SquidActivists October Challenge for Animals
Ranked #325 in Volunteering, #56,278 overall | Donates to Wildlife SOS
Here's a fun contest to raise awareness and money for relatively small animal charities
You choose the lens topic. It (they) can be about anything -- your favorite ice cream or jelly bean; your philosophy on love or life; how to play a game or paint a bear; your pet or your kid; or maybe a lens about the charity you support. If you can think it, it's fair game for a lens.
Join the fun and make money for the animal charity of your choice.Don't forget to vote!
(Photo courtesy of Wildlife S.O.S.)
Contents at a Glance
How the contest works
1. Create a new lens between Oct 1 and Oct. 31, 2008 and set the Payment Options to for one of the animal charities listed below.OR
2. Change an existing lens' Payment Options to one of the animal charities.
3. Squidoo lensmasters vote for their favorite lens(es).
4. The winners get prizes.
Together our royalties can add up to big bucks to save animals.
The Qualifying Squidoo Animal Charities
I chose lesser known charities for this contest. I'll hold more contests later for other animal charities.
Chimp Haven
Chimp Haven serves as The National Chimpanzee Sanctuary. We are an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide lifetime care for chimpanzees who have been retired from medical research, the entertainment industry or no longer wanted as pets.
FCNMHP (First Coast No More Homeless Pets)
Their goal is to eliminate the killing of dogs and cats in our community (Jacksonville, Florida) through free and low-cost spay and neuter programs. They also spay and neuter feral cats; just opened a temporary cat clinic to handle upwards of 40 cats per day and they also offer vaccinations for cats and dogs.
Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter - Cleveland, Ohio
Ferrets Unlimited is a non-profit, no kill ferret shelter in Cleveland, Ohio.
Longhopes Donkey Shelter
The mission of Longhopes Donkey Shelter, Inc. is to rescue, shelter, rehabilitate and find permanent homes for donkeys that would otherwise be destroyed for meat consumption overseas.
RabbitRescue Finding homes for domestic rabbits in Ontario
Rabbit Rescue Inc. is a registered charity dedicated to finding new homes for domestic rabbits that have been abused, abandoned or neglected. We work with numerous shelters across Ontario.
The Wild Animal Sanctuary, formerly the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Conservation Center, near Denver, CO and is a state and federally licensed zoological facility. They have been rescuing exotic wildlife and endangered species since 1980. The residents of our Wild Animal Sanctuary were abandoned, abused, illegally kept, or came from other terrible situations.
Wildlife SOS - India Bear Rescue WSOS save Sloth Bears from the barbaric, centuries-old tradition of being enslaved and trained as Dancing Bears. 491 bears have been saved so far with a goal to save the remaining 200 by 2010. They also have programs to: stop the bear poachers; retrain the bear dancers for new occupations; train the women in the family and educate the children. They are saving bears and changing lives at the same time!
The above image is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License. © 2007 LensDoc (Kirsti A. Dyer). Some rights reserved. See More Squidoodles The Rules
* Lenses can be about anything.
* The lens must be created or changed to one of the animal charities listed below between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31, 2008.
* All Lensmasters can vote for their favorite(s) lens
* All Lensmasters are eligible for prizes.
After you've created or changed your lens, post it in Enter Contest Here below with your (1) lens url and (2) your Animal Charity that your Payment Option is set to.
I will then post it in the appropriate voting plexo. Please make sure to come back and vote for it and tell your friends!
Voting will be open for through Sunday, Nov. 9 with the winner being announced on Monday, Nov. 10.
The Prizes
Any lens that donates any percentage to one of the animal organizations below is eligible to win a prize.1st Place wins Lens of the Day, a 1st place badge and the honor of being chosen. Only NEW lenses that donate 100% to the animal charity are eligible.
2nd place wins a t-shirt, a 2nd place badge and the honor of being chosen. All lenses are eligible.
3rd place gets a 3rd place badge and the honor of being chosen. All lenses are eligible.
All contestants receive a contestant badge and the honor of raising funds for charity.
Badges
Badges for all



The above images are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License. © 2007 LensDoc (Kirsti A. Dyer). Some rights reserved. See More Squidoodles The winning lenses are...

