To all who follow “The Animal Spirits” blog ~ At the writting of these words,, the ivory trade is obliterating our planet’s elephants. The crisis is worsening by THE DAY. There is an urgent need for EVERY individual to let their voice be heard in defense of our remaining elephant population. We need every government, every religious/spiritual group, every activist, every single individual on this planet to unite. Please find the petition for CoP16 within the body of this post and sign. Additionally, please sign any other petitions that you find or cross your path. We can write letters, make phone calls, blog & reblog, post to Facebook, Tweet and email. There are people across the world dropping what they are doing to go into the countries where the poachers are basically cutting the faces off live elephants to take their tusks to sell for ivory trinkets. The elephant is left in agony to die. Many of them are pregnant. Many of them have newborn babies who cannot survive without their mothers. The elephants are traumatized, depressed and anxiety ridden. This is worldwide issue is so incredibly URGENT that we absolutely must push to raise public awareness, eliminate apathy and influence IMMEDIATE action because . . . there is very little time left. Please see video. Please educate yourself. Please sign the petiton(s). Please take action.

Blessings on those who take action and lend voice to innocent, sentient, living beings who cannot speak for themselves.

~Gerean Pflug for The Animal Spirits

STOP ANIMAL ABUSE

ACTION FOR FEBRUARY 2013

With 35,000 elephants a year being slaughtered for their tusks, the fate of the African Elephant hangs in the balance. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) prepares for the sixteenth Conference of the Parties (CoP16) in March 2013. The scientific community, global intelligence agencies and wildlife trafficking authorities warn that the African Elephant is on the precipice of extermination due to the unmitigated slaughter of tens of thousands of elephants each year.

Please click the link below to find out exactly what you need to do!!

It’s very easy & simple…everything you need is in the link below, including a pre-drafted letter; you just need to find the people to send it to from where you live, the email addresses are included for each country (just below the letter)

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This needs to stop immediately. Please use all social networking platforms available and reblog to raise public awareness. Write letters. Contact information of public officials are listed below ~Gerean Pflug, The Animal Spirits

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RAISE AWARENESS

REBLOG AND POST TO YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKING PLATFORMS:

FACEBOOK, TWITTER, TUMBLR, EMAIL, etc.

WRITE LETTERS/SIGN PETITIONS

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Write these people NOW.  DEMAND a buffer zone around Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.  DEMAND they relist wolves.  No more killing.  Reinact laws.  Stricter laws of protection.  Stop inhumane treatment of the wolves.  Highest level of punishment for those who do not adhere.  Add Obama to this list too.

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Ken Salazar, Secretary Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20240

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Tom Vilsack, Secretary Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250

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Tom Tidwell, Chief U.S. Forest Service 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20250-0003

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Jonathan Jarvis, Director National Park Service 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240

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Daniel Ashe, Director U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1849 C Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20240

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Mike Pool, Acting Director Bureau of Land Management 1849 C Street NW, Rm. 5665 Washington, DC 20240

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Mary Gibson Scott, Superintendent Grand Teton National Park P.O. Drawer 170 Moose, WY 83012-0170

Dan Wenk, Superintendent Yellowstone National Park P.O. Box 168 Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190-0168

Howling For Justice

I can hardly believe the numbers. 605 wolves have been slaughtered in the combined hunts since August 30, 2012.  In 102 days or a little over three months, hundreds of wolves have been wiped out. Images of their mangled, bloodied bodies litter FB and hunting forums. The smiling, grinning wolf killers are gloating in their blood bath. AND this is only December. Montana opens wolf trapping season on December 15.  The Colville Tribes in Washington state are  hunting wolves on their reservation.

Seven collared wolves from Yellowstone National Park have been killed.

Killed late October: 824M of the Mollies pack.

Early November: 829F of the Blacktail Plateau pack.

November 10th in WY: 754M of the Lamar Canyon pack.

November 13th in MT: 823F of the Junction Butte pack (sole collar).

Date/location unknown: 762M and 763F of the Madison pack.

Date unknown, killed in WY: 793(?) of the Snake River pack.

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FOR ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE

“Verily these are your fellow creatures

of the great Household of God,

yea, they are your brethren and sisters,

having the same breath of life in the Eternal.    

