Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary Street Appeal
Raising funds for our bunnies, guinea pigs, pigeons and other small animals to live cage free in a predator free space
We need your help!
The Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary Ōtaki is running its third street appeal on Friday 21st December between 7am and 7pm. However, we understand that there are people outside of Wellington that wish to help. This is why we have set up an online fundraiser, running parallel to the street appeal, for all you great people who want to help but can't make it.
Our goal is to raise around $5000 to build a predator free paddock. This will be a large enclosed area in which the bunnies, guinea pigs, flightless pigeons, and other small animals can live in complete safety and freedom. This investment will massively improve the quality of life of these animals and allow them to be cage free.
Please share this event far and wide, and if you are in the area, look out for our collectors in their cow, pig and chicken onesies on Friday 21st December!
If you are in Wellington and wish to help on the day, please get in contact our appeal coordinator Clare Gillard at gillardgirl@gmail.com to sign up.
About us
The Black Sheep rehabilitates and re-homes abused, injured and neglected non-human animals. We support animal rights and animal protection, and our main aim is to provide a safe haven for animals, as well as outreach and education in our community. Right now four full-time caretakers, with support from dedicated part-time volunteers and WWOOFers care for over two hundred animals (pigs, goats, sheep, roosters, geese, cows, horses, dogs, cats, ducks, hedgehogs, geese, rabbits and many others) at Ōtaki Forks, an hour's drive north of Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington. Although our fundraising shops cover the sanctuary mortgage, we depend on community support for all animal care costs.
Our particular focus is to take in neglected, mistreated, and abandoned farm animals. We offer a refuge where they can live out their natural lives in peace and security, in the company of others of their kind. Where possible we rehome to loving forever homes, but there are many animals with special needs who are permanently with us. We're run by the Animal Protection Society, a registered charity, and we're hoping for your help to enable us to continue our animal rescue work. Thunder, Chester, Sirius, Iris, Struan, Sparkles, Betty Boo and many others will be so happy because of your contribution!
Use of funds
The money will fund the predator free paddock project. Any surplus money will be used towards our other outgoings such as vet bills, animal food and bedding.
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