tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66009472024-03-13T14:14:59.682-07:00Velogal's BlogVelogal talks about saving our wildlife and related issues.velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.comBlogger717125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-71682703850570981082011-02-17T08:20:00.000-08:002011-02-17T08:21:11.160-08:00The Cyber Whale Warrior Speaks for the DolphinsThank you, Mr. Hollis Heartbreakingly awesome. http://t.co/iGQ velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-76952412563678450062011-02-15T07:00:00.001-08:002011-02-15T07:00:53.849-08:00Senator Leland Yee Not Accepting Email Comments on Shark Fin Soup BanSenator Lee is dismissing emails sent to his Senate email address, and telling people who are trying to comment to call him. So here are the numbers for his three offices: Call CA Sen Yee about opposing shark fin soup bill: Phone: (916) 651-4008 Sacramento Capitol Phone: (650) 340-8840 San Mateo Office Phone: (415) 557-7857 San Francisco Office Are we taxpayers in California paying for his velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-32045890790970904312011-02-14T19:12:00.001-08:002011-02-14T19:12:25.195-08:00Don't Dine at Places That Serve Shark Fin Soup Next time you go to a Chinese restaurant, look to see if shark fin soup is on the menu. If it is, get up and leave and tell the manager why you are leaving. Read this article to become more informed on this issue. California Moves to Protect Sharks - Fong/Huffman Bill Would End Shark Fin Sales in CA - Press Relea www.digitaljournal.com DigitalJournal.com delivers news and information from velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-653770009310106332011-02-13T06:38:00.000-08:002011-02-13T06:40:29.850-08:00Boycott Restaurants That Serve Shark Fin Soup - Take Action!Go to awionline.org to find a list of restaurants near your area that serve shark fin soup. Tell your local restaurants to stop serving shark fin soup. Let them know that you will boycott them until they do. Call or email them. Better yet, go there and be seated, open the menu and then tell you are leaving because they have shark fin soup on the menu. Here is a sample letter/email: Stop velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-91762129464274221672011-02-11T09:34:00.001-08:002011-02-11T09:34:28.674-08:00The Last 50 Grey Wolves May Be Hunted if Orrin Hatch Has His Way Defenders of Wildlife Campaign to Save America's Wolves: http://dfnd.us/hO4m1Y A campaign of Defenders of Wildlife to Save America's Wolves 1 of 1Choose a Thumbnail No Thumbnail velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-77575189032255381452011-02-11T08:52:00.001-08:002011-02-11T08:52:57.543-08:00Thailand is the Center of Wildlife SmugglingMan stopped at airport with three bags full of dozens of creatures, including endangered tortoises. Look at the list of wildlife in those bags! http://tinyurl.com/4ouj452 velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-90168687461056900742011-02-11T08:29:00.001-08:002011-02-11T08:29:05.243-08:00Redneck Morons with Guns Killing Endangered Whooping Cranes Gunfire shatters effort to rebuild endangered whooping crane population - St. Petersburg Times http://tinyurl.com/4p62rss CHASSAHOWITZKA -- They have survived ferocious winter winds, power lines and even bobcats. Now, the endangered whooping cranes may be facing their biggest obstacle yet . velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-29410887807301261032011-02-11T03:40:00.001-08:002011-02-11T03:40:48.046-08:00If Only This Could Happen to Dog Killer/Torturer Michael Vickhttp://tinyurl.com/4apo2cb velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-79110145010922582082011-02-11T03:28:00.001-08:002011-02-11T03:28:20.742-08:00Buehrle is right on about dog killer Michael VickRight On, Mark Buehrle! Michael Vick DOES need to get hurt, and lots of people wish that same thing while he is playing. Bravo for standing up and speaking out for the dogs that Vick tortured and killed. velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-20995255911415928082011-02-10T12:06:00.001-08:002011-02-10T12:06:33.864-08:00Proof of The Damage to Our Oceans By Overfishing 18-year study proves that overfishing damages coral reefs | News | Practical Fishkeeping www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk Although overfishing is usually deemed to be detrimental to coral reefs, an 18-year study of the coral reefs off Kenya has provided concrete evidence to illustrate this point. velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-42273907521625681852011-02-09T05:57:00.001-08:002011-02-09T05:57:45.178-08:00Shark Fin Soup is Killing a Species Shark fins trade - undercover www.youtube.com Every year, 1 million sharks are sucked out of the sea, killed and their fins processed in this Costa Rican factory for Chinese consumption. The clip is extracted from 'Crime Scene Wild' off Animal Planet Channel. velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-66276199756665870132011-02-08T17:01:00.001-08:002011-02-08T17:01:18.582-08:00Japan - Stop The Slaughter of Dolphins!The slaughter and capture of dolphins in Taiji must stop now! The Wakayama Prefecture says this is part of national pride and tradition? No, it is the shame of Taiji and all Japan to kill and capture these beautiful, intelligent, sentient beings. The "tradition" is based on greed - using cruel, barbaric and inhumane actions to slaughter gentle, sentient beings of the sea. The selling of dolphins velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-90763415707770649362011-02-08T10:00:00.001-08:002011-02-08T10:00:03.980-08:00Japan's Taiji Brutal and Barbaric Dolphin Slaughter Exposed (Again) Japanese dolphin killings exposed by hidden video a year after The Cove