By Pat Craig | Executive Director
For The Wild Animal Sanctuary, “Our goal is to go out of business”- for the Captive Wildlife Crisis not to exist, for animals to live freely as they are. Unfortunately, as the early months of 2024 go by, we continue to receive animal rescue calls to help save animals in need. This project update focuses on The Wild Animal Sanctuary’s recent rescue of 16 Red Foxes from a shutdown fur farm.
While some states have banned the sale of fur clothing, no such laws have been approved on a national level. While fur farming continues to be legal nationally, public protests and local advocacy groups have successfully shut down local fur farms for the good of the animals inside.
When public opinion wins and a fur farm is shut down, the question then becomes “What happens to the remaining animals?” Kept in suspended wire cages outside, fur farm foxes are forced to live, eat, sleep and defecate all in the same cage for the duration of their lives. Thankfully, with the support of kindhearted donors, the Sanctuary was able to rescue these deserving animals and provide them with a second chance at life.
Releasing these rescued animals into their large acre habitat at the Sanctuary was magical. Young foxes touched the lush green Spring grass for the first time in their lives. Back at the fur farm, these foxes had never been able to touch the ground before. No longer confined to metal cages, these foxes danced, frolicked, and played their way around- finding new dirt mounds to play on and hidden dens to rest in. Before long, Sanctuary visitors were shocked to hear that these magnificent, playful animals have been at the Sanctuary for no longer than 4 weeks.
At The Wild Animal Sanctuary, we focus on providing large acre habitats for rescued animals to live and thrive in. Each habitat provides a variety of enrichment opportunities for animals to engage in and with; running water streams, cool temperature dens, natural wood structures and fresh green grass being some of them. As the number of animal rescue calls increases, the need for more quality habitats to be built increases. With your help, we can continue creating these important spaces for rescued animals to simply be free and live.
We recently released our 2024 Spring newsletter! Check out the link below to learn more about a South Korea Serval rescue, our feature on 60 Minutes and how to include The Wild Animal Sanctuary in your Planned Giving!
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