tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post5589747150085586508..comments2024-01-12T00:35:16.941+01:00Comments on French Leave: Into The Unknown....the fly in the webhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-74626961183041842112009-12-14T09:06:05.740+01:002009-12-14T09:06:05.740+01:00Ayak, how right you are...people can be so unpleas...Ayak, how right you are...people can be so unpleasant. That's why I suggested that Frances start a 1901 association - equivalent to charity status in France, in short, to cover herself ad her activities.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-15608141364106526082009-12-14T05:37:22.789+01:002009-12-14T05:37:22.789+01:00I think it's a lovely thing that Frances is do...I think it's a lovely thing that Frances is doing. I'm not in a position to help financially as I have a struggle myself trying to find enough money to feed the stray dogs that I have recently taken in. The donation issue is a risky one. Someone recently offered me a donation to help with my dogs and I refused to accept it. Not because I didn't need it but because I have seen the problems it can cause. A couple of ex-pats where I used to live did something similar. They took in stray cats and dogs, and many of their friends and family gave money to help them. Unfortunately there was criticism from some areas and suspicion (quite unfounded) about how they were using the money. <br /><br />So they became a registered charity and have gone from strength to strength, everything is now open and above board, and they even have a purpose built rescue centre.<br /><br />I can see that Frances is still in the early stages here, but I would strongly recommend that if she wants to continue on her mission that she too register as a charity. <br /><br />I have made a personal choice to stick with my 4 dogs, but if at some time in the future I decided to take in more, I would probably need to do the same. It's not possible, unless you are well off, to carry on without some financial help.<br /><br />I do wish Frances good luck.Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-56085984075234508652009-12-14T00:50:39.106+01:002009-12-14T00:50:39.106+01:00Frances...tush! Just get on with those hutches.......Frances...tush! Just get on with those hutches....the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-30831818416076339282009-12-14T00:01:36.819+01:002009-12-14T00:01:36.819+01:00Dear Fly,
I have just emailed you, but I wanted to...Dear Fly,<br />I have just emailed you, but I wanted to say how very much I appreciate the post you wrote today. I don't blame some people for thinking that what I'm doing is silly, because I wonder too sometimes what it could actually change and if I'm being mad (especially when I'm cleaning out another hutch with marble-sized poos - massive!). But when I watch the bunnies racing around, barely believing it and high hopping - like a kid on a new bike doing a wheely - and see what a difference to them, I realise that's all that matters. Hopefully in the future I can help more animals too.<br /><br />Thank you for your kindness and financial support. You're one in a million.<br />fxFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03381873315065246232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-24015701115415242142009-12-13T22:51:34.083+01:002009-12-13T22:51:34.083+01:00Mark, I'm not veggie either.
What I admire abo...Mark, I'm not veggie either.<br />What I admire about what Frances is doing is that she has come to certain conclusions and is trying to live up to her convictions.<br />What she is doing won't change the world, but she's trying to change her bit of it.<br />I don't have to be veggie to admire someone doing what they feel is the right thing - and being honest enough to say that she needs a bit of financial help to do it!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-90602604101997657472009-12-13T22:16:32.685+01:002009-12-13T22:16:32.685+01:00I'll go take a look, but I'm not going veg...I'll go take a look, but I'm not going veggieThe bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-23844655443471649322009-12-13T21:40:45.460+01:002009-12-13T21:40:45.460+01:00Jimmy Bastard, a gesture like that...words fail me...Jimmy Bastard, a gesture like that...words fail me!the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021650718999668529.post-81423538739666693332009-12-13T21:34:29.936+01:002009-12-13T21:34:29.936+01:00Fot the love of all things meaty... a Vegan is it?...Fot the love of all things meaty... a Vegan is it? Nae bother hen, I'll do my bit for nature and put down my tasty lamb chop as I read.Barlinniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555629852012324360noreply@blogger.com