The Animal Runner

Running my first marathon in Cork in aid of the ISPCA on 06/09/20. Any donations are greatly appreciated! 🏃‍♂️ 🐶 🐱 🐴

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I’m running the #CorkCityMarathon on 06/09/2020. Any donations to the #ISPCA would be greatly appreciated https://t.co/kSi2VQ6H9q
#ISPCA #Marathon

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The heaviest person to have completed a marathon weighed 400 pounds, and by the end, his weight only came down to 396.2 pounds.

#MarathonFacts

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A 2010 Gallup poll reveals that 59% of those asked said “medical testing” on animals is morally acceptable. Thirty-four percent said it was morally wrong. Another 4% said it depends on the situation.

#AnimalCruelty #ISPCA

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In 2007, three ultra-endurance athletes ran across the entire Sahara. That’s an equivalent of 2 marathons per day for 111 days, totaling approximately 4,000 miles. They started at the Atlantic Ocean in Senegal and ended at the Red Sea in Cairo.

#MarathonFacts

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It takes about 90 seconds for a chicken to die after its throat is slit in a slaughterhouse.

#AnimalCruelty #ISPCA

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Two confectionary bars have a marathon connection. The “Marathon” bar, wasrenamed “Snickers” in 1990 as part of a global rebranding exercise. Mars sponsored the London marathon between ’84 and ’88. They provided free Mars bars in the finish area.

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The number of pounds of beef produced in the U.S. in 2009 was 27.8 billion pounds. The estimated per capita consumption of beef in 2009 was 90.4 pounds.

#AnimalCruelty #ISPCA

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I’m running the #CorkCityMarathon on 06/09/2020. Any donations to the #ISPCA would be greatly appreciated https://t.co/kSi2VQ6H9q
#ISPCA #Marathon

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Edward Pena, one of the trapped Chilean miners of 2010 finished a marathon after training everyday while being trapped in the mine for 69 days

#MarathonFacts

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A 2010 Gallup poll found that 60% of those asked said buying and wearing fur is morally acceptable. Nearly 35% said it is morally wrong. This breakdown has changed little since the question was first polled in 2001.

#AnimalCruelty #ISPCA

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes, has run 7 marathons, on 7 consecutive days, in 7 continents after a heart attack and bypass operation. He hacked off his own frostbitten fingers with a power tool, discovered the lost city of Ubar and in his 60's reached the peak of Everest.

#MarathonFacts

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Millions of male chicks are either thrown into garbage bags where they suffocate or macerated (instantaneous killed in a high-speed grinder).

#AnimalCruelty #ISPCA

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The London marathon is the largest annual fundraising event in the world. Since its launch 36 years ago, runners have raised over £770 million for charity. The highest amount raised by a single runner was Steve Chalke who raised £2.33 million in 2011.

#MarathonFacts

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Castration, dehorning, branding, ear notching, tail clipping, and beak trimming are widely conducted in the U.S. without the use of anesthetics or pain medication. In Canada, local anesthetic is recommended. It is required by law in most cases in the U.K.

#AnimalCruelty #ISPCA

[The Animal Runner @TheAnimalRunner]

I’m running the #CorkCityMarathon on 06/09/2020. Any donations to the #ISPCA would be greatly appreciated https://t.co/kSi2VQ6H9q
#ISPCA #Marathon

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A man named Dick Hoyt ran 247 triathlons including 6 Ironmans and 7 half Ironmens, as well as 70 marathons, all while pulling or pushing his disabled son on a wheelchair.

#MarathonFacts

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Animal rights activists are critical of the fur industry because the industry over breeds the animals to produce desirable coat colors, which often leads to painful deformities in animals. The USDA does not regulate the farming and slaughter of fur animals.

#AnimalCruelty #ISPCA

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Terry Fox, a 21 year old one-legged cancer patient, ran 3,339miles across Canada in 143 days before dying. He ran the equivalent of a full marathon every day and was the youngest person ever named as a Companion of the Order of Canada.

#MarathonFacts

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Laying-hen chicks are sorted by gender when they are one day old. Only females are kept. The males are killed because they have not been bred for meat production and will not grow up to be “meaty” enough for humans.

#AnimalCruelty #ISPCA

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The North Pole marathon which takes place in April is the most northerly marathon. Apart from the fact that you are running on an ice floe on top of the ocean, there are polar bears to contend with!

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