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Sanctuary well running dry
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Eastern Shore Sanctuary
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Jul 30, 2007 15:39 PDT
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BraveBirds Times Online
30 July 2007
Online newsletter of the Eastern Shore Sanctuary & Education Center
Sanctuary Well Running Dry
The well at the Eastern Shore Sanctuary is on the brink of failure.
Funds are urgently needed for the digging of a new well.
Water tables here on the Delmarva peninsula have been dropping
steadily, thanks to years of overpumping by the local poultry industry.
This year, the problem became more acute in the aquifer that serves the
sanctuary due to a combination of drought and extra overpumping by both
the nearby prison and a local sod farm. In recent weeks, we have
watched nervously as wells have gone dry along the roads leading to our
property. Last week, our water pressure dropped and our pump began
acting strangely. The experts say that, even with the most strict water
conservation (which we were already practicing), our well is not likely
to recover. It may be days or it may be weeks but our well is about to
run dry.
Ten ducks, nine barn cats, three dogs, one person, and more than a
hundred chickens here at the sanctuary depend on well water for
drinking, washing, and (in the case of the ducks) swimming. The cost of
a new well (including pumps and permits) runs to more than $4,000.
While we do hold some funds in reserve for emergencies, we cannot cover
that cost without help.
As a chicken sanctuary located in the heart of poultry country, we must
rely on donations from afar to keep the sanctuary afloat. We call on
our friends in the animal advocacy community, and on chicken lovers
everywhere, to make contributions in this urgent time of need.
To help, send a check to the address at the bottom of this newsletter
or click this link to make an online donation via PayPal:
http://tinyurl.com/ay7sa
And, please, pass this newsletter along to anybody you know who might
want and be able to help!
Events
At the recent AR2007 conference in LA, sanctuary cofounder pattrice
jones gave seven talks and facilitated a rap session on dealing with
despair. She's been blogging about her AR2007 experiences (and life at
the sanctuary) and soon will be posting summaries of her AR2007
presentations. Read all about it at SuperWeed:
http://www.pattricejones.info/blog
More Things to Read
The latest issue of the Australian webzine, the Abolitionist Online,
has got a long interview with sanctuary cofounder pattrice jones along
with about a billion other interesting interviews. Read the interview
with pattrice here:
http://www.abolitionist-online.com/06_aftershock.html
The May and June online issues of Herbivore have got a two part
conversation between pattrice and vegan cookbook author Isa Chandra.
Visit Herbivore here:
http://www.herbivoremagazine.com
Sanctuary Update
The birds at the sanctuary are doing well despite the drought, which
has dried up the duck ponds and desiccated the high-traffic parts of
the foraging yards that we worked so hard to reseed this spring. We've
got plastic baby pools set up for the ducks and, luckily, the more
remote areas of the foraging yards are still leafy and green thanks to
the natural resilience of the wild plants called weeds. But, again, out
well is on the brink of failure and we're not sure how we're going to
pay for a new well to be dug.
But we're remarkably calm despite the crisis. We know that we can count
on the animal advocacy community to extend to us the same solidarity
that we try to extend to others. We hate to have to ask so directly for
money. On the other hand, we always feel good when we are able to
support other organizations (pattrice will be speaking at a fund raiser
for another sanctuary later this year and a portion of the proceeds of
her book are going to the legal defense of imprisoned activists). So,
we're hoping that helping us through this emergency will make others
feel as happy as we feel when we are able to be truly helpful to those
in need. We know for sure that the ducks will be happy when the water
flows freely again.
Eastern Shore Sanctuary & Education Center
13981 Reading Ferry
Princess Anne, MD 21853 USA
410-651-4934
http://www.bravebirds.org
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<center><bold>BraveBirds Times Online
30 July 2007
</bold></center><bold>
</bold><center><italic>Online newsletter of the Eastern Shore
Sanctuary & Education Center
</italic><bold>Sanctuary Well Running Dry
</bold></center>The well at the Eastern Shore Sanctuary is on the
brink of failure. Funds are urgently needed for the digging of a new
well.
Water tables here on the Delmarva peninsula have been dropping
steadily, thanks to years of overpumping by the local poultry
industry. This year, the problem became more acute in the aquifer that
serves the sanctuary due to a combination of drought and extra
overpumping by both the nearby prison and a local sod farm. In recent
weeks, we have watched nervously as wells have gone dry along the
roads leading to our property. Last week, our water pressure dropped
and our pump began acting strangely. The experts say that, even with
the most strict water conservation (which we were already practicing),
our well is not likely to recover. It may be days or it may be weeks
but our well is about to run dry.
Ten ducks, nine barn cats, three dogs, one person, and more than a
hundred chickens here at the sanctuary depend on well water for
drinking, washing, and (in the case of the ducks) swimming. The cost
of a new well (including pumps and permits) runs to more than $4,000.
While we do hold some funds in reserve for emergencies, we cannot
cover that cost without help.
As a chicken sanctuary located in the heart of poultry country, we
must rely on donations from afar to keep the sanctuary afloat. We call
on our friends in the animal advocacy community, and on chicken lovers
everywhere, to make contributions in this urgent time of need.
To help, send a check to the address at the bottom of this newsletter
or click this link to make an online donation via PayPal:
http://tinyurl.com/ay7sa
And, please, pass this newsletter along to anybody you know who might
want and be able to help!
<center><bold>Events
</bold></center>At the recent AR2007 conference in LA, sanctuary
cofounder pattrice jones gave seven talks and facilitated a rap
session on dealing with despair. She's been blogging about her AR2007
experiences (and life at the sanctuary) and soon will be posting
summaries of her AR2007 presentations. Read all about it at SuperWeed:
http://www.pattricejones.info/blog
<center><bold>More Things to Read
</bold></center>The latest issue of the Australian webzine, the
Abolitionist Online, has got a long interview with sanctuary cofounder
pattrice jones along with about a billion other interesting
interviews. Read the interview with pattrice here:
http://www.abolitionist-online.com/06_aftershock.html
The May and June online issues of Herbivore have got a two part
conversation between pattrice and vegan cookbook author Isa Chandra.
Visit Herbivore here:
http://www.herbivoremagazine.com
<center><bold>Sanctuary Update
</bold></center>The birds at the sanctuary are doing well despite the
drought, which has dried up the duck ponds and desiccated the
high-traffic parts of the foraging yards that we worked so hard to
reseed this spring. We've got plastic baby pools set up for the ducks
and, luckily, the more remote areas of the foraging yards are still
leafy and green thanks to the natural resilience of the wild plants
called weeds. But, again, out well is on the brink of failure and
we're not sure how we're going to pay for a new well to be dug.
But we're remarkably calm despite the crisis. We know that we can
count on the animal advocacy community to extend to us the same
solidarity that we try to extend to others. We hate to have to ask so
directly for money. On the other hand, we always feel good when we are
able to support other organizations (pattrice will be speaking at a
fund raiser for another sanctuary later this year and a portion of the
proceeds of her book are going to the legal defense of imprisoned
activists). So, we're hoping that helping us through this emergency
will make others feel as happy as we feel when we are able to be truly
helpful to those in need. We know for sure that the ducks will be
happy when the water flows freely again.
<center><bold>Eastern Shore Sanctuary & Education Center
</bold>13981 Reading Ferry
Princess Anne, MD 21853 USA
410-651-4934
http://www.bravebirds.org</center>
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