And whosoever careth

for one of the least of these,

and giveth it to eat and drink in its need,

the same doeth it unto me,

and whoso willingly suffereth

one of these to be in want,

and defendeth it not when evilly entreated,

suffereth the evil as done unto me;

for as ye have done in this life,

so shall it be done unto you in the life to come.”

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The Gospel of the Holy Twelve

Translated from the original Aramaic

by Rev. G.J.R. Ouseley

 THE LOVE OF JESUS FOR ALL CREATURES

Lection 34:

1. WHEN Jesus knew how the Pharisees had murmured and complained because he made and baptized more disciples than John, he left Judea, and departed unto Galilee.

2. AND Jesus came to a certain Tree and abode beneath it many days. And there came Mary Magdalene and other women and ministered unto him of their substance, and he taught daily all that came unto him.

3. And the birds gathered around him, and welcomed him with their song, and other living creatures came unto his feet, and he fed them, and they ate out of his hands.

4. And when he departed he blessed the women who shewed love unto him, and turning to the fig tree, he blessed it also, saying. Thou hast given me shelter and shade from the burning heat, and withal thou hast given me food also.

5. Blessed be thou, increase and be fruitful, and let all who come to thee, find rest and shade and food, and let the birds of the air rejoice in thy branches.

6. And behold the tree grew and flourished exceedingly, and its branches took root downward, and sent shoots upward, and it spread mightily, so that no tree was like unto it for its size and beauty, and the abundance and goodness of its fruit.

7. AND as Jesus entered into a certain village he saw a young cat which had none to care for her, and she was hungry and cried unto him, and he took her up, and put her inside his garment, and she lay in his bosom.

8. And when he came into the village he set food and drink before the cat, and she ate and drank, and shewed thanks unto him. And he gave her unto one of his disciples, who was a widow, whose name was Lorenza, and she took care of her.

9. And some of the people said, This man careth for all creatures, are they his brothers and sisters that he should love them ? And he said unto them, Verily these are your fellow creatures of the great Household of God, yea, they are your brethren and sisters, having the same breath of life in the Eternal.

10. And whosoever careth for one of the least of these, and giveth it to eat and drink in its need, the same doeth it unto me, and whoso willingly suffereth one of these to be in want, and defendeth it not when evilly entreated, suffereth the evil as done unto me; for as ye have done in this life, so shall it be done unto you in the life to come.

NOTE: The Gospel of the Holy Twelve, also known as the Gospel of the Nazarenes, is believed by some to be the Gospel described by many commentators of the early Church as the original teachings of the Nazarene called Christ. Others point to several sections that are found, word-for-word, in the King James Version of the Bible, which they say proves it to be a fraud. To read more about this documentation

Click:     GOSPEL OF THE HOLY TWELVE

CHOICES AND VOICES

“May our daily choices

be a reflection of our deepest values,

and may we use our voices

to speak for those who need us most…

Those who have no voices,

those who have no choices.”

~Colleen Patrick-Goudreau~

OUTSIDE OF THE BOX

OUTSIDE OF THE BOX

Hands of men viciously tear her from her mother’s loving care

a wooden box their choice of containment of a tiny baby bear.

This story is told in honor of those who work to send the heroes  there

and with hopes of raising consciousness of mankind everywhere

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Stuffed roughly and mercilessly

inside of the box

in which she does not fit

she  screams, she begs, she cries out

to her mother who paces

frantically, helplessly, hysterically

from behind the fence between them

she cannot reach nor save her baby

all pleas of mercy ignored

grace withheld

resistance futile

desperate claws

arms reaching out

hands of men,

ruthlessly

force the ultimate submission

carelessly inflicting pain

overpowered – letting go

heavy lid sealed down upon her

into the darkness

of only sounds

of her mother’s desperate protests

of hammering of nails above  her head

and the heartbreaking clinkity-clink

of a handful of coins

her freedom in trade of

profit from animal trade.

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Next light finds her

caged

all alone(ly)

her only company

staring human animals

who gain for the price

of a cup of coffee

a few minutes

of moderate curious satisfaction

at the cost of

her ‘unbearable’ loss.

