If you had asked me a year ago to run 13 metres i'd have called a taxi but i've been training hard and i'm going to try and get through 13.1 miles running at Silverstone Race Course!

The Charity I'm supporting really do a great job. The aim of International Animal Rescue is to come to the aid of suffering animals around the world. Wherever possible they return rescued animals to their natural environment, but they also provide permanent sanctuary for animals that can no longer survive in the wild.

Projects include:

Bear Rescue and Rehabilitation- The cruel practice of dancing bears was made illegal in India in 1972. However, in the decades that followed sloth bears were still caught from the wild and beaten and mutilated to force them to dance. International Animal Rescue and our Indian partners Wildlife SOS succeeded in bringing this barbaric practice to an end in December 2009 and the rescued bears live in a safe, semi-natural, forested environment in our sanctuaries in India. Since the rescue of the last dancing bear in India, IAR investigations have shown that some bears have been smuggled across the border into Nepal by their Kalandar handlers and continue to suffer cruelty and abuse. International Animal Rescue will continue to work with Wildlife SOS to track them down and end their suffering.

Bird Protection- ending illegal slaughtering of millions of migrating birds

International Cat/Dog Welfare- Sterilisation of feral cats and dogs accross the world to help prevent the large numbers of sick and starving feral animals.

Primate Rescue and Rehabilitation- Widespread destruction of the rainforest and the illegal trade in primates in Indonesia inflict terrible suffering on animals that are caught from the wild to be killed for bushmeat or sold as pets. They also pose the threat of extinction to some endangered species. International Animal Rescue's team in Indonesia specialises in rescuing and rehabilitating orangutans, macaques and slow lorises and releasing them back into protected areas in the wild.

 

More detail about each projects can be found by clicking on this link: http://www.internationalanimalrescue.org/projects.php

I know times are hard but whatever you can spare really makes means a lot. Thanks xxxxx

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Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.