First Place
by Lensmaster Jewelsofawe
Supporting The Wild Animal Sanctuary
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Lucky-Our Rescue Cat
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He is a rescue cat. He was rescued with 14 other cats from a person that was neglecting them. The lady that rescued them, nursed them back to health. Two of them did not make it. Lucky made it We named him Lucky. His full name is: All the cat...

Second Place
by Lensmaster Comfortdoc
Supporting The Wild Animal Sanctuary
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Keep Wildlife Wild
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People who do not grow up around Wildlife may not realize the importance of keeping our wildlife wild. Interacting with or feeding wild animals can seem like a fun thing to do, but it can have serious consequences for both the animals and the people...
Third Place (a tie)
by Lensmaster The_Homeopath
Supporting Longhopes Donkey Shelter
by Lensmaster Frankster
Supporting Wildlife S.O.S.
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Geeta Seshamani - Savior of India's Animals
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Founder of Friendicoes, SECA (Society for Eradication of Cruelty to Animals), and Co-founder and Guiding Force of Wildlife S.O.S. Geeta Seshamani, an English literature Professor at Gargi Colege in south Delhiand, is passionate about animals. She i...
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Bailey the Donkey
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Longhopes works very hard to find the best possible home for all donkeys that come their way. Some elderly or special needs friends just require too much love, attention, and medical care to be adopted. For these guys, the rescue provides a permanent...
Contestant badges
I will be emailing the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place badges. All other contestants can go to Contestant badge on Flickr. There you can choose the size you want. Let me know if you have any problems or questions.
Thank you for participating and helping these wonderful animal charities.
Group for lenses that donate 100% to animals
Don't forget to join the Squidoo Activists' Animal Charities IF your lens donates 100% to ANY animal charity.-
Squidoo Activist's Animal Charities Headquarters
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Squidoo Activist's Animal Charities This group is made up of a group of lensmasters who have created lenses to help save the world's animals. 100% of the Squidoo royalties raised on these lenses are donated to an animal charity. Lenses that wa...
Mahatma Gandhi Said...

"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be determined by the ways it treats it's animals."
Mahatma Gandhi
Thank you for all of your wonderful work:
Chimp Haven
FCNMHP
Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter
Longhopes Donkey Shelter
RabbitRescue
The Wild Animal Sanctuary
Wildlife SOS
Enter Contest Here
Submit your lens here. Please include:
1. url
2. % designated for charity
3. the charity
4. Is it a New or previously existing lens?
I will move your entry to the appropriate voting plexo. I'll leave an example. Don't forget to come back and vote!
Danali wrote...
http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/first_publish/polarbearposters
100% Wildlife SOS
This is a new lens
NEW Lenses with 100% Donations to Animals
New Lenses with 100% donated to an Animal Charity
Please vote for your favorite(s). Yes, you can vote for more than 1 lens.
1
Lucky-Our Rescue Cat
He is a rescue cat. He was rescued with 14 other cats from a person that was neglecting them. The lady that rescued them, nursed them back to health....19 points
2
Keep Wildlife Wild
People who do not grow up around Wildlife do not realize the importance of Keeping our wildlife wild. Interacting with or feeding wild animals can see...14 points
3
Bailey the Donkey
Longhopes works very hard to find the best possible home for all donkeys that come their way. Some elderly or special needs friends just require too m...10 points
4
Geeta Seshamani - Savior of India's Animals
Founder of Friendicoes, SECA (Society for Eradication of Cruelty to Animals), andCo-founder and Guiding Force of Wildlife S.O.S.Geeta Seshamani is pas...10 points
5
Retired animals
Where do they go next? After being in the circus, working for the police force, being a seeing-eye dog, or acting as a helper monkey, where do highly...8 points
6
Plastic bag alternatives
Each year the world uses 500 billion plastic bags. As shocking as this is, it's even more shocking to know that only a tiny fraction of them are recyc...6 points
