I just watched a documentary called, ‘The Cove’, about the 23,000 dolphins killed a year in Japan, for food and dolphin ‘circuses’. The documentary is well made. It seemed to have lots of financial backing. Watching ‘The Cove’ I learned a lot about the great love people have for animals and fish. I was educated [...]
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IN AWE OF LIFE: THE TERMITE QUEEN
Watch this video from National Geographic about the Termite Queen. She will produce 30,000 in one day x 365 days a year = 10,950,000 x 15 years 164, 250,000 in her lifetime. Her head is the same size as other termites however her body is 4 inches long, pulsates and continually secretes one egg after another. Her [...]
Tikkun olam by a Whisker: Avrum’s CJN Article January 15, 2010
It’s 2 a.m., and Roz Gelade might be walking through your backyard. A little while ago, Roz, the president of Fostering Felines Cat Rescue, rescued a six-year-old brown tabby by the name of Bruno. He was about to go into an adoptive home, but instead he got away. Only days before, he had been shaven [...]
