Hope Ferdowsian, MD, MPH
@HopeFerdowsian
Physician, author & president of @PZInitiative, which uses medical & public health expertise to solve problems for people, animals & the planet. she/her
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Professor Delcianna (Delci) Winders
Associate Professor of Law & Animal Law & Policy Institute Director at Vermont Law & Graduate School--plus many more animal law & policy things.
Barbara J King
Anthropologist/agitator for animals. Freelance science writer; book critic for NPR, TLS. How Animals Grieve book, TED talk. Currently writing book #8, on cats!
Crystal Heath DVM
💕Spay Neuter Rescue Adopt🐕🌎 One Health 🌍 Prevent the next pandemic 🐮Compassion for all🐣🐷🐮 I don't eat my patients. Executive Director @Ourhonorvets
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Animal advocate, developmental neuroscientist, vegan, scorpio. Lover of animals, books, and horror movies.
Tired of hearing about #BirdFlu ? This virus, like others with #pandemic potential, will take advantage of our apathy. #Prevention is key.
Thank you to Dr. Andrew Rowan and WellBeing International for inviting collaboration on this piece.
#zoonoses
wellbeingintl.org/bird-flu-sprea…
Hard truths are often found in unique stories. 'Both sides of me are worth living.' Via PBS and Amanpour & Co.
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#Palestine #Ukraine #HumanRights #Refugees
World events are unbelievable. 20+ yrs working in human and nonhuman rights has taught me how it’s all intertwined. | Taliban leader affirms stoning for adulterers — especially women: Via NPR #humanrights #womensrights #genderbasedviolence npr.org/sections/goats…
'As agribusiness and government officials downplay concerns, the World Health Organization is warning of a mutating virus with an 'extraordinarily high' mortality rate seen in humans...' #BirdFlu #PandemicRisk #OneHealth
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Grateful to Gene Baur and Farm Sanctuary for their collaboration on this opinion piece | The bird flu is uncontrolled, and it keeps showing up in the scariest places msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-… via @msnbc #BirdFlu Phoenix Zones Initiative
📢 6 out of 7 WHO-declared Public Health Emergencies are zoonotic diseases 🦠. Experts reaffirm it's time to address the root causes at the human-animal-environment interface for a safer future. #PandemicAgreement bit.ly/3w8ENx1
These findings need immediate international attention and objective investigation via those skilled in forensics 👇 #HumanRights #EndTorture
What will we do differently - for people, animals, and the planet - this Earth Day? #EarthDay #EnvironmentalJustice #InterspeciesJustice
🆕 The alarming deterioration of human rights over the past 2 decades has had serious implications for human health - particularly for the most vulnerable.
A new IAS - the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission outlines recommendations to reverse this trend. hubs.li/Q02qlpBf0 Duke Global Health
Looking forward to joining the University of New Mexico School of Law to discuss how we can create more inclusive legal frameworks that honor today's interconnected challenges for people, animals, and the planet. #PhoenixZones
Join us at 12 PM. UNM School of Law Phoenix Zones Initiative
The war and atrocities in Sudan illustrate how conflict, climate change, hunger, and forced migration are interrelated challenges. These challenges also highlight the nexus between human, animal, and planetary wellbeing #Sudan #InternationalJustice Read on democracynow.org/2024/4/17/suda…
From the CDC:
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#OneHealth #JustOneHealth #PlantBased #PlantForward #Pandemics #Zoonoses #AvianFlu
'Big Ag does not want us to see the reality of what transpires on factory farms....But you can choose to see.' Thank you We Animals Media and Jo-Anne McArthur for shedding light on those who are too often unseen.
weanimalsmedia.org/2024/04/15/avi…
Enacting meaningful laws that recognize that our future is interconnected and interdependent with other species can help protect the planet for generations to come. analystnews.org/posts/its-time… via Analyst News
Looking forward to joining the University of New Mexico Law School next week to discuss how we can create more inclusive legal frameworks that honor the nexus between human, animal, and planetary health and wellbeing. UNM School of Law
Join us Thursday, April 18, at 12 PM.