7
Help the Polar Bears
Global warming is causing the thinning of sea ice, the polar ice caps are shrinking and the hunting grounds of polar bears are melting beneath them. T...5 points
8
Garfield - Feline Extraordinaire
Although Garfield is a cat, the comic strip appeals to cat and dog lovers alike. It's one of my favorite cartoons. Having a house-full of cats, I have...5 points
9
Border Collie Would Make a Great Vice President
RINGO TIMM(Border Collie)Ringo Timm has been picked by Buddy Boy Mertens (German Shepherd) as his Canine Party vice presidential running mate, represe...5 points
10
History of the Border Collie
Border Collies have been well known to farmers as early as the 1700-1800s. Border Collies are the descendents of herding dogs used in many countries t...5 points
11
Doggie Birthday Party - A Lesson Learned
Squidoo has lots and lots of lenses on just about any subject you can think of. Some are meant to educate, some are meant to entertain and some are ju...4 points
12
Pet Adoption
People often do not bother to research the idea of bringing a pet home. They don't think about how the breed will fit in with their environment or fam...4 points
13
Coastal Pictures Of Alaska
I took many coastal pictures, during my 11 seasons as the Executive Chef of the Driftwood Lodge in SE Alaska. Most of them show the breath-taking scen...4 points
14
Polar Bear Posters
Polar bears are arugably one of the greatest species to walk the earth. Yet they are slowing dying and we are not stopping it. You can make a differen...4 points
15
History of the German Shepherd
The German Shepherd is considered to be one of the newer breeds of dogs. 1891 became the start of the breed that we know today. A group of shepherding...3 points
16
Fundraising Online with Social Media | Social Networking
If you are reading this lens chances are you are already raising money for a good cause with your own Squidoo lens.Squidoo is one of the foremost Web...3 points
17
Peanut butter and Blue Bulls
This is all going to be about the joys that come out of eating peanut butter while watching videos of baby blue bulls playing.2 points
18
Seeing the humor in everyday life can make a difference in how we experience the world around us
Random things that happen, quirky experiences and a funny perspective.Never underestimate the power of laughter. If we can find the humor in everyday...2 points
Keeping Score -- New lenses donating 100%
Chimp Haven
1. Retired Animals (100%) dcgrrl
Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter
1. History of the Border Collie (100%) sandyspider
2. History of the German Shepherd (100%) sandyspider
FCNMHP (First Coast No More Homeless Pets)
1. Seeing the humor in everyday life can make a difference in how we experience the world around us (100%) AshleyBretting-M.S.
Longhopes Donkey Shelter
1. Bailey the Donkey (100%) The_Homeopath
The Wild Animal Sanctuary
1. Keep Wildlife Wild (100%) Comfortdoc
2. Lucky-Our Rescue Cat (100%) Jewelsofawe
3. Doggie Birthday Party - A Lesson Learned (100%) OhMe
4. Pet Adoption (100%) Starving_Artist
5. Border Collie Would Make a Great Vice President (100%) sandyspider
6. Fundraising Online with Social Media Social Networking (100%) AmyP
Wildlife S.O.S.
1. Help the Polar Bears (100%) Starving_Artist
2. Peanut butter and Blue Bulls (100%) sonali_acharjee
3. Garfield - Feline Extraordinaire (100%) Frankster
4. Plastic bag alternatives (100%) Frankster
5. Coastal Pictures Of Alaska (100%) chefkeem
6. Geeta Seshamani-Savior of India's Animals (100%) Frankster
7. Polar Bear Posters (100%) Danali
18 Total contest lenses created supporting 18 Charities
NEW lenses donating less than 100% or existing lenses changed to donate
New lenses donating less than 100% or existing lenses changed.
Please vote for your favorite(s). Yes, you can vote for more than 1 lens.
1
Rhino the Hamster Eats Danger For Breakfast
Rhino the hamster is set to steal the show away from Bolt (voice of John Travolta). This gutsy animated hamster must be an adrenalin freak. Bolt the d...8 points
2
Bolt the Movie
What does Miley Cyrus aka Hannah Montana and John Travolta have in common? The best computer animated film in 2008, that's what. Bolt is sure to be a...6 points
3
Holistic Health for Pets
Help your furry or feathered or scaled companions in times of stress or ill health with homeopathic remedies and flower essences. Many people have suc...6 points
4
Cats Rule. How To Select Your New Master
Siamese, Persian, Sphynx, Russian Blue? Long-haired, short-haired? Kitten or cat? How do you make that important decision? Here you'll find all the in...6 points
5
Adopt a Donkey --- Why?
