The WSPA charity is asking for your help to save the lives of thousands of sea turtles who are being kept in shocking conditions. The poor little creatures are stacked on top of each other at the Cayman Turtle Farm on the cayman Islands, and something needs to be done. Now.

There are no ways to humanely farm seas turtles, they are supposed to live in seas, not in filthy tanks. They are literally stacked on top of one another with no room to manoeuvre, with the cramped conditions causing the turtles to suffer horrific injuries and stress. They even start to turn on one another in the confusion, and this is all before they are sold off to make steaks and burgers. Such a tragic waste of one of the world’s most beautiful creatures.

Sea turtles are amazing animals that can naturally swim thousands of miles, they weren’t designed to live in a tank. Tourists in the Cayman Island even pay to ‘meet’ these poor animals who are living in distress. Sea turtles deserve better, and you can help stop this awful farming today.

Simply click on the link below to sign the WSPA petition to help stop sea turtle farming. Over 80,000 people have already taken action to stop this horrible practice. These turtles are crushed, stressed, diseased, and in waste filled water. Please help them today

> > Click here to sign petition

If you would like to learn more about the work of the WSPA, or would like to make a donation, why not check out out dedicated charity page. Here you’ll find more information on their amazing work helping to save animals lives across the globe.

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Sorry to be the bringer of bad tidings, but Christmas is just around  the corner! For me that’s great news, as I love the festive season, best time to be jolly, eat loads of food and receive goodies! If you’re looking to plan your Christmas a bit early this year, why not check out the great selection of festive greeting cards from the WSPA shop?

There’s a great selection of animal themed cards to choose from, with every order placed raising funds for the WSPA to help protect animals around the world from cruelty and suffering. Choose from -

• Brave Bear Card
• Penguin March
• Polar Bear
• Donkey Pack
• Wolf Card
• Festive Friends
• and many more…

These cards are available with 20% off until 11.45pm Tuesday 6th November 2012, so you’ll have to move fast to make the most of this great online offer. There’s loads of other festive treats to choose from too, including Welcome calendars, gift wrap and other awesome animal based gifts that would make a great present for a friend or loved one. Simply click on the link below today to make the most of this great offer, only available online with from the WSPA Gift Shop.

Click here to order from WSPA Gift Shop

If you would like to learn more about the work of this amazing animal charity, or would like to make a online donation to WSPA, why not check out our dedicated page? Here you can find out more information on how WSPA help protect animals around the world from cruelty and suffering.

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For over 30 years the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) are one of the most important animal cruelty prevention charities in the World. The majority of their work is carried out in areas of the world where there are very few (if any) laws to protect the welfare of animals.

Their latest campaign is against the cruel bear bile industry. Throughout Asia thousands of bears are subjected to one of the worst kinds of cruelty to animals. You can help put an end to this cruel practice whereby they are caged and mutilated to get access to their bile. A monthly donation to WSPA can put an end to this once and for all.

Up to 20,000 bears are believed to be suffering in the bear bile industry in China. They are caged, mutilated and exploited for their bile. The bear bile industry must stop. Please help make this happen.

Support WSPA with a regular gift

Thanks to WSPA’s work with local partners, Vietnam has banned their bear bile industry. Now it is time to take our campaign to China, which keeps the largest number of bears (some reports suggest up to 20,000) and where consumer demand for bile is the highest. In the next five years, WSPA wants to achieve a national ban on the bear bile industry in China. But they can’t do this without your help. 

• £3 a month could make a real difference by helping WSPA reach out to people in China. By displaying the real horrors behind the industry they can help to change the public’s perception and also show them the vital role they play in the protection of bears.
• A monthly gift of £6 could fund vital promotional materials and activity to highlight the horrors of the industry and create a groundswell of support from people in China.
• A regular gift of £12 could fund research into the illegal worldwide trade in bile, to tighten enforcement, choke the supply and protect vulnerable bears in the wild.

A small donation a month from just £3.00 can really help to stop the suffering of these wonderful animals.

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Roll up roll up folks, for a fabulous evening of comedy and music for a fantastic cause! Some amazing acts are getting together on Saturday 17th November 2012 at the Hammersmith Apollo, to help raise much needed funds for the Street Child of Sierra Leone charity.

The evening is hosted by award winning comedian Marcus Brigstocke, who back in June raised a staggering £230,000 for the charity by taking part in the first ever marathon in Sierra Leone – must have been a scorcher!

