Save the Bears, Save the World

I, or rather tec was tagged via the savethebears meme by FiveCats‘ mum. Here’s my tagees:

1. Vegancat
2. Mama Piggy
3. budak
4. Styra
5. Fiona
6. Lynn
7. Tini
8. Lina
9. Cat
10. Zacky’s family
11. myanimalfamily
12. 5cat style and the flyer

BTW, please spare a moment and sign this petition to stop Polar Bear Trophy hunting. What’s so poor thing and dear about them? Climate change and the effects on their ability to continue existing (Living on thin ice, Polar bears drown). They don’t need the added excitement of being picked off via human firepower ambush.

Polar bears already face a daunting future because of global warming, oil and gas exploration and toxic chemical pollution. But there’s another threat that many Americans aren’t aware of – trophy hunting.

The United States does not allow sport hunting of polar bears in their Alaskan habitat. But more than half of the world’s polar bears live in Canada, where hunting is legal. And due to a huge loophole in the Marine Mammal Protection Act, American trophy hunters can travel to Canada, kill a polar bear, and bring back polar bear trophies.

From 2002-2005, a total of 298 requests were made by US citizens to import sport hunted polar bear trophies from Canada. Of these, 252 – a staggering 85 percent – were issued.

We may not be able to stop Canada from allowing hunting, but we can stop the U.S. from allowing Americans to import polar bear trophies. Please act today and urge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop issuing polar bear trophy permits immediately!

Sign this petition to stop Americans from Polar Bear Trophy hunting here. NOW!

The meme post by FiveCats‘ mum. (More ref on the bears’ plight here and here)

Friday, July 13, 2007

Join the Save the Bears, Save the World Meme and pledge an action that will help free bears in China from being farmed for their bile.

It is a terrible life for them in cages so tiny they cannot stand or turn. In addition, catheters are permanently stuck in their side to drain bile from them.

Help Animals Asia rescue and rehabilitate these bears. Let them live out their lives with dignity and happiness in a sanctuary.

List yourself and your friends you have tagged here and add their permalinks (optional: and pledges)