Animals for Awareness

All We Need Is Love!

Animals reach our doorsteps through various means. Some exotics are left at other shelters and we’re called in to pick them up. Some critters come directly from Animal Control or the police – either they’re confiscated or found wandering loose. The local zoos give out our phone number to people who call in thinking that zoos want the public’s discarded exotics. Some are left on our doorstep. Some are abandoned at animal clinics.

But it’s important to note that many rescues come from loving homes as well. Some people get in over their heads. Others find that their living arrangements are about to drastically change, or they can no longer care for their exotic for one reason or another. A rescue does not always mean abused, neglected, abandoned… Sometimes it’s really the people we’re rescuing.

Regardless, animal give-ups ARE NOT donations. It blows my mind that people call and say they’d like to “donate” an animal to our facility. Give-ups cost money. Cages must be designed and purchased. Supplies are needed. Sometimes airfare is required to get the animal safely to our facility. Despite this, Animals for Awareness does not require a donation to take in animals. It helps, but we feel that making it a requirement would mean that some animals would only suffer further.