"The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals" ~ Anonymous
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." ~ Immanual Kant
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~ Anatole France
"I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self-contained, I stand and look at them long and long." ~ Walt Whitman
Along with the quote by M Gandi seen in the photograph above, " The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by which their animals are treated. " all of the quotes resonant with me. Each human individual in this world needs to suuport a project regarding nature, people and animals.
By supporting development projects that meet our three interlinked goals to sustain people, animals and nature we can achieve our aim of handing on a viable planet. For me helping nature means saving our honeybees and donating and belonging to United Plant Savers.( info@unitedplantsavers.org ) or joining the American Botanical Council ( http://www.herbalgram.org/) For instance, biodiversity in Malaysia’s rain forests ecosystem are aided through our support for local communities, wildlife and nature.
I passionately believe that no matter where we live in the world we must join together with local people in the most endangered regions to ensure sustainable development and leave a viable habitat for future generations. This includes the endangered species in North America. Of course, there are more endangered species in other countries that also need your help.
There are many organizations to save the animals. I urge you to find one that fits your 'helping' needs and support that project. I didn't realize how many organizations and blogs exist to save animals. Although most of us cannot go to these countries ,we can donate and also be part of by supporting these organizations by become a member. Membership dues also helps support a project.
The inspiration for this blog has been my look-alike. He is not really my look-alike, but my 22 year old son, Gregory Patrick Fratellone. He has unrelentless dream to attend veterinary school next year. He will be completing a 5 year program ( in 4 1/2 years at Co-op Northeastern University in Boston) I would like to think that our caring and participating in saving Earth Mother has been inspirational to him. He worked in Rick's green store( Simply Green) on Fire Island to save the environment and allow Fire Island to recycle. He has helped with saving our bee population, and sees how Rick and I care for our animals. Our pets or rather our family has included at one time 5 dogs, 8 birds, cage of lizards, and fish aquariums. We only are missing another parrot and a spider monkey. He single handed with his college advisors set up a volunteer program saving the animals in Belize. Reading his blog, http://www.greginbelize.tumblr.com/ has been a delight for us. Although we miss him a lot, he is so happy with the animals. We are in a debt of thank yous for those individuals who supported the project by donating to 'go get funding'
As Rick and I write daily blogs, we also read his blog and many other blogs of interest. As Gregory is on a mission to save animals, I started to look at countries like Belize. Belize has done an outstanding job in a variety of animal projects. In addition to the Belize Zoo and the Manatee and Primate Rehabilitation there is the Jaguar Project.As we ask colleagues and companies do donate money, we wil now ask them at the Holiday time to donate to the Belize Zoo (http://www.belizezoo.org/)
In 2009 , when jaguars kill livestock, farmers often kill jaguars. Sharon Matola - the “Jane Goodall of Belize” - has turned that problem into a solution that just may save the species
Enter Sharon Matola's brainchild - the Problem Jaguar Rehabilitation Program. Instead of killing the jaguars that repeatedly kill livestock, why not capture them, and bring them to zoos ( one of these is the Belize Zoo)
Matola, an American who became a Belize citizen in 1990, once served in the Air Force, worked as a lion-tamer, and studied Russian in Iowa and fungi in Florida. She’s nothing if not diverse. Matola moved to Belize in 1983 and has lived there since, having made a big impact on the country. The story of her passionate fight to stop the Chalillo Dam is told in Bruce Barcott's The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman's Fight to Save the World's Most Beautiful Bird which was published last year
Photo credit: Gregory Patrick Fratellone
Until tomorrow...
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