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 […]
Last Chance for Animals
To Hollywood actor and animal rights activist Chris DeRose, there are two types of dogfighters. There is the street fighter, the man who pits dog against dog in alleys and vacant lots. And the professional, the man who will pay $40,000 for a dog as well as breed his own from past winners, organizing and […]
Little Shelter Trump Animal Rescue
Little Shelter Animal Adoption Center is one of Long Island’s oldest no-kill shelters. The staff is dedicated to saving all companion animals whose lives are threatened and/or at risk. Through rescue from kill facilities, rehabilitation of sick and unsocialized pets, and a spay/neuter program, Little Shelter is on a mission to end pet overpopulation and place […]