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	Home Videos Photos Press Articles Animals Writing Classes Bellydance Pilates Yoga Contact	Animals Be inspired! Check out: Animal Stories! I proudly support organisations that protect animals! And if you love animals, you can help them too. To start with, check out these pages: Animal Quotes and Animal Thoughts. What You Can Do To Help Animals You don't need loads of time or money to make a difference to the furry, feathered or finned friends we share the planet with. Click on the following to find out what the average person (like you and me!) can you can do to help animals: Be an animal hero Get informed about animals Sign petitions to help animals What I've Done To Help Animals Since 1998 I've been trying to help animals on varying levels. Check out these links to see what I've been up to: my animal history and press for my animal charity work. And to see all the people and organisations I'm thankful to for help along the way, click on this link: Thanks. Every Little Bit You Do For Animals Helps A Lot The problem is that when you start investigating cruelty-free living, the instances of cruelty towards animals are so numerous that you quickly start to wonder what difference one person could possibly make. The answer lies in these four words: everything you do helps. It’s like donating ten dollars to an animal organisation. Your little ten dollars by itself doesn’t necessarily do much, but the thousands of ten dollar donations from generous others together with your ten dollars make a huge difference. All added together, little things do make a big difference. So whether it be during your day-to-day home life or the kind of tourist you are when on holidays in another country, there are many ways you can help animals in the choices you make. The fact is that every little thing you do helps. If ever in doubt, keep the great Mahatma Gandhi’s words in mind: “Almost anything you do will seem insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”	At the park across from my old apartment with the late Jordan (in my arms) and Bonnie the Border Collie. With the fur-kids on Mother's Day (Jasmin left, Jake right). The whole family together - me with John (the human), Jake (centre), and Jasmin (hiding on the left).

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Be inspired! Check out: Animal Stories!

I proudly support organisations that protect animals! And if you love animals, you can help them too. To start with, check out these pages: Animal Quotes and Animal Thoughts.

What You Can Do To Help Animals

You don't need loads of time or money to make a difference to the furry, feathered or finned friends we share the planet with. Click on the following to find out what the average person (like you and me!) can you can do to help animals:

What I've Done To Help Animals

Since 1998 I've been trying to help animals on varying levels. Check out these links to see what I've been up to: my animal history and press for my animal charity work. And to see all the people and organisations I'm thankful to for help along the way, click on this link: Thanks.

Every Little Bit You Do For Animals Helps A Lot

The problem is that when you start investigating cruelty-free living, the instances of cruelty towards animals are so numerous that you quickly start to wonder what difference one person could possibly make. The answer lies in these four words: everything you do helps.

It’s like donating ten dollars to an animal organisation. Your little ten dollars by itself doesn’t necessarily do much, but the thousands of ten dollar donations from generous others together with your ten dollars make a huge difference. All added together, little things do make a big difference. So whether it be during your day-to-day home life or the kind of tourist you are when on holidays in another country, there are many ways you can help animals in the choices you make. The fact is that every little thing you do helps.

If ever in doubt, keep the great Mahatma Gandhi’s words in mind: “Almost anything you do will seem insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.”

Dogs in park
At the park across from my old apartment with the late Jordan (in my arms) and Bonnie the Border Collie.

Cuddling dogs
With the fur-kids on Mother's Day (Jasmin left, Jake right).

Dogs and humans living together
The whole family together - me with John (the human), Jake (centre), and Jasmin (hiding on the left).

In the words of Mahatma Gandhi:
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated."

SAY NO TO PUPPY MILLS! SAY NO TO ANIMALS IN PETSHOPS! SAY NO TO BREEDERS!

At Say No it's estimated that 130,000 dogs and 60,000 cats are killed every year in Australia because there are not enough homes for them all. And the global numbers amount to millions upon millions every single year.

Puppy mills are a major contributor to the terrible problem of overpopulation. Puppy mills are essentially 'dog factories' where dogs are forced to churn out litter after litter, with no thought for the welfare of the dogs and all thought for profit. The dogs live in appallingly dirty, cramped conditions all their lives, and when they no longer serve their purpose they're killed, dumped or sold for cruel and painful medical testing.

Petshops fit into the picture because puppy mills are generally where petshops get their animals from. Furthermore, having animals in shop windows encourages impulse purchases, and adding an animal to your family should be a conscious, careful decision - NOT one to be made while shoe shopping.

Breeders contribute enormously to the tragic statistics above too. And it doesn't matter whether they're professional breeders or backyard breeders, and whether they breed for profit or not, because while there are homeless animals sitting on death row in shelters, any and all animal breeding is utterly irresponsible.

For all these reasons, adopting from a rescue organisation is a far better (and more compassionate) choice than getting an animal from a puppy mill, petshop or breeder. (And remember that desexing is an integral part of being a responsible animal guardian so, if you haven't already, be part of the solution and desex your dog, cat or any other animal in your family.)

If I haven't convinced you, visit your local shelter or go to Death Row Pets to see the homeless animals and let their innocent faces convince you that adopting is the way to go!

"To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being."
- Mahatma Gandhi

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