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.
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I hope the bears are released. Donation by kevin joseph on 23/09/06 |
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BlueBell and Paul your both Super. Donation by Ree on 13/09/06 |
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Donation by Monroe on 04/09/06 |
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Bravo, Bluebelle and Paul Donation by Margaret Cooke on 01/09/06 |
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A great cause. Well done, Paul and Bluebelle! Donation by Another fan from MSN :) on 29/08/06 |
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Donation by Lucy Allen on 26/08/06 |
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Sorry I can't donate more, but my puppy food is rather expensive! Lots of licks, labrador Summer xx Donation by orchard 0 on 24/08/06 |
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Good Luck, hope to see you in Wolverhampton Donation by Celeine & Collie Gabriel on 19/08/06 |
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A brilliant cause Paul keep it up and hope your feet don't feel too 'wuff' afterwards :) Donation by Laura on 18/08/06 |
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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 on 18/08/06 |
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Good luck to both of you for such a worthy cause and a big pat for Bluebelle Donation by Leigh Ann Gale on 17/08/06 |
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Good luck Paul and Bluebelle. See you there with my dog Looe. Donation by Dianne Baldry on 17/08/06 |
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All the best to both of you...I think you're brilliant xx Donation by Debbie Bourne on 17/08/06 |
£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid |
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Hope you do well to both of you. Big Hug to Bluebelle x Donation by Rachel Bourne (age 11) on 17/08/06 |
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Looking forward to seeing you at Eastbourne and hearing how you got on with the walk. Donation by Sandra Dimond on 17/08/06 |
£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid |
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good wishes from the nursery children Donation by rosemount on 15/08/06 |
£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid |
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Enjoy the day, all being well Diesel and I will join you too. Keep smiling! I'm so proud of youxxxx Donation by Charlotte on 15/08/06 |
£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid |
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A treat to sponsor Walkies!! From Chumba (Golden Retriever) Donation by Karin in DK on 14/08/06 |
£20.00 |
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Good luck and well done for what you're doing Donation by Judy Aldrich on 14/08/06 |
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Have fun and I will keep hoping the weather will be good to you. Donation by Rachel Clarke on 14/08/06 |
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enjoy the walk Donation by bearlover on 13/08/06 |
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Donation by Alison on 12/08/06 |
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Donation by moira millen on 12/08/06 |
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Hope to see you and Bluebelle on 2nd Sept. I'm trying to find somebody who will lend me a dog. Donation by Liz on 12/08/06 |
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keep up the good work for the bears !!! Donation by jackie fisk on 11/08/06 |
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| * Total raised online: | £530.00 |
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| Offline donations: | £557.00 |
| Mobile donations: | £0.00 |
| Total Raised: | £1,087.00 |
| Gift Aid plus supplement: | £122.69 |
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