Tennessee Rescue Dogs A Place To Bark The Southern region of the United States has some of the most severe animal overpopulation problems in the country – and also the least amount of resources to deal with the problem. When artist and animal lover Bernie Berlin moved from Wisconsin to Tennessee and saw how horrific […]
Thanking the Monkey
Years before celebrated animal rights activist Karen Dawn made the decision to dedicate her life to animal causes she saw Gloria Steinem speak and Steinem’s words would forever change Dawn’s life. “I remember I was about 20 years old and I fell hopelessly in love with her from a distance. She was so glamorous and […]
Rescue Ink
The Rescue Ink Team: Rewriting Tattoos While Blotting Out Animal Abuse Rescue Ink is a one-of-a-kind animal rescue group. They are a self-labeled “in-your-face approach to ending animal abuse and neglect.” Consisting of tattooed muscle men, they definitely can get in your face. Their appearance helps them to confront animal abusers and save animals. “We […]
Polar Bears On Thin Ice
Global Warming Threatens the Future of Polar Bears Polar bears could be extinct by 2100. These majestic Arctic mammals are being threatened by global warming, and, if current trends continue, two-thirds of the world’s polar bear population will be gone in the next 50 years. The rising temperature of the globe is causing the melting […]
Confused Penguins Migrate to Brazil
In late 2008, nearly 1800 Magellanic penguins washed ashore in northern Brazil. Natives of southern Argentina, these penguins were hundreds of miles from where they belonged. No one is sure how so many penguins ended up so far from home, but scientists believe climate change is impacting migrations. The flow of warm water, 1°C higher […]
America’s Foreclosed Pets
The number of foreclosures on U.S. properties was 46% higher in March 2009 than it was a year earlier. Among other problems, this trend — and the country’s recession — has given rise to a heart-breaking new breed: foreclosure pets. Dogs, cats, horses, and birds are abandoned, left to fend for themselves after their owners […]