Despina Rosales


	Home Press Articles Animals Writing Classes Bellydance Pilates Yoga Contact	Animals NEW! 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 You don't need loads of time or money to make a difference to the furry, feathered or scaly friends we share the planet with. Click on the following to find out what you can do to help animals: Be An Animal Hero Get Informed Sign Petitions What I've Done Since 1998 I've been involved in charity work for animals on varying levels. Check out these links to see what I've been up to: My Animal Charity History and Press. 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 Helps… The problem is that when you start thinking about 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: every little bit helps. It’s like donating ten dollars to a charity – your little ten dollars by itself doesn’t necessarily do much, but the thousands of other ten dollars notes from everyone who is generous enough to donate together make a huge difference. All added together, the 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 ways you can help animals in the choices you make, and every little bit 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).

Animals

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

You don't need loads of time or money to make a difference to the furry, feathered or scaly friends we share the planet with. Click on the following to find out what you can do to help animals:

What I've Done

Since 1998 I've been involved in charity work for animals on varying levels. Check out these links to see what I've been up to: My Animal Charity History and Press. 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 Helps…

The problem is that when you start thinking about 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: every little bit helps.

It’s like donating ten dollars to a charity – your little ten dollars by itself doesn’t necessarily do much, but the thousands of other ten dollars notes from everyone who is generous enough to donate together make a huge difference. All added together, the 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 ways you can help animals in the choices you make, and every little bit 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).

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

At Say No (www.saynotoanimalsinpetshops.com) 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.

Backyard breeders (people who breed their animal companion) are a large part of this problem. All animal welfare organisations agree that desexing is part of being a responsible animal guardian, so be part of the solution and desex your dog or cat (or any other animal in your family)!

Puppy mills contribute to the enormous problem of overpopulation by irresponsibly breeding for profit without any care for the animals whatsoever. 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 medical testing.

And how do petshops fit in? Well, puppy mills and backyard breeders are where petshops get their animals from! No responsible breeder would EVER give their animals over to a petshop. Besides supporting irresponsible breeders (backyard breeders and puppy mills), having animals in shop windows encourages impulse purchases. Adding an animal to your family should be a conscious, careful decision - NOT one to be made while shoe shopping.

For all these reasons, a shelter is a far better place to buy a pet: Google "animal shelters" to find one in your state and country, and visit Death Row Pets (www.deathrowpets.net) to see what else you can do to help.

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

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