{"id":11265,"date":"2011-04-04T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2011-04-04T11:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=11265"},"modified":"2011-04-04T12:51:06","modified_gmt":"2011-04-04T11:51:06","slug":"10-best-things-we-can-do-for-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2011\/04\/10-best-things-we-can-do-for-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Things We Can Do for Animals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jane Goodall tells us what we can do in our everyday lives to care for the animals we love. <\/em><\/p>\n

1. Rejoice that we are part of the Animal Kingdom.<\/p>\n

WHAT TO DO:
\nCreate an ecological garden, encouraging bugs, butterflies, and birds.<\/p>\n

2. Respect all life.<\/p>\n

WHAT TO DO:
\nBecome a vegetarian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Open our minds, in humility, to animals and learn from them.<\/p>\n

WHAT TO DO:
\nBuild bug palaces in your garden.<\/p>\n

4. Teach our children to respect and love nature.<\/p>\n

WHAT TO DO:
\nCreate places for birds to nest.<\/p>\n

5. Be wise stewards of life on earth.<\/p>\n

WHAT TO DO:
\nDo not eat commercially farmed animals.<\/a><\/p>\n

6. Value and help preserve the sounds of nature.<\/p>\n

WHAT TO DO:
\nHave a bird feeder.<\/a><\/p>\n

7. Refrain from harming life in order to learn about it.<\/p>\n

WHAT TO DO:
\nBecome an ambassador for dogs that need to be adopted.<\/p>\n

8. Have the courage of our convictions.<\/p>\n

WHAT TO DO:
\nBe aware of any plans to destroy local areas of wild habitat<\/a> where there may be endangered species and write letters and go to meetings.<\/p>\n

9. Praise and help those who work for animals and the natural world.<\/p>\n

WHAT TO DO:
\nVolunteer at a shelter walking dogs.<\/p>\n

10. Act knowing we are not alone and live with hope.<\/p>\n

WHAT TO DO:
\nDonate to animal-related causes.<\/p>\n

______________________<\/p>\n

Jane Goodall and animal behaviorist Marc Bekoff<\/a> wrote<\/em> The 10 Trusts: What We Must Do to Care for the Animals We Love<\/em><\/a><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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