Why do I have a donkey lens, you ask? While surfing for some good nature webcams that I can share with my grandchildren I happened upon a 'donkey web...6 points
6
Senior Long-Term Care
As a healthcare professional, I've witnessed seniors and their families struggle with long term care planning issues and the difficult, emotional deci...5 points
7
How to plan your trip to India
I'm going to India and I'll share the the step-by-step (and mis-steps) of planning the trip to actually arriving there and everything in-between. You'...5 points
8
Bear Hunting With Sarah Palin
Graphic images from a bear hunt, Sarah Palin on a bear rug, resources and links about Sarah Palin's position on bear, moose, wolve, and other big game...5 points
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Do-it-Yourself Fundraising | Fundraising Resources for Nonprofit Organizations | How to Raise Money for your Organization
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.Web sites will Go Pink during the month of October to bring attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, get p...5 points
10
Wolpertinger - Bavarian Jackalope?
Fun facts about a Bavarian 'hero': The famed and fabled horned rabbit/squirrel or whatever animal.In Germany, especially in the Southern Free State of...4 points
11
Squid Angel Blessings by Chef Keem
With a Squid Angel Blessing your lenses will get a boost for your lens rank, which might improve your earnings and lead to more traffic and recognitio...4 points
12
Shop for a Cause | Charity Mall Shopping | Fundraising Online
Many nonprofit organizations, clubs and teams would like to raise money online.Online Charity Malls offer a way do this year-round and require very li...4 points
13
A Dog Named Beau
Few poems about dogs have touched me like this one by Jimmy Stewart. I can still hear him reading this on the Johnny Carson show. His grief is palpabl...3 points
14
Low Cost or Free Spay and Neuter Programs for your pets
I feel I needed to make this page to help people find resources to low cost or free spay and neuter programs for their pets. Being the owner of 9 pets...3 points
15
Squidoo Fundraising
Is your nonprofit organization or charity doing fundraising online? One way you can raise money online is by building a lens on Squidoo.com. For more...3 points
16
My Max and Ruby Party Notes
Max and Ruby is my 3-year-old's absolute favorite book and television series. She's obsessed with them. Of course, that's the kind of birthday party s...2 points
17
These Exotic Pets Could Make You Sick!
Do you know someone (or are YOU someone) who chose a pet BECAUSE it was unique, different, exotic, wild? Then you will find the information here of in...2 points
18
Alaska Lodge Cooking
Thousands of Alaska lodges fill with excited fishermen and hunters during salmon runs and big game seasons. Open-air adventures in Alaska make you hun...2 points
19
(Product) Red - to Raise Awareness and Money for The Global Fund
(RED) was created by Bono and Bobby Shriver, Chairman of DATA, to raise awareness and money for The Global Fund by teaming up with the world's most ic...2 points
20
Congenital Heart Defects Fundraising
This lens is dedicated to raising awareness of Congenital Heart Defects (CHD) and raising the money necessary to help fund operations to correct CHD.E...2 points
21
Ferret Colors
Welcome to the wonderful world of ferret colors. Most people don't realize that ferrets come in an array of different colors. They only see the most c...2 points
22
Khussa: The Hippest Shoes Ever
Khussa (also called Mojiri) are handmade Indian/Pakistani shoes that are exotic and comfortable in every color of the rainbow imaginable! Whether heav...1 point
23
Yo-Yos and Hula Hoops - fun with the oldest toys on earth!
In the Phillippines, yo-yo translates as 'come back'. Some people believe that the yo-yo was created to be used as a weapon. That theory is not true....1 point
Keeping Score -- New lenses donating less than 100% or existing lenses
Chimp Haven
1. Wolpertinger - Bavarian Jackalope? (100%) chefkeem
Ferrets Unlimited Ferret Shelter
1. Holistic Health for Pets (50%) The_Homeopath
2. These Exotic Pets Could Make You Sick! (50%) Mickie_G
3. Ferret Colors (100%) starlitparlit
FCNMHP (First Coast No More Homeless Pets)
1. Cats Rule: How to Select Your New Master (50%) Frankster
Longhopes Donkey Shelter
1. A Dog Named Beau (20%) Joan4
2. Holistic Health for Pets (50%) The_Homeopath
3. Adopt a Donkey --- Why? (50%) GramaBarb
Rabbit Rescue
1. Low Cost or Free Spay and Neuter Programs for your pets (100%) The_Party_Animal
2. My Max and Ruby Party Notes(50%) The_Homeopath
Wild Animal Sanctuary
1. These Exotic Pets Could Make You Sick! (50%) Mickie_G
2. (Product) Red - to Raise Awareness and Money for The Global Fund (100%) AmyP
3. Squidoo Fundraising (100%) AmyP
4. Congenital Heart Defects Fundraising (100%) AmyP
5. Do-it-Yourself Fundraising | Fundraising Resources for Nonprofit Organizations | How to Raise Money for your Organization (100%) AmyP
6. Shop for a Cause | Charity Mall Shopping | Fundraising Online (100%) AmyP
Wildlife S.O.S.
