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Lightning Storms and Eagles

10,000 Birds

The eagle was so hypothermic I was reluctant to put her in a transport box. Not only were her organs exposed, the entire area was alive with maggots. Not only were her organs exposed, the entire area was alive with maggots. Instead, I put heated pads under her wings and held her as Megan drove back to REGI.

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Rescue for the rescuer.

4 The Love Of Animals

your personal life starts to suffer as a result of taking on the animals suffering. you stop having fun because you feel guilty when there are so many animals currently suffering. Following is a telepathic conversation I experienced while transporting dogs to a rescue. you lose interest in social activities and friends.

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India’s Raptor Rescuers

10,000 Birds

The sharp strings are a menace to passing birds – especially kites and other raptors – who cannot see them and sometimes suffer grievous, if not fatal, wounds. Unwilling to leave the suffering birds to die, they began bringing them home, asking veterinarians to make house calls, and keeping the recuperating birds on their roof.

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The True Costs of Eating Meat

Animal Ethics

Livestock accounts for at least 21 percent of greenhouse-gas emissions globally -- more than all forms of transportation combined. Undigested antibiotics leach from manure into freshwater systems and impair the sex organs of fish. He thinks we would rightly "frame the matter as a dire political issue."

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