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South China Tiger - Madonna
Painted by Hong Kong student Yixia Xu, this 24" x 30" oil painting is based on a photo of the beautiful tiger Madonna, currently in Rewilding Training in South Africa and mother of two cubs. The portrait defines hope for the future of South China Tigers to once again prowl the wild habitats of China. Chinese elements are reflected in the jade green bamboos that contrast with the tigers fiery orange.

Artist:

Yixia Xu was born in 1994 and currently attending school in Hong Kong. She has a passion for art since she was small and this is her first time painting professionally. Yixia is also very interested in helping Save China's Tiger and has visited LaoHu Valley in South Africa in 2002.

We are pleased to announce this painting has been sold for 327 pounds through auction. We are grateful of her generous support for Save China's Tigers.

Karl

I have recent made a donation, albeit, not a substantial amount however my salary is quite low!

I am writing to give my full and sincere support for this program. Ms. Li Quan is doing something that I have dreamed of doing. I was born in the year of the Tiger and I am of Southern Chinese background. I have a love for all animals, but especially love the Southern Chinese Tiger. I find that humans are growing more distant from their mammal characteristics as we tend to forget, we are simply mammals. We feed, breed and survive in the same way as mammals and humans tend to forget, which is quite sad.

I feel as humans we need to have a greater understanding of ourselves, so we can identify ourselves more with the animals around us. It is sad that humans put themselves so highly above everything else in the world. I believe that everyone involved in this project has an inclined understanding of themselves, this world, and the world that we live in, and I am grateful that the people involved are taking the steps to save The South China Tiger, which is the father of all Tigers.

I think my nationality and the year I am born coincide with my love for Tigers. The Chinese astrology I do believe to some extent. All the people I know born in the year of the Tiger are quite aggressive, can be subtle when needed, but ferocious and hot tempered which results in sudden and unexpected hostility. They like to get things done, and really are non-bs type of people. It seems that the people born in their given animal years do tend to carry those traits, though, it is likely to be coincidence. However, it is nice to have some sort of official means in which Humans can relate back to Animals/Mammals in a normal way, where, in most cases, if you ever try to compare humans to animal, it is taboo, or even derogatory (i.e. calling someone a dog, yet dogs in many cases are very intelligent)

Anyway, I wish all of you the best of luck, I do wish someday I will be fortunate enough to see the Tigers. I send my best regards to Ms. Li Quan, I hope that her obstacles are overcome with swiftness and care, and that the goal of resuscitating the SCT is achieved.

Karl

Jonny

Hi! Im Jonny, I would just like to say that i was fuming after reading that article published by the NSPCA. There are millions of all kinds of animals all over the world in need of protection from abuse and death & this organisation, that i have previously praised, decides to take it upon themselves to (excuse the language) 'Slag off' the one organisation that has not given up on a dying species. Although i think your feedback to the article was excellent, in my opinion it wasn't harsh enough! It is not pleasant to watch any animal die, be it naturally or humanely, but it happens and if it didn't there would be no carnivores on this Earth including us humans!

Please, do not believe that the NSPCA's opinion is the majority opinion of animal lovers everywhere. I am amongst millions who understand and completely agree with your methods of conservation, & hope to come out to your wonderful sanctuary, and maybe even gain some work experience there, when I finish college; so that I can learn from you and maybe even start a 'Re-wilding' sanctuary of my own one day. The south china tiger is one of my favorite animals, and to see them wild & free once more is what will make these antelope's lives worth dying for.

I’ll shut up now, just want to say keep up the good work & please keep fighting the criticisms.

Jonny

Imogen & Elisa

It is always gratifying to see people supporting our cause, unasked and self-directed volunteers who come up with creative and industrious ways to raise funds for SCT and the tigers. Two dedicated supporters are well-known to us for their on-going efforts are Elisa Ip (13) and her friend Imogen Howarth (11) of Hong Kong.

In December, Elisa and Imogen sold toys, books and food in a two hour sale and raised over $1000 HKD. The little philanthropists sent half of their donation to the newspaper’s “Operation Santa” and the other half to Save China’s Tigers. Thanks Imogen and Elisa!

Last spring Elisa wrote a letter to her principal requesting that Casual Dress Day donations be sent to SCT. Elisa, Imogen, Sarah Mortensen and their classmates raised several thousand dollars! They did this without teacher motivation and sought no credit for it. The girls are a true inspiration and we’re sure the tigers think you’re really GRRRREAT!

Dear Susan,

I’ve been looking at the paintings…: seeing only a £500 reserve even made me jump for a bid.I hope people get organised and give these paintings a real send-off; buying one as a syndicate and each having it for six months at a time; they are worth thousands already by mere adulation.
As for the invite:- thanks,I am honoured; it felt good; I do remember how normal people like yourselves live; but for me – it’s a bit like the story of the gentleman picking a vagrant,muttering and mumbling from the dustbins,for a ‘night of his life’.An exaggeration,but really,I have recently found my formal clothes are two inches too small for me.If you have time,I penned a little more; but my respondez,is a decline,thank you.
The paintings themselves have great strength.Hoeyyn Ngu,being Malaysian,must have a learned spectrum of skills to call upon: I hope it will appeal to all the nationalities that view them.The colours themselves are enough to fit into both of the Western ideals of minimalist and bling; and anything inbetween,for that matter.It helps that the adult subject has presence enough to hold this pride of place.To give the cubs’ picture an abstract border,makes for a more versatile mounting; good for the less intimidatory subject: perhaps a comment on juvenile fragmentation.
I hope those that,too easily,would buy a tiger skin for many thousands of whatever currency they deal in,will be moved not only to purchase,but,in doing so move others of their inclination,to admit to behold the creature in death cannot begin to match it’s character and power in life.A power that can inspire humans of any age,but it must remain available to make the young wide-eyed and wondrous.

Yours Faithfully,

Richard Louch