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5 Dec 2007 18:25 Africa/Lagos Man Bitten by 450-lbs Tiger Near Los Angeles YARMOUTH PORT, Mass., Dec. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A man was critically injured in a tiger attack at an animal sanctuary northeast of Los Angeles. Chris Orr, a caretaker, was bitten in the neck by a 450-pound Bengal tiger and, according to news reports, remains in intensive care. Orr was attacked as he cleaned the enclosure of a 4-year-old tiger named Alexander. The attack occurred at Shambala Preserve, which is run by the actress Tippi Hendren. The sanctuary has 65 cats, including lions, tigers, leopards and servals. "This just goes to show that big cats are, were, and will always be wild animals," said Josephine Martell of IFAW. "There are 15,000 thousand big cats just like this one in captivity all over the United States. You can never take the wild out of these animals, no matter what you do." The primary caretaker looked away for a moment "and it [the tiger] just jumped,...

Chevron Commits $500,000 to California Wildfire Relief Efforts SAN RAMON, Calif., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) , today committed $500,000 to support relief efforts in the communities affected by the Southern California wildfires. The commitment includes a $400,000 contribution to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund that will support wildfire relief efforts across Southern California and a $100,000 contribution that will be directed towards local charities and relief efforts in the communities where Chevron operates. In addition to the $500,000 contribution, Chevron is also providing immediate in kind support to those communities that have been evacuated with the provision of 20,000 bottles of water and 11,500 meals. "Our thoughts are with those who have been affected by these devastating fires," said Peter Robertson, Chevron vice chairman. "We are very grateful to the American Red Cross for their efforts in providing critical a...

24 Oct 2007 09:00 Africa/Lagos PR Newswire Broadcast Minute Special Edition: California Wildfires for October 24, 2007 To hear a Podcast of the PR Newswire Broadcast Minute and other MultiVu radio content, cut and paste this URL into your podcast application (e.g. iTunes, iPodder): http://feeds.feedburner.com/prnewswire_bcm Southern California Wildfires Bring Out Massive Movement of Red Cross ResourcesWith the wildfires still escalating, Red Cross supplies and volunteers are en route to Southern California by the thousands. More than 500 American Red Cross workers have been hard at work since Sunday morning and the Red Cross is expanding its services rapidly as the needs change and escalate. Here's what the Red Cross has on the way: -- 25-thousand cots -- 50-thousand blankets -- 50-thousand pre-packaged meals -- 25-thousand comfort kits filled with toiletry items -- 75 mobile feeding trucks and 2 Southern Baptist Kitchens -- one-thousand shelter workers -- one-t...