Getting caught in trash can causing potential strangling or starvation. What can we do to help? Always cut plastic rings before throwing them away. The best way is to carry a reusable water bottle. #STOPPLASTICPOLLUTION

Microplastics are not biodegradable. Thus, once in the environment, primary and secondary microplastics accumulate and persist. Scientists have warned that the situation is out of control. They have found microplastics pretty much everywhere they have looked for them: on mountains, in the ocean, in the Arctic sea ice, and in our air, drinking water and bodies, from the floor of the Mariana Trench to the summit of Mount Everest. The ingestion of microplastics can result in neurological and reproductive toxicity. In laboratory tests, microplastics have been shown to cause damage to human cells, including both allergic reactions and cell death. But so far there have been no epidemiologic studies documenting, in a large group of people, a connection between exposure to microplastics and impacts on health. #STOPPLASTICPOLLUTION

On 3rd of April, all aquatic animals are celebrated, and there are many! Aquatic animals may be vertebrates or invertebrates. They may breathe air or extract oxygen through gills or the skin. And they may live in either freshwater or saltwater. These animals play a crucial role in maintaining a healthy planet and life on planet: they recycle nutrients, purify water, maintain a balanced food chain underwater, and more. However, our modern lifestyle's impact on aquatic living beings is disastrous: from plastic pollution, water contamination to overfishing, and illegal fishing, these animals face plenty of threats. #worldaquaticsanimalday

The horses, bulls, steer, and calves suffer broken ribs, backs, and legs, torn tails, punctured lungs, internal organ damage, ripped tendons, torn ligaments, snapped necks, and agonizing deaths. Those who manage to make it through unscathed are given little time to rest or recuperate. They are loaded into trucks, hauled to the next event, and forced to participate over and over again. Rodeos abuse animals. Animal cruelty is not entertainment.

World Bear Day (March 23) celebrates all eight species of bear. Six of these species are threatened or vulnerable by the IUCN. Bears are often seen as ecosystem engineers as they enrich soil, balance the ecosystem and disperse seeds. The illegal wildlife trade and loss of their natural habitats is the most significant threat to bears in modern times. Living bears in Asia are farmed for the bile in their gallbladders. The bile is sold for traditional medicine. These bears are often in cages no bigger than phone booths for their entire lives; they often moan and rock due to extreme anxiety. All methods of extracting bile from live bears cause severe distress and pain. #savethebears #worldbearday #bear