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Urgent Bear Appeal

Frequency
Amount
could go towards the costly transportation bill after every rescue
could help us pay the expert vets who attend every rescue
could pay for the ongoing treatment and care these bears desperately need
Amount
could provide the bears with a healthy meal once they reach our rescue centre
could pay for the emergency medical care these bears desperately need after so many years in captivity
could go towards the much needed expansion of the sanctuary

More Bears Need Rescuing!

Bears across Armenia that are being held captive are being abandoned and at risk of starving to death. We are urgently appealing for your help to rescue as many of these bears as possible, as quickly as possible.  We have been working incredibly hard with our partners at FPWC to create a plan of action and we are pleased to report that the rescues have started and building work to prepare the sanctuary is currently underway.

But we have been inundated with messages from restaurant owners and we believe that there are likely to be at least 40 more bears currently being held in disgusting conditions. Our rescue centre is currently at full capacity but we know that we cannot leave these poor bears to suffer alone. Thanks to your incredible support so far, we have already brought three beautiful bears to the safety of the sanctuary, after years of being used as a tourist attraction at a restaurant. We have also been able to provide funding for the purchase of five acres of land in order to expand the centre and make room to rescue more bears. But there is still so much more to be done.

URGENT! END THE CRUELTY TO BEARS ACROSS ARMENIA!

Before any more bears can be rescued, we need to make space for them. The team are working around the clock to build enclosures and make preparations to bring as many bears as we possibly can to safety – but this mercy mission will be hugely costly. The costs to expand the centre, rescue the bears and then care for them for many years to come are immense. But we cannot give up on these bears that need us now and we hope you will join us in our mission to end this cruelty for good.

We need your support now more than ever to fund these emergency rescues and the costs of expanding and preparing the sanctuary to receive an unexpectedly high number of bears being rushed into our care.

Please donate today - we can’t rescue these bears without you!