Campaigns & News
Here's where you will find the very latest on Luke's campaigns, projects and stories from all around the world.
Eliminate Rabies from Malawi (The Whole Country!)
Rabies kills at least one child every nine minutes. It's an agonising death and there is no treatment once a person shows symptoms of the disease. If…
One Mission Bus
85% of all new infectious disease are from livestock. Zoonotic disease (diseases people catch from animals) account for at least 60% of all known…
SHED of POWER!!!!!
This one sounds a bit random but is super important. WVS sends out parcels containing medical donations, veterinary equipment, text books to non…
Happy Campers
And so the Olympics continues to inspire and amaze. Athletes from all over the world compete at the highest level, dazzling us mere mortals with the…
Puffing Power
So Cords being away last week, I made a daring return poolside for a water babies swimming lesson with Sheba, my two and a half year old daughter. A…
The Beast
“What sort of music are you into?” is a question I was asked this week. It’s one I generally dread when it crops up. Invariably, it’s asked innocently…
Celtic Roots
All drama at the moment. Aside from grappling with the electrical layout of the all terrain mobile vet hospital – or not – as the case maybe – I…
Parrots, Pirates and Massive Trucks
Best shorts at the ready these last few weeks. It’s been a month of talking. Not your normal, run of the mill daily wittering, more climbing up on my…
Drama
Breaking news. Ben and Rebecca, our two little rescue rabbits, have been attacked by a dog. Well, not just one dog, three to be exact. Two lurchers…
Events!
Heck of a life being in the Merchant Navy. Technically, having been a deckhand for about an hour last week, I’m almost qualified to comment. Tough…
Donner Pass
In early 1846 a group of California bound emigrants got stuck at a place called Donner Pass. 22ft of snow, no roads, only a bear and a couple of…
Chickens Have Arrived!
Snapped the front door key in half trying to change a tyre on the mountain buggy. Not the smartest move, but then we all have our moments. In…
Catch Anything
Vaccinating 60,000 street dogs in 30 days – no messing about there. 500 people from 14 different countries driving things on – honour to work with…
Luke's October Report
Volunteer Teams and parcels Charities were sent a cumulative total of 53 parcels valued at £31,598.13 of medical supplies and equipment. Teams were in…
WVS Care for Dogs shelter
The WVS 'Care for Dogs' shelter in Chiang Mai, Thailand cares for abandoned, abused and injured dogs every day, every week and every year. These…