Help the Rhinos!

Help the Rhinos!

          Hello, this is IGL and this post is about helping the rhinos. The rhinoceros is large animal with a horn on its head. It contains five subspecies: the Sumatra, white, Indian, Javan, and Black. The Javan, Sumatra, and black are critically endangered. The Indian is vulnerable and the white rhino is near threatened.

          The rhino is poached for their horn. Even though countries ban the hunting of rhinos, poachers still sell them in the black market. The horn is used to make daggers and medicine. The population of rhinos is decreasing every year. There are many ways to help the rhinos. You could:

1. Donate to foundations that help rhinos (ex: rhinos.org)
2. Spread the word
3. Start a petition
4. Avoid products made from rhinos

These ways could help the rhino live on this earth!

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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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