The Humane Society

The Humane Society

          Hello, this is IGL and this post is about the Humane Society Foundation. The Humane Society is an organization that helps animals in need. They establish animal shelters for unwanted or stray animals, animal care centers, and petitions for banning the harm of animals.

          Animal shelters all around the world help animals. They can even help an owner find a lost pet that separated from them.

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Help the Bluefin Tuna!

Help the Bluefin Tuna!

          Hello, this is IGL and this post is about the Bluefin Tuna. The Bluefin Tuna is a type of oceanic fish that is endangered since the past few decades. The three species of Bluefin Tuna are Atlantic, Pacific and South. The Atlantic is the most endangered type of Bluefin Tuna. They swim really fast and dive thousands of feet down. They make the ocean unique. However, because of us, they are declining.

          In Japanese restaurants, the Bluefin Tuna is a popular food for sushi and sashimi. They are eminent for their indescribable taste in seafood.  But they’re just seafood. But an important factor is that they are an important predator for fish in the ocean. They balance the system of the fish food chain. Without them, the food chain would be corrupted.

          Because people love the Bluefin Tuna so much, fishermen overfish and pirate fish (illegal fishing) the Bluefin Tuna. Because of the overfishing, the Tuna have become endangered. All three species of Bluefin Tuna are declining. Everyday, the population for the Bluefin Tuna decreases. Eventually, the population will be down to 0.

          But there are ways to help them. You could:

1. Donate. The Ocean Foundation started a fund called the Tag-a-Giant Fund. It’s about helping the Bluefin Tuna.

Link: https://www.oceanfdn.org/donate?project=tagagiant-fund

2. Start a petition. Get people to sign it.
3. Spread the word. Tell people about the Bluefin Tuna crisis.
4. Stop eating so much Bluefin Tuna. You might not know it, but in Japanese restaurants, they serve many dishes with Bluefin Tuna. Also, don’t buy their meat at the markets all the time.
5. If you fish the Bluefin Tuna, don’t! They need your help, and you could make a difference.

Help the Bluefin Tuna! They deserve to live on this planet!

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Stop Animal Abuse

Stop Animal Abuse

         

          Hello, this is IGL and this post is about animal abuse. IGL has contributed a lot on animal abuse. There are also other posts about animal abuse including animal fighting, the animal shelter, farm animals, wildlife, and more.

          Animal abuse is so cruel and inhumane. The reasons are just so unexplainable. Sometimes people take their anger out on someone else (just like bullying, domestic violence, rape, women violence, and child abuse—which are also NOT okay). Sadly, people know that animals are helpless against a person’s power.

          Another reason is that a person just doesn’t realize how hard it is to take care of animal. Sometimes someone buys a puppy from the pet store (which is usually from the puppy mill, but that’s a whole different story). But that person doesn’t realize that an animal needs a lot of care. But they thought that they need to be brushed, washed, watered, and fed. So they just leave the animal there for a few days without any care.

          You can always help stop animal abuse. You could:

1. When you don’t want an animal anymore, talk to your vet/animal expert or take it to a no-kill animal shelter. Both of those options are better than abandoning it without any food, water, and shelter.
2. When you buy a pet, know what it needs. Give your pet the thinks it needs including food, water, and shelter.
3. If you suspect animal abuse is going on, call the animal control.
4. Donate to organizations that help stop animal abuse. A good organization for helping abused dogs is Rolda.

http://rolda.org/Ways-to-Help/help-dogs-with-us.html

Another good organization is ASPCA.

http://www.aspca.org/

Lastly, the IS foundation helps the circus animals.

http://www.isfoundation.com/news/kids/stop-circus-animal-abuse

5. Spread the word. You could write a letter to the newspaper or just tell some people you know.

Help stop animal abuse!

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Help the Farm Animals!

Help the Farm Animals!

          Hello, this is IGL and this topic is about helping farm animals. Farm animals are crammed into small cages barely their size and undernourished. We’re not saying you have to become a vegetarian. But animals are being mistreated in many farms. That’s how the swine flu happened. Pigs were stuffed in many cages then one pig passed it on to another pig then it spread to humans.

