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Peru Circus Tiger Rescued from by Animal Defenders

E The Environmental Magazine ADI, Animal Defenders International, big cat, Big Cat Rescue, cat, circus, Jan Creamer, Peru, rescue, Tampa, tiger, wildlife

After a lifetime of suffering in a Peruvian circus, Hoover the tiger will finally be flown to Miami International Airport (MIA) on Friday, April 22nd and transported to his forever home at Big Cat Rescue in Tampa. Wildlife officials in Peru and Animal Defenders International (ADI) seized Hoover in April 2015 to enforce Peru’s ban on wild animals in circuses…

Volunteering in Tena, Ecuador. 'Wisdom Forest'

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Volunteering: has the once unthinkable become almost normal?

Hannah Owen Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, South America, travel, volunteer, volunteering, volunteerism

‘Volunteering’, I used to think it had just one clear meaning. And originally I’d started this trip with a rule, not to pay for work, my moral compass was set. It seemed fair not to pay, especially when compared with my parent’s generation who often referred to my numerous volunteering spurts as acts of slavery. […]