Our personal favorite is Giving Tuesday! In 2022 it falls on November 29

Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement that unleashes the power of people and organizations to change their communities and their world. This is a chance to join our other supporters in seeing how much impact you can make in one day.

This is your chance to make a difference – Join the movement and donate to help the animals!

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Hurricane Ian took down some trees and branches, but all of our animals made it safely through the storm as they were secured in their safety areas! 

Our facility-wide generator did a great job and the power is back on; we only sustained minor damages to our perimeter fence and large habitats. 

We do, however, have quite a mess to clean up and will need to refill the big propane tanks for the next storm! Thank you for your support over the years – we are still here for the animals – thanks to you!

This storm is an extremely powerful Category 4 – only 2 MPH below a CATEGORY 5 hurricane as it makes landfall in Florida.

Our hearts go out to those who are facing that immediate threat. At Forest Animal Rescue, we are in the path of the storm, but much more inland. We hope it does as projected and loses strength to a tropical storm by the time it reaches us.

We are preparing for the worst and praying for the best. 

The animals are all locked into the most sheltered and secure areas of their habitats. We have a facility-wide generator that will help to ensure that power remains on so the animals will have water from our well and their food supply will remain frozen and refrigerated as needed.

We have a heavily wooded sanctuary on 80 acres. Although the trees will block some of the wind, they will also come down, crushing fences and habitats. 

We will need to ensure that we keep the big generator running, and will need to secure more fresh

WILL YOU HELP THE ANIMALS?

We don’t expect to get through this without sustaining damage, and we know that funding for animal causes will be difficult after the storm.

“King” arrived first, he is an African Serval that was bred in captivity and sold to be a wild pet. When King was less than a year old he was already showing aggression toward humans.

Luckily, he will never again be expected to behave like a domestic animal or live inside someone’s house. King will have the companionship of other servals in a non-breeding, accredited, sanctuary setting.

…Shortly after King’s rescue, the sanctuary received a call about three little bears.

In addition to providing lifetime care to nonreleasable wild animals, rescued from abuse, neglect, and exploitation, Forest Animal Rescue works with wildlife officials to rehabilitate and release black bear cubs.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries called for assistance. A mother bear was hit by a car, leaving three orphaned cubs. The cubs were malnourished and already showing signs of needing medical attention.

At FAR, they will get the excellent nutrition and veterinary care required to restore their strength.

Although we don’t allow the cubs to see or interact with humans, we have named them Iris, June, and Kyle.

In the spring, when they are large enough to take care of themselves and natural food is plentiful, they will be returned to Louisiana for release back into the wild.

Happily Ever After…

Celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) The widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season, when many focus on their holiday and end-of-year giving.

The annual #GivingTuesday will take place on November 30, 2021.

Here are the top 5 reasons to give to Forest Animal Rescue:

1. The animals we rescue come from situations of abuse, neglect, confiscation and have nowhere else to go
2. The animals we rescue receive high-quality, lifetime care at a true sanctuary for the rest of their lives
3. The animals we rescue will never be exploited, bred, or sold 
4. You can support our sanctuary, knowing that your gift will be used responsibly, by a charity with a solid track record of rescuing animals for 23 years – we are their last stop, their last hope.
5. You can make a real difference

Meanwhile…Today is Cyber Monday!

Please remember that when you are shopping online, you can help the rescued animals at Forest Animal Rescue at no extra cost to you!

Here are the best ways to help:

Amazon Smile – When doing regular shopping on Amazon, simply start out at http://smile.amazon.com On your first visit, you can select a charity to support, and that charity will be saved in your profile. As long as you start out your shopping at the AmazonSmile link, Amazon will donate .5% of everything you buy to your selected charity. You can select Forest Animal Rescue and Amazon will donate to us!

While shopping online at other places, you can also raise money for us at no cost to you…simply visit Goodshop and sign up to select Forest Animal Rescue as the charity you support. As you shop all of your favorite stores online, all you need to do is start out at the Goodshop page and then follow the links to your favorite online stores, and a percentage of everything you purchase will be donated to us to help the animals!

How easy is that?! It doesn’t cost you a penny and it helps the animals while you shop online!

Please support the animals and share this message with your friends!

Use hashtag: #GivingTuesday

When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate to Forest Animal Rescue.

Support us every time you shop without spending anything extra!