Week 7 - Surprise a friend!

For this week, I will be doing an act of goodwill instead of charity, by going through my address book, and finding all the friends who I haven't spoken to or seen in person for a long time and sending them a surprise letter instead of texting. who knows, I may end up cheering up somebody who needs it without even knowing.


Letter to local MP - week 6 follow up...

Dear David Nuttall,

My name is XXX XXX, and I am writing to you to ask for you to consider supporting the Racing Dog Protection Act, which will bring in new changes to gamboling on and the treatment of racing dogs, especially greyhound racing, of which thousands of dogs are badly treated, slaughtered inhumanly or simply 'disappear'. I won't go into detail as to how this slaughter takes place as it makes for highly uncomfortable reading, and may not be of interest to you. Many ex-racing dogs which are successfully rescued often end up under the care of local animal sanctuaries, which takes away spaces for other local lost or abandoned animal residents of Bury or placed with local foster carers. If the Racing Dog Protection Act was to be passed, it would lead to a reduction of the numbers of dogs bred for racing, and in turn, less of a strain on local animal shelter resources and also on police resources as they often have to be present at anti-racing demonstrations, such as the protest held outside the Hilton hotel, which you may recall from recent news.

In summary, if The Racing Dog Protection Act was to be passed, it would be a win all round for the dogs themselves, animal rescue groups resources, police resources and also gamboling support resources too. For more information, including an initial draft of The Racing Dog Protection Act, please visit: http://www.rdpa.org.uk/Act.html



Yours sincerely,

XXX XXX

Week 6 - write to the MP's

Here we are now at week 6 and the first full week of February!

I hope any of you who are following the blog have registered for LetterMo if they are taking part. there's still time to register for this year: http://lettermo.com/   

This week I am going to contact my local MP as well as government to pledge my support for the proposed Racing Dog Protection Act (see http://www.rdpa.org.uk/home.html for more information, including a letter form you may use yourself) This important proposal will help save thousands of Dogs from unnecessary death or ill treatment at the hands of breeders, owners and race track staff as well as cut down on the numbers of dogs that are bred in this country to simply 'disappear' abroad.

If you would like more information on greyhound welfare, this site is a good starting point: http://www.greyhoundaction.org.uk/greyhound.html  those of you who are of a religious faith such as catholic, christian or protestant will remember that greyhounds are the only dog breed directly mentioned in the Bible and deserve the respect given to the names of any person mentioned within it.

Besides taking part in LetterMo, I am also donating items for auction! Several rescue groups have been using facebook groups and event pages to run their own private auctions so that 100% of the money raised goes directly to that rescue group!

The ones who are featuring items donated by myself are:

• West Wales Poundies - a dog rescue group in Wales  https://www.facebook.com/groups/116513388499326/
• Angel's Rest, a mixed animal group in Bosnia  https://www.facebook.com/events/1390320257890284/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular
• Patrick's flight via Feral Fundraiser a feral cat rescue group based in Larnarca, Cyprus https://www.facebook.com/groups/243425342477973/
• Save a stray Fundraiser, aimed at helping the dogs of Targoviste, Romania https://www.facebook.com/groups/499927520098951/
• Kitty Connections, a cat rescue group in the UK  https://www.facebook.com/events/621813311199189/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

Please consider taking a look at what they have on offer and help a good cause

February - reach out and write!

February - Write to those you love or like or those who you want to make a change / support 

•  Unknown to many people, there are several not-for-profit companies and groups whose goal is to provide support for those who are suffering from cancer. One of these groups is called 'Chemo Angels' where the 'Angel' (person who has signed up to the scheme) sends cards and letters to a patient who has cancer by way of support, cheering them up etc. I did this myself last year. Anybody who signs up is usually paired with somebody who has the same religious view point and lives in the same country - to make it easier to send letters on a regular basis. For more information, please visit http://chemoangels.wix.com/chemo-angels-1/ 

• February in certain circles is also the month of the letter writing challenge, to encourage people to write letters instead of texting or emailing. The goal is to write one letter a day. So instead of texting a friend to see if they want coffee next week, send them a charming note card instead. Found a product you really like? then send a letter to the company telling them how much you like it. Angry about a change in laws or want to make a change in your constituency? then write to your local MP and tell them about it. If you are interested in this challenge, please register at: http://lettermo.com/     

                                        The Pen is Mightier than the Sword