All About Chickens

I don't know why, but ever since I was a little girl I have always thought that chickens were so darn cute!  Their little feathered boddies waddling around and making funny sounds has always made me smile. For this reason I have never really developed a liking to eating eggs or chicken.  It felt, in a way, wrong to me.  Sort of not natural.  So I decided to write this blog about chickens and give a couple facts about them.  Many scientists around the world have come to believe that many chickens have avilities that are more advanced than those of our typical house pets- cats and dogs. Chickens are very intellectual.  They pass on knowledge from generation to generationa and they also learn new things just ffrom watching and being around eachother.  Now does this sound like an animal who should be butchered and eaten up?  I think not! :)

Save the Environment!

So I recently read something very interesting.  Did you know that going vegetarian and not eating meat can actually help save the environment?  You might be thinking this is a big lie, but it is true!  I was just as surprised as you.  I know not eating meat can be very difficult and challenging, but in the ned it will be worth it.  Try it for just a week and see how it goes!!  You can help save some amazing animals, get a healthier body,, and now, as you read, save the environment!  On goveg.com it states that "eating 1lb of meat emits the same amount of greenhouse gasses as driving an SUV 40 miles.  So do your body and the environment some good and try going meat free!!

P.S. Veggie burgers are a delicious meat substitute!

Save the Environment!

Save the Hampsters!

On PETA.org, they posted a very, to me, disturbing article.  The article states that at teh Tampa, Florida Highschool in the science department, they are doing more than just teaching their students.  They are setting very bad examples on how to treat the animals around us.  They have obtained hampsters over the past few years, and are keeping them under very harsh conditions.  The gerbils are not being supplied with enough food, water, or bedding.  They are also kept in very cramped cages.  The gerbils are so hungry that some of them have begun to eat the flesh of their cagemates.  The classoom also obtained other animals thta have recently passed away due to these inhumane conditions.  Please follow this link and send an email to the principal to stop this.  https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2501

Fur Free Friday!!

On November 27 of this year, many people across the country will be rushing to their local shopping centers to get their hands on the after Thanksgiving sales.  But, as many people don't know, this day is also the day to remember to not buy fur.  November 27, 2009, is also the national "Fur-Free Friday".  We need to remember where the fur actually comes from and what poor innocent animal suffered so that we can have the latest trends.  Faux furis just as good looking as fur, and an innocent animal didn't have to suffer for it.  So when your out this holiday season, make it a fur free one and support the animals!

Pigs <3

So I decided to leave a post on the lighter side today, and talk about one of my most favorite animals: PIGS. I first fell in love with pigs after watching Charlotte's Web for the first time.  I could never see them as anything different than a pet, a friend, or just a dang cute animal! Many people think pigs are just smelly, fat, grunty, hairy, dirty farm animals, but this is not the case.  Not only are pigs downright adorable, they can make FANTASTIC pets. Pigs are actually very very similar to dogs.  Like a dog, pigs are friendly, outgoing, and extremely loyal.  Pigs actually are quite clean animals.  They prefer not to live within the same quarters as their bathroom spot.  Pigs love the sun, and as many of you already know, they can spend many hours sunbathing. Its sad to say, but now days about 97% of these lovable animals are raised in factories and confined in small cages for their whole lives.  So adopt a pig, befriend a pig, love a pig, and most of all respect a pig :).

Dolphin Slaughter

In Japan, there is a very small, villiage-like fishing town calle Taiji.  This town may seem like any other smalll tight-knit community. This is the place its local community calls home.  But to me, this village is home to one of the most inhumane fishing practices on this planet.  They don't hunt just any kind of "fish", oh no. Taiji is one of the largest dolphin and whale fishing villiages around.  I don't think this practice should even be considered "fishing".  The way they hunt down and slaughter these beautiful animals makes me cringe at even the thought of it.  They hunt these creatures down, trap them in the cove, and then vastly begin their blood-thirsty frenzy.  They slit their throats, bash their heads in, brutally stab them with their harpoon spears.  Sounds like your basic fishing game right?  Wrong. Miles away back on the shore of Taiji, the screams and cries of these animals can be heard by nearly everyone.  Please help stop this horrible tradition.  Follow this link to find ways you can help : http://www.savejapandolphins.org/.

Pets :)

As we all know, times are tough right now and money is hard to come by.  People are finding themselves having to cut many costs in their life due to this economy.  One of the costs people are cutting is pets.  The number of animals in shelters has gone up moderately fast since the downfall in the economy.  People are taking their long time friends to shelters, and many animals are being put out on the street.  Every year, about 8 million dogs and cats are killed because there aren't enough homes for them, and our country has over 50,000 homeless animals.  I know that times are tough and it is hard to keep up financially for many people these days, but I am truly heartbroken over how many animals are being thrown out of their homes and set out to defend for themselves. Animals, just like humans have basic needs that need to be met.  They need food, shelter, but most of all they need love. 


Reasons to adopt a homeless animal:
1. The difference you will make in an animals life.
2. The happiness and loyalty an animal will bring into your life.
3. A workout buddy.  Having a dog is a great way to stay healthy and fit.  You will never run out of a workout buddy!
4. Having a best friend by your side 24/7.
5. Someone to tell your deepest secrets to.
6. Because an animal will never judge you. No matter what.
7. Because animals are ADORABLE.


If adopting an animal is not in the future for you right now, you can still make a difference.  Follow this link and you can feed an animal everyday at no cost to you.  It is paid totally by sponsors.
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3

Save The Cats!

I was recently on the PETA website, and came across a very horrifying article about innocent cats being used for scientific experiments at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Odessa, Texas.  The article stated that the cats that are being used as "science experiments" are going through very painful procedures.  They are having tubes forcefully shoved down their wind pipes that can cause the cats to bleed, cause their throats to collapse, and it is even causing death to some of them.  To read the whole article you can go to https://secure.peta.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2081.  They also have an email you can send to the officials at the university to urge them to stop testing on these innocent animals. There are other ways for the university to teach it's students without hurting any living organisms.  Urge them to do so. Don't let these cats suffer at our expense!

Our Friends.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have always loved animals.  I loved watching the birds feed out of the bird feeder outside of my house, and was amazed at the sight of them flying high up in the sky.  I loved watching the squirrels run up and down the trunks of the trees in my backyard.  Most of all; however, I loved the way animals made me feel.  There was no feeling in the world of snuggling up on my couch with my cat in my lap and watching my favorite movie.  Unlike people, animals are unconditionally forgiving, never judgmental, kind, loving, and always there to be your friend.  As a young girl, I thought that this was the way everyone in this world perceived animals- as our friends and nothing less.  It didn't seem possible for things to be any other way.  I later came to realize how terribly wrong I really was.  In this world we live in, my "fuzzy friends" are considered target practices, science projects, clothing lines, rugs, wall hangings, and something to test new products on.  Statistics show that 250 animals die daily from animal testing in the United States alone. About 4,000,000 animals suffer everyday from animal cruelty.  In my opinion, this is absolutely horrifying.  These animals are the same animals who comforted  you when you were nervous for your first day of school.  The same ones that stood by your side through those lonely nights of the "single" life.  The ones who layed with us when we had the flu.  And where are we when they need us?  Where are we when they call out for our help?  We are chowing down at our local burger shack only thinking of ourselves.  I think its time to stand up for our friends, and fight back against animal cruelty.