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Sea Shepherd CEO, Steve Roest, flies at an undisclosed altitude to examine the situation in the Gulf. Watch as he narrates his account. Please help us get this evidence out there. Favorite and share this video. www.seashepherd.org Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Operation Gulf Rescue Ramps Up Operation Gulf Rescue The problem: On the morning of April 20, 2010 in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, the British Petroleum (BP) Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit exploded, killing 11 people. On the afternoon of April 22th, a large oil slick began to spread from the former rig site, and today this disaster is the largest offshore spill in US history. Estimates vary as to how much oil is gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, but experts agree that it is between 50000 and 150000 barrels of oil per day. On May 19th, scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and elsewhere stated that oil had reached the Loop Current. By June 4th, the oil spill had landed on 125 miles of Louisiana’s coast, washed up along Mississippi and Alabama barrier islands, and was found for the first time on a Florida barrier island at Pensacola Beach. The greatest concern has been that severe weather, as we enter hurricane season, might push the oil inland and over a far wider area, simultaneously rendering many clean-up and wildlife rescue operations useless or redundant. On June 30th, Sea Shepherd Gulf Operations Liaison Dr. Bonny Schumaker and Sea …
Fitchburg, Mass. — Fitchburg Police are investigating a “person of interest” who allegedly abused and eventually abandoned an injured pit bull-type dog (pictured, left) in a vacated apartment, leaving her trapped in a closet. On February 21, Fitchburg Animal Control transported the dog to Twin Cities Animal Hospital where Dr. Terra Balderelli performed an initial examination that revealed horrendous injuries to her ribs and legs. The Animal Rescue League of Boston then transported the dog (named “Hope” by Dr. Balderelli) to Tufts Veterinary Emergency, Treatment and Specialties (Tufts VETS) in Walpole, Mass. where Tufts surgical intern Dr. Alexandra Pfaff and ARL of Boston Director of Veterinary Medical Services Dr. Martha Smith revealed the horrifying extent of Hope’s crippling injuries: numerous major leg fractures and multiple rib fractures in various stages of healing consistent with blunt force trauma. Because Hope was abandoned and confined in a closet, some of the fractures had healed crookedly. Dr. Smith requested skull radiographs that also revealed fractures to both cheekbones that are also indicative of physical abuse. “I soon realized that Hope — to borrow a phrase from noted veterinary forensic author Helen Munro — is the personification of “Battered Pet Syndrome,” Smith said. Hope has painfully restricted mobility and walks by placing the bulk of her body weight on her front legs. On March 10, Tufts VETS surgeon Brenda Salinardi, DVM, DACVS performed …
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