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| Pangolin |
So, a new year. But alas: we
still have many of the same old troublesome people and problems — some of them
measurably, frighteningly worse since 2019, just last week!
other endangered wildlife will make a comeback; that pangolins will no longer be
the world’s most trafficked animal; that migratory birds — and Monarch
butterflies — will travel more safely and reach their destinations . . . .
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| Monarch butterfly |
Here in America, federal roll-backs and weakening of animal protection
regulations and laws (the Endangered Species Act, just for one) will only make
life harder for animals.
We can’t fix everything that’s wrong for animals, but we can choose our
battles — “No one can do everything, but
everyone can do something” –.and keep fighting. This may be a time to “think globally, act
locally.”
animals, such as a heroic rescue of animals in one Australian zoo and a
brighter (alive!) future for countless fur-bearing animals here.
apocalyptic, hellish, end of the world. To people and animals in the fires’ relentless
paths, it must be terrifying. Human
deaths are mounting, while animal deaths are incalculable.
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| Koala |
But a wonderful thing happened at Mogo Wildlife Park, home to the
country’s largest private collection of exotic animals: zoo staff saved every
one of the 200-some animals there from the raging fires!
and pandas in different rooms at his home, while a tiger was sheltered in
another staff member’s back yard — or they sheltered zoo residents in place (how do you take a giraffe or rhino home?!),
sprayed down their enclosures and stamped out small fires as they occurred.
for Australia’s “fragile colonies of koalas,” hit so hard by the fires that their
deaths in great numbers have (already!) been called “a national tragedy.”
announced two great steps forward for fur-bearing animals: First,
iconic American department stores Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s — says it will go fur-free by the end of
2020. This includes permanently closing all of its fur vaults and salons, areas
of the store dedicated to fur products.”
are declining as anti-fur activists gain influence. But that’s OK! We welcome this move for whatever reason, and as
HSUS and HSI have done, we’ll work to make “fur-free” a universal concept.
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| Fox & kits |
In a second positive step for animals, California Gov. Gavin
Newsom signed a bill banning the sale and production of animal fur
products statewide, effective Jan. 1, 2023. (And before that, he had signed another groundbreaking animal rights bill banning commercial and recreational fur-trapping in the state.) New Jersey legislators: are you reading this?
cats in her neighborhood, I’ve followed the subject. And now, it’s winter, cold
and uncomfortable for New Jersey’s outdoor cats. Unlike us, they can’t just bundle up.
outside, with options ranging from the simple to the practically palatial. As you help, please remember: “straw” is the
magic word.
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| Tortie in snow |
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