          Farmers also overfeed the chickens. Have you ever seen the movie Chicken Run? That’s exactly what most farmers do. They fatten the chickens up and then sell them away. Sometimes they are so fat they can’t walk anymore. And farmers also ship away sick chickens to be in food everywhere. We’re not saying that meat is disgustingly inedible, but think about the types of food you eat. Usually the fancy restaurants are too fancy to buy fat, disgusting, sick farm animals, but the your-order-would-be-ready-in-a-minute types of restaurants could be buying unhealthy farm animals.

          Also, human eating farms wastes grain, fuel, and water. The animal manure also pollutes the water, soil, and the earth. People living near these farms are also affected.

          There are many easy ways to defeat this horrible agriculture. You could:

1. Put Meatless Monday on your weekly basis
2. spread the word
3. convince farmers to care for animals better
4. Donate to charities that help these farm animals

So, in order to help the planet, people, and animals, help the farm animals!

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Help the marine mammals!

Help the Marine Mammals!

       Hello, this is IGL and this topic is about helping marine mammals. Every year marine mammals are caught from the ocean and brought to entertainment parks. They are ripped from their natural lives and brought to a prison for them.

          The tanks for marine mammals are too small and they need natural ocean water. These marine mammals of course do not enjoy performing their awkward dance moves. They could never realize how it would be like living in the habitat they are supposed to be in.

          You could help in just small ways but could do a lot. You could:

1. Spread the Word
2. Stop swimming with dolphins
3. Stop watching aqua parks

These ways could help in so much benefit. Help the marine mammals!

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Help the Wild horses!

Help the Wild Horses!

          Hello, this is IGL and this topic is about helping the wild horses. Horses used to roam the land. But farmers and people living in the country would sell these horses to slaughterhouses or kill them to keep the population away from them.

          Many times wild horses are brought in to be adopted by people. But just like the animal shelter, if there aren’t enough adoptive people coming in, they would send the animals to kill. These horses are sent to slaughterhouses where they are abused, tortured, and then killed. Wild horses need a better place to live in.

          A foundation called CANTER helps horses get homes from people instead of ending up at the slaughterhouses. CANTER is a great way to help horses. There are many ways to help wild horses. You could:

1. Donate to CANTER or other foundations
2. Spread the word.
3. Convince farmers or other people to stop sending horses to slaughterhouses.
4. Adopt a wild horse

Wild horses deserve a better fate than being killed. Help the wild horses!

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Stop the exotic pet trade!

Stop the Exotic Pet Trade

          Hello, this is IGL and this topic is about exotic “pets”. Exotic pets are everywhere. People capture them and trade them as a pet. Every animal has their wild instincts and could be very dangerous. They also carry diseases and could spread them to people. Some states in the US don’t allow exotic pets, but some let them in 100%.

          Usually exotic pets are sold as a cute, adorable, cuddly baby. But when they grow older, they could get larger and more dangerous. For example, lions are often traded as an exotic pet. They could become very dangerous and deadly.

          To help both wild animals and people, you could help. You could:

1. Spread the word.
2. Urge people not to get exotic pets
3. Warn someone with an exotic pet

These ways could make your area a better place. Animals could be dangerous, and people are at stake too. So let animals be where they belong. Stop the exotic pet trade.

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Stop the Canadian Seal Hunt!

Stop the Canadian Seal Hunt!

          Hello, this is IGL and this topic is about stopping the Canadian Seal Hunt. Every year the Canadian government orders fishermen to kill thousands of seal pups. They sometimes kill them by beating them, using guns, or using the traditional hakapiks.

          Seals are killed for their fur and oil. Their bodies are left on the ice to rot. The population of seals is decreasing because of the Canadian Seal Hunt. Stop this cruel hunt now! You could:

1. Boycott (along with Ke$ha as to early 2013)
2. Spread the word
3. Help foundations and organizations that are against the Canadian Seal Hunt

Help save the Canadian seals and stop the Canadian Seal Hunt!

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Help the Stray Dogs!

Help the Stray Dogs!

          Hello, this is IGL and this post is about helping the stray dogs. Stray dogs are found homeless on the streets without shelter, food, water, love, or vaccinations. They overpopulate and sometimes people would kill these dogs to cease the overpopulation.

          Stray dogs are sometimes killed on the streets or ran over by a car. Everybody could help stray dogs, and this is how you do it. You could:

1. Bring it to the animal shelter
2. Find a rightful owner
3. Adopt it

These three options might not seem a lot, but could do so much. Help the stray dogs everywhere. They need your help!

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Stop Captive Hunts!

