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On 5th October 2008, I will
be running the Great North Run to raise funds for the Northumberland
Greyhound Rescue. The 13.1 mile course from Newcastle to South Shields
is the world's most popular half marathon. This is the 28th running of
the event.
Northumberland Greyhound
Trust is a registered charity (number 1102125) Up to 10,000
Greyhounds retire from racing in the UK and Ireland every single
year, and a high percentage of that number disappear, never to be seen
again. Many are killed as soon as they stop winning and making money,
others are put out in remote areas and left to fend for themselves,
some are just left, tied up somewhere to starve to death. We do not
think that this is a fit and proper end for these wonderful creatures.
Although the Licensed side of the Racing game has it's own charity to
look after those dogs, the unlicensed side, the 'flapper' tracks, have
no such organisation. They rely on the likes of Northumberland
Greyhound Rescue - and others like them - to take their dogs for
re-homing.
Obviously,
there are huge costs involved in the housing, feeding, vacination and
neutering of the dogs, as well as the cost of advertising for loving
homes. Please sponsor as much as possible because every penny will go
directly to the dogs welfare. I have setup a PayPal account that can
accept debit and credit cards for online payments, or just download a
form an collect as many sponsors as you can for me!
Remember to visit the
Northumberland Greyhound Rescue website and if you have room for one of
these beautiful animals why not consider adopting one?
Many thanks for you support,
Aled.
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