A WEB RESOURCE FOR TRAVELERS WHO CARE ABOUT ANIMALS
www.compassionatetraveler.org
The newly-updated Compassionate Traveler Web site, a
resource for travelers who care about animals, provides information
about animal issues at tourist destinations in dozens of countries.
Compassionate Traveler features monthly updates on
animal issues around the world, as well as links to information on
animal-friendly travel, Compassionate Traveler guidelines, and more. The
Compassionate Traveler is a project of the International Wildlife
Coalition, in partnership with the Pegasus Foundation.
"Compassionate Traveler is a Web-based service for all
people who love animals and who also love to travel," said Compassionate
Traveler director Melissa Lubofsky. "Often when animal lovers travel,
they see animal abuse that disturbs them. Compassionate Traveler gives
them a place to learn more about a tourist destination before they
travel, and it also gives them an opportunity to do something about
animal welfare issues they might observe."
In addition to the Web site, the Compassionate Traveler
sends out a monthly email newsletter featuring travel-related animal
welfare action alerts and animal-friendly travel information. Recent
alerts included updates on dolphin-safe tuna labeling, the slaughter of
the Yellowstone Park buffalo herd, and the reopening of the ivory trade.
Readers are also kept up to date on dolphin captivity issues, the
Canadian seal hunt, manatee protection in Florida and humane stray
animal solutions in the Caribbean.
"Tourists have the ability to create change by voicing
their concerns in writing and with their dollars," said Anne Ostberg,
program officer with the Pegasus Foundation. "Many tourism destinations
depend on tourism dollars," added Daniel Morast, president of the
International Wildlife Coalition. "If tourists let local governments,
hotel operators and others know that they will not return to a
particular location until animals are better treated, it is likely that
people will listen and respond. On the other hand, tourists can
encourage those that care for animals by visiting places that are
animal-friendly."
Interested individuals can sign up for the free
Compassionate Traveler monthly E-mail alert by visiting the Web site at:
www.compassionatetraveler.org
For more information, contact:
info@compassionatetraveler.org
Anne Ostberg
Communications Director/Program Officer
The Pegasus Foundation
27 Merrimack Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
USA
Phone: 603-225-3918
Fax: 603-225-4624
E-mail: aostberg@pegasusfoundation.org
Web site:
www.pegasusfoundation.org
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