i got a monkey for christmas...

[Quiff Boy]

well, actually i got the gift of a chimp sponsorship at the sanaga-yong chimpanzee rescue center in cameroon ( http://www.ida-africa.org/ )

its nearly as good, and way more humane

and it seemed a much better present idea than some tat i would use twice and then put back in its box and shove under the bed

the rescue center features in the Animal Planet channel's series Going Ape and they do some amazing work rescuing all sorts of primates



they also do a lot for their local community in terms of jobs, trade, education & medical care, etc (see the nationalgeographic.com article below)

now i tend not to throw this stuff at people, but they really do A Very Good Thing at the rescue center, so what the hell

Sponsor a Chimpanzee

For a monthly donation of $15 for at least six months you will receive:

- an 8x10 photograph of the chimpanzee
- a full biography
- periodic updates and photos
- a handwritten Certificate of Sponsorship, and
- the satisfaction of knowing you have made a real difference!

Sponsorships also make great gifts! Updates are sent to both you, the donor, and the friend or family member in whose name the sponsorship is made.

100% of donations support the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center

$15 a month. thats about £8!

its nothing, and yet it makes so much difference.

go on...

there's more about their work & their fight here: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... nzees.html

ta




for the record, i sponsor Tik

[markfiend]

Chimpanzees are apes, not monkeys.

But I won't monkey around with your thread.

[Norman Hunter]

We've been sponsoring a dolphin (Whiskey) through the WDCS for a few years, now. Must try and get up the Moray Firth to have look round the centre.

[canon docre]

> to everyone who spends their hardly earned pennies on animals.

I'm a big fan of apes of all sorts, therefore I sponsor one of the last remaining Mountain Gorillas.

You know you want it too.

[Doktor Gott]

For a minute there, I thought this was a missing line from Neverland..

[Quiff Boy]

For a minute there, I thought this was a missing line from Neverland..

[Izzy HaveMercy]

I adopted a ship.

IZ.

[Debaser]

For sheer cuteness and daft ears I give money to save these adorable thingies







http://www.thebrooke.org/ Go on, you know you wanna

For two pins, I'd run my own donkey sanctuary, you'd all be welcome to come and pat 'em.

[nowayjose]

I occasionally donate to street children and orphans in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Romania, etc.) Nothing against donating to cute animals but let's not forget that our own are in trouble, too.

[Planet Dave]

I've been sponsoring Willow the lovely horse up at Hope Pastures on the ring road for a while now. She's ace, a tempermental and aloof thing. Typical female. I think it's time for an avatar change.

http://www.hopepastures.org/

[Norman Hunter]

I've been sponsoring Willow the lovely horse up at Hope Pastures on the ring road for a while now. She's ace, a tempermental and aloof thing. Typical female. I think it's time for an avatar change.

http://www.hopepastures.org/

Almost literally a stone's throw away from Hunter Towers, fella! This is getting spooky I'll throw her a carrot over the weekend.

[Planet Dave]

I'll throw her a carrot over the weekend.