Why does Great Ormond Street Hospital need our help?

Thank you for taking an interest in my blog. I am very interested in getting people to donate and help people at Great Ormond Street. With many people staying in GOSH the amount of people going into the hospital are going up and children are getting more ill if they don’t get the treatment they need. People who have a strong disability or are critically ill are in more danger if they don’t get the treatment they need.

This is Dominic’s story he became a very small and tiny baby at 8 months old. He was also staying in a care home before getting adopted by his parents. He has a huge number of problems caused by his Mother when she was drinking when she was pregnant. When he went to stay in the care home he became very vulnerable and didn’t want to interact with other people. He wouldn’t eat from a spoon or plate and he had to get tube fed. The first time he went to the hospital was when he was 1 year old and he was unable to open his eyes. But at 4 years old he was able to open his eyes again after having amazing and successful surgery for him to be able to open his eyes again. He couldn’t open his eyes because he had no muscles in his eyelids. If you would like to find out more information on Dominic’s story please visit their website. www.gosh.org.uk.


Just £3.00 a month (or 10p a day) will make a big difference to the children and families of Great Ormond Street Hospital.


The picture above is to show you different ideas at Great Ormond Street Hospital to raise money for their charity:


It has fundraising ideas, school and youth funding and become a friend of the hospital via their website www.gosh.org.uk


http://www.gosh.org/gen/why-we-need-your-help/ - this is a video link to watch a short one minute video on Great Ormond Street’s Website.


Thank you so much again reading my blog. If you are interest to post a response, please can you tell me where you come from i.e. your home town & country (if you are not from the UK!)
 Have you about the problems caused for people in GOSH?
 Do you now feel more informed about the people with a disability?


Would you now:
1. Make a donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital?
2. Sign up for a regular information leaflet on Great Ormond Street Hospital?
3. Please tell you family and friends about persuading them to help?


http://www.gosh.org/gen/why-we-need-your-help/ - this is a video link to watch a short one minute video on Great Ormond Street’s Website.


Thank you very much


Lucy

We Should Ban The Cruel Cosmetic Testing On Animals!

Thank you for taking time to read our blog on cosmetic testing. Our aims are to create awareness of how much suffering is going into everyday products before going on sale to the public. We would also like to gain support for the Body Shop, as they ‘have always believed passionately that animals should not be used for animal testing’ and therefore have never tested on animals, insisting that their suppliers do the same.

Currently, around 38 000 animals including dogs, rabbits, monkeys and cats suffer from life changing injuries or result in death due to experiments being experimented on them. This will keep happening if someone does not put a stop to it, as there are still 177 worldwide companies that test on animals, including Max Factor, Maybelline, Herbal Essences, Dove and L’oréal. It has also been proven that even though scientific labs test new products on animals they are not completely reliable. So why deny a living thing it right to freedom and its life for a result that isn’t even reliable to us, humans?

Animal testing has been around since the ancient Greeks during the 3rd and 4th centuries BC. Aristotle (a Greek philosopher as well as a teacher) and Erasistratus (a royal physician) were the first to perform experiments on animals. Therefore the method of testing whether substances are safe for us to use has been adapted through centuries upon centuries of what originally seemed like innocent research methods.

An alternative to animals testing is using fragments of human skin to experiment on rather than animals. Furthermore the results would be directly applicable to people. This method has been scientifically proven.

If it is so easy to stop then why do people still test on animals? The answer is simple because they think that animals are not as important as we are. However, this is completely wrong as without many of the animals we have, our lives wouldn’t be the same. If more and more people become aware of this matter we could help stop animal testing for good.

What could you do to help? We would be very grateful if you could please leave your views and comments. If you do decide to post please can you tell us where you come from i.e. your home town or country. If we stand together we can beat cosmetic testing on animals.

- Did you know about animal testing before our blog?
- Do you now feel more informed about the topic?
- Have we changes your mind in any way? If so how?

If you would like to know more about cosmetic testing on animals feel free to visit the following websites: http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/nCAMPAIGNS/experiments/ALL///

The NSPCC. Put a full stop to child abuse. FULL STOP.

Thank you for taking time to read our blog! Ruth and I have chosen to do the NSPCC as our GCSE citizenship as we feel this is an extremely important campaign to support seeing as it aids a huge amount of people in many ways. As you know, child abuse stories are over the news quite often, some are extremely horrific but people don’t realise that it’s not just physical abuse children receive, but also neglect and mental abuse. So many children lose out on their most amazing time of their life; their childhood just because they do not have the confidence to confide in anybody nor have anybody to reach out to. But if we were to raise more awareness on the matter more children may hear about the NSPCC and finally confide in somebody. If you don’t support the NSPCC by the end of reading this, we will assure you that you shall be highly against the idea of child abuse.

