#helpushelpthem

Help us reach 25,000 signatures for Laxmi. Once we hit that number we will do a major press-release showing that there is a groundswell of people who demand justice for her. Laxmi died from starvation and from severe beatings. Charges need to be filed against her abusers. Public awareness and pressure will help. https://e-activist.com/page/19919/petition/1
Thank you!

On Sunday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family visited the #ElephantConservationandCareCentre in Mathura to spend a day with the rescued elephants and meet the team working with these amazing animals.
Follow the link to learn more about his experience and for more pictures: http://bit.ly/2omJPzJ

#UpdateOnTheFieldOfDreams
We are so excited to share this update with all our supporters who helped us secure the first half of the new land. Even as all the construction work continues, we are almost done building one of the pools for our rescued elephants to splash around in at the Field Of Dreams!
Here’s a panoramic view of the pool overlooking the fantastic view of the river!

We think “Field of Dreams” is the perfect name for our project expanding the elephant sanctuary. Why? One of the first things rescued eles do when they arrive at our sanctuary is lie down and go into a deep sleep. Just look at Mia below! It’s the first time in years that some of these eles have been able to rest on the soft earth without chains. We’re currently building the Field of Dreams with pools and shelters to make it as healing a home as possible, but we need to expedite the process before the monsoons come. Can you help us give these once-tortured elephants the sweetest dreams? goo.gl/nvTDHA

In February 2017, 10 week old Mowgli was left orphaned after his mother was electrocuted by high tension wires set up by poachers in the state of #MadhyaPradesh, India. Once rescued and rehabilitated at the #WildlifeSOS #AgraBearRescueCenter, our dedicated team of keepers & vets made sure to provide the much needed TLC and help him recover from his traumatic past!
Today, Mowgli is a far cry from the scrawny little helpless cub he was when he first stepped at our rescue center! Catch his shenanigans as we celebrate his first Rescue Anniversary!
Would you like to contribute towards his well being & make him your #valentine?http://bit.ly/2rkPvNw

When our volunteers help prepare enrichments like hammocks for our rescued #SlothBears, they also make sure to test its stability. Would you like to lend a helping hand?
Drop-in a mail at [email protected] and our program coordinators will help you out with the rest.

Enter our sweepstakes for a chance to win a 12x16 custom canvas print sent right to your door! This photo of Phoolkali in the pool is one of our favorites and could be yours! Entry is simple and only takes a moment at www.wildlifesos.org/sweepstakes

Good luck!

This elephant deserves justice — sign our petition today at https://goo.gl/wEfhZ8

In Motihari, Bihar, India an elephant named Laxmi (not our Laxmi at our rescue center in Mathura) died in extreme pain and horrific isolation after suffering her entire life at the hands of cruel humans. She was illegally captured from the wild, then tortured and allowed to wither away, denied the care that would have saved her life. Such illegal trafficking, neglect, and severe abuse of elephants is intolerable, and a precedent must be set.

It breaks our hearts to know we could not reach her in time, but we believe that she deserves justice — even if she never saw a single day of freedom. Please let the Chief Wildlife Warden of Bihar know that illegal trafficking, neglect, and severe abuse of elephants like Laxmi is intolerable, and a precedent must be set. Demand justice for Laxmi.

Rescued from the streets of #UttarPradesh where he was abused as a begging elephant, Sanjay completes a year of freedom with #WildlifeSOS today! To commemorate his first rescue anniversary, the veterinarians & elephant keepers at the #ElephantConservationandCareCenter put together a surprise for our pachyderm!

Catch an update on the year gone by & celebrations for the 1st Rescue-versary here; http://wildlifesos.org/blog/celebrating-sanjays-first-year-of-freedom/

Would you like to know the latest happenings from all our rescue centers & get more updates on our animals?
Sign up for our e-newsletter here; http://bit.ly/2ceHXm3

Its trivia time!

This month marks the three year anniversary of Peanut’s rescue from the cruel life of a circus elephant. Do you know what her name was before she was rescued by Wildlife SOS?

