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Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page. At 1,085 metres, Snowdon is the highest mountain in England and Wales and the same height as Table Mountain in South Africa. My lovely Labrador friend Cocoa and I will be climbing Mount Snowdon together with other Animals Asia supporters on 3rd and 4thSeptember to raise vital funds for the suffering bears, dog and cats in Asia. Thousands of beautiful and intelligent moon bears are still trapped on bile farms in China and Vietnam, often in tiny wire cages or “crush” cages where they have their bile cruelly extracted several times a day or through a permanently dripping hole in their abdomen. They are starved and kept dehydrated to produce more bile and live in constant fear and pain. They often develop very large tumors and many die of cancer and other diseases. Animals Asia has signed agreements with the Chinese and Vietnamese Governments to rescue 500 and 200 bears respectively and work towards bringing this barbaric and totally unnecessary trade to an end. There are over 60 herbal and synthetic alternatives, which are cheaper and safer than bile from such sick bears. All the rescued bears need medical attention and lifelong care as they cannot be released into the wild due to their past on the bile farms. Animals Asia also works to stop the cruel dog and cat meat trade. Large numbers of dogs and cats are raised for food in many Asian countries including China, Vietnam and Korea. Estimates suggest that in China alone over 15 million dogs and 4 million cats may be killed and eaten each year. The raising and transporting of dogs and cats to markets causes severe suffering and often death. For the many millions that make it to live animal markets the cruelty inflicted upon them is often deliberate, slaughter methods are designed to intensify and prolong the suffering in a misguided belief that "torture equals taste". Dogs and cats suffer a lingering, violent death as they are either bludgeoned over the head, stabbed in the neck or groin, hanged,electrocuted or thrown conscious into drums of boiling water. When I look at those pleading eyes in the photographs I always think of Cocoa's lovely brown eyes looking at me or my cats who never go hungry or thirsty and have the freedom to come and go as they please. We have to work together to stop this cruelty once and for all, that's why Cocoa and I are hoping to raise at least £400 for the bears, dogs and cats of Asia by climbing Mount Snowdon. Please support us with whatever you can afford and please feel free to send this page to as many people as you can. If you can't afford to give anything now but think you might like to later, you can set yourself a reminder.  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. So please dig deep and donate now.

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