Julia K Cole

"Scratching is an essential element of cats' communication, problem-solving, health, and security issues." -Jackson Galaxy You can help make shelter cats more comfortable and adoptable. In most shelters, cats live in small, easy-to-clean stainless-steel cages with a metal gate as the entry, a small litter pan, food, water, and a towel or blanket. This meets the most basic of physical needs, but in no way meets behavioral or emotional needs to keep a cat healthy and satisfied. Cats communicate with scent. They have scent glands on their cheeks, their head, and their paw pads, and when a cat leans up and scratches something, they are effectively announcing, "this is my space, my home." But in a stainless steel kennel, there is no place to scratch. Also, every time a worker sanitizes the cage - a necessary process - the cat's natural scent is washed away, and kitty is left once again in an alien and frightening place. Providing specially-designed cat ...

Call on China to stem the surging demand for illegal ivory that is fueling the slaughter of Africa's remaining elephants. The rising demand for ivory among China's growing middle class has triggered massive amounts of illegal poaching, particularly since 2011. It's now estimated that if this rate of killing continues, elephant populations may never fully recover. We need to put immediate pressure on China and other ivory-buying countries to do more to protect elephants and prevent the expansion of black markets. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service took a major step just days after 41 dead elephants were found in Zimbabwe, pledging to crush 6 million tons of seized "white gold" in an effort to remove it from the illegal market. This is a good start but there's still much more work to be done. Click HERE to sign the petition now and support elephants worldwide, before this majestic animal goes extinct! Or Copy & Paste the URL Below: http:...

As it turns out, kids these days actually do know less than they used to. Kent State University researchers conducted a study that evaluated the general knowledge of students in the U.S. during the year 2012 by using an exhaustive test first implemented in 1980. The study ranks the most commonly known facts among college students and compares those rankings to their 1980 equivalents. Click HERE to find out what the top 10 things are Or copy and paste the URL below http://www.takepart.com/photos/10-things-kids-knew-1980-dont-know-today?cmpid=tp-ad-outbrain-general

For a limited time, for every Glamour Puss Watch purchased, an extra $5 will be donated to help shelter cats find their forever home! According to HSUS, 6 to 8 million animals enter the shelter system every year, and that's just in the United States. Shockingly, only 2-5% of lost cats are reclaimed by their owners from shelters each year, and only 24% of cats who enter a shelter are ever adopted. Cats R Cool™ is a GreaterGood signature program.  We're working closely with Cats R Cool™ to: • Help cats already in shelters by providing supplies such as cat toys and beds  making them happier and calmer, and more likely to find a forever home. • Help shelters cover the expenses of vaccinating and spaying / neutering cats, making them more likely to be adopted out. • Help win the hearts of people who might be "on the fence" about adopting a cat — by showing the public how cool cats really are! • And to give much-needed grants directly to shelters that are...

REMEMBER TO CLICK TODAY!   AND EVERY SINGLE DAY! It only takes a minute or two to click on ALL the Click Sites!  

Our worst nightmare is now a reality. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has formally proposed to remove all Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection for nearly all gray wolves across the United States. If this proposal becomes final, delisting will prematurely turn wolf management over to the states, and we've already seen what can happen when rabid anti-wolf politics are allowed to trump science and core wildlife management principles. More than 1,100 wolves have already  been killed in the Northern Rockies since Congress took ESA protections away from them in 2011. Please send an urgent message to Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell  —  demand that she provide oversight during the official review period and urge her to re-think the official proposal before it becomes final CLICK HERE TO SEND THE MESSAGE  The Animal Rescue Site:     http://theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/

NASA recently stumbled across 10 previously undiscovered supermassive black holes, using its Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR). NASA is hoping this is simply the beginning of their good fortune, as the team anticipates hundreds of potential discoveries to emerge from the depths of space. Super Massive Black Holes Super massive black holes are the largest black hole type, possessing hundreds of thousands to billions of solar masses. Astronomers postulate that there are super massive black holes dotted throughout distant galaxies, often situated within their centers. Sagittarius A* is the name coined for the super massive black within the Milky Way. The trigger of these space monsters has been the source of much debate amongst leading astronomers. One theory posits, super massive black holes materialize upon a star’s demise, as matter is squeezed into a very small volume. The extreme density of this matter instigates powerful gravitational forces, from which ev...