documentary www.dailymail.co.uk Officials in Japan had claimed that the mammals were destroyed humanely as a source of meat after the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove exposed the killings in 2009. velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-75532889020575912042011-02-08T09:26:00.001-08:002011-02-08T09:26:16.243-08:00Death Sentence for Bison Looking For Food In Deep Snow - Wandered on Rancher's Land. Please Sign Petition! Defenders of Wildlife: Email - URGENT: These Yellowstone Bison Face Imminent Slaughter http://dfnd.us/eeCDM2 Dear Wildlife Supporter,All they wanted was some food. Now some of the last true, wild bison in America face slaughter simply for leaving Yellowstone National Park.These majestic animals – some of the only pure descendants of America's original bison herds – are leaving the Park for velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-33255340596948533422011-02-08T03:45:00.001-08:002011-02-08T03:45:43.243-08:00USDA Is So Anti-Wildlife USDA announced a "Wolf Kill" with big media scare. Turns out the cow died of natural causes. USDA is so effed up, and so anti-wildlife... Wolf Weekly Wrap-up www.defendersblog.org velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-68034866996487832102010-06-13T14:24:00.000-07:002010-06-13T14:24:17.071-07:00Where has Velogal gone? She is down in the Gulf, working as a Capture Specialist for the International Bird Rescue and Research Center. Hot, hard work and long days. There are so many, many hundreds, if not thousands, of oiled birds and sea creatures. It is really, really heartbreaking to see little pelican chicks leave their nests and go stand in oil. So many beautiful creatures covered with oilvelogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-50923243683010542192010-04-26T07:01:00.000-07:002010-04-26T07:01:24.006-07:00Stay tuned for news about a new way to buy and sell online. It will change the way you buy and sell forever!
http://www.youtube.com/eahoy1velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-83797671939407639792010-04-04T14:29:00.000-07:002010-04-04T14:29:49.090-07:00Things are hotting-up! Lance said that the Tour of Flanders was effing hard, and that he found out the morning of the race that he was the oldest guy riding. Ouch! But, hey, watching on Versus, I saw him still on his bike when most of the peloton was walking up the Koppenburg, the climb from Hell...
And what about the Saxo Bank wrenches? Gave Breschel the wrong bike, after he waited forever for velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-86889695993240038252010-03-03T08:37:00.000-08:002010-03-03T08:37:28.323-08:00The 21 newly-born harbor seal pups need immediate help from everyone, everywhere! Anti-seal activists have appealed to The California Coastal Commission to remove the rope that protects the mothers nursing their babies from the public. Harbor seals are shy and easily frightened. Unfortunately, they will flee and abandon their babies if frightened by humans or dogs. The babies are fragile and willvelogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-60769923752003044952010-02-16T11:41:00.000-08:002010-02-16T11:41:11.837-08:00OMG! The French LNDD cesspool continues to stink with the arrest warrant for Floyd Landis. How ludicrous is this charge? Goal: To harass Floyd and keep him out of races in France. Chatanay-Malabry is a sewer pit of lies...velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-79046094795539933592010-01-14T08:03:00.001-08:002010-01-14T08:03:45.781-08:00Help Haiti - Text 90999 with the message "Haiti" from your cell phone $10 will be donated on your cell bill to The American Red Cross. You will receive a confirmation text in a few seconds. This is a legitimate donationvelogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-40788695949898724692009-11-24T08:49:00.000-08:002009-11-24T08:49:50.484-08:00Yesss! Fantastic line-up for Team Radio Shack for 2010! I am delighted to see Chechu in the line-up. He is a first-class rider and first-class person. Here is the roster as published on cyclingnews.com:
2010 Team RadioShack Roster
Lance Armstrong (USA)
Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn)
Sam Bewley (NZl)
Jani Brajkovic (Slo)
Matthew Busche (USA)
Ben Hermans (Bel)
Chris Horner (USA)
Daryl Impey (RSAvelogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-34550255083893995192009-11-05T09:07:00.000-08:002009-11-05T09:07:11.187-08:00Please help our troops bring home their best buddies from Iraq and Afghanistan. The bond between a soldier and a stray, starving animal that they have adopted is often what gets them thru the horrors they experience. Everyone can spare $10 - please give something today.
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Read the heartwarming story of one dog who came home: Saving Cinnamon
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Don't seem to have much to say about the cycling world this year. However, I did do a little bit of Twitter www.twitter.com/velogal. Not very regularly, I must admit. Part of me thinks, "Is there really anything new to say about cycling?" Yeah, I know....
But, if you're bored with cycling, or even if you're not, you could read about my new passion here: http://velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6600947.post-92025615340031959822009-02-25T08:20:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:24:17.199-08:00That totally sucks about DZ's house getting looted. How in the Hell did nobody notice? Or maybe his house is isolated. And even stealing his cars, too? Hope they catch those bastards, lock them up and throw the key away. If you're on Facebook - join the group to keep watch for his stuff.velogalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614224529166374662noreply@blogger.com1