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GLOBAL VOICES ADVOCACY - Defending free speech online


Genocide Watch
Natural disasters and extreme weather | World news | The GuardianGlobal Conflict Tracker
International Labour Organization - Forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking
The UN refugee Agency
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples’ Organization
(UNPO)
Worldwide Missing People (http://someoneismissing.com/international/)
Missing Animal Response Network
Animal Ethics UK

Actuanimaux - click to give (in French)

"Animals run no risk of going to hell, they are there already" Victor Hugo
I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior. - Hippolyte Taine

JSFM Japanese Society of Feline Medicine (JSFM、ねこ医学会、猫の集会)

Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat. - Notebook, 1894 - Mark Twain
(There are more people who don’t like the cat compared to the dog; the much misunderstood cat is indeed not subservient but is not independent either; there is a difference. Cats need their humans and other pets around them, and don’t like being kept alone in the dark with no sounds. If the human behaves like a jerk the cat will lose respect.

"While the exact reasons for intentional animal cruelty may vary, nine typologies have been identified by Kellert and Felthous (1985, 1122-1124). In the cases within the animal cruelty database, we see these typologies over and over":
  1. to retaliate against an animal
  2. to retaliate against another person
  3. to satisfy a prejudice against a species or breed
  4. to express anger through an animal
  5. to enhance one's own aggressiveness
  6. to shock people for amusement
  7. to displace hostility from a person to an animal
  8. to perform non-specific sadism
(From Pet-Abuse.com)
Anyone who sees this and still believes cats are aloof then they’re not OK in the head:
Kitten Takes Care Of Her Mom's Corpse | Animal in Crisis EP18

Apart the terrible cost of human life as a result of the hurricanes in Puerto Rico, animals have suffered too; according to some environmentalists this destruction may prove to be disastrous for the rest of us too:
PUERTO RICO SHELTERS FLOODED WITH HUNDREDS OF ABANDONED CATS AND DOGS AFTER HURRICANE MARIA
PUERTO RICO'S HURRICANE DESTRUCTION MAY HAVE DOOMED THE WORLD'S HONEYBEES

Some ardent Animal Rights activists, and Human Rights:
Wilma Lagrand
Linda Mander
The Irreverent Vet Speaks Out on People That Don’t Like or HATE Cats

How the Catholic Church Created the Black Death by Eradicating the "Satanic" House Cat (people who probably dislike cats disagree)
Article by Rafi Letzter about cats

The following are organizations which fight animal abuse:

Pet-Abuse.Com - Database of Criminal Animal Cruelty Cases
Pet-Abuse.Com - Animal Abuse Database - Search Results
Pet-Abuse.Com - Preventing Animal Abuse
The FBI is now, at last, taking animal abuse very seriously; it’s the precursor to abuse towards children and women, and finally leads to serial killers
FBI - Animal Abuse


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WORLD VETS - INTERNATIONAL AID FOR
ANIMALS

Low cost spay/neuter clinics
List of some animal rights advocates
List of some animal rights groups
Some lesser known animal rights organizations
Worldwide animal rescue directories:
World Animal Net
Animal Rights Groups in Canada:
ivegan.ca
Animal Rights Quotes, Sayings about Animal Welfare, Cruelty, Compassion
Pets Helping People
Ontario SPCA:
OSPCA
SPCA
WSPA - If you love animals, help free them from cruelty.
Promoting the Humane Treatment of Animals throught Tourism: http://www.candiinternational.org/

Cats and Kittens Toronto - Abbey Cat Adoptions Home
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Annex Cat Rescue
Toronto Cat Rescue
The Cat Boat
A Visit to Aoshima, a Japanese 'Cat Island

Kitten Kong (the Goodies 1970) (clip)

THE MESSYBEAST CAT RESOURCE ARCHIVE
A site for cat breeders and fanciers by Susan Little DVM
Cat Wellness News Archive
Cat Writers' Association, Inc. - a professional organization of cat communicators

Animal cafes.com (Japan)



Sheila Bredin - professional cat sitter Toronto - very reliable

Pet Lovers Community

Pet Trust | Ontario Veterinary College | University of Guelph
NO Cost Spay and Neuter Program - Calgary, Alberta CANADA
Low Cost or Free - Spay - Neuter Programs in the United States
Purebred Cat Breed Rescue - Purebred Cat Adoption
Hendrick & Co. (Animal Rescue; you can shop to rescue an animal)
Colony collapse disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bee Colony Collapse Disorder: New Bait Lures Varroa Mite To Its DoomPlanet Bee Foundations
(The Deniers: Link between bee death and glyphosate still a ‘far-fetched’ story)
Link between bee death and glyphosate still a ‘far-fetched’ story
Puerto Rico's 'Gentle Killer Bees' Could Prevent the Bee Apocalypse
PUERTO RICO'S HURRICANE DESTRUCTION MAY HAVE DOOMED THE WORLD'S HONEYBEES
Vital for recovery, the island’s bees are searching for food and shelter

