Worldwide Call For Knitters To Make Sweaters for Penguins Affected by 2011 New Zealand Oil Spill [View All]

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Worldwide Call For Knitters To Make Sweaters for Penguins Affected by 2011 New Zealand Oil Spill





Skeinz, a yarn store in New Zealand is calling on knitters worldwide to make sweaters for penguins affected by the 2011 New Zealand Oil Spill. The sweaters prevent oil-soaked birds from preening (and poisoning) themselves, and keep them warm before and after they are cleaned by cleanup workers.

The Tasmanian Conservation Trust made a similar request in 2001, but instead of the 100 sweaters they asked for, they received 15,000.

http://laughingsquid.com/worldwide-call-for-knitters-to-make-sweaters-for-penguins-affected-by-2011-new-zealand-oil-spill/