Paul Martin is fundraising for Animals Asia Foundation

Bluebelle Walking for the Moon Bears

wimbledon dog walk

on 02/09/2006

Paul and Bluebelle

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Bluebelle

Raising money for

Animals Asia Foundation

Charity Registration No. 1086903

Animals Asia is working to end the barbaric practice of bear bile farming. Its Moon Bear sanctuaries in China and Vietnam are helping to educate consumers not to buy bear bile. Animals Asia is also working to end the suffering of millions of cats and dogs in the brutal food and fur trades.

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Raised so far: £1,087.00

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My story

Bluebelle and I will be leading the third Annual Wimbledon Common ‘Dog Walk for Freedom’ at 11.45 am on 2 September 2006.

All proceeds from the walk go direct to the Animals Asia Foundation Moon Bear Rescue to free and care for more suffering and endangered Moon Bears.

I was horrified when I found out about these poor bears condemned to a life of suffering in tiny 'coffin' cages on factory bile farms in China and Vietnam. Here, they are milked for their bile through holes crudely cut into their gallbladders. The pain is unimaginable.

Bear bile, which is used in some traditional Chinese medicine as well as shampoo, soap and wine, is completely replaceable with equally effacious and cheaper synthetic and herbal alternatives.

An estimated 7000 bears are imprisoned on farms across China; they will live and die in their cages, without seeing the sun or touching a blade of grass.

The bears suffer terrible injuries; have missing limbs from traps and their teeth and claws brutally removed. Others have deep head wounds from repetitively banging their heads against the cage bars. Some will live in these conditions for up to 25 years before dying in agony from tumours and infections caused by the bile extraction process.

Please sponsor Bluebelle and help rescue more bears from this terrible life and a chance to live without pain and fear, free to frolic in water or roam through woodlands and play in the sun.

Thank you from Paul and Bluebelle

PS Animals Asia Foundation will receive your money faster by donating through this site and, if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax will be added to your gift at no cost to you.

	I hope the bears are released. Donation by kevin joseph 23/09/06	£5.00
	BlueBell and Paul your both Super. Donation by Ree 13/09/06	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Monroe 04/09/06	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Bravo, Bluebelle and Paul Donation by Margaret Cooke 01/09/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	A great cause. Well done, Paul and Bluebelle! Donation by Another fan from MSN :) 29/08/06	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Donation by Lucy Allen 26/08/06	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Sorry I can't donate more, but my puppy food is rather expensive! Lots of licks, labrador Summer xx Donation by orchard 0 24/08/06	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good Luck, hope to see you in Wolverhampton Donation by Celeine & Collie Gabriel 19/08/06	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	A brilliant cause Paul keep it up and hope your feet don't feel too 'wuff' afterwards :) Donation by Laura 18/08/06	£10.00
	My friend Liz (below) is borrowing Max, her sister's dog and I hope to come along as well. Good luck Donation by Hayley Shillingford 18/08/06	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Good luck to both of you for such a worthy cause and a big pat for Bluebelle Donation by Leigh Ann Gale 17/08/06	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Good luck Paul and Bluebelle. See you there with my dog Looe. Donation by Dianne Baldry 17/08/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	All the best to both of you...I think you're brilliant xx Donation by Debbie Bourne 17/08/06	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Hope you do well to both of you. Big Hug to Bluebelle x Donation by Rachel Bourne (age 11) 17/08/06	£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid
	Looking forward to seeing you at Eastbourne and hearing how you got on with the walk. Donation by Sandra Dimond 17/08/06	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	good wishes from the nursery children Donation by rosemount 15/08/06	£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid
	Enjoy the day, all being well Diesel and I will join you too. Keep smiling! I'm so proud of youxxxx Donation by Charlotte 15/08/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	A treat to sponsor Walkies!! From Chumba (Golden Retriever) Donation by Karin in DK 14/08/06	£20.00
	Good luck and well done for what you're doing Donation by Judy Aldrich 14/08/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Have fun and I will keep hoping the weather will be good to you. Donation by Rachel Clarke 14/08/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	enjoy the walk Donation by bearlover 13/08/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Alison 12/08/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by moira millen 12/08/06	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Hope to see you and Bluebelle on 2nd Sept. I'm trying to find somebody who will lend me a dog. Donation by Liz 12/08/06	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	keep up the good work for the bears !!! Donation by jackie fisk 11/08/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
	Donation by Dave W 11/08/06	£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid
	Well done. The animals in China need all the help they can get. Donation by Sue Martin 11/08/06	£10.00
	Good luck for this amazing cause! Donation by TenYardOla 11/08/06	£20.00
	Donation by Romany Girl 10/08/06	£20.00
	Donation by cruetlady 10/08/06	£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

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* Total raised online:	£530.00
Offline donations:	£557.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£122.69

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