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Anyone who knows me knows that animals are a HUGE part of my life, so helping a charity that works tirelessly and continually for wild animals means so much to me!  This is why I will be abseiling 480ft on 15 November 2014 to raise funds to help and support Born Free.

Below is an example of some of the ways in which your donation will help:

- a donation of £5 will provide vitamins for a mistreated lion.

- a donation of £10 will help provide food and medicine and care for rescued monkeys and their babies which have been kept as illegal pets.

- a donation of £15 will help build an enclosure for rescued cheetah cubs.

- a donation of £15 will help build a lion-proof "boma" or night enclosure to help prevent human and lion conflict over livestock in Kenya.

- a donation of £25 will provide milk for an orphaned baby elephant. 

- a donation of £25 will provide binoculars for a tiger warden on the lookout for poachers.

About Born Free:

Described by The Times as ‘Big enough to make a difference, but small enough to care,’ Born Free is not a big anonymous organisation, but a family of like-minded people who share the same goals. Their work to prevent individual animal suffering, protect threatened species and keep wildlife in the wild sets them apart from the rest, and is why Born Free is supported by celebrities including Joanna Lumley, Martin Clunes, Bryan Adams, Rachel Hunter, Helen Worth Jenny Seagrove and Martin Shaw.

Born Free never forgets the individual. Every animal counts. Their emergency teams rescue vulnerable animals from appalling lives of misery in tiny cages and give them lifetime care at spacious sanctuaries. Born Free saves orphaned big cats, great apes and elephants and provides their food and care.  Born Free is determined to try and protect the rare species in their natural habitat. Working with local communities, they find compassionate solutions so people and wildlife can live together. Educational activities inspire young and old alike to respect the wild.  Whether its fighting the ivory trade or opposing killing wild animals for ‘bushmeat’, or challenging the exploitation of wild animals in zoos and circuses, Born Free takes action on the front line for animals.

Their major international projects are devoted to animal welfare, conservation and education. Through their Global Initiatives project they respond to emergency situations worldwide, participate in international coalitions such as the Species Survival Network, run the People & Wildlife project with Oxford University’s WildCru* department, and much much more.

*Wildlife Conservation Research Unit