Pest Control:
B A T S
Are Bats Natural Eco-Friendly Pest Control?
Opossums eat snakes and rats


Ren's Pets Depot Online Store
Zunoqua of the Cat Village by Emily Carr
Precious Pets - High end jewellery
Save the Dolphins jewellery:
http://www.templestclair.com/site/saveTheDolphins/
Thelwells (horses, dogs, cats, and British country life)
Norman Thelwell Photo Gallery by Christopher Wheeler at pbase.com
Just for Ponies Pony Tack Shop - Thelwell Ponies
Chris Beetles - Norman Thelwell Artwork

Edward Gorey - plenty of bats and cats
Edward Gorey House
The Gorey Store
Goreyography
Ren's Pets Depot Online Store
Pet Tube
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Animals just love music:
Mad Bull Singing Opera In Big Sur California
Dog Singing Classical Music
Elephants Dancing to Violin! Adorable!
12 Bar Blues - Piano Duet with Peter the Elephant - Thailand
Donkey Loves Sound of Violin
Concert for the sheep
Cat loves music
Dog Singing Classical Music
Confuse-A-Cat ~ Monty Python's Flying Circus
Hiver Pekingese (Nice Pics!)
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Adolf Hitler loved animals and was a vegetarian......but he hated cats; most likely cats hated him.

So much more exciting than bull fighting:
Ancient Life: Bull Jumping | The BAS Library
Spain's amazing bull leapers: They fly through the air with the greatest of ease... and avoid a pair of very sharp horns | Mail Online
Better than bull fighting.wmv - YouTube
Minoan Bull Leaper
Spanish Bull Leapers
BULLFIGHTERS CAN’T DO THIS BECAUSE THEY ARE COWARDS; BULLS ARE COMPROMISED - POSSIBLY INJURED FROM THE BEGINNING, AND THERE’S MORE THAN ONE PERSON INVOLVED IN KILLING A BULL; ALSO BULLFIGHTERS MAY NOT BE AS FIT…

CRUEL TRADITIONS:
Bullfighting in Catalonia
Spanish Court overturns bullfighting ban - TRADITION BE DAMNED
Vietnam’s pig festival, another pathetic tradition said to bring luck and fortune; you would have thought by now they’d see it doesn’t work - societies which follow such centuries old bloody traditions should change, but some humans are utterly stupid

What really angers me is the pleasure these (Danish?) gawkers get in watching the slaughter, then afterwards inspecting, and amusing themselves with the dead whales - look at their smiling faces - If this is a 1000 years old tradition I expect only to see aboriginals following their tradition and not some dumb caucasians with their children enjoying this; these people must lead really boring lives; their taxes are too high:
https://www.seashepherd.org/news-and-commentary/news/graphic-images-of-pilot-whale-slaughter-in-the-faroe-islands.html
More dolphin slaughter in the Faroe Islands; these “ men" must think they’re hot. WHAT A DISGUSTING BUNCH:
http://www.protecttheocean.com/denmark-continues-dolphin-slaughter-warning-graphic-images/
Information about Greenland and the Faroes
IZUMI ISHII - DOLPHIN PROTECTOR with RIC O'BARRY:
Japanese activists fight against the tide to save whales and dolphins
Save Japan Dolphins - end the annual drive fishery slaughter
CBC News - World - Dolphins save swimmers from shark
Saved By Dolphins - Misc documentaries on DocuWatch
Save Japan Dolphins - end the annual drive fishery slaughter
YouTube - Dolphin Swim Programs & SLAUGHTER Linked!!!!
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - Taiji
Sea Shepherd


Dolphins Save Swimmers From Shark Attack
http://www.dolphins-world.com/Dolphins_Rescuing_Humans.html
http://www.templestclair.com/site/saveTheDolphins/
Whale and dolphin meat toxic:
http://www.dolphinspirit.org/mercury.html

Izumi Ishii - Dolphin Eco-Tourism (Dolphin Watcher)

Save Taiji Dolphins - end the annual drive fishery slaughter


Some animals watching horror movies:
Cat Watches Psycho
Bulldog watches a horror movie, does something INCREDIBLE during scary scene
DOGS GET SCARED OF WATCHING HORROR FILM | Top Dog Video Compilation
A vicious fight makes the mother lose her mind...(French bulldog mother vs daughter finale)

http://example.com/