Other acts on the night include  -

• Phill Jupitus
• Robin Ince
• Greg Burns
• KT Tunstall
• Plus many more…

with all proceeds going to help the Street Child of Sierra Leone charity, who believe that every child deserves the right to live in a safe, secure home and the chance to receive a quality education. Since the civil war, over half of the population of Sierra Leone are children, and they desperately need our help. With 70% of the population living in poverty, now is the chance to help this broken country towards a brighter future.

Simply click on the link below to order tickets for what is sure to be an outstanding evening of comedy and music for a truly great cause. Tickets start from just £20, but pleas do hurry has half the allocation have already sold out.

> > Click here for Tickets

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WSPA launched the Cruelty in a Concrete Jungle campaign in January 2012. They are calling for Boris Johnson to recognise the importance of the Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime Unit (WCU) and to fund their work.

Boris will make his next budget announcement in April 2013 and WSPA want him to commit to properly resource the Wildlife Crime Unit within the Metropolitan Police. As the Mayor of London, Boris is responsible for the work of the Metropolitan Police.

Why is the Metropolitan Police Wildlife Crime Unit (WCU) Important?

• London is a major destination point for wildlife trade products.
• Live animals such as turtles and birds are brought into pet trade both legally and illegally.
• Animal products such as ivory and bear bile medicine are transported into the country against international legislation.
• Wildlife products come from Asia, Africa and South America where animals are caught from their natural habitats. The demand for exotic pets, traditional medicine and bush meat fuels the supply.

Wildlife crime isn’t however something that only involves far away countries but one that happens to our national wild animals too. Wildlife officers in London encounter poisoning of foxes, disturbing and killing of wild birds and bats on a regular basis.

The WSPA and WCU partnership ensures full functioning of the unit so it can properly investigate and prosecute wildlife crime against all animals. This is one of the many ways WSPA helps to protect animals.

Image Copyright:  Christopher Ratcliffe/WSPA

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WSPA is asking for your help in their campaign ‘Collars Not Cruelty’. This is to help protect the world’s dogs who are being culled in a misguided effort to stop rabies. Millions of dogs across the globe are needlessly being culled due to fear, not facts.

The Collars Not Cruelty campaign has been set up for over a year now to offer a kinder and more effective response to rabies than the unnecessary deaths of so many dogs. By encouraging more governments to carry out mass dog vaccinations, WSPA want to prove that this method is proven to work. By vaccinating just 70% of a local dog population against rabies, it is possible to creates almost total immunity to both animals and people without needless suffering or death.

WSPA Chief Executive, Mike Baker, said -

Whilst we waste time culling millions of dogs because of our fear of rabies, thousands of people are dying horrific and painful deaths from this deadly disease. We are pleased to see the successes to date, where mass dog vaccination programmes have been introduced, but our vision is to have a world where no dog is needlessly killed in response to rabies. We want to see all countries with rabies running mass vaccination programmes until this deadly disease is stamped out.

WSPA has many different campaigns in place to support their Collars Not Cruelty campaign, including -

• A new partnership with the government of Bangladesh
• Running pilot schemes in Africa for 2013

Rabies kills up to 55,000 people every year, but responding with mass dog culls is not the answer. These poor animals are poisoned, beaten then gassed, which does nothing to stop the spread of the disease. The world desperately needs more effective action through mass vaccination, not slaughter.

If you would like to learn more about the work of the WSPA, why not check out our dedicated charity page that is full of interesting facts and also how you can help save animals across the globe.

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Here’s a chance for you to win £500 for your favourite charity, and all you need to do is ROAR about it the loudest! Udopt is a brand new charity donations website that allows you to adopt a whole host of interesting animals. Some cuddly, like a Guide Dogs for the Blind puppy, some fierce, like a WWF Snow Leopard, and some just downright crazy, like the Aspinall Foundation’s Honey Badger!

To celebrate the launch of their awesome new website, they are giving YOU the chance to grab £500 for your favourite charity simply by signing up telling your friends about it. It’s really simple to do, and an amazing way to raise extra funds for the charity you hold closest to your heart. All you need to do is -

• Enter your email address
• Verify you subscription
• Then choose which social networks to share on

You can choose from Facebook, Twitter, Google +, tumblr and inshore, or you can email a link to your friends so they can join in too. For each person that registers you receive one point, and the person with the most friends registered will win the £500 donation to their favourite charity.

