Comments on: Blogging For Chickens – Will You Join Me? http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/ Make Money Online Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:03:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: jellyfish http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-671080 jellyfish Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:29:25 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-671080 Dear Darren, I realise I'm a little behind the 8 ball on this one, but wanted to give you the big congratulations for your initiative. I am learning about Avian Influenza at the moment. The scary thing is that this is a pandemic waiting to happen and at the moment there is very little to stop it. The thing is this is the first time in history the world has ever had the knowledge to do something about a disaster like this before it happens. One of the most effective ways of preventing Avian Influenza from effecting humans is eradicating it from domestic populations. However, the people in countries where the virus is emerging are too poor to get rid of their infected chickens, and their governments cannot afford to replace them either. 140 million chickens exposed to the virus have already been destroyed, an enormous loss in developing countries where many families are reliant on their chickens for food and income. As these countries are no longer able to support much further loss the virus continues to spread, with people hiding the infection because they simply cannot afford to report it. It is projects like these that will make a difference in preventing enormous loss of life worldwide, and it saddens me that some people in western nations who have the money, influence and power to change these circumstances will whinge, ridicule and dispute others generosity and humanitarian actions. Well done, to you and to all your contributers. Read more at the WHO website, article Responding to the Avian Influenza Pandemic Threat: Recommended Strategic Actions Dear Darren,

I realise I’m a little behind the 8 ball on this one, but wanted to give you the big congratulations for your initiative. I am learning about Avian Influenza at the moment. The scary thing is that this is a pandemic waiting to happen and at the moment there is very little to stop it. The thing is this is the first time in history the world has ever had the knowledge to do something about a disaster like this before it happens.
One of the most effective ways of preventing Avian Influenza from effecting humans is eradicating it from domestic populations. However, the people in countries where the virus is emerging are too poor to get rid of their infected chickens, and their governments cannot afford to replace them either. 140 million chickens exposed to the virus have already been destroyed, an enormous loss in developing countries where many families are reliant on their chickens for food and income. As these countries are no longer able to support much further loss the virus continues to spread, with people hiding the infection because they simply cannot afford to report it.
It is projects like these that will make a difference in preventing enormous loss of life worldwide, and it saddens me that some people in western nations who have the money, influence and power to change these circumstances will whinge, ridicule and dispute others generosity and humanitarian actions. Well done, to you and to all your contributers.
Read more at the WHO website, article Responding to the Avian Influenza Pandemic Threat: Recommended Strategic Actions

]]> By: Robert Tolmach http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-618617 Robert Tolmach Thu, 23 Nov 2006 19:03:00 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-618617 MyGreenEnvelope.org, launching around December 1, offers such tangible donation opportunities from across the entire spectrum of causes, from hundreds of leading nonprofits. Visitors will be able to do more than select an organization to fund; they will choose exactly what they want to accomplish, such as protect an acre of the rainforest, fund an hour of a cancer researcher’s time, or provide books for children, drugs for AIDS patients, shelter for refugees, meals for the hungry, etc. By making giving tangible and more emotionally rewarding, these donation opportunities become better alternatives to traditional gifts. Wish lists, registries and greeting cards further promote this more meaningful way of showing we care. MyGreenEnvelope.org will do for nonprofits what the mall did for shopping. And it will do for shopping something that shopping has rarely done for anyone: elevate our spirits and add meaning to our lives. “ImportantGifts will change not only the way money is raised, but also the way nonprofits fit into people’s lives.” MyGreenEnvelope.org, launching around December 1, offers such tangible donation opportunities from across the entire spectrum of causes, from hundreds of leading nonprofits. Visitors will be able to do more than select an organization to fund; they will choose exactly what they want to accomplish, such as protect an acre of the rainforest, fund an hour of a cancer researcher’s time, or provide books for children, drugs for AIDS patients, shelter for refugees, meals for the hungry, etc. By making giving tangible and more emotionally rewarding, these donation opportunities become better alternatives to traditional gifts. Wish lists, registries and greeting cards further promote this more meaningful way of showing we care.

MyGreenEnvelope.org will do for nonprofits what the mall did for shopping. And it will do for shopping something that shopping has rarely done for anyone: elevate our spirits and add meaning to our lives. “ImportantGifts will change not only the way money is raised, but also the way nonprofits fit into people’s lives.”

]]> By: Gitr’s WoW Blog - World of Warcraft and More » Blog Archive » One Week Left to Donate Meals http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-600363 Gitr’s WoW Blog - World of Warcraft and More » Blog Archive » One Week Left to Donate Meals Wed, 15 Nov 2006 15:52:15 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-600363 [...] For many of the years I have lived in Tampa, I have helped Metropolitan Ministries around Thanksgiving and Christmas with either the soup kitchen for serving a meal or in the drop-off tent sorting donations. This year, due to health reasons, I’m unable to give of myself as I usually do. After seeing what Darren Rowse did in Australia with his blog, Problogger.net, by raising enough money to donate 110 pairs of chickens to the poor, I decided that I could do far more good for the community by pooling all the resources of my readers to help out the families this year. [...] [...] For many of the years I have lived in Tampa, I have helped Metropolitan Ministries around Thanksgiving and Christmas with either the soup kitchen for serving a meal or in the drop-off tent sorting donations. This year, due to health reasons, I’m unable to give of myself as I usually do. After seeing what Darren Rowse did in Australia with his blog, Problogger.net, by raising enough money to donate 110 pairs of chickens to the poor, I decided that I could do far more good for the community by pooling all the resources of my readers to help out the families this year. [...]

