Kelsey Shelton Smith-Briggs died on October 11, 2005 at the home of her mother, Raye Dawn Smith, and her stepfather, Michael Lee Porter in Meeker, Oklahoma. Evidence indicates that Kelsey died from a blunt force trauma to the abdomen. In the final months of her life she had suffered a broken collarbone, broken legs, and multiple bruises and abrasions on her face and body.

In January 2005, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services confirmed abuse against Kelsey’s mother after she was taken to a local emergency room with a broken collar bone, multiple bruises and abrasions to Kelsey’s lower back, buttocks, and thighs. In April, both of Kelsey’s legs were broken and it was determined these were spiral fractures in different stages of healing and were caused by child abuse. After this incident, Kelsey was taken into State’s custody.

Her case was watched closely by State authorities and the courts. At the time of Kelsey’s death, her biological father, Lance Briggs, was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia awaiting separation papers upon his return from deployment in Iraq.

Prosecutors initially charged Michael Porter with sexual assault and first-degree murder, but in February 2007 he plead guilty to enabling child abuse and received a 30-year prison sentence. Raye Dawn Smith was tried on charges of enabling child abuse, and a jury returned a verdict of guilty against her on July 18, 2007, and sentenced to 27 years in prison. In March 2006, the Oklahoma state legislature passed the Kelsey Smith-Briggs Child Protection Reform Act.

Watch the video clip above for a very nice surprise at the end…I just love this clip.

It’s really touching, but make sure you don’t bail out before the very end!

Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born.

So one day it asks God,”They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”

God replied, “Among the many angels, I chose one just for you. She will be waiting for you and will take good care of you”.

“But tell me, here in heaven, I don’t do anything else but smile and sing, that’s enough for me to be happy.”

God said….

To get all the contents in the clip in a readable format, go to Best Among The Many Angels

In this video, Heather Mills McCartney exposes the cruelties of the fur trade in China.

In the above video clipping, we can see the torture and abuse of millions of animals on Chinese fur farms. China is one of the world’s largest suppliers of animal fur. More than 95 percent of China’s finished fur garments are exported for sale overseas, and many of them go to North America. According to a PETA investigation, dog and cat fur is often intentionally mislabeled as “Asian jackal” or “rabbit” fur.

While fur farming is a cruel practice anywhere, the animals slaughtered on Chinese farms undergo horrible cruelty due to the lack of animal protection laws. Millions of animals live their entire lives cramped in wire cages before they are bludgeoned and skinned alive.

It is really shocking and horrible that any one can do such cruel, heartless deeds against animals. This video was released by the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).

PETA with more than 2.0 million members and supporters, is the largest animal rights organization in the world. PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry. We also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of beavers, birds and other “pests,” and the abuse of backyard dogs. PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns.

Please do spread this message to all people u know so that we can stop this cruelty.

When the buying stops…the killing will stop!

Don’t blame the Chinese, Don’t blame those who were on this video, blame those who consume fur.

Listen and hear what the lady in the video says…don’t buy fur…its murder!