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Three Dogs and a Bird–Their Day
Kaya and Sargent, and my African Grey parrot, Max. Why? It’s the 12th Annual National Pet Day. The dogs give me unconditional love, devotion, and protection from solicitors and bad buys who dare even think about coming to my home. (The bird even barks!) All of them make me laugh at times when I need it, comfort me in my “down” times, remind me of the beauty and diversity of Nature, and drive away the loneliness that sometimes creeps into my life. All they ask in return is food, water, and some play-time with their human.
To them–and to all of your pets–I wish a happy National Pet Day.
Three Dogs and a Bird, On their Day
Today I give special loving attention to my dog, Riley, my grand-dogs, Kaya and Sargent, and my African Grey parrot, Max. Why? It’s the 11th National Pet Day. The dogs give me unconditional love, devotion, and protection from solicitors and bad buys who dare even think about coming to my home. All of them make me laugh at times when I need it, comfort me in my “down” times, remind me of the beauty and diversity of Nature, and drive away the loneliness that sometimes creep into my life. All they ask in return is food, water, and some play-time with their human.
To them–and to all of your pets–I wish a happy National Pet Day.
These 30 Seconds Will Help You Chill
Still have a little tension from yesterday’s elections? Chill out with this 30-second video. Even if you don’t need to chill, I’m sure a laugh would do you some good.
Gone: 1,000,000,000 Birds
That’s a whole lot of birds–just gone forever. Even if you aren’t a bird-lover, you should be concerned. Birds aren’t just pretty–or messy pests–depending on your point of view. They’re an important part of the human food chain, performing such functions as carrying seeds that grow into plants that nourish the animals we eat.
Read details about this disaster at the CBS News Technology and science article, A third of birds in North America threatened with extinction.
Meanwhile, here’s a chart that summarizes the situation:
Plastic Poison
40,000 garbage trucks filled with plastic = 270,000 tons of it floating around our oceans. That’s what the current estimate is. And that’s a conservative guess, since fish, birds, and other species eat a good amount of it. It’s unsightly and deadly for the critters who eat it or get hopelessly entangled in it. It’s not healthy for humans, either.
This is something to think about next time we’re about to toss a plastic bottle cap, bag, food wrapper, or other item onto the roadway or gutter, where it can wash into the waterways leading to the ocean. Or tossing those items off of a boat or bridge.
The item can’t be that heavy to hold onto until you see the next recycling container.
Do You Remember Our National Bird?
Will our grand-kids recognize what these birds are and what they represent?
Maybe not, if there aren’t any around to see. That’s a possibility if energy lobbyists get their way. Right now, corporations can get a permit allowing them to kill a certain number of eagles, if they offset the damage. Every five years the public can examine a corporation’s operations before another permit is granted. What the energy lobbyists want to do is make that permit-period THIRTY years. A lot can happen to the birds in all that time without oversight of corporate actions.
These aren’t just any bird, or any eagle, for that matter. They’re the majestic symbol of our nation and, as such, deserve protection.
If you feel strongly about this issue, email Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior about your concerns. Also, go to Care2’s petition site and sign the petition.