May 13, 2019

Pollution from Fossil-Fuel Combustion is the Leading Environmental Threat!

Environment Care

Fossil-fuel combustion by-products are the world’s most significant threat to children’s health and future and are major contributors to global inequality and environmental injustice. The emissions include a myriad of toxic air pollutants and carbon dioxide (CO2), which is the most important human-produced climate-altering greenhouse gas. Synergies between air pollution and climate change can magnify […]

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May 12, 2019

Pesticides among the leading causes of death by self-poisoning

Environment Care

Key facts Pesticides are used to protect crops against insects, weeds, fungi and other pests. Pesticides are potentially toxic to humans and can have both acute and chronic health effects, depending on the quantity and ways in which a person is exposed. Some of the older, cheaper pesticides can remain for years in soil and […]

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May 12, 2019

Phase-out of lightweight plastic bags

Environment Care

Plastic bags cause many minor and major ecological and environmental issues. The most general issue with plastic bags is the amount of waste produced. Many plastic bags end up on streets and subsequently pollute major water sources, rivers, and streams. Even when disposed of properly, they take many years to decompose and break down, generating […]

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May 11, 2019

Plastic recycling facts!

Environment Care

How much of our solid waste is plastic? The Environmental Protection Agency reports plastic made up 12% of the 254 million tons of waste generated in 2007. That’s more than 30 million tons of plastic in one year. Some reports state plastic materials can take hundreds of years to break down in a landfill. When […]

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May 11, 2019

‘The abuse of harmless thing is the essence of sin’

Animal Welfare, Uncategorized

Animal cruelty is the abuse towards or neglect of an animal. Its that simple. Some aspects of animal cruelty involve purposefully putting animals in situation that harm, scare, and terrorize them, while other simply results from people looking the other way. Most animals cruelty investigations involve large scale operations that victimize hundreds or thousands of […]

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May 10, 2019

Animal Welfare

Animal Welfare

Animal welfare is the well-being of nonhuman animals. The standards of “good” animal welfare vary considerably between different contexts. These standards are under constant review and are debated, created and revised by animal welfare groups, legislators and academics worldwide.[1][2] Animal welfare science uses various measures, such as longevity, disease, immunosuppression, behavior, physiology, and reproduction,[3] although […]

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