Stop Captive Hunts!

          Hello, this is IGL and this topic is about stopping captive hunts. Captive hunts could disrupt the whole population of a species of animal. Animals are sold from zoos, breeders, and the circus to captive hunt operators. These animals could be endangered and they aren’t afraid of humans since they were cared by them. They lock the animals in a fence then hunters could kill it as an easy target without any difficulty.

          First of all, this strategy of hunting could really harm the population of animals. They don’t stand a chance when a hunter shoots them. Even worse, the bondage between people and animals are harmed.

          Unfortunately, captive hunts also affect humans too. When an animal is placed in an unfamiliar habitat, their immune system might not take the viruses found in that new habitat. They could carry a disease and when a hunter takes their body or head to hang on a wall in their house, that person could receive a disease from the animal. When the government hears about it, taxpayers might have to pay more to fund the cure for the disease.

          So for the benefit of both animals and humans, stop the cruel hunting of captive hunts. There are many ways to help animals in captive hunts. You could:

1. Spread the word. Tell someone or express it in the public.
2. Ask your legislators to help stop captive hunts
3. Write a letter to your state’s government

Captive hunting could be cruel in so many ways, and not only does it affects animals, it affects people too. Help stop captive hunts all over the world.

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Help the Animals in Laboratories!

Animals in Laboratories

          Hello, this is IGL and this topic is about animals in laboratories. Animals in laboratories are bought at the humane society, breeders, or the store to be tested in universities, colleges, and military training. Sometimes they are kidnapped from their habitats. Animals spend their lives in cages sick, undernourished, unloved, and living with dead animals. For example, bunnies are used to test out cosmetics so people put make-up on bunnies.

          People perform surgery on animal to test for medical training. Veterinarian schools also kill animals, cut them open, and then throw them away. In military training, they have the animal run around, and then soldiers shoot them live.

          Animals are abused every day in laboratories. But people could help too. You could:

1. Spread the word. You could promote the issue to the public or just tell people about it.
2. Plead to universities, schools, and the military to stop.
3. Donate to foundations that help animals in laboratories.

Many animals need your help. More than thousands of poor animals are killed in laboratories every day. Help the animals in laboratories!

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Stop Animal fighting

Animal Fighting

          Hello, this is IGL and this project is about animal fighting. There are many types of animal fighting, even some most people have never heard of. Sometimes animals are fought to the death and these games are considered “entertaining” to some people.

          Dog fighting: Dog fighting is when two dogs are brought together and trained to fight the opponent. The losing dog is usually left dead, but even the winning dog could die because of its harsh injuries. The owners bet each other to see which dog will win. And people come to watch two dogs tear each other’s limbs off to survive. Dog fighting is illegal in some places, but is still common in most areas like Pakistan, China, South Africa, Japan and Russia.

          Hog-Dog fighting: Hog-Dog fighting is the blood sport of when a hog is held captive by a rope and a pole. Dogs are released to torment the animal and kill it. Even the dogs could be hurt by the tusks of the hog. It is most common in the rural south of the USA. Hog-Dog fighting is still present.

          Cockfighting: Cockfighting is a game when two roosters are held together to fight and peck each to the death, like dogfighting but with roosters. After a game, the owner of the rooster throws it away like trash after the bet. Cockfighting is still present in Cuba, Peru, Southern India, Pakistan, Iraq, and Japan.

          Fox penning: Fox penning is the sport when foxes and coyotes are trapped in a fence with no escape. Dogs trained to kill these animals are released and have to try to kill these animals. Foxes are sold to fox operators. They trap them and haul them in cages. Sometimes, foxes and coyotes die on the trip there. The owners bet on their dogs to kill the foxes.

          Bear Baiting: Bear baiting is the game when a bear is trapped by a pole and a rope. Their teeth are flattened and their claws are cut. Dogs are released to kill the bear. The bear has no self-defense weapons to protect itself. The bear is killed to the death. It is allowed in South Carolina.

          As you can see, there are many more blood sports. But these are just a few examples of animal cruelty. But how could you help stop animal fighting? You could:

1.     Spread the word. Tell everyone the truth about animal fighting. You could also write a letter to the newspaper or put up flyers.

2.    Tell the people in charge. You could write a letter to the state’s government or your country’s political leader.

3.    Help the animals yourself. There are many retired animals from animal fighting. You could adopt one if you like or bring it to the animal shelter.

