Please read this and follow the instructions to
> >forward it. If your actions make even the slightest bit of
> >difference it is worthwhile.>>We ask the Chinese government for compassion.>
> >Today in China 10,000 (ten thousand) bears are kept
> >prisoner for extracting bile form their gall bladders.
> >The bears are kept in a horizontal position, in cages
> >that look rather like coffins . They wear a metal collar
> >and are held down by pressure bars.
> >A catheter is introduced into their body that continuously
> >absorbs the liquid from their gall bladders.. The bears
> >cannot change their position and remain in this condition
> >of permanent pain between 15 and 20 years! We cannot
> >accept this cruelty, torture and barbarism to continue and
> >be part of the life of these poor bears for another minute.
> >With their paw they take some food through a little opening
> >in the cage. To quench their thirst they have to stretch
> >their tongue to lick the bars of their prison. They suffer
> >excruciating pain as they have to stay for an average of 15
> >years in the same position that deforms their bones.
> >We are talking about 15 years of continuous pain. The bile
> >serves a disgusting market: it is used to produce shampoos,
> >aphrodisiacs and 'miraculous'remedies. During the
> >extraction of the liquid, a tube is inserted in the gall
> >bladder; one end of the tube stays outside the belly of
> >the bear, linked to a machine that extracts the
> >bile.The suffering of the animal exceeds the imagination :
> >the bear wishes death, mutilates himself and tries to>commit suicide.>>
> >http://www.geocities.com/Baja/2324/index.html>
> >To help, you just need to copy this e-mail and sign
> >the list below, which calls for the immediate end of the
> >horrific "Bile Farms" - then send this message to as many
> >people as possible. Thanks again.>>Once this list reaches 100, please send to
> >>>NUMBER - NAME - CITY - COUNTRY
> >1. Anna Rigano - London - UK>2. Neil del Strother - London - UK
> >3. Steve Nobel - London - UK>4. Rose Buxton - London - UK
> >5. Nick Wood - Pembrokeshire West Wales.>6. Ross Heaven - Northampton - UK
> >7. Cheyenne Maloney - Bailey, CO - USA>8. Miguel Matos - Coimbra - Portugal
> >9. Ailie Freeland - Sydney - Australia>10. Marina Potvin- Quebec- Canada
> >11. Heidi Lavoie _ Toronto-Canada>12. Marc Nelson-Boulder-CO-USA
> >13. Darlene Turner-Vancouver-Canada>14. Greg Bendz-Vancouver-Canada
> >15. Michael Irving - Isle of Man - GB>16. Hilary Allen- Melbourne-Australia
> >17. John Bartholomeusz - Melbourne - Australia
> >18. Rick Plumridge - Melbourne - Australia
> >19. Sonja Olsen - Melbourne -Australia
> >20. Siobhan Miller - Melbourne - Australia
> >21. Susie Buxton - Melbourne - Australia
> >22. Sarah Epaminonda - Melbourne - Australia
> >23. Roisin Stewart - Melbourne - Australia
> >24. Sarah Johnson - Melbourne,Australia
> >25. Danny Sandor - Melbourne, Australia.
> >26. Janet Jukes - Melbourne, Australia.
> >27. Annie Nash - PointLonsdale, Australia.
> >28. Gillian Davy - Melbourne,Australia>29. Andrew Scott - Melbourne,
> >Australia
> >30. Dennis Altman--Melbourne Australia>31. Roy Chan - Singapore
> >32. Mark Chan - Singapore>33. Mohd Sharil - Singapore
> >34. Yvonne Phua - Singapore>35. Veronica J. Zuzarte - Singapore
> >36. Laura L. Bong- Singapore>37. Garnet Teo - Singapore
> >38. Julia Singleton - Singapore>39. Cate Sinclair - Singapore
> >40. Jo Coughran - Sydney, Australia>41. Lisa Parnell - Sydney, Australia
> >42. Nichole - Sydney, Australia>43. Monique Kassi- Central Coast, Australia
> >44. Linda Campbell, Central Coast, Australia
> >45. Lamese Larney, Central Coast, Australia
> >46. James Doherty, Melbourne Australia>47. Lhou Lozano, Manila Philippines
> >48. Arthur R. Baumann Bangkok Thailand>49. Rene Pisters Bangkok Thailand
> >50. Marisa Meulenberg - The Hague, The Netherlands
> >51. Marielle Meulenberg - The Hague, The Netherlands
> >52. David Agie - Antwerpen, Belgium
> >53. Tyson Le Monte - Antwerp, Belgium/Sarasota, Florida,>USA.
> >54. Derk Albada Jelgersma - Amsterdam, the Netherlands
> >55. Cedric de Meeus - London, UK.>56. Nicola Dewar-Durie - London, UK.
> >56. Sandor Hatvany - London, UK>57. Violet Nutting - Edinburgh, Scotland
> >58. Sacha Bonsor - New York, USA>59. Arabella Brooke - London, UK.
> >60. Jemma Strong - London, UK>61 Sam Oakeshott, London, UK
> >62. Louisa Oxlade, London UK>63. Simon Ward, London UK
> >64. Hannah Woodcock, Surrey, UK>65. Tiffany Forsdick, Surrey UK
> >66. Becky Stewart, London, UK>67. Vek McGuire, London
> >68. John Brough, Herten, Germany>69. Lee Jeffcoate, London, UK
> >70. Lis Hicks, London, UK>71. Martin Parham, London, UK>72. Mo Regan, London
> >UK
> >73. Natalie Delidjani, London UK>74. Yvette Chin, Bangkok Thailand
> >75. Lyn Norvell, London UK>76. Gill Ridgley, London UK
> >77. Dorothy Constant, Norwich UK>78. Steven Templeman, Lowestoft UK
> >79. Debbie Medhurst, Norwich UKReplyReply >
> >80. max 924 Blue Knob Rd.Blue Knob Australia
> >81. Lorne - Sydney - NSW - Australia
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