You have the opportunity to HELP!

Sir ReGiN · 01-27-2002, 06:22 AM

Okay, Here's the situation, the rain-forest is disappearing...
We all know that, but when the trees disappear, the animals homes disappear..
I'm always involved in this issue, and now I've found a very good site, that's very serious and seemingly only there for the good of the animals, in this case, orangutans!
The address is www.orangutan.org There a several different way to help, you can buy products, donate money to sanctuaries and even become a foster parent for a little orangutan baby, whose mother has been killed by poachers..
yeah, I know it sounds like a sob-story, but it's for real!
I have donated, and I'm also a foster parent..
It's very easy to become one, you only donate 50,00$ a year, until they are ready to be released..
Please people, if you have any cash you don't know what to do with, and feel the need to help, help the orangutans.. [img]smile.gif[/img]

www.orangutan.org

[ 01-27-2002: Message edited by: Sir ReGiN ]

Barry the Sprout · 01-27-2002, 06:59 AM

Whilst I would love to Mr Regin I have no money! Sorry. When I have some I will give generously, or at least miserly...

Sir ReGiN · 01-27-2002, 10:13 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Barry the Sprout:
Whilst I would love to Mr Regin I have no money! Sorry. When I have some I will give generously, or at least miserly...

Oh, but surely you could sell your house

[img]tongue.gif[/img]
Of course, nobody has to give if they can't afford it, and that's really not my business..
I just want to inform everybody of this.. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Melusine · 01-27-2002, 10:23 AM

Rather than start a new thread about it, I hope you won't mind if I hijack yours for a while, Sir Regin. [img]smile.gif[/img]

For those of you that don't know, you can donate free food to Third World countries on The Hunger Site. With just a mouseclick you can donate a cup of staple food, maximum once a day. The food is paid for by sponsoring companies (so click a few banners while you're there anyway [img]smile.gif[/img] )

It's a great initiative and it enables even people that are less well-off financially to do something to help. [img]smile.gif[/img]

01-27-2002, 10:28 AM

ooh - 1.1 cups a click!

Time for a clicking frenzy

*click* *click* *click* *click* *click* *click*

Sir ReGiN · 01-27-2002, 10:55 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Melusine:
Rather than start a new thread about it, I hope you won't mind if I hijack yours for a while, Sir Regin. [img]smile.gif[/img]

For those of you that don't know, you can donate free food to Third World countries on The Hunger Site. With just a mouseclick you can donate a cup of staple food, maximum once a day. The food is paid for by sponsoring companies (so click a few banners while you're there anyway [img]smile.gif[/img] )

It's a great initiative and it enables even people that are less well-off financially to do something to help. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Not at all

Brillant site! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

Jorath Calar · 01-27-2002, 11:40 AM

Heh I was going to mention the hunger site but Mel beat me to it...

any programmer here that could make a program that would open the donation link like every 2 minutes or so, it would just sit in your system tray and click away while you were online...

Melusine · 01-27-2002, 11:47 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Jorath Calar:
Heh I was going to mention the hunger site but Mel beat me to it...
any programmer here that could make a program that would open the donation link like every 2 minutes or so, it would just sit in your system tray and click away while you were online...

You'd have to find ways around the 'once per day' limit then, but I'm sure it could be done. But that would be stupid, because if there are suddenly millions of clicks every day, the companies sponsoring the food would surely pull out. So once a day is fine, as long as enough people do it. [img]smile.gif[/img]

Thanks for letting me borrow the thread, BTW, Regin [img]smile.gif[/img]

Sir ReGiN · 01-28-2002, 05:44 AM

Bumpity bump

Epona · 01-28-2002, 10:03 AM

I am trying to find out about Parrot Fund International - who work to preserve the natural habitats of parrots. Spix's Macaws - only one individual left in the wild, has pair-bonded with a hen from a different species. Current aim is to provide the nesting pair with captive-bred Spix's eggs so that they can raise them. Buffon's Macaw - only 35 nesting pairs left in the wild. There are many other endangered parrots (and of course preserving the habitats also saves many other creatures). Other work they do includes helping locals (some of whom currently trap parrots for illegal trade) to gain their living by protecting the parrots rather than catching them and destroying their nest-sites for logging.
I feel that as I have a pet parrot (captive bred of course) and he brings me so much joy I should try to give something back to his wild cousins.

I found this very moving poem, OK it's no Shakespeare, but sums up the situation:

**********
Plight of the Parrot
Author - Terri L. Doe

The rain forest where we once lived
Was lush and thick and green.
The trees, they reached into the sky
Like none that most have seen

And in the tree's a hollow spot
Is where we both would go,
For in the hollow, we would lay
Our eggs as white as snow.

