Environment protection/issues, humanitarian aid

You have probably been touched by the recent and amazing movie of James Cameron: Avatar. This cinema masterpiece, showing an idealistic planet where creatures live in peace and harmony, can also be regarded as a (continue reading…)

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Pollution is still a heavy problem in the U.S, in spite of the increased efforts to countervail its effects.

Highlighted below are some of the areas where the air quality is considered unhealthful on a substantial number of days each year : (continue reading…)

45 million of animals are killed in fur farms each year

5 million are captured or killed in the nature (seals, wolves, tigers, etc) each year

In many cases, individuals who wear fur try to justify their actions by claiming their coat was made from animals killed on a ranch, as opposed to animals that suffered for days in a steel jaw leghold trap (leghold trap). There is a misconception that ranch raised fur is “humane”. Unfortunately, there is nothing humane about depriving these animals from their behavioral and physiological needs.

Fur farming is nothing more than institutionalized torture.

So why is fur farming so wrong? (continue reading…)

Every winter, the volunteers of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society sail all over the Atlantic Ocean, on board of their boat. Their mission is to (continue reading…)

There is an abundance of food available but do you know how it has been produced, processed and sold?

For instance, did you know that coffee can be toxic ? Some types of coffee contain a toxic substance produced during the metabolism of certain microscopic fungi or molds, called ochratoxin A. This substance is found especially in green beans stored under improper conditions. By roasting coffee beans, OTA is not destroyed, but its’ taste and smell disappears. An increased level of this substance in the body could lead to cancerous tumours…

MEP’s (Members of the European Parliament) insist that the (continue reading…)