I know that there are so many demands on people's generosity but this year once again I am taking part in a five-mile Walk for Freedom on Wimbledon Common on Saturday 12th September to raise money for Animals Asia Foundation.
In countries across Asia, thousands of bears live a life of torture on bear farms so that their bile can be extracted and used in traditional medicine to treat ailments ranging from headaches to haemorrhoids. Bears are confined in cages which vary from agonisingly tiny "crush" cages to larger pens, all of which cause terrible physical and mental suffering.
Animals Asia Foundation rescues bears from bear farms. You can find out more about the charity, which also protects companion animals – cats and dogs – from the food and fur trade, at
http://www.animalsasia.org and
http://www.animalsasia.org/blog/Please sponsor me and help to save these sentient beings from a life of unrelieved suffering. You can donate at
http://www.justgiving.com/ChristineMoonBears/Thanks for reading: thanks for caring.
x Christine