Water Pollution; "It Needs To Stop"

I love the water and lots of water activities, like i'm sure most people do! Unfortunately, I have not had the chance to try surfing, but I do enjoy swimming, boating and tubing. I have tried water skiing a few times, but everytime i get up i fall down on my face just as fast. In the summer lots of people flee to the beaches on hot days to cool down and tan. Lots of people these days even have the luxary of just going out in their backyard to take a dip. But the sad thing is, is that the earths water may not be as enjoyable in the future like it is now. Not only does the water provide a cool place to go on a hot summers day, but it is home to hundreds of animals. Things like water pollution are destroying the waters and harming the animals that live in it.

Water is a vital part of the earth and it is an essential element of human life. Most people know this fact but they still choose to pollute the worlds waters with toxic chemicals, sewage, fertilizers and much more. This is not only destroying the water bodies on our planet, but it is slowly harming and killing animals that depend on water to survive.

I absolutely love animals and it breaks my heart to hear that animals are being harmed and killed in their habitats. Not only do plants and animals depend on water to survive, but so do we humans. No one would like it if they woke up to see oil or sewage in thier homes, but yet they do it to animals. They think that the oceans will take care of it and thats that. But the worlds water can not keep taking in all this pollution at the rate it is being put in. The real sad thing is, is that if a big company gets caught polluting a lake or river, they basically get a little slap on the wrist and pay a little fine and thats the end of it. I personally think harsher punishments need to be handed out and maybe then people will stop polluting the worlds waters.

Not only are animals being killed off by polluted or unsafe water, but approximately 1.5 billion people lack safe drinking water while another 5 million deaths occur due to waterborn diseases. Water should be something everyone can enjoy, not fear that something will happen to them if they drink it.

Water pollution is becoming a major issue in the world and a serious problem and people really need to start thinking about the future not only for the animals but for ourselves.

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~http://www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/waterpollution.htm

~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_pollution