Test your knowledge at https://wildlifesos-peanut.questionpro.com/

Dell has recently partnered with #WildlifeSOS to organize employee engagement activities at our #BannerghattaBearRescueCenter and is also contributing towards the feeding of the bears as part of their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibly) initiative. Recently a group of employees from DELL-Bangalore extended their support and lend a hand to our rescued sloth bears by volunteering at our center in Bangalore, Karnataka.
Read more about their visit by following this link: https://bit.ly/2Ha6muw

Take Action: This ‘dancing bear’ was 'rescued’ with one other bear in December. The other bear has died and this one is wallowing in a dingy cage. It is outrageous that he could also die from horrible conditions after surviving many years as a dancing bear. Please tell the Nepal government to transfer the bear immediately to us! We have rescued and rehabilitated over 600 'dancing bears.’ We will go get him. https://e-activist.com/page/21298/action/1

Photo Credit: Ryan Chang

Four#Leopard cubs were rescued by #WildlifeSOS & the Forest Dept. from a sugarcane field of a village located in Shirur range, Maharashtra. The 20 day old cubs were kept under observation for a few hours and later successfully reunited with the mother. Follow the link to read more about the rescue, covered by The Dodohere:https://thedo.do/2pLvw7M

Renowned Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal made a bold statement about protection of Indian wildlife on the occasion of #InternationalDayofForests during his visit to the #WildlifeSOS Elephant Conservation & Care Center & the Agra Bear Rescue Facility in Uttar Pradesh to promote awareness about wildlife conservation and protection in India.
Read the full coverage by NDTVhere:https://bit.ly/2FY65Ll

Multiple Grammy award winning rapper, musician and songwriter Pharrell Williams visited our elephants at the #WildlifeSOS #ElephantConservationandCareCentre. We are so glad that he spent time with our rescued elephants and hope he continues to garner attention for the plight of captive elephants & encourage support towards the protection they so critically need.
Follow the link to learn more about his visit here: http://bit.ly/2HR2DhV

#ThursdayThought

“Animals are, like us, endangered species on an endangered planet, and we are the ones who are endangering them, it, and ourselves. They are innocent sufferers in a hell of our making.”
- Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson.

For all our supporters who couldn’t make it to our latest #webinar on our rescued elephants, Asha, Lakhi & Suzy’s third rescue anniversary, don’t worry, we have got you covered!
Follow the link to read more & for a link to the recorded version: http://wildlifesos.org/blog/a-webinar-on-asha-lakhi-suzy/

Join Wildlife SOS Co-Founder Kartick Satyanarayan for a Q & A session on Friday, March 2 at 11:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern time. Watch and interact for FREE from anywhere in the world. The hour will be devoted to answering your questions about Wildlife SOS and the animals we care for. Register at www.anymeeting.com/PIID=ED54DC86854F31

The struggle to protect black girls and women remains. Unfortunately, black women remain vulnerable to sexual violence due to what we call intersectionality, the systematic oppression black women experience based upon their race and gender.

These institutionalized practices and policies prevent their equitable enforcement. Because of what is known as the “Strong Black Woman” archetype (Beauboeuf-Lafontant, 2009), the dangerous single story told about black women that uplifts their strength, perseverance and survival and minimizes their emotional well-being, tenderness and humanity, black women are rarely protected. In fact, black women are rarely protected while.

How can you help?

#Become an informed ally. #Learn more about the relationship between colonialism and sexual violence. Consider reading more books by black women scholars who are writing about the daily lived experiences of black women, including sexual violence.

#CiteBlackWomen is a good start. Center black women in your advocacy.

#Contact your elected officials and share this data. Ask them what they are doing specifically to improve the sexual violence experienced by black women. It may be helpful to explain how institutions contribute to gendered racism. Ask them to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.

#Support organizations that work on behalf of black women in your area. This may require you doing some research, talking with black women and allowing them to tell you what they need.

Black women should not be the forgotten survivors of sexual violence.

Stats Via: National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community (PDF, 772KB):

Institute for Women’s Policy Research

Article:www.apa.org/pi/about/newsletter/2020/02/black-women-sexual-assault

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