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Building an Ark: 101 Solutions to Animal Suffering
http://buildinganark.wordpress.com/
The blog 'Building An Ark' is a site companion to the book ‘Building An Ark: 101 Solutions to Animal Suffering‘ by Ethan Smith with Guy Dauncey, forward by Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, www.earthfuture.com/ark
This blog, like the book, is dedicated to promoting easy, tangible and positive actions to help end animal suffering.
Recent Posts
Balancing Family and Advocacy
I’ve had difficulty finding time for the blog this past month. Not because of any lack of enthusiasm or lack of material to write about, but because I’m building my family a home on my own. The amount of time and energy that go into that, plus t...
Breaking News for Seals - Let’s Get On It
Everyone - this just came to me. Please read, take a deep breath of hope, and act on it. One for the seals, Ethan Fantastic news! IFAW has just returned from Parliament Hill where the Honourable Senator Mac Harb announced a bill that could E...
Vegan Boots and Happy Feet
There are good-quality, leather-free shoes and boots available in the marketplace. Many of us have been wearing them for years. But many still believe sturdy boots need to be leather and make this concession in their otherwise animal-friendly lifest...
Seals and Sadness
This is a time of year when a great sadness builds inside of me and - as much as I try to just carry on happily - I can’t avoid it. The sadness comes from thousands of miles away on the opposite coast from where I live. Every year between Novem...
Rescuing Hope
Our friends at Animal Acres are calling for help with their recent rescue of four abandoned goats. Please read this appeal from Animal Acres, and, if you can help, please do so. You can also get more information from their website: www.animalacres.or...
Valentine Co-operation
With Valentine’s Day still on (some of) our minds, here’s a story about love in the animal kingdom. It’s the only known case - among all bird species on Earth - of two males co-operating for the affection of a female rather than co...

