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BEES Elephant Foundation
I’m running the Yorkshire Marathon on the 20th October 2024 and fundraising for BEES Elephant Sanctuary, an amazing retirement home for elephants who have been victim of the tourism industry in Thailand.Having volunteered at BEES and seeing the amazing work that goes into caring for these majestic animals, I would really appreciate any donation to help the brilliant staff and volunteers to continue to care for the elephants and improve the local community.My fundraising goal is 20,000 THB, which is around £425. I am now on week 14 of my training, with less than a month until the marathon, and I have run around 750km so far. In this time I’ve come to really enjoy running and I’ve loved seeing how I have improved in both short distance PBs but also in being able to run further and for longer. I’m very happy that through this process I’ve found a new hobby that I hope to continue long after the marathon!
Fundraising for:
BEES Elephant Foundation
DRUMROLL…… SPEY DAY on 3rd August 2024 has just happened! 50 dogs and 78 cats were spayed, all in 6 hours! The impact of today will be felt across the community with these animals now unable to reproduce, less likely to contract diseases such as CTVT, and the increase in the overall wellbeing of those animals and their families that no longer have extra mouths to feed. The added trust that the community is gaining in surgical sterilisation is paramount to future projects….. yes there will be more, this is just stage 1 of my 12 month plan! Today was a win:win all around. However, we have pulled up a little short on the original funding target due to the extra 8 cats that got spayed (500thb each), a slightly larger veterinary and support team and the expenses associated with that!!!!. The team drove 4 hours (leaving around 5am) to get to MaeChaem. This required petrol, food and basic accommodation to be provided. If you can spare a few dollars/pounds/baht that will be a huge help. Any extra funds will go towards the next project so every little bit is priceless to the cause. I also recommend following both the BEES and Amandine Hand to Paw facebook pages for awesome photos of the day . This UPDATE 25 July, 2024: YOU DID IT! The funding for stage 1 has been reached, and then some! The remainder of any funds gives us the buffer we so desperately wanted, in case of unforeseen expenses. Whatever doesn’t get spent then will roll over in to STAGE II 😻The team is working hard behind the scenes lining up venues, booking accommodation, obtaining government paperwork and of course compiling the ever growing wait list of cats & dogs. This is a big task in itself as the team need to educate the community about the process; it’s a big step forward for the locals of Mae Chaem and we are so proud of them.We haven’t forgotten you, our donors are the lifeblood of this project. We will be back in touch with an update when we can report the success of the day, less than 8 days away! UPDATE 19 July, 2024: THANK YOU to those who have donated already. We are so close! Phase 1 is only 6500thb short! THAT EQUATES TO 13 CAT SPAYS. Can you dig deep to cover the $268AU, $180US, €165, £139 required to secure getting the capped maximum cats spayed on the day, 3rd August?Update 15 July, 2024 : Your support remains crucial for the cats and dogs that I’m committed to helping, so please keep donating.Today’s news is transformational for 140 cats & dogs living in the mountainous region of Mae Chaem in northern Thailand where veterinary help simply doesn´t exist. Your continuing donations are vital to reach the target for the first phase of BEES sterilisation project, which gets my heartfelt support and starts next month. 140 Cats and Dogs Win: With a grant from Soi Dog Foundation (SDF) who understands how critical it is to Spay the animals in these remote mountainous areas to avoid suffering, and with a private donation to support 50 cat spays, BEES in Mae Chaem is ready for Phase 1 starting in early August with a target of 70 dog & 70 cat spays. This wouldn´t be possible without the expert operational support of Amandine of Hand to Paw Foundation in Chiang Mai. Our gratitude to Amandine, her vet team and our donors is immense. Thank you.Phase I total is now fully costed at 46,000BAHT: With current donations on this site as of today (16/07/24) and with the SDF grant for the surgery taken into account, we need a further 18,555Baht to reach our initial target for the early August spay day. Please dig deep. 🙏🏻This project total covers 20 female cat spays not funded so far, basic accommodation and vet team transport into the remote region which is a 7 hour round trip from Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. And of course there are other incidentals and overheads which are perhaps less sexy in your eyes than veterinary surgery & treatments, but nevertheless they have to be covered for a successful project.Thanks to you all, and please help me make this project a success. 