The forest it had plenty
Of food for us to eat
And water holes where animals
Would play and swim and meet.

One day as I was in my log
I heard a awful sound,
I flew out to the lookout branch
To see what lurked around.

A human with his nets and gloves,
Machete and a sack,
Had come to steal our chicks from us,
Oh how I want them back.

And when he took our little chicks
I heard a piercing cry,
He dropped my chick from up above,
I had to watch him die.

And when he left, we went to see
Our hollow and our nest
Our family was gone you see,
Our place where we would rest

The village man he walked for miles
Through forest thick and green,
The babies cried inside the bag,
It hurt to hear them scream.

Into the village with the bag
The merchants came to see,
When opened up a single chick
is all that there would be.

On the bottom lay my chick,
His body limp and frail,
His eyes sunk in, his wrinkled skin,
no longer would he wail.

The thunders coming closer
The tree shakes from the ground,
Branches flying everywhere
Our home is falling down.

I fly away and then I see
My mate is no where near
I search above the tree tops
no calls for me to hear.

And on the ground my lifelong mate
Lies still as still can be,
And we will never mate again
And never will be three.

And all the trees where we once lived
are gone forever now,
For roads and pastures take their place
And ranchers with their cows.

Our food supply has dwindled
our water hole is gone,
No place to rest my tired wings
Dear mate it wont be long

Soon you will not see us
In the forest if you look,
The library is where we'll be
inside a picture book.

So wont you tell you children
of the parrots you once knew,
and rest your head at night with ease,
Knowing, you did all that you could do.

01-27-2002, 06:22 AM	#1
Sir ReGiN Gold Dragon Join Date: August 11, 2001 Location: The land of blonde virgins Age: 42 Posts: 2,563	Okay, Here's the situation, the rain-forest is disappearing... We all know that, but when the trees disappear, the animals homes disappear.. I'm always involved in this issue, and now I've found a very good site, that's very serious and seemingly only there for the good of the animals, in this case, orangutans! The address is www.orangutan.org There a several different way to help, you can buy products, donate money to sanctuaries and even become a foster parent for a little orangutan baby, whose mother has been killed by poachers.. yeah, I know it sounds like a sob-story, but it's for real! I have donated, and I'm also a foster parent.. It's very easy to become one, you only donate 50,00$ a year, until they are ready to be released.. Please people, if you have any cash you don't know what to do with, and feel the need to help, help the orangutans.. [img]smile.gif[/img] www.orangutan.org [ 01-27-2002: Message edited by: Sir ReGiN ] __________________ Take a look at your Promised Land<br />Your deed is that gun in your hand

01-27-2002, 06:59 AM	#2
Barry the Sprout White Dragon Join Date: October 19, 2001 Location: York, UK. Age: 41 Posts: 1,815	Whilst I would love to Mr Regin I have no money! Sorry. When I have some I will give generously, or at least miserly... __________________ [img]\"http://img1.ranchoweb.com/images/sproutman/certwist.gif\" alt=\" - \" /><br /><br /><i>\"And the angels all pallid and wan,<br />Uprising, unveiling, affirm,<br />That the play is the tragedy, man,<br />And its hero the Conquerer Worm.\"</i><br /> - Edgar Allan Poe

01-27-2002, 10:13 AM	#3
Sir ReGiN Gold Dragon Join Date: August 11, 2001 Location: The land of blonde virgins Age: 42 Posts: 2,563	quote: Originally posted by Barry the Sprout: Whilst I would love to Mr Regin I have no money! Sorry. When I have some I will give generously, or at least miserly... Oh, but surely you could sell your house [img]tongue.gif[/img] Of course, nobody has to give if they can't afford it, and that's really not my business.. I just want to inform everybody of this.. [img]smile.gif[/img]

01-27-2002, 10:23 AM	#4
Melusine Dracolisk Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Age: 43 Posts: 6,541	Rather than start a new thread about it, I hope you won't mind if I hijack yours for a while, Sir Regin. [img]smile.gif[/img] For those of you that don't know, you can donate free food to Third World countries on The Hunger Site. With just a mouseclick you can donate a cup of staple food, maximum once a day. The food is paid for by sponsoring companies (so click a few banners while you're there anyway [img]smile.gif[/img] ) It's a great initiative and it enables even people that are less well-off financially to do something to help. [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"hosted/melusine.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Your voice is ambrosia