You can even check how you are getting by revisiting the Udopt website and adding your registered email address to the box for your stats. I just tried this function out and it definitely works as I currently have no people signed up. Not for long, as I just sent the link out to all my friends via Facebook and Twitter at the touch of a button, hitting over 1000 friends in an instant. Let’s see how popular I really am!

Pretty simple eh? So what are you waiting for?! Let everyone see how big your roar is for Udopt, and a £500 donation could be winging its way to your favourite charity, absolutely free! Definitely something to shout about!

> > Click here to enter with Udopt

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It’s that time again folks, as a whole host of awesome comedians ask if you ‘Are Taking the Peace’?! The event kicks off on Monday 17th September 2012 at the Comedy Store in London at 8pm to help celebrate International Peace Day. The evening is aiming to raise funds to support International Alert, who have been working with people who are directly affected by violent conflict for over 25 years.

This evening of superb comedy will hep International Alert to improve the prospects of peace in such war torn countries as Rwanda, Lebanon, Congo and Georgia. As always, there’s an amazing line up of talent on the bill, including -

• Alex Horne
• Imran Yusuf
• Miles Jupp
• Rob Rouse

with a Alistair Barrie compering and a special guest who will be revealed on the night! If you haven’t heard of any of these guys, check out the hilarious Imran Yusuf below, from his brilliant skit at the Comedy Roadshow -

Tickets cost between £12/£9, so ring 0844 871 7699 or click on the link below to purchase tickets for what is sure to be a hilarious evening of comedy and fundraising. If you’re not going, then you truly are ‘Taking the Peace’!

> > Click here to order tickets

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If you’re looking for a totally unique way to raise funds for charity, why not take part in the #Starlight Hike for Sue Ryder? These amazing 10 kilometre hikes will be taking place across the country during September 2012 and are a fantastic way to keep fit. The courses are held in a great selection of beautiful locations across the UK, including -

• Dundee
• Leeds
• Cheltenham
• Reading
• Aberdeen
• Bedford
• plus many more.

Each course is completely individual, and when taken in the evening under the stars, is sure to be a delight. Before many of the hikes start there is some entertainment and a fun warm up, but remember to bring your torch and some warm clothing!  You even receive a free t-shirt, plus a hot breakfast to warm you up after the your hike.

The money you raise goes a long way to help Sue Ryder to provide long term care to people living with life changing illnesses such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, strokes, brain injuries and many others.

Karen Martin, who was walking for St. Jonh’s Hospice, said -

I am doing the midnight walk this year in memory of my wonderful Dad. Dad spent his last week at Sue Ryder, St John’s. We will always be grateful for the care, respect and support Dad received during this time. The same support was given to the rest of our family and really helped us all through a very difficult time. The nurses and family support staff were amazing, they couldn’t do enough for our family and were always available whenever any of us needed them.

If you are interested in taking part in a Sue Ryder Starlight Hike at one of their beautiful locations in the UK, simply click on the link below to find out more information and the nearest site to you. By taking part, you’ll be spreading an extra bit of Starlight sparkle, and helping to provide much needed funds to aid the amazing work of the Sue Ryder charity.

> > Click here for more info on Starlight Hikes

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Around 20 million dogs are brutally killed each year, that’s 30 every minute.

One of the excuses for this cruelty is fear of rabies. But mass killing of dogs does not stop this disease. Mass vaccination does.

Watch their short video to find out more about the campaign and how you can help.

Wild for WSPA – Collars not Cruelty from WSPA International on Vimeo.

Support WSPA’s Collars not Cruelty campaign

WSPA’s Collars not Cruelty campaign aims to show the world that mass culling of dogs is not the answer to stopping the spread of rabies. Mass vaccination is.

In Bali, WSPA vaccinated and saved the lives of 300,000 dogs, but there is still so much more to do and the Collars not Cruelty campaign is being taken to other parts of the world. In Bangladesh, the government has asked for WSPA’s help. They need your support to help vaccinate 70% of the dogs in each area. If this doesn’t happen, the government could return to culling. The mass vaccination solution works and WSPA urgently needs your help.

• £3 a month could help give 2 dogs a red collar, a symbol of protection from rabies
• Your regular gift of £6 could help purchase 9 rabies vaccines with syringes
• A monthly donation of £12could vaccinate all of the dogs in one small village in Bangladesh

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