Project Report
| Mar 3, 2014
Critter Camp has a Ratastrophe!
By Beth Randall | Director
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Ratastrophe!
A few weeks ago Critter Camp had a RATASTROPHE!
We got a call form a couple who said they had saved a young domestic rat that was loose outside from a dog's jaws. They took it all over the neighborhood & no one claimed it. So they read up on care & found they shoudl get it a friend. Unfortunately they ahd mis-sexed it and got the opposite sex buddy. They said there was alitter and they didnt get the boys out soon enough and they had another litter. Then another. They were beyond overwhelmed and asked us to take their "20 or so" ratties because no other resuce would take them, even though we already ahve 40+ rats we said ok.
Well people have problems counting apprently because there were a grand total of 69 ratties in the batch! All are safe & sound & we ahve adopted out 2 so far, several are still not weaned yet. So we've been scrambling for adopters and doantiosn to cover their immense food needs!
In the meantime we took in a pregnant mousie from akill shelter, who has had her 12 babies, and abandoned pregnant guinea pig who hjad her 3 babies too!
On a sad note we lost one of our precious fennec foxes to kindey failure- Mister Quiggly is greatly missed. We hand fed him for 3 weeks, gave him round the clock care, but sadly his body was done.
Thank you again for all your support!!!
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Baby Rattie
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Baby Mousie
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The piggies
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Rest in Peace Quiggly
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Jan 28, 2014
Celebrate Critter Camp's 10 Years of Saving Lives!
By Beth Randall | Director
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10 years
2014 is Critter Camp's 10 Year Anniversary!
A few stats from Critter Camp's 10 years in operation:
- Over 15,000 people educated!
- over 1200 animals taken in
- over 300 animals adopted
- over 200 adoptions arranged
Saved:
- over 100 rabbits
- 20 hedgehogs
- 60 birds
- over 250 rats
- over 175 mice
- over 60 ferrets
- over 150 guinea pigs
- 25 degus
- over 200 hamsters
- over 60 gerbils
- over 20 gliders
- 6 fennec foxes
- 1 silver fox
- 1 arctic marble fox
- 1 alligator!
- And hundreds of other misc pets such as lizards, turtles, prairie dogs, chinchillas etc.
Thanks to all of the wonderful people who support our mission to care for the neediest of small pets- the ill, elderly, aggressive, unadoptable, unusual and exotic. You make it possible for us to give them a safe healthy happy place to live their lives out - loved to the fullest!
Many of these rescues were on death row in kill shelters, some found in trash cans & dumpsters, some left behind to starve when people moved.
Thank you for helping save their lives!
Help us celebrate!
We have commemorative shirts available, and will be holding contests and other promotions all year!
Follow us on Facebook to keep up to date daily! And to enjoy tons of cute pics too!!
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Ferrets T
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Fennecs
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Rambo T
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Dec 17, 2013
11 New Rescues at Critter Camp!
By Beth Randall | Director
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Bandit
We've had a busy week here at Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary! Eleven new rescues came in!
Three 5 year old rabbits that had worked in a lab for their whole lives as food testers needed a home after the lab closed. They had been well cared for but not handled much and did not take to people so were not adoptable. Warren, Sirius Black & Dark Knight are all happily settled in to our free range Bunny Haven and have made new bunny friends here already!
Four guinea piggies were abandoned by their owner with a roommate who then dropped them off at a pet store. We picked them up and are considering which ones can be adopted and which will stay here for sanctuary.
Two degus came in because their owner couldnt care for them anymore.
And two ferrets came in because their owner has a serious medical condition that will only get worse. She and her young son were so sad to bring them but know they need to be in a safe place while their own lives change so dramatically. At least they ahve peace of mind that their beloved ferrets will be happy and cared for.
During this holiday season we are very grateful for all of the supporters who make it possible for Critter Camp to care for the animals that have nowhere else to go.
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Ziggy
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New Piggies
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Warren
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Sirius Black
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Dark Knight
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