01-27-2002, 10:55 AM	#6
Sir ReGiN Gold Dragon Join Date: August 11, 2001 Location: The land of blonde virgins Age: 42 Posts: 2,563	quote: Originally posted by Melusine: Rather than start a new thread about it, I hope you won't mind if I hijack yours for a while, Sir Regin. [img]smile.gif[/img] For those of you that don't know, you can donate free food to Third World countries on The Hunger Site. With just a mouseclick you can donate a cup of staple food, maximum once a day. The food is paid for by sponsoring companies (so click a few banners while you're there anyway [img]smile.gif[/img] ) It's a great initiative and it enables even people that are less well-off financially to do something to help. [img]smile.gif[/img] Not at all Brillant site! [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] __________________ Take a look at your Promised Land<br />Your deed is that gun in your hand

01-27-2002, 10:28 AM	#5
Lord Shield Guest Posts: n/a	ooh - 1.1 cups a click! Time for a clicking frenzy click click click click click click

01-27-2002, 11:40 AM	#7
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	Heh I was going to mention the hunger site but Mel beat me to it... any programmer here that could make a program that would open the donation link like every 2 minutes or so, it would just sit in your system tray and click away while you were online...

01-27-2002, 11:47 AM	#8
Melusine Dracolisk Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Age: 43 Posts: 6,541	quote: Originally posted by Jorath Calar: Heh I was going to mention the hunger site but Mel beat me to it... any programmer here that could make a program that would open the donation link like every 2 minutes or so, it would just sit in your system tray and click away while you were online... You'd have to find ways around the 'once per day' limit then, but I'm sure it could be done. But that would be stupid, because if there are suddenly millions of clicks every day, the companies sponsoring the food would surely pull out. So once a day is fine, as long as enough people do it. [img]smile.gif[/img] Thanks for letting me borrow the thread, BTW, Regin [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"hosted/melusine.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Your voice is ambrosia

01-28-2002, 05:44 AM	#9
Sir ReGiN Gold Dragon Join Date: August 11, 2001 Location: The land of blonde virgins Age: 42 Posts: 2,563	Bumpity bump

01-28-2002, 10:03 AM	#10
Epona Zartan Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 53 Posts: 5,164	I am trying to find out about Parrot Fund International - who work to preserve the natural habitats of parrots. Spix's Macaws - only one individual left in the wild, has pair-bonded with a hen from a different species. Current aim is to provide the nesting pair with captive-bred Spix's eggs so that they can raise them. Buffon's Macaw - only 35 nesting pairs left in the wild. There are many other endangered parrots (and of course preserving the habitats also saves many other creatures). Other work they do includes helping locals (some of whom currently trap parrots for illegal trade) to gain their living by protecting the parrots rather than catching them and destroying their nest-sites for logging. I feel that as I have a pet parrot (captive bred of course) and he brings me so much joy I should try to give something back to his wild cousins. I found this very moving poem, OK it's no Shakespeare, but sums up the situation: ********** Plight of the Parrot Author - Terri L. Doe The rain forest where we once lived Was lush and thick and green. The trees, they reached into the sky Like none that most have seen And in the tree's a hollow spot Is where we both would go, For in the hollow, we would lay Our eggs as white as snow. The forest it had plenty Of food for us to eat And water holes where animals Would play and swim and meet. One day as I was in my log I heard a awful sound, I flew out to the lookout branch To see what lurked around. A human with his nets and gloves, Machete and a sack, Had come to steal our chicks from us, Oh how I want them back. And when he took our little chicks I heard a piercing cry, He dropped my chick from up above, I had to watch him die. And when he left, we went to see Our hollow and our nest Our family was gone you see, Our place where we would rest The village man he walked for miles Through forest thick and green, The babies cried inside the bag, It hurt to hear them scream. Into the village with the bag The merchants came to see, When opened up a single chick is all that there would be. On the bottom lay my chick, His body limp and frail, His eyes sunk in, his wrinkled skin, no longer would he wail. The thunders coming closer The tree shakes from the ground, Branches flying everywhere Our home is falling down. I fly away and then I see My mate is no where near I search above the tree tops no calls for me to hear. And on the ground my lifelong mate Lies still as still can be, And we will never mate again And never will be three. And all the trees where we once lived are gone forever now, For roads and pastures take their place And ranchers with their cows. Our food supply has dwindled our water hole is gone, No place to rest my tired wings Dear mate it wont be long Soon you will not see us In the forest if you look, The library is where we'll be inside a picture book. So wont you tell you children of the parrots you once knew, and rest your head at night with ease, Knowing, you did all that you could do. __________________ [img]\"http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/epona.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

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