Mother Love – You Can Feel It …

The age old topic of love. From teen-age angst – to love and marriage – to family and sibling love – to love of career – to love of home and country and the earth – how best to define the ever-present question of love? I think one of the most recognized forms of this longing to connect is “mother love” – the strong, unbreakable, life long bond that exists between a mother and her off-spring. There is no better way to show the power of this love than through the beauty of pictures!

Soi Dog Foundation – Phuket – Thailand

What A Remarkable Story of Compassion and Commitment

John and Gill Dalley are true heroes for street dogs and cats in Phuket – Thailand. The following story explained in their foundation information explains their mission and their incredible dedication!  Rehabilitated animals from Soi Dog Foundation can be adopted and sent to live in the UK – USA – Europe and Canada. Please take a moment to read their story and consider an overseas adoption if you have the means and inclination!

Elephants Are Endangered – What Are We Doing?

Elephants – Such Interesting Creatures!

Elephants are mammals and herbivores. In the wild they live in herds and roam in sub-Saharan Africa and south and south-east Asia. It is believed by many scientists and researchers that 30 million years ago they were aquatic with the trunk serving as their air source. Their early ancestors were most certainly the woolly mammoths.

I’ll Have A Leg Please!

When It Comes To Any Issue – Always Follow The Money!

Raising awareness is the only way that change can happen. So if you care about animal welfare don’t turn away – learn the truth. Many countries claim – “but this is part of our cultural heritage”. Well, as we all know, slavery was once an acceptable part of life in the USA. Fortunately – enough people recognized that it was wrong, their was a change in beliefs and slavery came to an end. These same shifts need to happen with reference to animal issues around the world.

A Fascinating New Discovery About Dolphins

Dolphin Names – Really?

Few creatures in the animal world are as charismatic and beloved as the dolphin. In recent years, films such as The Cove, have brought them more into public consciousness. People are very aware of the Japanese slaughter of dolphins and animal welfare groups are trying to win greater protection for them world wide. Dolphins typically live in pods of between 10 to 30 members and they are known to have an elabortate communication system.

Dolphin Speak

In the wild, and it can easily be argued that dolphins should not be held in captivity for the amusement of humans,  they have active family groups and love to leap and jump and play. They are known to be incredibly intelligent, and in captivity, they are capable of  learning all the flips and tricks that human trainers demand of them. This video is especially amazing – in that these two dolphins design their own trick for the trainers.

This fact, combined with the Janaury 2013 publication by Proceedings of the Royal Society B, that dolphins call their close family members and buddies by name is astonishing. Dolphins routinely communicate through whistles, clicks, squawks and pulsing sounds – but the name call is a signature whistle. In the wild dolphins can communicate across distances of up to 12 miles.

Watch this 2011 video and really think about the implications of non-humans having a language of their own!