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 […]
CESAR Five Dog Bone Awards Pet-Friendly Shelter: The SPCA of Texas
The Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty of Texas (SPCA Of Texas) is the remarkable recipient of the 2009 CESAR® Five Dog Bone Award for Pet-Friendly Shelter! This SPCA is recognized by our readers for their constant dedication and loving devotion to all animals that are in need of rescue. The SPCA of Texas […]
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 […]
Oil-and-Waterworld: Kevin Costner Works to Save the Gulf!
It looks like Kevin Costner got some real-life experience in 1995 when he filmed the apocalyptic classic Waterworld. Since the Exxon Valdez spill off the coast of Alaska, Costner has been working with a team of scientists to develop technology that will separate oil from water. Spending millions of dollars of his own money and […]