]]> By: Gitr’s WoW Blog - World of Warcraft and More » Blog Archive » Holiday Helpings http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-600272 Gitr’s WoW Blog - World of Warcraft and More » Blog Archive » Holiday Helpings Wed, 15 Nov 2006 14:49:40 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-600272 [...] For many of the years I have lived in Tampa, I have helped Metropolitan Ministries around Thanksgiving and Christmas with either the soup kitchen for serving a meal or in the drop-off tent sorting donations. This year, due to health reasons, I’m unable to give of myself as I usually do. After seeing what Darren Rowse did in Australia with his blog, Problogger.net, by raising enough money to donate 110 pairs of chickens to the poor, I decided that I could do far more good for the community by pooling all the resources of my readers to help out the families this year. [...] [...] For many of the years I have lived in Tampa, I have helped Metropolitan Ministries around Thanksgiving and Christmas with either the soup kitchen for serving a meal or in the drop-off tent sorting donations. This year, due to health reasons, I’m unable to give of myself as I usually do. After seeing what Darren Rowse did in Australia with his blog, Problogger.net, by raising enough money to donate 110 pairs of chickens to the poor, I decided that I could do far more good for the community by pooling all the resources of my readers to help out the families this year. [...]

]]> By: » Blog Archive » Save the world - buy a chicken http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-514022 » Blog Archive » Save the world - buy a chicken Sun, 08 Oct 2006 05:16:41 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-514022 [...] No joke, this guy has convinced his web visitors to buy 110 pairs of chickens for poor people throughout the world:  http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/ [...] [...] No joke, this guy has convinced his web visitors to buy 110 pairs of chickens for poor people throughout the world:  http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/ [...]

]]> By: nfp 2.0 » Blog Archive » Chicken Feed http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-511512 nfp 2.0 » Blog Archive » Chicken Feed Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:16:23 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-511512 [...] Darren Rowse celebrated ProBlogger’s second birthday by raising $1100 (AU), or about $830 US, to buy 110 pairs of chickens for impoverished families via Oxfam Australia. [...] [...] Darren Rowse celebrated ProBlogger’s second birthday by raising $1100 (AU), or about $830 US, to buy 110 pairs of chickens for impoverished families via Oxfam Australia. [...]

]]> By: Blogging for Chickens Ends - 110 Pairs of Chickens Donated http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-508742 Blogging for Chickens Ends - 110 Pairs of Chickens Donated Wed, 04 Oct 2006 13:17:56 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-508742 [...] About This [...] [...] About This [...]

]]> By: Azrael’s Blog :: Adsens-ing my blog? :: September :: 2006 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-503552 Azrael’s Blog :: Adsens-ing my blog? :: September :: 2006 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 20:09:35 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-503552 [...] Blogging for money makes more sense than Blogging for chickens. I mean, c’mon, chickens? [...] [...] Blogging for money makes more sense than Blogging for chickens. I mean, c’mon, chickens? [...]

]]> By: Blogging For Chickens - Last Call http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-502669 Blogging For Chickens - Last Call Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:52:56 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-502669 [...] About This [...] [...] About This [...]

]]> By: Give the Gift of Love - Give Chicken | Life In Suzhou China Blog | Adventures of the Humanaught http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-502196 Give the Gift of Love - Give Chicken | Life In Suzhou China Blog | Adventures of the Humanaught Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:28:14 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-502196 [...] The whole thing stems from an initiative by Problogger.net’s Darren Rowse, who marked his rather informative blog’s 2nd anniversary by announcing he was going to “Blog for Chickens” - giving a percentage of this week’s proceeds to buying chickens at the rather forward thinking Oxfam Unwrapped, a site that shows you precisely where your donated dollars are going. Do you know just how influential a pair of chickens can be? Chickens can be fantastic little feathery friends. We give them to poor families who then pass on the new hatchlings to other families. Chickens breed fast, feed hungry people and provide new income avenues. Don’t chicken out – buy 2, 4 or half a dozen today! See How it works for more detail on how super chickens can be! - Oxfam Unwrapped. [...] [...] The whole thing stems from an initiative by Problogger.net’s Darren Rowse, who marked his rather informative blog’s 2nd anniversary by announcing he was going to “Blog for Chickens” – giving a percentage of this week’s proceeds to buying chickens at the rather forward thinking Oxfam Unwrapped, a site that shows you precisely where your donated dollars are going. Do you know just how influential a pair of chickens can be? Chickens can be fantastic little feathery friends. We give them to poor families who then pass on the new hatchlings to other families. Chickens breed fast, feed hungry people and provide new income avenues. Don’t chicken out – buy 2, 4 or half a dozen today! See How it works for more detail on how super chickens can be! – Oxfam Unwrapped. [...]

