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“China rises against bear farming” – Roadshow tickets on sale |
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The start of 2012 saw an extraordinary rise in support for our campaign to end bear bile farming in China, with people taking to the streets and going online in unprecedented numbers to make their feelings known. The outrage was sparked by a bear-bile company’s plans to list on the stock market and also comments from a traditional medicine body that bears on farms did not suffer.
In June, Jill Robinson will be visiting Australia and NZ to update supporters on these incredible developments and how they will impact Animal Asia’s campaigns. To attend one of Jill’s Roadshow events,
book your tickets here.
To read more on the protests in China, click
here.
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| Viewer outrage at undercover footage |
A new documentary showing undercover footage of Chinese bear
farms has added to the uproar over the cruelty of the bear bile
industry. Within 25 hours of the release of the documentary,
"The Moon Bear", over 600,000 people in China had
viewed the shocking footage, echoing the growing public outcry
against bear farming. The independent film-makers released a
short version of the documentary at an Animals Asia press conference
in Beijing in February.
To watch the film and learn more about the impact it is having, click here.
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Little Dragon comes home |
The Lunar New Year of the Dragon got off to a great start for
one very small bear when we brought Tieu Long (meaning
“Little Dragon”) home to our Vietnam sanctuary.
Tieu Long and another cub had been confiscated by the Son La
Forest Protection Department a few weeks before from a man who
had been keeping wildlife illegally. Sadly, the other cub was
weak and died before we could help.
Special thanks to Sharon Pearson of The Coaching Institute for her ongoing support of our bear rescues.
For more about Little Dragon’s rescue, please see here.
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| Honey Money Days are here |
Honey Money Days are happening again this May and June, so if you haven’t already registered your event, don’t delay! Dinner parties, garage sales and bake sales are all fun, easy ways to raise much needed “honey money” for the moon bears. So please consider holding an event at school, at work or even just at home. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.
Click here for more suggestions, or to register your event.
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| Goodwill Wine offer |
If you are planning Honey Money Days or other fundraising events, don’t forget that Animals Asia has partnered with Goodwill Wine to provide you with the chance to buy quality wine, have it delivered to your door and help raise funds for the bears.
50 per cent of the profit on every bottle you buy goes to Animals Asia – and of course no animal products were used in the making of this range.
To place your order, click here.
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| Welcome to ‘Paws for Thought’ |
Please check out our new online newsletter, “Paws for Thought”. The quarterly newsletter focuses on our devoted Dr Dogs and Professor Paws and their lovely volunteer guardians, who are bringing comfort and joy to thousands of people in China. Click here to read “Paws for Thought”.
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| Tax Deductable Donations |
Remember that donations of A$2 and over are tax deductible in Australia, so, as the end of the tax year approaches, please consider making a donation to Animals Asia. You can donate securely online by clicking here or call us on 1800 666 004 or 08 8270 1955.
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