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And Obama STILL Wants Offshore Oil Driling?

Critter News

By the way, this mess is threatening the Breton National Wildlife Refuge at crucial breeding time. Tags: oil spill oil drilling Obama wildlife pollution Gulf of Mexico. What a mess. And it looks like BP has some answering to do.

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Great Question About Obama Pup

Animal Person

Here's a great question I received via direct message on Twitter ( www.twitter.com/mary_martin ): "Do you think that even if Obama had adopted a shelter dog-it still may have caused a run on breeders? Perhaps if there were a heartfelt message followed by action that supported it, no matter what breed were rescued, adoptions would increase.

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What does the Keystone XL Pipeline have to do with Birds?

10,000 Birds

President Obama has a very important decision to make in approving or rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline. About 3 billion of North America’s landbirds, 26 million of its waterfowl, and 7 million of its shorebirds breed here. There are nearly 100 species of which 50% or more of the entire population breeds in the Boreal Forest.

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On Bad Presidential Puppy Decisions

Animal Person

But I didn't campaign for a presidential greyhound for exactly the same reason Obama's decision was disappointing: it glorifies pure breed dogs. I wasn't an Obama supporter (or a McCain supporter) but I did appreciate a lot of what he appeared to believe in and wish for this country.

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Adopt-a-Pet.com Guest Post

4 The Love Of Animals

Our website makes it easy for anyone with an internet connection to find profiles and pictures of adoptable animals by location, breed, gender, age, size, and color. For example, I can tell “Search Saver” where I live, and what type of breed I am looking for. Merchandise can be found at www.muttslikeme.com.

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On Bob Herbert and Direct Action

Animal Person

Most whites do not want to hear about racial problems, and President Obama would rather walk through fire than spend his time dealing with them. While whites use illegal drugs at substantially higher percentages than blacks, black men are sent to prison on drug charges at 13 times the rate of white men.

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Climate Change and Birds

10,000 Birds

Their remarkable survival skills, evolved over thousands of years, rely on a chain of stopover feeding grounds and habitats for breeding and raising young – but break any one link and the survival of the entire species is threatened. Climate change is the biggest threat to migratory birds this century. … what would it be?

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