anoceanactivist:

Catch of the Day: Plastic Surprise - Galveston Beach, TX

To bring some attention to ocean pollution and just how disgusting it really is, Surfrider Foundation teamed up with Satchi & Satchi LA to create “Catch of the Day.” Simply and brilliantly, they collected actual trash from beaches around the U.S., packaged it like food, and left it on display at farmer’s markets

(via anoceanactivist)

anoceanactivist:

Celebrate Japan Dolphins Day - Denver, Colorado (by Save Japan Dolphins)

“On June 4, 2011 Remi was shot in front of her house for being a Pit Bull.

She and her sisters had gotten out of the backyard gate some how for a minute, as I was getting the dogs back in I heard our dog Lola, a Cairn Terrier, barking in the front yard. Then I heard a POP and a dog yelping in pain. I called my dogs and they came running to the back gate. Remi our Pit Bull was bleeding profusely. I started screaming realizing she was shot. A man who lives around the corner from us was in my driveway yelling that the “Pit Bull” attacked his wife. I called him a liar saying she would never do such a thing. Then he said ‘The Pit Bull TRIED to attack his wife” I called him on that too. I screamed at him that he shot our dog Just Because She WAS a Pit Bull, and he started saying he was sorry over and over again.

As the 5 Nassau County Police cars pulled up, I was confused as to why they were not disarming this man, and why they were treating me and my son and daughter like criminals. They were harassing us and not aiding in getting care for our dog.

They were trying to make their way into our backyard, not looking for the man who shot our dog, but for our dog! I know NOW that if they would have found Remi, they would have shot her to kill her.

As I was screaming for some kind of assistance against this henious crime, I was informed by one of the police officers that this man was “allowed ” to have a gun. Right there and then I knew he was retired from the force.

I come from a police family. My grandfather was the Chief of Police of the Village of Freeport for approximately 40 years, my uncle followed his footsteps. I know about the law and the officers of the law. I knew right then and there, we would get nothing from the men in blue.

But I was shocked at the way these officers treated me, my children, my boyfriend and my dog. They made it difficult to get my dog treated, they harassed my son and daughter. They frisked my boyfriend after he pulled up at our house. Searching him for a gun, why ? I have no idea. While my son was sobbing on our front stoop, they would not allow Bart to go to his aid, instead detaining him in the driveway as 4 police officers ripped through his pants pockets and wallet.

After they had no evidence of ANY attack or harm to the wife of this madman, they informed me that they contacted Animal Control because Remi had no license.

The bullet used was one of those that shatter on impact. 
Aren’t they ILLEGAL? I guess not for a retired police officer.
I am disgusted. 

Be careful citizens of Baldwin. You never know if that “couple out for a walk” have CONCEALED LOADED WEAPONS in their pockets ready to take aim on your pets, your children or even YOU.

Our beloved pet is in ICU fighting for her life, with 6 Thousand Dollars of medical bills looming over our heads. We want Justice For Remi ♥”

Please take a minute and donate to help this poor pup get the surgery it needs to have it’s jaw fixed. Reblog and get the word out - through facebook or tumblr

Chipin - http://anarchyanimalrescue.chipin.com/remi

Paypal https://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.paypal.com%2Fcgi-bin%2Fwebscr%3Fcmd%3D_donations%26business%3Djusticeforremi%2540gmail.com%26lc%3DUS%26item_name%3DJustice%2Bfor%2BRemi%26currency_code%3DUSD%26bn%3DPP-DonationsBF%253Abtn_donateCC_LG.gif%253ANonHosted&h=0df92

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Justice-For-Remi/226487464030014?sk=wall

thegreenurbanist:

Top Twelve American Banks, Coal and Oil Companies Paid Less Taxes Than You

“RAN report notes:

If just the top banks, oil and coal companies actually paid the IRS corporate tax rate of 35%, they would be giving back $62 billion this tax season. That is almost double the current $38 billion proposed federal budget cuts. 

We’re talking about twelve companies that could, essentially, end our budget woes if only they paid their fair share, like most citizens and respectable, patriotic small business owners in the country.”
http://www.good.is/post/top-four-american-banks-coal-and-oil-companies-paid-less-taxes-than-you/

rhamphotheca:

Catch & Release: Great White Shark Science Sparks Controversy

Great white sharks, the largest predatory fish in the ocean, are supreme fodder for headlines. Yet in recent weeks, it is the humans who study them that have grabbed the spotlight among a circle of bloggers and advocates for the iconic species.

One scientist and his methodology for studying the sharks have been at the center of the controversy: Michael Domeier, a marine biologist whose quest to study great white sharks and outfit them with satellite tags has been documented over several years and two seasons on the National Geographic Channel’s “Shark Men.”. Domeier seeks to learn the mysterious migration habits of the sharks, specifically the females. Where they go on their two-year wanderings and where they give birth is a big unknown for researchers — and key information if the species is to be saved, some say. Domeier is the first scientist to attempt to track mature great white sharks with satellite tags that can deliver that information…

(read more: Live Science)

This disgusts me. Instead of taking it out on one of the VERY few groups actually doing something to track and save these sharks, why not take it out on the fisheries, the people who kill them to mount them on their wall, those trying to keep them in captivity, those polluting the oceans, those taking away food sources from these animals. How in the world is one of the strongest, most feared of all creatures going extinct? We should be treating these sharks with the utmost respect & care. Instead they are hunted and abused - their homes taken away from them. Absolutely horrifying and disgusting. I hate the human race.

(via anoceanactivist)

standupforwomen:

The House is voting TODAY and the Senate is voting either TODAY or TOMORROW on whether there should be a blanket ban on any federal funds going to Planned Parenthood. Call your rep!

nandini-:

ohmyygulayy:

I never post things like this but i could not help myself to post it and put out awareness on this subject. see all that blood in the water? well that is from a mass dolphin slaughter on a beach side. what has the world come to & what have these dolphins done to deserve this!

OhMyGod.

Horrified. This is so disgusting. How is this even happening?

I THOUGHT EVERYONE LOVED DOLPHINS. ASDLSDFUH.

I am glad these things are finally getting around on tumblr and creating awareness. unfortunately this has been going on forever :(

how you can help -

http://www.takepart.com/thecove

http://www.seashepherd.org/dolphins/

http://www.savejapandolphins.org/

http://hubpages.com/hub/YOU-Can-Stop-Dolphin-Slaughter-Watch-The-Cove

(via thoughts-bloom)