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In the pit of sadness

hope diminishing increasingly

she begins the gradual acceptance

of what is

as abused and captive

animal spirits

usually do

succumbing to  indifferent emptiness

of the imprisoned reality inflicted

at the hands of men

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Weeks pass

the sun grows hot

and just as the last bits of

her memory of freedom begin to wilt

a change fills the air when

riding upon white horses

of metal and roaring of sound

 throngs of angels arrive

attached to

hands of men

reaching out to save her

gently,

protectively,

capably

lifting her from hell

and with loving whispers deliver her

into the promised land

of grapes and bread soaked in honey

to a place of space and care

absent forever from cruelty

to roam where peace abounds

a lifetime warrantee

(and a swimming pond)

man’s gift to her

a second chance at life

outside of the box.

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Live Long Nastia!

Author:  Gerean Pflug, The Animal Spirits, 11/28/2012

All rights reserved.  Copy permitted only with link back to this page.

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NOTE:  The above prose is dedicated to Nastia and was written to generate empathy and to honor the super heroes:  Dr. Amir Khalil & Helmut Dungler, CEO of FOUR PAWS, UK, as well as the hundreds of staff members, volunteers and donors who actively protect the welfare of our precious wildlife.  Special thanks to French animal welfare organization “30 Millions d’Amis” for the role they played in protecting Baby Nastia.  Blessings on the heads and hands of brave and noble men about the work of setting a standard of honorable leadership through the rightness of empathy, compassion and a dedication to preserve the dignity of The Animal Spirits.

Thank you, Gerean Pflug

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THE STORY OF NASTIA THE BABY BEAR- VIDEO

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Read the article, published today, 11/28/2012, by Four Paws, UK at:

http://www.four-paws.org.uk/uk/en/projects/bears/bears-in-ukraine/nastia-arrives-at-new-home/

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WHO IS PAYING FOR ALL OF THIS? 

THE COSTS INVOLVED:

• COST TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THESE TRAVESTIES THROUGH BLOGGING & SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS:  Zero
• COST OF WRITING TO GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS AND WORLD LEADERS:  Zero
• COST TO ASSIST IN RAISING FUNDS THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS, FOUNDATION & GIVING PROGRAMS:  Zero
• COST TO OFFER VOLUNTEER SERVICES TO ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS:  Zero
• COST TO DONATE TO WILDLIFE PROTECTION:  Whatever anyone can afford – Even small amounts help.
• COST TO APPREHENDED ILLEGAL TRADERS:  A fine of 60 Euros ($78.00 U.S.)
• COST TO THE RESCUERS, ANIMAL SANCTUARIES and FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS:  Millions
• COST TO THE INNOCENT ANIMALS:  Torture, Imprisonment, Life

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SUPPORT THE WORK OF FOUR PAWS UK:

FOUR PAWS UK WEBSITE  http://www.four-paws.org.uk/

FOLLOW FOUR PAWS ON FACEBOOK  http://www.facebook.com/FourPawsUK

IN THE INTEREST OF FAIRNESS

IN THE INTEREST OF FAIRNESS

It appears that man”kind”

is more the problem

than the solution

to the ever increasing loss of rain forests,

the polar ice caps

our polluted oceans, rivers and streams,

 and the disappearance of the majestic species of the animal kingdom.

I wonder . . .

if nonhuman animals were in charge of the  thinning out

of grossly-over-populated man”kind,”

who is the criminally-careless destroyer

of this earth

how would they choose to handle the “inconvenient situation” ?

would they club us to death,

indiscriminantly kill the mother’s of nursing babies,

destroy our communities, drive us from our homes

take away our food so that we simply died of starvation

or perhaps set iron traps that broke our bones,

leaving us there in terror and overwhelming pain

to either die alone

or to be fed upon by another species.

Or would they scare us in mass groups

so that in a desperate act of survival,

we ran together into large nets

 left to die in mass prisons.

We might be excellent specimens

in a laboratory

for understanding the effects

of greed and indifference

on all of creation

Perhaps they would kill us just for the fun of it,

once dead,  in ridiculous pose, sit upon our backs

and have their photos taken of the grizzly prize

awaiting pending posting

to their Facebook pages.

I don’t think so.

The Animal Spirits

live at a much higher level

of consciousness

than this.

~Gerean Pflug for The Animal Spirits

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Author: Gerean Pflug,  11/25/2012 ~ All rights reserved.

Copy permitted along with a link back to this page.

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