Got a "Fiver"(£5)??

That's right, I'm doing the RuntotheBeat Half Marathon again. I'm also raising funds for WSPA again. This time in support of some of the (now homeless) survivors of the recent floods in Pakistan.

As you may recall, I've fundraised for WSPA before with the proceeds going towards the Bioresource Research Centre (http://www.pbrc.edu.pk/ ) in Pakistan and the two bear sanctuaries (Kund and Balkasar) for those bears rescued from the "sport" of bear baiting. (see: http://www.pbrc.edu.pk/bearbaiting.htm for info on that).

Well, the recent floods in Pakistan have destroyed the Kund sanctuary. This leaves only the unfinished sanctuary at Balkasar, which desparately needs completion - not only because it needs to house the surviving bears from the floods, but also for the remaining 70-something bears that the staff of the Bioresource Research Centre are continuing to try and rescue from the gypsy bear baiting events.

For these reasons I'm raising funds again for WSPA and this cause...

If you're interested, WSPA do a lot more around the globe, such as -

Saving Orangutans and their habitation:

http://www.wspa.org.uk/wspaswork/orangutans/default.aspx

Stopping the cruelty of Bear Bile Farms:

http://www.wspa.org.uk/wspaswork/bears/bearfarming/insidebearfarms.aspx

Stopping Bullfighting:

http://www.wspa.org.uk/wspaswork/bullfighting/default.aspx

Or any of the other work done by WSPA, it all helps.

http://www.wspa.org.uk/wspaswork/default.aspx

So for those who can't stand up for themselves, please "chuck a fiver in the pot" and make a difference.

 Cheers!!