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Category: Protecting the environment for us and our pets

dog with UPS leash

Wow! UPS is turning old uniforms into dog leashes!

Posted on November 24, 2020November 29, 2020 by bullingtonb2013

Reading Time: 3 minutes UPS is working with two non-profit organizations to upcycle thousands of old uniforms into dog leashes. According to a press release, UPS is donating the finished leashes to Best Friends Animal Society’s Lifesaving Center in Atlanta, where they’ll be used and also go home with dogs adopted at the center. “I love these leashes,” said Lisa…

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African Grey parrot

World Animal Protection launches global campaign to support wildlife trade ban

Posted on May 13, 2020October 28, 2020 by bullingtonb2013

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wildlife trade has become big business and the subsequent exploitation of wild animals puts our health, economies and biodiversity at risk, says World Animal Protection as it launches a new global campaign, targeting G20 leaders to support a permanent wildlife trade ban to protect animals and prevent future zoonotic pandemics. As the world struggles to…

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Box remade into cat house

Electronics company designs products that come in boxes designed for re-purposing as cat houses

Posted on April 20, 2020October 28, 2020 by bullingtonb2013

Reading Time: 2 minutes Samsung Electronics has applied a dot matrix design on each side of its eco-friendly corrugated cardboard boxes, allowing customers to cut the boxes more easily and assemble them into other uses, such as small end tables or houses for pets. Samsung made the announcement about the new eco-friendly packaging being introduced across its Lifestyle TV…

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Gizmo for president book cover

New children’s book features Gizmo, a fun-loving surfing dog, and an election theme

Posted on February 21, 2020October 30, 2020 by bullingtonb2013

Reading Time: 2 minutes Author Suzanne Kline has teamed up with Dulce Da Costa, LCSW, a family therapist, in launching her fifth children’s book, Gizmo 4 President! . The book presents Gizmo — a fun-loving, surfing dog — as a presidential candidate with extraordinary messages for children, and supports social and emotional learning by encouraging kids to use their…

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Good for the Ocean slogan and label marking

Organization encourages consumers to look for the ‘blue label’ and help protect our oceans when shopping for seafood (including pet food)

Posted on October 2, 2019June 9, 2020 by bullingtonb2013

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) recently announced that during October, which is National Seafood Month, it will encourage shoppers to make good choices for themselves, their families, their pets, and for the ocean by choosing seafood that’s “Good for you and the ocean too” and purchasing seafood with the MSC blue fish label (shown below)….

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North African wildcat

Almost 300 free-roaming cats sterilized to help protect African Wildcats

Posted on July 17, 2019May 24, 2020 by bullingtonb2013

Reading Time: 3 minutes “The African wildcat is the ancestor of our domestic cats, the one who started our modern love affair with cats. Small wildcats around the world are threatened by numerous factors, including habitat loss, hunting and interbreeding…it’s important we do everything in our power to protect biodiversity right now.” MOUNT RAINIER, Maryland (PRWEB)—Nearly three hundred free-roaming…

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Toddler learning about birds

Four family activities that teach children to love animals and nature

Posted on June 18, 2019June 3, 2020 by bullingtonb2013

Reading Time: 3 minutes MISSION, Kansas (PRNewswire and Family Features Editorial Syndicate) — While children gain knowledge and experience in the classroom,activities done outside of that setting can help encourage kids to keep learning and make family moments more enjoyable for everyone involved. From planning trips that celebrate animals and the great outdoors to rainy day activities at home…

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Baltimore Oriole

Meet a new bird every week

Posted on May 28, 2019July 10, 2019 by bullingtonb2013

Reading Time: < 1 minute If you love birds, as we do, we think you might enjoy a feature on the American Bird Conservancy’s website. It’s called Bird of the Week. There, you can sign up to get information each week about a new bird, including the Bird Conservancy’s conservation efforts. Birds include both temperature climate and tropical birds. You…

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Joint venture seeks to prevent bird and window collisions

Posted on May 28, 2019July 10, 2019 by bullingtonb2013

Reading Time: 2 minutes “Demand for testing and rating materials already exceeds ABC’s capacity,” said Sheppard. “In recent years, interest in bird-friendly design has grown, as architects and others realize that bird safety does not mean depriving people of light, views, and attractive building design.” (American Bird Conservancy)—American Bird Conservancy (ABC) is announcing a partnership with the Insulating Glass…

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The Orangutan Project looks to donors to help save victims of Borneo deforestation crisis

Posted on March 2, 2019July 10, 2019 by bullingtonb2013

Reading Time: 2 minutes NEW YORK (PRNewswire) — The Orangutan Project (TOP), a non-partisan organization dedicated to orangutan conservation and welfare, is seeking donations for the month of March to help the Centre for Orangutan Protection, a key partner in Kalimantan, Indonesia, protect Borneo’s displaced orangutans, provide the rehabilitation and care they desperately need, and to urgently safeguard and…

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seashells

Take action to help protect the ocean

Posted on March 2, 2019July 10, 2019 by bullingtonb2013

Reading Time: 2 minutes We received the following email from the Ocean Conservancy and wanted to share it since we feel that most pet lovers also care greatly about animals in general, and, thus, the environment: I’m a scientist and I’ve dedicated my life to finding solutions that help people and coastal communities. Yesterday, I had the honor of testifying…

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