Did you know that 2,500 tonnes of CD’s are thrown away every year, while the average CD album is only ever played eight times?
In response to this, we have launched our Animal Tracks appeal to help animals of all kinds across the UK. We are asking people to donate unwanted music CD’s to the appeal. The CDs you send us will be resold through an organisation called Music Magpie who give us money for each CD that meet their minimum standards - more on that below.
The money we raise will fund programmes of work covering education, political lobbying, scientific research and field work, all of which improve the welfare of animals.
“Animal Tracks” has already received messages of support from a host of famous names, including comedians Ricky Gervais, Simon Pegg and Stewart Lee; soprano Lesley Garrett and percussionist Evelyn Glennie; fashion designer Katharine Hamnet and pop and rock stars such as Alesha Dixon and Peter Hook (New Order/Joy Division).
The appeal began in spectacular fashion after Pete Waterman’s studio donated over 500 CD’s to Animal Tracks. Donations have also been received from the management of Marina & the Diamonds, Lloyd Cole and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
We are asking for original music CD’s (not copies) with the sleeve and booklet intact. They can be from any genre, so everything from comedy to soundtracks and from artists spanning Abba to Zappa.
If you would like to donate CD’s to the appeal please send them to:
Animal Tracks c/o OneKind
10 Queensferry Street
Edinburgh, EH2 4PG
Supporters who collect 100 or more CD’s will have their CD’s collected for free.
Take part in our poll
We are also running a light-hearted online poll exploring the relationship between pets and music. Please, if you are pet owner, take a moment to take part in this survey. It’s really easy and should take less than a minute to complete.
You can find it here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DJ7J2S5
Thank you for supporting our Animal Tracks appeal. Together we can create a more compassionate world for all. HumanKind. AnimalKind. OneKind.