Zoo Trip & More

I unfortunately went to the zoo with my school. It was horrible. All those poor animals, all stuck in the cages. They look like they're heavily drugged! They are so bored, and so miserable in that zoo. It's so tragic. On the plus side, there was a lot of information about Engandered Species and a donation place for small change or large donations. It was still very sad to see all those animals that should be in the wild! And if people are concerned about them being protected, then 1) donate to an endangered species fund, 2) don't wear fur or leather!, 3) put them in a conservatory where they are still protected but allowed to live in their natural environment! Is it really natural for peacocks to be in -4 C temperatures?! NO. It's not. And it definately can't be healthy.

On the plus side, PETA announced that thanks to the 11,000+ people who wrote to Zappos.com, Zappos.com has officially declared that they will not sell any products with animal fur in/on them. :) Now, they are fighting to get amazon.com to do the same! Go here: http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/amazon_fur?c=pfbt to help out. :)

Also, eBay has announced a global ban on Ivory. :) This will majorly help out to stop the illegal ivory trade, which is the main reason why elephants are endangered. IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) did an investigation on the threat of Internet trade. To read the report, you can go to http://www.ifaw.org/Publications/Program_Publications/Wildlife_Trade/Campaign_Scientific_Publications/asset_upload_file816_49629.pdf
There's lots of facts that I will probably use as BLURBS. Which reminds me,

BLURB!: More than 70% of all endangered species’ products listed for sale on the Internet occur in the United States. This is 10x more than the next two leading countries, the UK and China.

Also, if you go to http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/shelterchallenge.faces#shelterVoteSection_header, you can vote for a shelter and the top three shelters will receive a large sum of money that goes towards the animals and the shelter. So, please. VOTE and help your local shelter. If you would like to know, I am voting for a number of shelters because I volunteer at all of them simutaneously.
I'm voting for:
Annex Cat Rescue
Big on Beagles
For the Animals
PAWS
Toronto Cat Rescue

Every day, a different vote. :)
So, please, help out these organizations. :D
And do something that I couldn't, but will do from now on. BOYCOTT THE ZOO!
The world is in danger, we need to be its superheroes.
Love,
TreeHugger