Animal charity sets up website (From Swindon Advertiser)
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Animal charity sets up website
3:00pm Monday 15th March 2010 in
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/.
Comments(7)
I Too
says...
11:49pm Mon 15 Mar 10
Not as if I could afford £2 or so.
Seriously, Where's the harm in highlighting a humane animal rescue site. I ran the Tough Guy course, three years in a row, to help the Tettenhall animal sanctuary.
If you don't want to donate, then don't.
I wouldn't be very accomodating if they "cold called" at my door, but advertising a website, and showing film presentations of what goes on, what's wrong with that?
People can make their own minds up wether to donate or not.
Billy Jo
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8:26am Tue 16 Mar 10
I Too wrote:And I have made my mind up. And I feel free as you do to express an opinion.
Yeah! Let's turn a blind eye, pretend it's not happening, let the animals suffer a long cruel agonising death. Not as if I could afford £2 or so. Seriously, Where's the harm in highlighting a humane animal rescue site. I ran the Tough Guy course, three years in a row, to help the Tettenhall animal sanctuary. If you don't want to donate, then don't. I wouldn't be very accomodating if they "cold called" at my door, but advertising a website, and showing film presentations of what goes on, what's wrong with that? People can make their own minds up wether to donate or not.
I am signed up to half a dozen pay monthly charities and my point is IF I were to consider donating more to a worthy cause, no matter how valid, it would be carefully thought out.
Tell me, if you were down to your last pound, would it be this "worthy" cause or the Prospect Hospice?
Veggie
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11:58am Tue 16 Mar 10
Billy Jo
says...
1:58pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Veggie wrote:Fine... But after I do that I'll check out the pictures and tales on the NSPCC site... Or maybe the Cancer Research pages... Or possibly Swindon Carers to see the sterling work carried out by those in need.
Billy Jo - i dare you to look at some of the video's or more grusome pictures that show these animals plight! Have you ever seen a dog tied up and left for hours then slowly and I mean slowly they are tortured and killed for a rich mans dinner. Or a bear that lives its entired life drugged up in a cage riddeled with disease not ever seeing daylight. Go on see how you feel then!!!
Priortities seems like a good word for the day!
Veggie
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4:08pm Tue 16 Mar 10
I Too
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11:06pm Tue 16 Mar 10
Wether you regard the cause as your priority is irrelevant.
The bottom line is that it is not ridiculous.
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Billy Jo says...
3:10pm Mon 15 Mar 10
With the seriously under funded well deserving causes we have in this country and they are trying to persuade us to part with our hard earned to help some possibly ill treated animals in a far off country?
For heavens sake please feel free to go and rattle your tin well out of my earshot.