1. Bolt The Movie (20%) Frankster
2. Rhino The Hamster Eats Danger for Breakfast (20%) Frankster
3. Khussa: The Hippest Shoes Ever (100%) The_Homeopath
4. Squid Angel Blessings by Chef Keem (10%) chefkeem
5. Senior Long-Term Care (50%) Janet1
6. How to plan your trip to India (100%) Frankster
7. Yo-Yos and Hula Hoops - fun with the oldest toys on earth! (20%) Joan4
8. Alaska Lodge Cooking (20%) chefkeem
9. Bear Hunting With Sarah Palin (20%) chefkeem
23 Total contest lenses supporting 25 charities
Wall of Fame: Lensmasters who joined the contest to help animals!
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Please visit these lenses, star rate them, favorite if you really like and leave a comment. By supporting each other, more people will become aware of the plight of animals and how they can help through our wonderful charities. Other Lenses on Animal Charities
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Dog Bytes
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Published Thursday, June 25, 2009, Letters To The Editor, in the New Mexico Cibola Beacon, is an edited version of this commentary. There's a conspicuous absence of compassion and an individual's rights not served with biased allegations Influencing t...
This lens support Wildlife S.O.S.
This little guy has since been RESCUED!
This one was saved from poachers after her mother was killed in front of her!
All royalties raised on this lens are donated to Wildlife S.O.S. for their "India Bear Rescue" Project to rescue Dancing Bears in India.
To learn about little cubs like this one and other Dancing Bears, click Saving The Dancing Bears Of India
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Get this adorable image of a Sloth Bear on t-shirts, hats and other apparel. To see all products with this design, click More Products
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anna_michaels wrote...
Welcome to the Something Can be Done about it Group!
Krissttina Isobe (quicpost) wrote
Love your lens! I found a site from the United Nations, http://www.hungersite.com where you can click to help the world and it has a site to click to help animals too. Your site is great for it helps the voiceless, the animals have a voice.
Just another writer,
Krissttina Isobe (quicpost)
mulberry wrote...
Stopped back by to see the winning lens, congrats to Lucky!
Shawna-Tayler wrote...
Fantastic lenses! Just look at all the amazing work everyone put in! I didn't enter the contest this time, but I DID just create a lens for a wonderful animal charity called the United Animal Nations! It is a wonderful educational and hands on program for taking animals from crisis into care - AND they give grants!
Comfortdoc wrote...
I am very honored that my small contribution on Keep Wildlife Wild was one of the winning lenses.
Great job Frankie.
Frankster wrote...
in reply to Squidaddle Hi, I sent you directions directly. But basicly, in the EDIT mode of you lens, in the right hand column, you select the PAYMENT OPTIONS and it has a pull-down menu of Squidoo charities to select from.
Squidaddle wrote...
I'm always up for a challenge! So I'll submit my lens one day before voting ends!
Bees Overseas
I can't figure out how to set the lens to donate to a charity though. How do I do that?
AmyP wrote...
in reply to Frankster Thanks for letting me know Frankie. Well, here is the problem, I gave you the wrong url, sheesh! The correct url is http://www.squidoo.com/Social_Media_Fundraising. The one I gave you belongs to someone else and it is indeed a work-in-progress. Thanks again. - AmyP
Frankster wrote...
in reply to AmyP Any, your new lens: http://www.squidoo.com/social-media-fundraising is still showing as a work-in-progress, rather than a published lens. Please let me know when it is published so I can add it to the contest. (You do not have "contact" set up so I couldn't send you a message. Had to post it here.)
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Saving The Dancing Bears Of India
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