Deb's Den

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Ashley Judd Asks Obama to Save Wolves

From Defenders.org:

Please Help Run Our New Ad to Stop the Wolf Killing

In March 2009, the Obama administration eliminated life-saving protections for wolves in the northern Rockies and Greater Yellowstone -- a premature decision that has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of wolves in the region.

Now even pregnant wolves in Idaho are in the crosshairs!

Defenders of Wildlife and activist and actress Ashley Judd have put together a powerful new ad to convince President Obama to act to stop the killing. We need your help to run it on CNN and MSNBC in Washington, DC to convince the president to restore federal protections for these amazing animals.

Please donate today to help run this powerful new ad and help us fight on the ground and in the courts to save the lives of wolves and other imperiled wildlife.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Ostara Pyrography

Ostara Pyrography
Originally uploaded by Debra Arnold

2010 Pyrography on pine, colored with wood-tone stain markers.

Rick Savage Pyrography

Rick Savage Pyrography
Originally uploaded by Debra Arnold

2010 Pyrography on pine, colored with wood-tone stain markers. Rick "Sav" Savage of Def Leppard. I have a little crush on him :-) Sorry, this piece is NOT for sale, this is just something I made for fun for myself. Many thanks to the awesome photographer Ash Newell who took the photo of Sav this is based on.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Fur

Fur
Originally uploaded by Debra Arnold

A pencil drawing I found from 2006...don't know who it's supposed to be, sorry.

Friday, January 29, 2010

Urge outdoor retailers to stop sponsoring wolf-killing "derbies"

From Defenders Of Wildlife:

This is outrageous.

This winter, Cabela’s and Sportsmans Warehouse, two major outdoor retailers , sponsored predator derbies in Idaho where formerly protected wolves were targeted by contestants who vied to see who could kill the most wolves and other animals over a two-day period.

Worse, the entry fees for these brutal competitions were then funneled to support anti-wolf lawyers working to keep wolves in Greater Yellowstone off the endangered species list.

Wildlife-loving people fought too hard for too long to rescue wolves in the northern Rockies from the brink of extinction to silently tolerate corporate sponsorship of bloody competitions like this.

That’s why I’ve joined Defenders of Wildlife’s fight to get Cabela’s and Sportsman’s Warehouse to withdraw their support for predator derbies that target wolves, and I am hoping you will too.

Please sign the petition online at http://action.defenders.org/wolfderbies.

Thanks for helping…