ALL FANTASY ARTWORK BY
DAVID C HOLROYD

David and Tracy Talkin' Belinda!

QUESTION:
IF WE - AS AN ARMY - REFUSE TO LEND OUR PRECIOUS ANIMAL SOULS OUR VOICE,
THEN WHO WILL?

As you have probably gathered, Belinda and her cohorts aren’t here only to deliver a spellbinding story, they are also here to make social comment - to share with you a dire warning that, if not heeded, could doom us all:
Should we continue our mindless exploitation of our planet and those we share it with, we will surely condemn our future generations to hell. By this, we mean the effects of climate change and the extinction of those who have no voice - the animals that inhabit Earth’s waters and land masses.

As a result of humankind’s wanton greed, many are already extinct or facing extinction – a dire situation that is recognised by our stories’ heroes. However, no matter how powerful they become, Belinda, Shelley, Vincent and Mr Jinks cannot redress the balance alone. They desperately need OUR help.
So, what can we do?

Well, our teen avengers need us to join the #MirrorArmy so we can speak up in one powerful voice on behalf of those who have none.
As a collective, we need to represent our non-human persons, such as our super-intelligent whales and dolphins … enchanting spirits that are barbarically hunted in our oceans, or ripped from their families to endure a life of slavery performing in the aqua circus.
Our proud Earth giants – elephants, rhinos, giraffes and more - ancient beings that have roamed our planet in one form or another since time immemorial. All - and we do mean ALL - of these incredible creatures are now in peril because of humankind’s greed.

And last but not least, those non-human souls who are at our mercy daily: those with whom we share our lives, those raised for food and those who are tortured in laboratories … and, sadly, the list goes on.
If we – as an army – won’t lend these precious souls our voice, then who will?