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BP Pleads Guilty To Slaughter & Deceit

November 19, 2012

(ENVIRONMENT) NEW ORLEANS — Last Thursday, British Petroleum (BP) plead guilty to numerous criminal charges associated with the 2010 disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Over the next five years, more than half of the 4.5 billion charged to BP in the settlement will go to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), an independent non-profit conservation group. NFWF plans to direct the funds for environmental restoration, preservation, and conservation efforts throughout the Gulf region. Although no amount of money can rectify the oil spill’s devastating environmental and wildlife destruction, this steep find shows that the Department of Justice is at least conscious of the gravity of the situation. Read on to learn more about the settlement surrounding the deaths of 11 workers and the spill of 206 million gallons of crude oil. — Global Animal

 

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Photos Capture Animal Abuse In New Light

June 23, 2012

(PHOTO GALLERY) There are countless studies that prove animals are intelligent, express emotion and feel pain. There is also a direct correlation between animal abuse, domestic violence and other crimes. Yet animal abusers still go largely unpunished. Photographer Nicolas Wickstrom attempts to take us into the dark world of animal cruelty by substituting people in situations that involve the mistreatment of animals. Wickstrom explains his focus, “I aimed at inspiring more people to see the horrendous nature of what was going on and feel urged to do something, anything, to fix it.” Check out his photos. — Global Animal

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Watch Video Sent To Politicians To Save Oceans

April 16, 2011

CANADA (HELP ANIMALS) – (VIDEO) With the recent oil spills polluting our oceans, we know that oil tankers are a risk to marine life, but the noise pollution caused by these vessels is just as dangerous. Whales are confused and frightened by the unnatural noises, and squids are literally being torn apart by sound waves. Watch the video that depicts the last silent sanctuary left to many whales, and the consequences that would befall the area if the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline is approved.

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Endangered Rockhopper Penguins Covered In Oil From Spill

UPDATE: Penguin Rescue Under Way In South Atlantic Oil Spill

March 31, 2011

It has not yet been a year since the BP oil spill devastated the Gulf of Mexico, and once again, endangered wildlife is forced to suffer at the hands of crude oil. Learn how a broken cargo ship in the South Atlantic covered thousands of endangered Rockhopper penguins with the slippery poison, and how the British government plans to clean up this disaster. — Global Animal

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Defenders Of Wildlife And Southern Environmental Law Center Sue BP For Killing Animals

July 19, 2010

(ACTIVISM) ATLANTA — The notice of intent letter sent to BP today by the Southern Environmental Law Center and Defenders of Wildlife outlines both immediate and long-term exposure concerns for the well-being and survival of endangered species caused by the continuing oil spill and use of dispersants. — Global Animal

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Sea Turtle Eggs To Be Moved Away From Oil

June 30, 2010

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service plans to collect about 70,00 eggs, mostly by hand, and move then to a temperature controlled warehouse. While the oil has been deemed dangerous to the hatchlings, there is a chance that baby sea turtles could die because of the stressful moving process too.

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BP To Turtles: Burn To Death Or Drown In Oil

June 17, 2010

Despite efforts to get sea turtles out of the water before they are scooped into a “burn box” of oil, conservationists believe turtles are being burned alive, if they aren’t already dead from BP’s oil damage. “I won’t pretend to know which is the nastiest,” says one researcher.

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Oiled Pelican Gets A Bath

June 7, 2010

Two workers from the Theodore Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation Center clean a pelican with dish soap and toothbrush ’til he’s sparkly clean.

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