As some of you might have read about or seen on TV about the recent oil spill. An explosion ripped through the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, killing 11 of the 126-person crew. A fire raged for about 36 hours before a second blast sank the rig on April 22. The well’s blowout preventer failed to activate, resulting in an oil leak that officials currently estimate is occurring at a rate of about 5,000 b/d. The rig was working BP’s Macondo prospect in 4,993 feet of water, about 40 miles offshore Venice, Louisiana.
This is very sad news for so many reasons. With out getting into all the polly-ticks, I do know that people lost their lives and thousands of animals will probably suffer due to this tragedy.
But there is something that us doggies (and even your humans) can do to help!!
Are you ready for my idea??
There is an organization called Matter of Trust. This group is working to help stop the spread and clean up the oil. They need FUR!!! (or they also accept other “natural fibers” horse hair, feathers… please, no other garbage or contaminants in with the hair/fur/ wool fibers.)
I know most of us pooches (well, at least me) don’t love to get brushed, but I am willing to sit through a grooming or two if Mommy will send my furs to help save the animals!! This is where you come in! We need your FURS!! Anyone can follow the link at Matter of Trust and sign up, it’s free and easy!! They will give you an address as to where the furs are needed the most. If you don’t want to sign up on the website, you could just send your furs to me and I will box them all together and ship them off in DWB’s name!!
Please ask your parents to take a a little time to give you a nice massage and brushing and lets see how much furs we can collect and send!! Things are busy with the boxes and packing but I’m sure Mommy will let me keep one box to put all the furs in!! If you like my idea please spread the word to your friends. WoooF!
I sure hope you all like my idea!
Licks,
Kylie
Mom is just waiting for us to start blowing our coat and we will be sending our furs off too – it is a great way to help.
Woos – Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara
That is a great idea! But we don’t want extra brushing 😉
Wish there was a way to use the vacuumed hair. Our mom always has tons of that!
We are all going to hide right now. Maybe she wont find us lol
Lots of Luv & Kisses
Addie, Lucie and Hailey
There are some alpacas here in my area that are donating their shearing!
I’m working on mine!
Thanks fur getting the word out!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
Hmmm….I think we are the perfect candidates for this….We will get on it asap!
Wags and Licks,
Mollie Jo & Bobo
OH mum so wishes she saw this last week before I had my summer cut. I dont have a lot left to give now but mum is going to ask her friends.. Hugs GJ xx
This is SUCH a Most Wonderful cause! However, as you may have noticed, me and Brudder Ranger don’t have any furs to spare. But I think it’s a great idea for long haired doggies for sure!
Wiggles & Wags,
Mayzie
What a nice thing to do to help out. I think they also take human hair to.
What a great idea! I will send my furs to you if that ok, since it might be tricky for me to get them to take it from all the way over here! I needs your new address!
~lickies, Ludo