]]> By: chickenmoo http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-501133 chickenmoo Thu, 28 Sep 2006 19:41:03 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-501133 being a chicken myself I would like to thank you for your hard work many people look at the wars around the world and my people go unnoticed. Every year literally billions of my fellow chickens are killed. the only thing worse then that is then the murderers eat us. The United Nations has rejected our requests for help but soon the chickens of the world will unite and fight the menace that attacks us. FREEDOM TO THE CHICKENS being a chicken myself I would like to thank you for your hard work
many people look at the wars around the world and my people go
unnoticed. Every year literally billions of my fellow chickens are killed.
the only thing worse then that is then the murderers eat us.

The United Nations has rejected our requests for help

but soon the chickens of the world will unite and fight the menace
that attacks us.

FREEDOM TO THE CHICKENS

]]> By: Jake http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-500298 Jake Thu, 28 Sep 2006 04:27:02 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-500298 Wow Blogging for Chickesn had a great day! Wow Blogging for Chickesn had a great day!

]]> By: ANDERS|denken blog :: hannes treichl » Archiv » Bloggen für Hühner und eine Kuh für 48 Euro http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-499208 ANDERS|denken blog :: hannes treichl » Archiv » Bloggen für Hühner und eine Kuh für 48 Euro Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:53:42 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-499208 [...] ProBlogger Darren Rowse bloggt jetzt für Hühner. Für 6 Euro kann man im Shop von Oxfam 2 lebende Hühner bestellen. Bevor jetzt jeder aufschreit: Den Hühnern passiert nichts! [...] [...] ProBlogger Darren Rowse bloggt jetzt für Hühner. Für 6 Euro kann man im Shop von Oxfam 2 lebende Hühner bestellen. Bevor jetzt jeder aufschreit: Den Hühnern passiert nichts! [...]

]]> By: Blogging for Chickens Update http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-498814 Blogging for Chickens Update Wed, 27 Sep 2006 10:04:30 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-498814 [...] About This [...] [...] About This [...]

]]> By: eMoms at Home » Blog Archive » Blog for a Cause http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-497682 eMoms at Home » Blog Archive » Blog for a Cause Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:01:40 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-497682 [...] Darren has put out a call to Blog for Chickens. Through Oxfam, if you make a donation via Darren’s PayPal Chick-o-Meter, his birthday celebration will donate pairs of chickens to families in needy areas all over the world. [...] [...] Darren has put out a call to Blog for Chickens. Through Oxfam, if you make a donation via Darren’s PayPal Chick-o-Meter, his birthday celebration will donate pairs of chickens to families in needy areas all over the world. [...]

]]> By: PhilFAQS » Blog Archive » This Chicken Does Not Need a Divorce Attorney — But You Need To Meet Her Anyway http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-495719 PhilFAQS » Blog Archive » This Chicken Does Not Need a Divorce Attorney — But You Need To Meet Her Anyway Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:00:49 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-495719 [...] Can Blogging Make a Difference in this World? [...] [...] Can Blogging Make a Difference in this World? [...]

]]> By: Retired Pay » This Chicken Does Not Need a Divorce Attorney — But You Need To Meet Her Anyway http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-495708 Retired Pay » This Chicken Does Not Need a Divorce Attorney — But You Need To Meet Her Anyway Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:57:29 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-495708 [...] Can Blogging Make a Difference in this World? [...] [...] Can Blogging Make a Difference in this World? [...]

]]> By: SFO Lawyer » This Chicken Does Not Need a DUI Attorney — But You Need To Meet Her Anyway http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-495687 SFO Lawyer » This Chicken Does Not Need a DUI Attorney — But You Need To Meet Her Anyway Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:42:24 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-495687 [...] Can Blogging Make a Difference in this World? [...] [...] Can Blogging Make a Difference in this World? [...]

]]> By: LAX Lawyer » This Chicken Does Not Need a DUI Attorney — But You Need To Meet Her Anyway http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-495686 LAX Lawyer » This Chicken Does Not Need a DUI Attorney — But You Need To Meet Her Anyway Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:41:53 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-495686 [...] Can Blogging Make a Difference in this World? [...] [...] Can Blogging Make a Difference in this World? [...]

]]> By: GPS Tracking » Blog Archive » This Chicken Is Not GPS Equipped — But You Need To Track Her Anyway http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/comment-page-1/#comment-495680 GPS Tracking » Blog Archive » This Chicken Is Not GPS Equipped — But You Need To Track Her Anyway Mon, 25 Sep 2006 13:38:29 +0000 http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/09/23/blogging-for-chickens-will-you-join-me/#comment-495680 [...] Can Blogging Make a Difference in this World? [...] [...] Can Blogging Make a Difference in this World? [...]

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