There are many simple options you could do. Stop animal fighting and help the animals.

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Stop the Puppy Mills!

Stop the Puppy Mills!

          Hello, this is IGL and our next project is puppy mills. Puppy mills are breeding facilities that breed dogs numerously. Many pet stores and pet shops say that they get their puppies from person breeders. Usually, they get their puppies from puppy mills. But what’s so bad about puppy mills?

          EVERYTHING! L Puppy mills are basically prisons for dogs and puppies. They puppies are stuffed with others in small cages without any toys or love. They also drink contaminated water and dirty food. They have bloody feet from jumping and struggling in the cage. They have lesions on their eyes and they don’t have enough space in the cages that they crawl on their food. Puppies also live in their poop and pee. Sometimes a puppy dies and the people in charge don’t discard the body. Therefore, puppies could get contagious diseases easily.

          Once upon a time, there was a little girl that wanted a puppy. With her parents, she went to the pet store and bought a Chihuahua puppy. Two days later, they brought it to the vet and it was determined that the puppy already had a disease when it was sold. It would die in a few days (Courtesy of Animal Planet).

          So, the animal shelter has many healthy animals waiting for adoption. Adopt an animal from the animal shelter if you want a guaranteed and healthy dog/puppy. And also, a trusted breeder would be good too. But how could we stop puppy mills? You could:

1.     Notify it to other people

2.    Convince your local pet store to get healthier puppies

3.    Ask your town’s government

4.    Write a letter to the newspaper

5.    Buy puppies from healthier sources

6.    Ask your local library to make a notice

7.    Post flyers at the vet

Stop puppy mills and help the puppies!

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The animal shelter

The Animal Shelter

          Hello, this is IGL. This topic is about the animal shelter. The animal shelter takes in animals either lost or homeless. People adopt these animals and take them home as their pets. But sadly, many animals are put to sleep due to the lack of owners. But some animal shelters are no-kill, which means they never put to sleep any animals. But most animal shelters put to sleep many animals. IGL is here to help the animal shelters. The animal shelter neuters and spays the animals they take in. The animal shelter includes dogs, cats, rabbits, and sometimes other animals.

          Many people find these animals loveable. They all wait for a home to go to. At the end, you’ll love the animals included. They’re like ordinary pets from the pet store, but formally abandoned or strayed.

          One of our members, Cristina, adopted a dog from the animal shelter. He was a very enthusiastic and helping dog. He loved every single one of the family. Cristina helped save the life of a dog. You can too.

          Animal shelters help many people find the right pet to take home. Sometimes, they run out of supplies since they have many animals to take care of. To help them, you could:

1. donate some money
2. donate supplies
3. adopt an animal
4. volunteer to help

IGL has worked on this project for a few months, and will donate their hard-earned money. Members have also sent in some unnecessary or extra animal supplies they have. Help the animals in the animal shelter!

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Help the stray cats!

Help the Stray Cats!

          Hello, this is IGL. We are here for our first project! This post could have been here longer before, but we had trouble with our blogger.

          So, this post is about helping the stray cats. Many stray cats are lost everywhere on this planet. They have no home and no trust to have. They're like hobos but smaller, more vulnerable, and no communicating interaction towards humans. And this post has a story that goes with.

          Once upon a time, three little kittens were abandoned by their mother. They came up on the doorstep of one of our member’s (Cristina) cousins. Cristina’s cousins found two grey kittens and one white kitten. They brought the white kitten in since the other two didn’t run inside. They fed them cat food and watered them every night outside.

          Soon, they adopted the white kitten. Her name was Ashley. The other two were Tina and Charlie. They loved each and every cat very much. One day, they decided to capture Tina and Charlie to bring to the humane society for TNR.

          TNR is a program for helping cats get neutered or spayed. People capture stray cats and bring it to the animal shelter for TNR. They neuter or spay them and clip one of their ear’s tips to indicate that they were brought for TNR. They release the cat back to where they were found since relocation is a dangerous act for wild or stray animals.

          Cristina’s cousins helped save a life, in fact, saved three lives. They adopted a stray cat, and brought two for TNR. YOU could save a life. If you find a stray cat, you could

1. Adopt the feral cat
2. Find some trusting and caring owners
3. Bring it to the humane society for either TNR or to bring it to the shelter.

Remember, every life counts.

Help the stray cats!

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