3:00pm Monday 15th March 2010
A SWINDON branch of an animal charity has launched its new website.
The Animals Asia Swindon Support group was previously based under the Animals Asia website, but at the end of February got its own site up and running.
Swindon support group founder Sarah Chilvers, from Peatmoor, said: “I hope that the website will help us to grow our group so we can help make a difference to the bears, cats and dogs in China and Vietnam.
“If anyone would like to get involved, has any ideas for fundraising, would like to publicise an event or even would like help with an event please feel free to contact me.”
The group offers films and presentations to schools or any other groups that are interested in the work of Animals Asia Foundation.
Animals Asia is a charity dedicated to restoring respect for animals in Asia through re-education.
It is most well known for its work with moon bears The bears are kept on bear farms, mainly in parts of China, and their bile is extracted from their abdomen through a catheter over many years – a process for medicinal purposes that often leads to a slow painful death.
In 2008, the Swindon group, one of 40 local groups set up around the country, invited Animals Asia founder Jill Robinson along to their first fundraising event to speak about her experiences, including rescuing moon bears.
To see the website visit http://www.animalsasia-swindon.co.uk/.
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