WSPA Enews: Bears, disaster update, and an easy way to help animals

Having trouble viewing this email? Go here to view it in a web browser. About WSPA | Make a Donation | Contact Us | Unsubscribe | Forward to a Friend     IN THIS ISSUE: Three more bears have been freed UPDATE: WSPA provides emergency relief to animals suffering in Vietnam Special opportunity for WSPA supporters Three more bears have been freed Zilla (meaning 'shadow'), Rene (meaning 'reborn') and Sihu (meaning 'flower') were recently freed from a life of bear baiting and taken to the WSPA-funded Balkasar sanctuary in Pakistan. Handed over to our local partners, the Bioresource Research Centre, all of the bears had wounds caused during their time in bear baiting events — a brutal blood sport where bears are forced to fight against trained dogs for entertainment. After being taken to the Balkasar sanctuary, the bears were sedated so that their wounds could be properly treated. The team at Balkasar has recently reported that all three bears appear to be responding well to veterinary treatment. Thanks to the support and generosity of WSPA donors — Zilla, Rene and Sihu will now live peaceful lives in beautiful enclosures with trees to climb and pools for swimming. Read more about the three rescued bears >> See exclusive photos from the rescue >> UPDATE: WSPA provides emergency relief to animals suffering in Vietnam Our Response Team based in Thailand has begun providing emergency feed and assistance to thousands of animals affected by the on-going drought in North West Vietnam. Over 60,000 animals in the Yen Thuy District are continuing to suffer from a lack of food after 70% of the spring harvest crops were destroyed by the extremely dry weather conditions. In addition to providing emergency feed, WSPA is conducting a workshop for 13 animal health officers, and a community workshop for 150 households, in four of the most severely impacted communities to help prevent suffering like this from happening in the future. To learn more and to stay up-to-date on our relief efforts around the world visit our Animals in Disasters blog >> Special opportunity for WSPA supporters This summer, BMO Bank of Montreal is offering WSPA supporters a special opportunity — you could earn up to 1,000 Bonus AIR MILES reward miles and support WSPA at the same time. With the BMO WSPA MasterCard, you can show your support for WSPA every time you take it out of your wallet. And, at no additional cost to you, every dollar you spend helps support animal welfare! Get the BMO WSPA Gold AIR MILES MasterCard and you'll earn 1,000 Bonus AIR MILES reward miles on your first card purchase — enough for a return short-haul flight! For a $99 annual fee, you'll also get one reward mile for every $15 in card purchases, an exclusive ongoing discount — use 25% fewer reward miles when you redeem for any AIR MILES flight worldwide, with no blackout periods — and superior acceptance, at over 30 million locations worldwide. Or, choose the no fee BMO WSPA AIR MILES MasterCard and you'll earn 400 Bonus reward miles on your first card purchase. You'll also earn one reward mile for every $20 in card purchases, all for no annual fee. Hurry! This Bonus reward miles offer is available until August 31, 2012. Apply now >>   Josey Kitson Executive Director   This message was sent by: World Society for the Protection of Animals 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4P 2Y3 Call us: 1-800-363-9772 Email us: wspa@wspa.ca

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