Yours truly loves animals and so you can imagine my surprise and delight when I ran across a mention of an Armenian organization that aims to, in their words, "Protect animals from the cruelty of human society." In a country where animals are treated poorly, it's great to see someone doing something to change things for the better. The story behind it is inspiring, too:
Yervand [Shlepchyan], a thirty-nine year old civil engineer, began to seek out, among his friends and acquaintances, others who cared deeply about animals. He found a lawyer, a PR specialist and designer, a zoologist, and a program developer. With Yervand as the manager of the team, they formed their new organization: "Animals’ Rights in the Armenian Highlands" or ARIAH for short.Learn more about ARIAH on their home page. Maybe you'll even find a way to help them out in fulfilling their mission!
Source: BestFriends.org.
Thanks to Onnik Krikorian for picture and original source.
