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The last week of June, our
co-founder, Lisa Stoner, was deployed with the Humane Society of the United
States NDART (National Disaster Animal Response Team) team to Tennessee with no
idea what they were going to do.
One week later, we are
happy to report that they have removed 747 animals (dogs, cats, horses, donkeys,
birds, goats and chickens) from deplorable conditions and the survivors have all
made it to shelters around the US and soon will be up for adoption.
The woman who
operated the puppy mill has been charged in the past and has managed to have the case
overturned due to legal issues. This time, the evidence is being handled by the ASPCA CSI unit and Dr.
Merck who handled the Michael Vick case. The animals (a.k.a. ‘evidence’) had to
be handled, removed and documented very carefully. The good news is that
the woman has signed them all
over so that they can be placed for adoption.
more....
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We have been
working for over a year to complete our Egyptian Fruit Bat
enclosure so that our 80 bats can have room to spread out and
fly as much as they would like, without being limited by corners
of a square pen.
The new enclosure
consists of two identical 32' diameter octagons - one for the
males and one for the females. The octagons each have
tropical landscaping, ropes and vines for the bats to climb on
and access to a dark indoor roost.
more...
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The county where we
chose to locate our sanctuary 10 years ago was one of the
slowest growing areas in Florida...
Now growth has hit
our area and will soon have an impact on our facility.
The approval of an
8,000 acre subdivision just south of our sanctuary, along with
several other housing developments popping up near us tells us
that it is only a matter of time. Soon we will have
pressure from neighbors to move the animals away from their
families - even though we were here first. We have a plan....we
just need to implement it. Stay tuned for more news! |
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We are pleased to report that Peace River Refuge and Ranch
is now featured in Charity Guide's directory of volunteer
opportunities.
Our organization appears in the
"How to Make a Difference"
section of Charity Guide's article titled
Big Cat Rescue: Save Exotic Felines.
This is part of Charity Guide's coverage of animal
welfare volunteer
opportunities.
Read More->
Shop for Peace River Refuge & Ranch now!
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People
search the internet all the time using Yahoo or Google. If you search
the internet and use
www.goodsearch.com
instead
and type in the name "Peace River" for the charity you are supporting
which is our sanctuary in Zolfo Springs, we earn money each time you do
a search. You can set your browser to use
Goodsearch
as your default search engine and help the animals automatically without
costing you a cent!
GoodSearch is powered by
Yahoo so you will get the same great search results.
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Next time
you go shopping on the internet, please visit our
Wild At Heart Shopping
Mall.
You can show the animals the gift of love each time you shop. We get a
substantial donation as a percentage of any item you buy over the
internet if you use the resources and links we provide in our on-line
shopping mall.
You can shop AND help the animals without spending an
extra dime.
Show the
animals you are wild at heart!
You can
also help us by emailing the link below to as many people as possible,
your family, your friends, at work, anywhere.
Copy the
link here:
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