🙏🏻————————————— Since the pandemic there has been a massive surge in unwanted litters of puppies and kittens being born in to poverty and/or homelessness and exposed to the dangers us humans present, such as motor vehicle accidents. Why is this happening? Because for 2 years veterinary teams stopped travelling to remote areas, tourism halted (that used to bring international veterinary experts to Thailand) and rural Thailand fell deeper in to poverty. My good friends at BEES lost all their guests and therefore their income, resulting in the pot running dry for funding for sterilisation projects. Well, we are back in business, so to speak! The BEES team have worked hard to get mass sterilisation projects back up and running but there are currently no subsidised projects on offer. This is where YOU come in. For just $25AUD you can fund one female cat or dog to be sterilised. Even donating the money for a coffee helps the “kitty”! The veterinary teams can do 100-150 surgeries in a day, but we need the funding to get the go ahead. (UPDATE: STAGE 1 confirmed for August with 140 animals planned)My personal aim is to assist in funding 400 female cats and dogs in the next 12 months. Together we can do it
Fundraising for:
BEES Elephant Foundation
Working as a veterinarian I was about to go spend some more months in Thailand this year participating in the work with rescue elephants who has finally found a haven after years of abuse in tourist and logging industry. Now with Covid the borders closed stopping veterinarians and volunteers and ethical tourist visitors from going supporting these camps. This means a devastating situation with no income and support for the rescue camps working so hard to save the elephants. The elephants now face starvation if the camps can’t raise the money needed. I have researched by consulting reliable veterinarian colleague in Thailand to be sure which organizations are ethical and reliable to donate to and therefore I can without doubt recommend this fundraiser as a good one to support with your donation! So if you want to help please join in!Best regardsKamilla Woldike BreumDVMSweden
Fundraising for:
BEES Elephant Foundation
What is 2 Men and their Logs? Darran and Jamie will complete an endurance challenge across the Seven Sevens which is a fixed route climbing the seven tallest peaks in the Mourne mountains. The route is 18 miles (29 km) and has a total climb of 2,495m (8,100 ft). It will be undertaken while carrying a 10kg log each. The event is in aid of Burm and Emily’s Elephant Sanctuary and to highlight the use of elephants within the logging and tourist industries of Thailand. What is BEES and our connection to the charity? Burm and Emily’s Elephants Sanctuary (BEES) was founded by husband and wife team, Burm and Emily, in 2011. These two fantastic people had the vision of creating a haven, away from abuse and exploitation, where elephants could live out their lives as close to how nature intended. BEES currently have 3 elephants and many rescued cats and dogs. One of the elephants, Mae Dok, was only recently purchased from her owner and brought to the sanctuary. She is an older female, approximately 70 years old, who had spent the last 20 years chained up under a bridge where she was fed snacks by tourists in exchange for a selfie. Prior to this she was used in the logging industry where she would have been expected to carry timber weighing between 300 & 500 kg. Due to her living conditions, and the prolonged strain of heavy lifting, she suffers from widespread arthritic pain which is made worse by her being overweight from all the sugary snacks. Unfortunately, the sanctuary’s other elephants come from similar backgrounds and have similar ailments. During a recent trip to Thailand, Darran volunteered 4 days at the sanctuary and witnessed, first-hand, the amazing work carried out by the team. From conversations with Emily, Burm, and other staff he was made aware of the many difficulties they face. These include the huge cost of rescuing elephants in need along with feeding and enrichment for their animals and the day to day upkeep of the sanctuary. All the while trying to grow the sanctuary in order to further their dream – to rescue as many vulnerable elephants as possible. Please help us raise as much money as possible for this amazing team! To find out more about BEES, visit their website - http://bees-elesanctuary.org/ Date and Time We are aiming to complete the event on Saturday 7/9/19 but, due to the variability of Northern Irish weather, the date of the event needs to remain flexible and may be changed for safety reasons. Social Media We have set up an Instagram page for the event and everyone is welcome to follow us on 2MenandtheirLogs. This will let you keep up with training and planning updates along with photos and videos from BEES and the day of the event.
