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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #32 on: September 21, 2009, 15:17:27 PM »
well done, Christine

I'm delighted to say the Chinese medicine shop which opened in Carmarthen has gone bust - that so many animals suffer terribly and are even threatened with extinction to keep a few wealthy Chinese happy I find utterly abhorrent
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #31 on: September 21, 2009, 13:53:18 PM »
I've heard from Animals Asia that the walk raised some £3600 for the cause.  I'm so proud that my friends, here and from my other 'lives', are between them responsible for nearly 15% of that total  :hug: :thanks:
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #30 on: September 13, 2009, 20:40:30 PM »
Brilliant, thats just made my day  :hug:

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #29 on: September 13, 2009, 19:04:32 PM »
 :wooooo: :wooooo:

Well done!! Well worth it.  ;)

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #28 on: September 13, 2009, 19:00:28 PM »
I've had a pretty boring day dealing with some trolls on this forum - I had better things to do - but it pales into insignificance because I've now hit the £500 mark for Animals Asia :wow:

http://www.justgiving.com/ChristineMoonBears/

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Your donations mean the world to me: but they mean freedom from agony for those poor bears, which is much, much more  :thanks:
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #27 on: September 13, 2009, 10:01:09 AM »
Christine realised how much more effort you had to put in with being out of condition so put a bit more effort into my donation  :hug:

 :hug: :hug: :hug: :thanks: :thanks: :thanks: Teresa.
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #26 on: September 13, 2009, 09:44:27 AM »
Christine realised how much more effort you had to put in with being out of condition so put a bit more effort into my donation  :hug:

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #25 on: September 13, 2009, 09:34:01 AM »
 :thanks: :hug: Yvonne.

We were slightly slower than last year, Teresa, but we still managed 100 minutes - exactly three miles an hour - which is not bad considering that we're both sadly out of condition  :-[
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #24 on: September 13, 2009, 09:22:29 AM »
Well Done Christine, had I attempted such a fete I would still be on the common sleeping soundly after the first 50 yards  :rofl: How did your time compare to last years ?

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #23 on: September 12, 2009, 22:35:38 PM »
Your fundraising efforts are going well - I have left a small donation

Good luck   :hug: :hug:
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #22 on: September 12, 2009, 20:23:45 PM »
Well done, C. Glad you raised what you did  :Luv: Hope the legs are being well looked after tonight by Her Blipness.  :Luv2:

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #21 on: September 12, 2009, 15:28:52 PM »
 :) Glad it went well Christine, I was thinking about ya, well done  :hug:
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #20 on: September 12, 2009, 14:12:02 PM »
Well done you, a wonderful cause  ;D

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #19 on: September 12, 2009, 14:11:05 PM »
Firstly,  :hug: :thanks: to Mark, Helen and Ann for your sponsorships.

Secondly, thanks to everyone for your good luck messages.  We completed the walk this morning  :wow: and are now back home.  It was a lovely day and I hope there was a good turnout - certainly the booth was attracting a lot of interest from dog walkers on the Common so raising awareness of Animals Asia's work  ;D

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #18 on: September 12, 2009, 13:02:00 PM »
Good Luck Christine. :)

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #17 on: September 12, 2009, 11:45:47 AM »
:luck: Christine - have just sponsored you  :)

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #16 on: September 12, 2009, 08:36:12 AM »
Just bumping this up incase anyone has missed it.

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #15 on: September 11, 2009, 21:02:27 PM »
Just done it!  :)

I was sure I had already done it but evidently not  :-[
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2009, 20:15:23 PM »
Good luck tomorrow, my friend. Go well. :hug:

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2009, 19:09:48 PM »
Christine I shall be with you in spirit and hope the weather is pleasant and that you raise lots more money for this wonderful cause. :hug:

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #12 on: September 11, 2009, 18:59:39 PM »
 ;D Best of luck for tomorrow Christine  :hug:
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #11 on: September 11, 2009, 16:12:20 PM »
 :thanks: Clare  :hug:
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #10 on: September 11, 2009, 15:44:26 PM »
Done it, best of luck xx

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #9 on: September 11, 2009, 15:14:10 PM »
Just a last call for anyone who's been meaning to make a sponsorhip donation to Animals Asia - the walk is tomorrow  :shy: :thanks:
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2009, 17:18:52 PM »
 :hug:  :thanks: Trigger  :hug: :thanks: Jane
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2009, 16:40:19 PM »
Wonderful cause hun. I have sponsored ya  :hug: :hug:

I totally agree and have sponsored too  :hug:
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2009, 15:52:45 PM »
 :donate2: for you and the poor bears
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2009, 15:08:06 PM »
I'm just bumping this up as it's payday for lots of us this week  ;) and my walk is in a couple of weeks' time.  Any donation, large or small, will help save bears, cats and dogs from suffering.

The charity I'm supporting, Animals Asia Foundation, rescues bears from bile '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: to Purrs members who have already sponsored me for your compassion and your generosity  :hug:

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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #4 on: August 06, 2009, 13:15:36 PM »
Wonderful cause hun. I have sponsored ya  :hug: :hug:

You're a star, Tan  :Luv: :hug: :thanks:

I fink ya should wear your wonderful slippers from the auction  ;D  :evillaugh:

Do you now?  :evillaugh: :evillaugh: :evillaugh:
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Re: I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #3 on: August 06, 2009, 12:34:08 PM »
I fink ya should wear your wonderful slippers from the auction  ;D  :evillaugh:

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« Reply #2 on: August 06, 2009, 12:33:32 PM »
Wonderful cause hun. I have sponsored ya  :hug: :hug:

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I'm walking to save bears, cats and dogs in Asia
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2009, 14:45:08 PM »
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
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