We personally think people should be more aware of what is going on around us; we should feel more sympathetic to others around us. You may never know what people in your school may go through at home. Everybody has hard times, but they are most definitely not as upsetting as what children being abused have to deal with everyday. We want to raise more awareness so that more people shall donate money meaning they can receive more calls from children being abused or people knowing of some unusual happenings in homes nearby. The NSPCC cannot afford to receive all the calls made, but with more money they have the chance of saving so many lives and childhoods in the world, they are a strong advocacy group known well throughout the world. Many are moved by the adverts and stories they read, but unfortunately many do not do enough about it. Wouldn’t you really like to be able to say, ‘I saved that girls life, just by donating £2 pounds a month’ or ‘Because of the NSPCC he was able to confide in them and ask for help’? Most people would love to be able to say anything like that, because they would know that they have made a difference to a child’s life in the real world.

Look at this image, of a small scared child, someone whose life YOU have the power to influence. To wipe the nervous, frightened look off their face, and replace it with a beaming smile. As said above you can donate money in order to do this, but also take part in many different fundraising events across the country. So many people work hard every day to help children, and you can be part of it.

We can’t stress the point enough, you need to help.

Thank you for reading our blog, we hope that we have convinced you to make a difference. Please post a response below on the issues we have brought to your attention, and let us know how successful it was. For more information visit www.nspcc.org.uk.

Please post a response to the following questions and if possible could you tell us where you come from i.e. hometown/country?

* Had you heard about the problems caused for people who have been abused in their lifetime?
* Do you now feel more informed about the issues faced by people being abused?
* Would you now be prepared to do any of the following things to help improve the lives of people who have suffered abuse..
     1) Make a donation to ‘NSPCC’?
     2) Start or join a Fundraising campaign?
     3) Tell your family & friends about the ‘NSPCC’ & try to persuade them to help out in any of the ways above?

Many thanks for your time,
From Ruth and Phoebe 

We Should Save The Bee!

Thank you for taking your time to look at our blog, we hope that you will learn something by the end! The aim of our blog is to raise awareness of the problem that means bees are disappearing all over the world, the Pressure Group ‘Plan Bee’ are trying to do something about this. People think because there are so many millions of bees in the world already, this isn’t an issue they need to worry about. Unfortunately, it is.

Bees contribute hundreds of thousands of pounds to the economy each year, not only honey and bee’s wax but designs for items and accessories. They are vital in the life cycle of plants and animals because they pollinate plants, and give animals and humans food. This means if the bee goes so does 70% of the food that we eat.

There are many reasons why the sudden disappearance of these are human related for example: pollution, landfill sites, plants being ripped or trodden on. All of these are things that we can control. The Cooperative has set up a program called ‘Plan Bee’ and there are many charities that are concerned about the matter. As you can see the issue is very important to us as we care very much about the environment and we are doing our best to help. Small things like planting ‘bee-friendly’ plants in your garden can make a big difference, donating small amounts of time or money, fundraising- all of these things could help make sure that the decline of bees doesn’t keep lowering until numbers reach a critical point.


We have already received a response from representatives of The Cooperative and we need your support, please help us in any way possible we need your help to make our topic successful. If you have any ideas please leave a comment. Below are two links one to the Plan Bee website and the other to a PowerPoint presentation.
Visit Plan Bee | Save the Bees - join our campaign | The Co-operative to see work by the Cooperative.

You may wonder what you can do, or how this could affect you, but all we ask you to do is help us by leaving a comment, buying organic honey, anything you do will help. With climate change getting more drastic bees will suffer as they rely on a healthy environment to live. Even by walking somewhere instead of driving you are helping!!

Please help us try to BEE GOOD!!!

We would appreciate it very much if you would please leave a comment or answer the short series of questions below:

1) Did you know about ‘Plan Bee’ before you read this or that is was an important issue?
2) Do you now feel fully informed?
3) Would you change your behaviour to help bees, such as being more eco friendly by…
-Creating a ‘bee friendly’ garden?
-Walking instead of driving?
-Putting litter in the bin?
-Taking more care of your garden?
4) Would you get involved in fundraising?
5) Would you tell your family/ friends about this issue?

Thank you again for taking time to read our blog. We hope you can make a difference.

Ros and Gracie

We should Beat Bear Bile Farming

Hi, our names are Maisie and Priya, thank you for showing an interest in our blog. We want to inform you on the disturbing issue of Bear Bile Farming. Bear Bile Farming is an issue growing throughout Asia. The bile extracted is used to create traditional Chinese medicines. During the process of extraction, the bears experience a lot of pain. Although there are alternative herbal remedies available, bile is still being used in medicines. We believe that you should support the WSPA as if this carries on, ‘Moon’ Bears will eventually become extinct. We need to change the attitudes and opinions of the retailers and buyers of products containing bear bile.

