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Animal Protection & Welfare

Permanent, humane homes for animals in need.

We provide safe, permanent and genuinely humane homes for exotic animals in need — focusing on physical and emotional care, public education in animal welfare, and minimally-invasive research that improves conditions for captive animal populations everywhere.

Exotic animals surrendered from private ownership or failed attractions rarely have anywhere to go. Capacity, not compassion, is the binding constraint.

We fund enclosure construction and lifetime care costs at accredited sanctuaries, on the condition of a permanent no-breeding, no-performance commitment.

Our welfare research is published openly so smaller sanctuaries can adopt what works without paying for the study.

How this program works

  • Lifetime sanctuary placement — no resale, no breeding, no performance
  • Species-appropriate enclosure builds and enrichment programs
  • Welfare research published openly for the wider sanctuary sector
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