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Jess McShane
Jess McShane
Jess McShane
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NIGHT IN A CAGE FUNDRAISING EVENT
As most of you know I’ve been working with Free the Bears for a few years now and I do not normally ask for help – but these have been extenuating circumstances with COVID-19 wreaking havoc around the world!! All fundraising events and visitor experiences, major sources of funding, are cancelled, resulting in a funding shortfall. But we still need to care for our bears!
We originally started this campaign after cancelling one of our biggest fundraising events of the year, the WA Annual Quiz Night. which was planned for Saturday 9th May. And we thought we may be able to at least raise some of the funds that we would normally bring in for this event… well we have exceeded our target and set an even bigger goal!! We are aiming to raise the $35,400 we need to feed our 236 bears in care across all Free the Bears sanctuaries for the entire month of May!
So on Saturday 9th May, I will be setting up my cage and spending the night in there, I'm hoping my little cubs will join me! I would really appreciate your help in supporting a cause very dear to my heart – my beautiful bears. Any amount that you could spare, I would be very grateful. For those of you who were thinking of attending the Quiz Night, maybe you would consider donating the cost of your ticket?
Thanks so much for your support
Jess xxx
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Free The Bears Ltd
Free the Bears mission is to protect, preserve and enrich the lives of bears throughout the world. Over the past 25 years we've helped rescue over 950 bears. We currently operate rescued bear sanctuaries in Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos and care for over 230 rescued bears. We've helped bring the centuries old Indian 'dancing' bear tradition to an end, removing over 500 bears from the streets of India and providing alternative livelihoods to the nomadic Kalandar gypsy families who had forced the bears to beg (the first Kalander student recently graduated university).
We work closely with our government partners to strengthen wildlife laws and enforcement and run education programmes which have helped hundreds of thousands of people learn of the importance of wildlife conservation. Our research and cub care programmes are world leaders, providing invaluable learnings which will help conserve the vulnerable bear species we work with - sun bears (the world's smallest and least understood bear species), moon bears (or Asiatic black bears) and Indian sloth bears.
Free the Bears began after our founder, Perth grandmother Mary Hutton, learnt of the horrific practice of bile extraction of caged moon bears in Asia. Since this time we've rescued many bears from the bear bile trade and prevented the industry getting a foothold in Cambodia. In the coming years we hope to see an end to bear bile extraction and farming in Vietnam and Laos, where just under 1,000 bears are still kept in terrible circumstances.
Despite our achievements, we have a long way to go to ensure the bears and other wildlife of SE Asia are protected and preserved. With limited suitable habitat available, our commitment to the rescued bears at our sanctuaries is lifelong, which can last up to 40 years. This requires a huge financial commitment - any help you can give is greatly appreciated. Please donate or register as a Bear Carer, and please come to visit our sanctuaries and see what we've been able to achieve. Thank you.
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