Dolphin slaughter September 13, 2006
I have just been reading some very disturbing information about the resumption of dolphin capture and slaughter in Japan. I had not realised but it seems Japanese fishermen still kill some 20-thousand dolphins a year and most of us are innocently unaware of this atrocity.
Here is an extract from BlueVoice.org:
Fishermen at Futo have resumed dolphin hunts. Taiji fishermen kill hundreds of dolphins. BlueVoice.org has halted hunts in the past. They are currently in Japan now to end these brutal slaughters forever.
Beginning in October each year a small number of fishermen in villages such as Taiji, Japan begin to hunt dolphins. …
Where did all the rubbish go? September 8, 2006
Our Oceans cover 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface none of which is immune from pollution, as ocean currents transport pollutants to every corner of our planet.
Did you know
70-80% of all marine pollution orginates from land based sources
Every year, rivers and streams transport roughly 25 billion tons of eroded sediment into coastal waters, smothering near shore ecosystems and fouling shallow waters habitats
Plastic waste kills up to 1 million sea birds, 100,000 sea mammals and countless fish each year. Plastic does not decompose easily, so can remain in the ecosystem for many years to kill again and again
Average …
The Big Wild World August 18, 2006
We know the wild world is disappearing.
It’s a sobering thought.
It is why we decided to start ZooZoo2.
It’s why we sell organic cotton and it is why we are always bending your ear about our planet and the bad things we are doing to it.
The truth is we can all make a difference even in a small way. You don’t have to become a full time eco activist, you don’t have to join eco forums and start pounding the pavement with a placard (although I can think of worse ways to spend your free time). Think about …
Inspired words August 4, 2006
Children learn what they live
If a child lives with criticism
He learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility
He learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule
He learns to be shy.
If a child lives with jealousy
He learns to feel guilty.
But if a child lives with tolerance
He learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement
He learns self-confidence.
If a child lives with praise
He learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness
He learns justice.
If a child lives with approval
He learns to like himself.
If a child lives with security
He learns to have faith.
If a child lives with acceptance and friendship
He learns to find …
Reef encounters - reefs to rubble July 25, 2006
Reef encounters
Our oceans make up the world’s single largest ecosystem and it is a system under increasing stress.
Destructive fishing practices are devastating marine habitats vital to the survival of many marine species.
One of the most destructive fishing practices is bottom trawling.
A single sweep of a bottom trawl net destroys century old corals in minutes
Botton trawling is killing vast numbers of marine species
What is it?
Bottom trawling is the practice of dragging large nets weighted with chains, roller or rock-hopper gear across the seafloor to catch groundfish species such as rockfish, cod, and sole.
Bottom trawls are used throughout the North Pacific …
The times they are a changin (slowly) July 10, 2006
Like most businesses (with the exception of a notable few) the big global clothing companies are re-active not pro-active. They don’t care whether their products are environmentally sustainable or whether sweatshops exist or not. It is only when it affects their profits or the brand image that they consider change. We as customers are ultimately the only ones who can bring about change on the high street. Demand influences.
Al - zoozoo2
Just when you thought it was safe to go outside June 23, 2006
I read something in the newspaper about Allegens. It listed the number of people in the UK between 16 and 64 who are allegic to everday items. It was amazing.
Trees 1,796,000
Tomatoes 526,000
Ants 1,095,000
Moisteriser 412,000
Gold 412,000
Deodorant 1,957,000
Wasp stings 5,593,000
Paint dye 371,000
Dust 4,047,000
Kiwi fruit 291,000
Chilli 737,000
Spices 568,000
Sweat 774,000
Nylon 657,000
Leather 103,000
Perfume 2,326,000
Artificial fingernails 100,000
Wind screen wiper fluid 290,000
Al
Play June 10, 2006
Play can teach the young and stimulate the old
Play can unite
Play can bring joy
Play can bring rage
Play can be passionate
Play can be creative
Play can challenge the body
Play can lift the spirit
Play is universal
Go Play, Go surf, Go dive, now
Al -zoozoo2
What a lifespan June 1, 2006
I have just read that it takes 400 years for plastic to breakdown in a landfill
500 years for a styrofoam cup to decompose
An amazing 1 million years for a glass bottle
200 - 500 years for a aluminium can
50 - 80 years for a rubber boot sole
Up to 50 years for leather
20 - 30 years for a plastic film container
10 - 20 years for a plastic bag
The lifespan of the planet? Well I guess that is up to us all.
Al - Zoozoo2
T-shirts are for rebels… May 17, 2006
Since way back in the 60’s t-shirts have been there on the front line. Whatever the argument, whatever the cause - politics, Vietnam, union rights, love & peace, punk, you name it, the rebel t-shirt was there. Today, some of the issues might have changed along with a president or two but t-shirts are still saying it loud and proud.
One of today’s big issues, as far as Zoozoo2 is concerned is the environment and fair trade. Some of us are even trying to change the very fabric of the rebel t-shirt.
No longer can we justify wearing traditionally produced t-shirts, …