A zoo in New York has launched a viral campaign to put pressure on their Governor to keep state funding of zoos and botanical gardens.

In budget proposals for this year, Governor Paterson has cut state funding for zoos by 50%. The zoos say that the cuts will force many of them to close.

So the Bronx zoo is fighting back with a cute viral campaign featuring a porcupine. The video isn’t very slick- but it definitely gets the message across. And who knew porcupines were so cute?

Check out the video here: http://www.wcs.org/ (the video is on the left side below the header labelled “Watch this video and send it to your friends”).