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"Today, we are all thinking about what each of us can do in making the world a better place for every man, woman and child to live in. We must not forget to include the animals in our programme, they too must have a better world to live in as well as ourselves."

   Maria Dickin - Founder of the P.D.S.A. (People's Dispensary for Sick Animals)

Me holding model of Exmoor Beast

Animal Charities and Education

The care of animals, especially sick and injured ones, and the education of children to become aware of the wonder and extraordinary importance of animals in our world are subjects that have always been and will always be very close to my heart; they evoke the humanity in all humans - or should do. The following websites are of especial worth and significance. Please give them all the support that you can.

Patch, my rough-haired Jack Russell terrier

Sam, my West Highland white terrier

• The Battersea Dogs Home Website (the official website of this famous canine charity, renowned throughout Britain for rescuing, caring for, and re-homing abandoned and unwanted dogs)

• The Blue Cross Website (the official site of The Blue Cross charity, famously devoted to helping sick and injured animals)

• The P.D.S.A. Website (the official website of the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals - another extremely worthy, caring charity devoted to the treatment of sick and injured animals)

• Roger Pearson - The Animal Man (the official site of a longstanding friend of mine, whose nickname 'The Animal Man' is affectionately known throughout much of the West Midlands, England, and beyond, thanks to his pioneering wildlife lecture service for schools, founded in 1968 - in which, rather than merely utilising films or photos, Roger brings real animals from his wildlife park at Smestow Watermill into the classroom, to reveal to generations of children the true wonder of living creatures)

Cryptozoology and Animal Mythology

As will become readily apparent to anyone browsing down Pib's excellent listings (see below), there are numerous websites devoted to cryptozoology and animal mythology already in existence, and more continue to appear. Consequently, the following list makes no attempt to be comprehensive, but merely comprises a small selection of my own particular favourites.

19th Century representation of a senmurv or cynogriffin in majolica pottery

• Philip "Pib" Burns's Listing of CZ Websites (THE essential place to visit when beginning any cz research on the Internet, offering the most comprehensive listing of cz websites currently in existence)

• Pib's Listing of Legendary Animal Websites (equally invaluable listing of websites appertaining to fabulous beasts)

• The Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) (headed by Jonathan Downes and ably assisted by Richard Freeman, Graham Inglis, and Mark North, this is the world's leading cryptozoological organisation, and the only forum devoted to fortean zoology, giving cryptids and zooforms equal emphasis; I am the CFZ's Cryptozoological Consultant and West Midlands Representative)



Me in CFZ t-shirt




• Cryptozoological Realms (Scott T. Norman's pioneering, ever-expanding cz website)

• William J. Gibbons (the website of cryptozoological field investigator Bill Gibbons, currently based in Canada, and well known for his Congolese expeditions in search of the mokele-mbembe - a long-necked mystery beast said to resemble a small sauropod dinosaur)

• Carlos Parada's Bestiary of Greek Mythology (concise entries for numerous zoomythological entities featured in classical Greek mythology)

• The William M. Rebsamen Gallery (contains many of Bill's finest works, including several spectacular cz subjects, some of which were painted specifically for various of my publications)

• Nick Redfern (the official website of leading cryptozoological and ufological field investigator Nick Redfern, born and bred in the West Midlands, England, like me, but now living in the U.S.A., and famous for his books and articles on mysteries of many kinds; he also runs the American branch of the CFZ)

• Strange Ark (Chad Arment's cz website, providing a fascinating, eclectic selection of cryptids and other animal curiosities, and plenty of cz resources)

• Virtual Institute of Cryptozoology (Michel Raynal's cz website, which has deservedly received great praise for its very extensive, highly informative content)

Mysteries and the Unexplained

Batsquatch!

Batsquatch picture credit: Gary Stanley, aka 'Stigmata' (thanks, Gaz!)

• FATE Magazine (the grand-daddy of all inexplicabilia magazines, first published over half a century ago, and still as fascinating a read as ever!)

• Fortean Picture Library (the premier source of illustrations appertaining to all fields of inexplicabilia)

• Fortean Times (Britain's long-running, world-renowned fortean magazine, edited by Bob Rickard and Paul Sieveking)

• Strange Magazine (Mark Chorvinsky's indispensable, twice-yearly magazine that instantly became, and continues to be, a classic in the field of scholarly fortean publications - and now it's available exclusively online, so click here now!)

• Strange Nation (very comprehensive website dedicated to strange phenomena in Australia - highly recommended!)

• Zero Times - One Million Links to Mysteries, the Unexplained, and the Paranormal (its title says it all - an invaluable source of websites covering every facet of inexplicabilia)

Prehistory

Tylosaur attacking dinosaurs

Tylosaur picture credit: William M. Rebsamen (thanks, Bill!)

• Boggy's Paleontology Links

• Dinosaur Links

• The DOL Dinosaur Omnipedia

• NM's Creative Impulse...Prehistory

• Paleontology and Fossils Resources

• Pterosauria Translation and Pronunciation Guide

Wildlife Philately

An excellent book on zoological philately

• A.J's Encyclopedia of Stamps and Philatelic Links

• Birds of the World on Postage Stamps

• Francis Chan's Stamps Resources

• Cryptozoology and Philately

• Find That Elusive Stamp

• For All Stamp Collectors

• JJF's Philatelic Links

• Philatelic Links

Some Motorbike/Biker Links

Moonshiner me on my BSA A650 hardtail chopper

• The Moonshiners M.C.C. Website (as a Moonshiner myself - ok, a currently-lapsed Moonshiner, but I've got my subscription fee right here, honest! - I can thoroughly recommend the Moonshiners M.C.C.; a great bikers' club, based in the West Midlands, England)

• Bike - Bertie III's Monster Page of Motorbike Links (cyber-heaven for bikers - more links than a consignment of camshaft chains!)

• Bikelink's Motorcycle Sites Lists (an A to Z of Motorcycles)

• Biker Heaven (THE Harley website, bursting with hog-nificent Harley info and links - unmissable!)

• Caferacer.Com (classic British motorcycles, cafe racers, rockers, and the coffee bar culture)

• Ronnie Cramer's Motorcycle Web Index (contains over 3000 links!)

• Hardtail Chopper's Page (a must website for all chopper and rat bike fans, by a serious chop enthusiast, with plenty of links to other chop/custom bike sites)

• Motorbikes.net

• Motorcycle Online (the world's largest and most-read digital motorbike magazine)

• Rob Steele's Motorbikes Website

• The Official Website of Triumph Motorcycles

• The Triumph and British Motorcycles Page



My biker tattoo (on left bicep)

• Tattooz Based in Birmingham, England, this is where I had my biker tattoo done, so I have no hesitation in thoroughly recommending these guys (Gaz did mine - cheers, Gaz!) to anyone wishing to acquire some first-rate, seriously cool tats.

• Also be sure to check out the following website: Tattoos.Com E-Zine Predominantly American in scope, but surely the most comprehensive tattoo website on the Net!