Bile is extracted from Black Asian Bears by stressful and discomforting methods, these include:

• Free Drip – a permanent wound made in the bear’s abdomen which continually releases bile.
• Latex Catheter – a narrow rubber pipe embedded under the bear’s skin which is attached to the gall bladder.
• Metal jacket- A rubber pipe is connected to a fluid bag inside a metal box. This is attached to a metal jacket. The bile is drained through the pipe into a fluid bag.

We believe that you should support the WSPA and our campaign because:

• The Black Asian Bears have done nothing wrong to deserve the excruciating pain and they don’t deserve to live in the conditions of that in the above picture.
• The moon bears are becoming extinct which is yet another one of our many species. We need to save them because why are they valued less than any other species?
• By capturing the Moon Bears we are interfering with nature and the way it should be and affecting Earth in the long run.
• We believe you should support the WSPA because they are stopping animal abuse and are well focused on helping the Moon Bears.
• Finally, Bear Bile Farming is cruel and unnecessary so by supporting the WSPA, you are relieving another animal from pain.

We would like to thank you again for taking the time to read our blog. We have a few questions that we would like to ask you if you have time. If you do have a moment would you please also tell us where you live i.e. your home town and country?

 Did you support the WSPA previously? If so, why and what cause interested you?
 Did you know about Bear Bile Farming before reading this blog?
 Do you now feel more informed about the issue Bear Bile Farming?
 Would you support our campaign to stop Bear Bile Farming?
 Would you consider making a donation today at http://www.wspa.org.uk/ ?
 Would you now tell your family and friends about our campaign so we can put a final stop to Bear Bile Farming?

Thank you very much for reading

Maisie and Priya

Stop The Animals Suffering, support the RSPCA

Thank you for taking an interest in my blog! I personally love animals and this subject was very important to me. I truly believe the RSPCA are worth supporting as they do critically important work for animals all over the country and in Wales. Although the RSPCA already have many wonderful supporters, they rely heavily on the public’s support and the support they receive helps them continue their amazing work.

I’m sure most people are aware of the RSPCA and the work they do, but for those who don’t: The RSPCA, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, work all over the UK and in Wales. They (in every possible legal way) prevent cruelty, promote kindness and care for animals in any situation.

I aim to raise awareness to the work the RSPCA do and I would love to gain some support for the charity.


I thought I should share with you the story of the Amersham Horses as I feel it truly highlights the vitally important work the RSPCA, along with similar charities, do. In 2008 more than 100 horses were removed from the horrifying conditions at Spindle Farm near Amersham, Buckinghamshire. This has been names one of the most disgusting and costly animal cruelty cases ever seen. The media followed the situation from the very beginning and the public were horrified at the upsetting images of more than 100 horses suffering in squalid conditions at the horse dealer’s farm. Fortunately some of the horses made the journey from hopeless horror to a happy life with hope for the future. In one specific case on the farm, 9 live horses were being kept in a tiny little pen with two already dead horses. On the farm there were 32 dead horses and over 100 horses had to be removed. The conditions were absolutely revolting and very upsetting to learn about. It was a joint effort between related animal charities, including the RSPCA, to get horses off the farm into healthy conditions and on the road to recovery. The RSPCA took in 41 of the horses and 5 foals were later born in their care. All of them recovered and most of them were able to be re-homed. It was a disturbing case but with the work of the RSPCA and the other charities did; there was a happy ending for these horses. In total this operation cost the charities £2.3 million! All this money came from the dedicated supporters!

When you support the RSPCA you support work like this, you support the animals who are at the receiving end of the pain and you give them hope.

You don’t need to do much to make a difference. You could donate a little bit of money, volunteer at one of the shelters or charity shops, you could fundraise, join an RSPCA campaign or adopt one of the lovely animals who would love a new home.

Kindness to animals can make life better, not just for the animals, but also for people. Whatever animals mean to you- a treasured companion, a wild marvel, a working animal, or food produce- treating all living creatures with compassion has benefits for you too.

I would really appreciate it if you could please take the time to answer these questions in a comment:

• Are you now more aware of the work the RSPCA do?
• Would you now consider supporting the RSPCA if you didn’t already?
• Did you already know anything about the RSPCA?
• Could you please leave your home town/country in your comment, if you’re not in the UK

Thank you very much for taking an interest in this topic and reading my blog! If you would like any further information please visit www.rspca.org.uk or leave a question in your comment.