Poor Annie

LITTLE GIRL TORTURED

In 1997, on a balmy still September night in the tranquil Australian bushland of the Northern Territories Tomkinson River (near the township of Maningrida), a gorgeous 16-year-old girl named Annie is alerted to the dull mechanical thud of a vehicle heading her way. Feeling nervous and a little insecure, Annie quietly slips into her home and listens.

The noise of the oncoming vehicle is piercing and threatening in her normally quiet peaceful harmonious Aussie bush home. It keeps coming louder and louder, closer and closer. She waits and listens anxiously. Her nerves and adrenaline heighten to a point where she cant take it any longer. She has to look. As she takes a peek, a bright spot light temporarily blinds her. Completely confused and dazed shes not sure what to do. Before she can react, a searing pain strikes her in the neck as two long sharp barbs of steel penetrate deep into her flesh. She reels in pain back into the security and familiarity of her home. Tearing at the barbs deep in her neck, she feels the strain of a cord running from the barbs to the vehicle and male voices of excitement.

Four desperate adult men pull at the cord as they shout, "We got her. We got her. Hang on to her. Keep the strain on!" They tug on the cord knowingly. Those men know she cant get the barbs out and its just a matter of wearing her down and dragging her to them. Struggling and resisting with all her might, the poor helpless girl is dragged to what she fears is certain torture and death. Exhausted, breathless, totally blinded by a spotlight thats right in her eyes, she is so weak she can hardly move, so starved for energy and air shes virtually frozen in fear and pain. Being dragged by the neck from her home is so traumatic; she doesnt feel the noose go around her head.

Exhilarated by the hunt, revelling in the thrill of the chase and amused by the fight of their prey, totally oblivious to her pain and fear and without remorse, the men mercilessly pull her into the vehicle. They gaffer tape her legs together; tie her arms together behind her back; tape her eyes shut and have her mouth gagged. Very, very happy with their prey, they head for their hideout. The most beautiful of girls is bound so tight that she goes from numb to excruciating pain, yet unable to utter a sound. Almost totally incoherent from cramps and searing pain, she hears the men shout, "Theres another one. Lets get her!" Whack they drive in the barbs and reel another in. Shes even younger and barely an adolescent, easily manhandled, bound and thrown in the vehicle.

'Imagine poor little Annie's nightmare and torment as she lies in pain and fear when they pull up.' The men manhandle her to a dusty old shed; throw her on the ground and mill around smoking and laughing for what seems like hours. Then she hears it! Sssskkk a rifle is loaded and cocked. Annie feels the cold steel of the barrel touching her head. "No not there, you have to shoot them here one man exclaims." "Here?" the other man questions. "Yeah. Thats it, now angle it up towards her brain." "Yeah, thats it" he directs. BOOM! Her torture and torment is finally over but while shes still twitching, they skin her.

No one mourned the death of Annie. No one will shed a tear at her passing or even remember her. No one cares that Annie died so horrifically because Annie was a crocodile. -Steve Irwin - 2000

I will NOT back down on this issue...

I still firmly believe that Peta is a joke, and full of hypocracy! This should make a good "keeping them honest" type segment in which everyone who gives money to them should see! There are many organizations out there that are legit, and are do not participate in ecoterrorism!

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Planet in Peril: Madagascar

Madagascar is an island nation off of the southeastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. Madagascar is home to approximately to 5 percent of the world's flora and fauna. Animals that are synonymous with Madagascar include the lemurs, the carnivorous fossa (mammal closely related to the mongoose), three endimic bird families, and six endemic boabab (tree) species.

The Eastern side of Madagascar is home to tropical rainforests, and the western and southern sides are home to tropical dry forests, thorn forests, desert and xeric shrublands.

Madagascar's unique mix of plants and animals has been the result of the island isoaltion for so long, and human intervention has hurt the natural wildlife. Slash and burn activity in the eastern and western dry forests have drastically reduced certain forest habitat and have applied pressure to many endangered species.

However, in recent field studies, some areas of Madagascar has flourished and many new species have been discovered giving hope to the stability of the region. However, many animals are still feeling the pressures of habitat destruction.

Jeff Corwin's documentary was very interesting, however I enjoyed Steve Irwin's (RIP Mate) documetary a few years ago better. He focused on the importance of the lemurs and brought awareness to the situations they are facing, it was titled "The Last Primates of Madagascar". He also gave insight on how many of them were being inflicted with diseases, and it was just full of amazing footage.

Planet in Peril: Polar Bears

Mark your calenders because this won't happen very often. I was disappointed in the Planet in Peril segment on last night's AC 360. I was so looking forward to the report from the Arctic; I expected either a cuddly, fluffy little baby polar bear snuggling in Anderson's arms or frolicing in the snow with his baby brothers and sisters, or at least a glimpse at the underweight, shivering in the cold polar bears who are at risk due to the melting ice and shortage of food. It seems like wildlife biologist Jeff Corwin found the biggest, healthiest bear he could find, shot it with a tranquilizer dart, and measured him. Is this supposed to get us motivated to learn about global warming and what we can do to slow it down?

Greenpeace had a segment in one of their specials where they showed a polar bear that showed the effects of not enough food and dwindling habitat. It was an adult bear, but unlike the furry, fluffy bears you usually see, this one was obvious underweight. His fur coat seemed to just hang on him and he was visibly shivering. When polar bears lose much of their body fat, they can't tolerate the cold temperatures of their habitat. Even though the Arctic is warming, it is still cold.
According to the National Wildlife Federation, "Polar bears are literally drowning from global warming, unable to swim the increasingly longer distances between land and receding sea ice. They depend on this sea ice to hunt their primary food source--seals. With ice forming later in the fall and breaking up sooner in the spring, the time period bears can forage for food is shrinking every year." There is also a dramatic change in cub survival.

Wildlife Warriors

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Steve and Terri remain involved as patrons and significant supporters and advisors, but the charity now operates independently of them.

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* To protect and enhance the natural environment
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* To undertake biological research
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* Australian Wildlife Hospital
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