Help Wildlife Affected by Oil in The Gulf

There are so many creatures that are still dying from the oil that has been dispersed into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico.

I am raising money for the wildlife. You can go to animalconnectionshow.com and you will see the link “Wildlife Donations”. If you donate, you have the POTENTIAL TO WIN A WEEKEND AT CLEAR CREEK RANCH in the beautiful North Carolina Mountains. Please pass this on to the people in your database and social sites.

There will also be a conference in New Orleans Aug. 7th & 8th. Details can be found on their website at www.humanela.org under their BP oil spill link.

The following agencies and departments will be providing speakers:

* The US Coast Guard (will talk on their role as incident commander for this oil spill)
* The Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (will talk on their role in helping marine mammals and sea turtles)
* The Louisiana Dept of Wildlife and Fisheries (will talk on their role in capturing oiled birds)
* local wildlife experts
* British Petroleum (will talk on whatever they choose to share – they have been rather uncooperative (go figure!)

The first day of the conference will be divided into three sessions:

* brief presentation by each speaker
* panel discussion with answers taken from audience
* strategy-building session facilitated by Paul Berry, former CEO of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary (audience will explore new ideas and more effective means of helping affective wildlife)

We have been very lucky that we have not had any oil hit our beaches on the West Coast of Florida......YET! That time will come. There are so many issues other than the oil itself. There's the chemicals that are being used and it's negative impact on our environment as well as the wildlife. This also affects everyone across the US. The wildlife is just the tip of the iceberg. There's so much seafood being impacted, which affects the lives of fishermen and their personal pets. The shelters are so packed from the fishermen and other people who make a living from the Gulf. They are bringing in their loving pets because they can no longer feed them. This has an impact on the whole economy of the US.

I want to thank everyone in the community who has been so giving during this very difficult time. It is frustrating but it's the support we give each other that keeps people going :-)

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