We heard that microwaving with plastic wrap causes potentially bad stuff from the plastic to get in the food. No idea if this is true. (Please comment if you have further info.) But it got us to thinking that it's a waste to use a piece of plastic to cover the food every time we microwave, only to throw it away somewhere to sit for the next 100,000 years. So now we use a ceramic bowl or plate on the bottom (pouring the contents out of a plastic container when needed) and another ceramic bowl or plate on top. Yes, this increases the number of dishes that need washing but it creates much less waste. The food does seem to taste a little better (this might be all in our minds). And our plastic containers last a lot longer without having to go through the regular microwaving.
CockadoodleMoo.org
A farm animal sanctuary located just north of Reno, Nevada near Pyramid Lake
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Help us help the animals
1. Volunteering at CockadoodleMoo: See details midway down in the middle of this page or click here.
2. Cash donations: Donations through PayPal go toward animal food and medical care.
One-time donation: 3. Link from here when you buy from Amazon: An easy way to help is to click this AMAZON LINK
any time you plan to buy from Amazon.com. Doing so gives us a 6% referral fee, which is a huge help — and easy too!
4. Non-cash donations: For our wishlist of non-cash donations that would really help us help the animals, see the wishlist box lower in this column.
5. Best way to help all animals: Click here for the absolute best way you can help all animals today.
2. Cash donations: Donations through PayPal go toward animal food and medical care.
One-time donation: 3. Link from here when you buy from Amazon: An easy way to help is to click this AMAZON LINK
any time you plan to buy from Amazon.com. Doing so gives us a 6% referral fee, which is a huge help — and easy too!4. Non-cash donations: For our wishlist of non-cash donations that would really help us help the animals, see the wishlist box lower in this column.
5. Best way to help all animals: Click here for the absolute best way you can help all animals today.
Get occasional email updates from us
A few times a year, we will send out email updates — generally only for really big news. We will never share or sell your email address.
Wishlist — most-needed items
The following non-cash items would be extremely helpful. Used but good condition is fine. (For less pressing but still needed wishlist items, click here.)
* Plastic water pitchers — We use these to scoop animal food, and we go through many each year.
* Bandages, gauze — Elastikon-style bandages and vet wrap are used each week to secure the bootie on Dolly the goat's leg where her missing hoof would be. Vet wrap is also used on chickens' feet when they get bumblefoot. Wrapping gauze and gauze pads are frequently used in treating animals.
* 3-gallon water jugs with handles — We lug water to animals, especially in winter when hoses don't work.
* Pyrex mixing bowls and casserole dishes — They don't break when frozen like ceramic and plastic dishes. We use them as feed and water bowls for chickens and rabbits.
* Chain-link panels and horse panels — Additional fencing allows us to expand areas for the animals and to take in more.
* Feed, straw, hay — Any feed, straw or hay will be put to good use. These may be broken bags from stores, straw bales left over from decorations or hay no longer needed if animals die.
* Old towels — These are used for cleaning up and for bedding material, especially for sick animals.
* Bird seed — We feed hundreds of wild birds year-round at CockadoodleMoo and seed is always appreciated.
* Cat litter — The six rescued cats go through lots of litter.
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