Oil Spills

When oil tankers go to sea, they may crash and leak oil. Then birds or any animal in the water can get oil on them and die. Rescuers go and rescue them and they clean them with a little Dawn dish soap. Don't try to rescue one yourself. You would not know what to do and it could die.

If a bird gets oil on it, it's feathers get matted (malted) together. Then, it cuts off their ability to swim, float and stay warm or cold. They have to have their feathers laying a certain way. Then, they pick and eat off a tiny bit of the oil, because they really want it gone. It messes up their body. It is very sad, because they can die if their feathers aren't just right.

You can go and buy Dawn soap (enter a code from the bottle to donate a dollar: http://www.dawn-dish.com/en_US/savingwildlife/dhlanding.do ) or just give online and you could help an animal. Or you can go on the rescue site and donate: http://www.ibrrc.org/oil_affects.html

Here is a message to the people spilling oil: CUT IT OUT!

(Watch the great new Dawn commercial here: http://www.dawn-dish.com/en_US/savingwildlife/video.do )