World Animal Awareness Society to Survey Human/Animal Interactions in the Wake of the Oil Spill

May 4, 2010 - PRLog -- Louisiana - As it pertains to our mission, the World Animal Awareness Society will be involved in collecting visual data of the human-animal interactions now occurring in the Gulf region.  World Animal Awareness Society is documenting for historical, educational, and research purposes.  

About Deepwater Horizon Response - On April 20, 2010 an oil spill occurred in the Gulf of Mexico.  Deepwater Horizon was the name of the oil rig where the spill originated, hence the Deepwater Horizon response.  The Deepwater Horizon was owned by Transocean Ltd and leased by BP.

About Tom McPhee - Tom McPhee is the Executive Director and Founder of the World Animal Awareness Society. Tom has been an award winning producer and director of film, TV, multi-language interactive media, as well as a specialty film/media distributor.  Tom McPhee is the owner of 2 media companies, Cave Studio & Man Smiling Moving Pictures. Tom also served as producer and host/character on two animal-centric TV shows in 2009 for Canada's The Pet Network.  Tom traveled to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina to help provide relief to those affected.  While in NOLA Tom discovered an entire world he had no idea existed and most people never pay attention to: the world of animal rescue, which led to Producing/Directing  the award-winning documentary An American Opera. This set Tom  on a journey; a journey to discover the many ways humans and non-human animals relate. Through the WA2S, he plans on scouring the nation for stories to film about this relationship. Tom has experience working in post disaster environments and works well with impromptu decision making as these types of situations may require.  He participates in short course/Q&A sessions that involve animals in/after disasters.  Tom recently participated  in the relief efforts that occurred shortly after the earthquake in Haiti.

About the World Animal Awareness Society - WA2S.org - World Animal Awareness Society is a society of people interested in the continuing education of people. WA2S is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Michigan. The mission of the World Animal Awareness Society is to focus a lens on a wide range of human-animal interactions in order to have a filmed record of our behavior in expectation that it will lead to greater human awareness. Visit the WA2S.org press room for other press releases:  http://pressroom.prlog.org/WA2Sorg/  

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For media inquiries call Tom McPhee  LA 310-734-6886  NY 646-546-5640, mycavestudio@yahoo.com

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