Sponsership

[den]

During a discussion with some of the other members of the local WIRES branch, someone suggested we look for sponsership of various animals. Since we're volunteers we don't get any funding: all our care work is self funded. Bats are easy so I'm not looking for money, but Kangaroos, euros, and wallabies can be in care for 6 months. One of the members has 25 joeys, 1 kestrel chick, 2 herons, 3 falcons and an eagle.

So, if you had a chance would you sponser an animal? WIRES is a registered charity so Aussies get a tax refund. Sponsers would get a photos of the animal/bird, and emailed updates. And the thanks of some tired people 8)

The money would go toward food, vet bills, bedding, transport for THAT animal only.

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Comments

[elynne.livejournal.com]

My thought is that I don't have much money, but I can make jewelry - necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and such. I'd be pleased to make a few with proceeds going to WIRES. Um... that first requires me making some jewelry to sell so I can afford to make more, of course, but I'm working on that. ;) Just a thought. Let us know how things go!

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

Three questions, really, rather than answers:

First, would you be set up to accept donations from outside Australia, and if so, how?

Second, would you consider an option, like with the child sponsorship programs, of "whoever needs support the most right now"? Because I'd be hard pressed to decide among all the options. I mean, sponsoring an echidna would be cool, 'cause they're just weird, but then, so would a bearded dragon. Baby animals are cute, but then so are nocturnal marsupials like the antechinus (I assume the description I found at http://www.ozramp.net.au/~senani/antechin.htm is missing either a decimal point or a zero -- something shouldn't be 121 cm and only weigh 50 g).

Third, platypus?

[hedgegoth.livejournal.com]

bats, let me know if you guys set up something that lets us donate over the net from the states, i'll try to send a little.

[moominmuppet.livejournal.com]

Mind if I post a link to this to the WomBAT mailing list? (It's a bi women's list: Women of Beauty and Temptation, but we're awful fond of the critter variety too)

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Would this work for non-Aussies? I mean, would I be able to pay in US dollars and such?

Not that I have a lot of money right now. But...if you ever needed help with the bats, I would adopt one in a heartbeat.

You should mention this on alt.callahans, if you haven't already (I haven't read my news in a couple of days).

[kittiwake.livejournal.com]

I put Echidna (because monotremes are such interesting animals), but I didn't realise I could have ticked more than one box. I think that if it's open to non-Australians, they are likely to go for the animals that are only found in Australia, rather than things like magpies that they can see in their own back gardens.

Isabel.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

I can't help but think the members need sponsorships, rather than an individual animal group.

Cute pictures, reports on how much more sleep they're getting now that they don't have to scrounge for food, etc.

*grin* Just a thought.

Re: Sponsorship

[wolfieboy.livejournal.com]

If you do get something set up so that those of us in the United States of Bush can donate over the Net, please reply to this comment or send me e-mail at wolfieboy@livejournal.com.

ADOPT-A-WOMBAT

[(Anonymous)]

Does anyone know where i can actually find a wombat that i could adopt?

ADOPT-A-WOMBAT

[(Anonymous)]

Does anyone know where i can actually find a wombat that i could adopt? please let me know jacojacobs1@hotmail.com