RSPCA turns 139!

On 16th July, RSPCA NSW celebrated its 139th birthday! Happy birthday!

Million Paws Walk 2012

On Sunday May 20th I will be participating in the Million Paws Walk to raise money for orphaned and abandoned animals in RSPCA shelters around the country.

44,000 animals are placed in shelters each year just in New South Wales. Events like this raises vital funds to help look after these animals and give them a new lease on life and hopefully a forever home.

The walk is attended by more than 60,000 people and 20,000 pets and provides a real festival atmosphere with live entertainment, a variety of food and drink stalls, demonstrations and exhibitions, as well as a huge range of pet care products and accessories to buy.

To sponsor my walk, please visit my fundraising page and place a donation. All proceeds will go to the RSPCA.

Anything to support these beautiful creatures is better than nothing at all, so dig deep!

Happy Feet 2 auction for the Antarctic

WWF Australia is auctioning off two family passes to the premiere of Happy Feet 2 to raise money for the Antarctic and the Southern Ocean.

Emperor Penguins

The family passes include a red carpet walk with Robin Williams and George Miller who were part of the sequel.

WWF is working in the Antarctic and the South to create marine parks to protect penguins, seals, whales and albatrosses against climate change.

To bid on the tickets, go to the WWF website and follow the links.

Need more support for the koala

Today I came across a post on Kora Organics blog about the koala and how the government is delaying the decision to list the koala as endangered.

As you know, I am a huge supporter of our native creature and have adopted a koala from the Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie.

WWF’s work around the globe

via Wikipedia

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an organisation dedicated to saving our planet. From bengal tiger adoptions to combating climate change, WWF works for direct conservation and achieves environmental goals.

They have 14 global initiatives, 36 priority species and 35 priority places. Their mission is stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

Boom of panda cubs in China

The giant panda breeding centre in Chengdu, China have welcomed 12 new panda cubs into the program.

The centre started with just six pandas in 1987 and now have more than 100.

Asia haven’t always had the best coverage when it comes to the animal world –  with Japan overfishing and slaughtering dolphins and whales and China skinning mammals alive for their fur. So it is nice to see the people who are dedicating their life to animals in the area.

Save a life this September

Animal Welfare League of NSW are aiming to re-home 200 abandoned pets this month.

They have so far given 40 animals ‘forever homes’ since the beginning of the month with their ‘Save a life in September’ adoption drive.