Competition For Good - World Cup 2014

on me: Revlon's Just Bitten Kissable Lip Balm and a top from Yesstyle

Dear Lovely readers and friends, 

I came across this Campaign while browsing the web last night. I thought it was quite meaningful so I thought I would post it here for those who are interested. Who here is watching the World Cup? If you are, this might just be for you.

FIFA 2014 World Cup has set all eyes on Brazil, for their soccer and the beauty of their country. Let's also focus on important issues. Did you know that many in Brazil do not have the privilege to access clean water?

Whether the team you are supporting is winning or losing, it is inevitable that you are enjoying watching all those matches (as I am). Brazil has provided so much for the World Cup, can we give a gratuity in a form to helping them out?

Competition For Good

The Project "Competition For Good" by Waves for Water is trying to raise money for those in Brazil who have limited access to clean water. (website: http://www.competitionforgood.com/)

So what does this program do and what happens to your money?
Waves for Water will use your money to purchase Water Filters (which cost $50 USD each).

Each Water Filter will be able to provide water to 100 people for 5 years (that's a lot of clean water! :) )

message from Neymar

There are 2 ways you can help:

1. Donating (every little amount counts!)

2. If you are more privileged and do like Neymar, you can actually go on eBay to auction for special autographed items on ebay to support this Waves for Water project. 

(Please excuse any errors, wrote this without much editing)

UNICEF Tap Project challenge

http://tap.unicefusa.org/

Millions of children lack clean water,

how long can you go without something far less vital...

...like your phone? - Unicef TAP PROJECT

This is super cool and meaningful!! Let's do this challenge together! <3

How long can you go without touching your phone?

UNICEF's  Tap project is challenging you to see how long you can go without touching your phone. For every 10 minutes you go without your phone,  their sponsor will donate a day of clean water to a child and their family in need.

website: http://tap.unicefusa.org/
on a side note, I seriously think they need to make this into an APP!


My best record was 35 mins.
My best record was 2 hours! :D What's yours?

What better to help others and challenge yourself at the same time!

Angora Rabbit Fur - Cruelty Awareness

Angora Rabbit photo source: www.alpacafarmgirl.com

Please do not buy Angora Rabbit Fur products. These include Angora Fur, Angora Wool, etc.  (please excuse any grammar mistakes or errors in this post, please understand that those errors were overlooked due to my frustration when I was writing this post). I want my friends and readers to be aware of what is happening and how we can make a difference.

Fur in general:

I have loved wearing fur, because of the natural texture and the warmth it produces, besides, I always imagined that the owner of the fur was well taken care of (e.g. wool, where a sheep MUST be shaved or they will overgrow too much wool,or other animals who have outgrown their fur).

Recently, I have had my perspectives changed, no, I still enjoy wearing fur, but only if the animal of the fur/wool is treated right. One of my resolutions is to make sure that the fur I'm wearing was rightfully taken from it's... owner.

So what did I find that caused me to feel terrible? 2 words: Angora Rabbits. Don't get me wrong, they are cute and adorable... what is wrong is how they are mistreated and tortured in exchange for their fur.

About Angora Rabbits:

While browsing the web, I learned about Angora rabbit fur. Angora Rabbits are extremely cute, harmless and have too much fur on them. Sometimes, they need to be shed so that they do not swallow their own fur (unlike cats, they are unable to cough or vomit fur out, as a result, this will lead to Wool Block, which will cause the rabbit to slowly starve to death as it's digestive tract gets filled up with ingested wool).

When I read this, I thought, awesome! I mean, this animal needs to get rid of their fur, and at the same time, we can benefit from this. It is definitely a win-win solution... warmth for us, Angora rabbits can get rid of their fur (so they can be healthy and happy) and we can make use of  their "useless" material.

who can be heartless enough to harm something so adorable?

Apparently, after doing more research... I realized how WRONG I was. I wasn't wrong about the ideal WIN-WIN-WIN solution, but I was WRONG because that is NOT the reality. The Angora Rabbits were actually being mistreated and tortured for their fur.

Angora Fur Cruelty:

Unfortunately, greedy Chinese Angora Fur Farm owners torture these poor Angora rabbits, instead of properly shaving or waiting till the rabbit's fur grows out, they have thought of ways to incorrectly pluck the poor creature. Perhaps, plucking is not the correct way of putting it. They literally rip the fur off them. They rip them out harshly, in a video (you can google this) you can literally see the flesh of the rabbit, all covered in blood after they harshly rip out their fur. Some rabbits die as a result because 1. they cannot endure the pain or 2. their wounds get infected, and they die of infection. (I think the farmers are kind of stupid... when a rabbit dies, don't they end up losing profit because they need to replace that rabbit with a new one?)

"video clip of angora fur harvesting on a mainland rabbit farm, the animal screaming in pain as its hair is ripped out instead of being clipped or sheared." - Andrea Chen
link to article: http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-watches/article/1385942/video-chinese-farmers-ripping-fur-live-rabbits-damages

As I said, I do not mind if they take the animal's fur without harming them, (eg. sheep's wool), as in actually WAITING for the bunny to shed its fur off, or even shaving it's fur... but ripping it off of the rabbit's body is torturing the animal. It is not right, if we are going to "take their fur" at least, we should care about their well being... (you can view images of the end results of this practice...warning, they are extremely disturbing - just search for Angora Rabbit Fur cruelty on Google).

 We need to pressure those farmers, educate them and teach them what is the correct way. We need to do something to save those poor Angora Rabbits... please spread this knowledge among your friends and family. Talk to your local retailers about this... but most importantly... the first step:

please do not purchase Angora Fur products.