Care2.com have a petition to help animals in a terrible state in a zoo in Venezuela. 

The animals are so hungry that officials are euthanising the weakest animals and feeding them to the others. 

Thousands of people are starving as well, with many fleeing the country in search of a better life elsewhere.   

Zoo animals are trapped.  They have no way to fed themelseves and no-one is coming in to care for theml.   They are withering away. 

These animals need rescuing.  Please tell neighbouring countries who are helping with the humanitarian crisis to save the animals as well.

Sign the petition here. 

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Animals such as Amani are desperate for water.  Amani is a camel who was found wondering the barren landscape in search of water, dehudrated and emaciated.

Amani's ribs were protruding and his hump was deflated - a sure sign of dehydration.

Can you help provide water for working animals like Amani? 

International charity SPANA are looking to build a solar-powered borehole for these animals to drink from.  The bore-hole will end their need to search for water.

£80 will help towards drilling the 110m borehole needed to access enough water for over 7,000 working animals

£50 could pay towards a 5,000 litre tank to store the water

£20 could help provide a water trough and kiosk which would enable animals to access water every day.

Visit SPANA to donate here

Three amazing women calling themselves Status Row are preparing to row across the Atlantic in December.   They’re going from the Canaries to Antigua, doing 50 miles a day.

They are trying to become the fastest and second ever female trio to row the Atlantic.  Preparations are under way on physical and mental levels, and on working as a team and being honest with each other.  If that isn’t enough, they are doing first aid and rowing training.  And raising £100,000 to complete the challenge.  Oh yes, they had to buy a boat, as well – a lot of the money they need to raise will be recouped when they sell the boat.

So why are Caroline Wilson, Jess Rego and Susan Donaldson doing this epic adventure?

They want to raise awareness of plastic pollution.  And they hope to bridge the gap between awareness and action by inspiring every day changes that will really add up.

They met at a climbing club and wanted to do something better.   The row is enabling them to create a global platform to spread a message and make a difference.

They’ll be setting off in December and all proceeds from the race are going to the Marine Conservation Society.  Status Row are looking for individual and corporate sponsors to donate - find out more here.