022/05/06/petition-seeks-criminal-charges-against-students-who-hung-dead-shark-from-rafters-at-ponte-vedra-high/ . . . #Shark #Sharks #sharkwatch #SharkLover #SharkWeek #SharkLife #Florida #FloridaLiving #FL #StJohns #MarineConservation #School #highschool #OceanConservation #SaveOurSeas #SaveSharks #AnimalAdvocacy #OneProtest #wildlife #savesharks #oceanadvocate #fishfeelpain (at Ponte Vedra High School) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdV_04_una9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[theriverphoenixlegend]

River Phoenix & Samantha Mathis (circa 1993)

This was one of River Phoenix's last photoshoots.

[thecompassionatevegan]

Reposted from @animal.ethics Good time to spread these responses to questions and objections to #veganism. Link in our profile or here: https://www.animal-ethics.org/responses-to-questions-and-objections-to-veganism/ Photo: @traslosmuros . .. . . . . #sentience #speciesism #antispeciesism #animaladvocacy #quarentine #confinament #veganethics #ethicalveganism #animalrights #animalprotection #animalethics #stopanimalexploitation #whyvegan #veganchristmas #veganforthem #animalrespect #stopspeciesism #stopanimalabuse #animalssuffering #veganforanimals #sentiencework #animalprotection #ethicalchoices - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B-nRoCxp7r1/?igshid=12y1ropa2znyn