Amiel

“Voiceless: Thank you for your wonderful work with Animal Club. I think  it is a beautiful idea!  I was very lucky to grow up with my parents giving me lots of contact with animals. My father's favourite thing to do when we were children was take us for a walk at dusk when all the animals were coming out for the night to play. We lived in the country and often we were simply surrounded by nature. We were always adopting various creatures that came into our home - frogs, turtles, lizards - even snakes! As an adult, I moved to the city. Sometimes it's easy to forget how incredible animals are when we don't see or hear them very often.  This is very important for children, so they can learn but also because animals bring children so much joy.  As we learn about how the earth works we also learn about all living things on the planet. Animals need the same basic things as we do to grow strong, peaceful and happy. Air, water, sun, food, and most of all freedom... freedom to move their bodies and behave as nature intended. All living beings need these simple things to live and the earth provides us with perfect ways to get them.  Today in Australia many animals are being needlessly hurt because it seems easier for humans. It is in fact not easy at all- for anyone who learns of it, for anyone who witnesses it. Inflicting suffering is never easy because although most people may not know about it, the repercussions in our society affect us all.  I hope that with the help of Animal Club children all over Australia can learn about how to protect and respect these creatures that we share the earth with. I hope that all children may experience animals living in their natural state- free, happy and healthy- and in the future grow up to make choices that allow all living things the life they deserve. Children today are the adults of tomorrow. Through education and understanding about these simple facts, we can all help them build a better future.”

Amiel Daemion or just Amiel, is an Australian singer who began her international singing career at age 9 with a haunting ecology song: "What About the Children?" - a plea to save the rainforests of Brazil for the children of the world. She appeared in her first film at age 12, in The Silver Brumby (1993) starring Russell Crowe and Caroline Goodall.  Her first solo album Audio Out had sales of over 100,000 in Australia.  Her second album, These Ties was released in October 2005 in Japan and in June 2006 in Australia. It contains the singles "Round and Round" and "Be Your Girl".