From The Guardian: "The Republican Sarah Palin and her officials in the Alaskan state government drew on the work of at least six scientists known to be sceptical about the dangers and causes of global warming, to back efforts to stop polar bears being protected as an endangered species, the Guardian can disclose. Some of the scientists were funded by the oil industry In official submissions to the US government's consultation on the status of the polar bear, Palin and her team referred to at least six scientists who have questioned either the existence of warming as a largely man-made phenomenon or its severity. One paper was partly funded by the US oil company ExxonMobil. The status of the polar bear has become a battleground in the debate on global warming. In May the US department of the interior rejected Palin's objections and listed the bear as a threatened species, saying that two-thirds of the world's polar bears were likely to be extinct by 2050 due to the rapid melting of the sea ice. Palin, governor of Alaska and the Republican nominee for US vice-president, responded last month by suing the federal government, to try to overturn the ruling. The case will be heard in January."

With a disdain for science that alarms wildlife experts, Sarah Palin continues to promote Alaska's policy to gun down wolves from planes. Wildlife activists thought they had seen the worst in 2003 when Frank Murkowski, then the Republican governor of Alaska, signed a bill ramping up state programs to gun down wild wolves from airplanes, inviting average citizens to participate. Palin thought Alaskans should be encouraged to chase wolves from aircraft and shoot them. Palin's administration put a bounty on wolves' heads, or to be more precise, on their mitts. - Mark Benjamin, Salon.com
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As Gulf Coast residents evacuated in the face of the massive Hurricane Ike, animals faced just as much bewilderment and peril as the humans they love, if not more. Animal rescue teams are standing by to perform land and water rescues, recover companion animals who had to be left behind during evacuations, treat injured animals, run emergency shelters, and reunite animals and their families. - theanimalrescuesite.com
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As residents of New Orleans once again flee rising waters and prepare to face the aftermath of yet another punishing hurricane, beloved pets face as much bewilderment and peril as the humans they love, if not more. Animal rescue teams are performing land and water rescues, recovering companion animals who had to be left behind, treating injured animals, running emergency shelters. - theanimalrescuesite.com
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Touch the life of an orphaned cat or dog with a gift of 1, 25 or 100 dollars. Give back to help the many injured, orphaned or exploited companion animals and wildlife that bring us all so much joy. We will direct your donation to worthy charities benefiting animal health, welfare, and adoptive services. - theanimalrescuesite.com
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Every spring in the U.S., thousands of bunnies are purchased as live toys for children. Exuberant children and ground-loving, easily frightened rabbits are not a good mix, however. Once the child loses interest and the rabbit grows into adolescence - including natural behaviors such as chewing, spraying, or digging - many rabbits are destined to be abandoned on the side of a road. The Rabbit Sanctuary, Inc. exists to rescue and care for these rabbits, as well as ones rescued from laboratories and commercial breeders. 10.00 US dollars will help give two rescued rabbits a 'Home for Life'. - greatergood.org
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The Aussie Rescue and Placement Helpline, Inc. (ARPH) is a not-for-profit organization that is comprised of volunteers who are dedicated to the Australian Shepherd breed. These volunteers receive no payment except the sense of accomplishment and personal satisfaction found in placing an orphaned Aussie into a loving, caring, and permanent home. - aussierescue.org

Future reduction of sea ice in the Arctic could result in a loss of 2/3 of the world's polar bear population within 50 years, according to a series of studies released today by the U.S. Geological Survey. Last December, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) was proposing to list the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. In January 2008, following a one-year review period, the Service is expected to make a recommendation to Secretary Kempthorne on whether or not to list the polar bear as threatened. - U.S. Geological Survey

If declines in sea ice availability continue, the authors expect that the proportion of polar bears denning in coastal areas will continue to increase, until such time as the autumn ice retreats far enough from shore that it prohibits offshore pregnant females from reaching the Alaska coast in time for denning. - U.S. Geological Survey

Commercial whaling is both cruel and unnecessary. There are five things you can do right now to help save whales from whaling and the increasing threats from ocean noise, ship strikes, entanglement in fishing gear and climate change. - stopwhaling.org

Alaska's majestic gray wolves are in grave danger. The state has issued permits to aerial gunners and pilots to chase the wolves, run them to exhaustion and shoot them from the air or to land and shoot them at point-blank range. More than 550 wolves have already been killed in this manner over the last three years! Help us Save America's Wolves! Sign the petition below to urge the Bush administration to end the brutal slaughter of these magnificent animals by enforcing the Federal Airborne Hunting Act. - savewolves.org

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PetSmart Charities provides emergency relief funding and supplies to assist pets in times of hurricanes, fire and other natural catastrophes. We also provide much-needed support for man-made emergencies, including pet hoarding and puppy mill rescues. - http://www.petsmartcharities.org

Formed in 1927, Cats Protection (CP) has grown to become the UK's leading feline welfare charity. We now care for and find new homes for around 60,000 cats and kittens every year, through our network of 29 Adoption Centres and 260 voluntary-run Branches. - http://www.cats.org.uk/

With your help, IAR comes to the rescue of animals in need around the world. Their fate is in your hands. We desperately need funds to stop their suffering today. - http://www.iar.org.uk/

Horrific and inhumane methods of bile extraction have been developed by the bear farming industry. With your support, WSPA aims to stop the farming of bears for bile extraction and body parts across Asia. - World Society for the Protection of Animals

Provide free food for animals: click on the link on the Animal Rescue Site homepage every day, to feed animals for free - sponsors pay per click! It's free! - http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/

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