When you sponsor an animal for a month you will make a HUGE impact on the animal’s life by helping provide food, bedding and vet care. With your donation, you will receive a special downloadable certificate of sponsorship as well as a coupon for one free Sanctuary Stroll to be redeemed upon arrival. Come out and meet the animals you’ve sponsored—so they can thank you themselves!

In July of 2022, we were contacted about a one-month-old “mini panda” calf (a breed of mini cattle) who had a badly broken jaw. The little one was expected to recover with proper care, but the severity of his broken jaw meant that his appearance would be permanently altered, making it impossible for him to be sold as a pet, which was the original plan. The farmer didn’t want Panda to be sent to slaughter simply because he looked different, so they contacted us to see if we could give him a forever home at our sanctuary instead.

We jumped at the opportunity to help Panda, knowing that he needed medical attention right away. While preparing for our arrival, the farmer tried to get him to take a bottle, but naturally, he only wanted to nurse from his mom. After a few unsuccessful attempts to get him on a bottle, the farmer made the incredibly compassionate decision to surrender his momma too. We couldn’t believe it! Rescuing a mother cow and her baby together is so rare that it’s nearly unheard of.

We took Panda straight to the hospital for evaluation, and his momma, Jasmine, was allowed to go with him so they wouldn’t have to be apart. Panda’s doctor confirmed that his jaw was severely broken on both sides but was confident that surgically placing wires between his teeth would help pull his jaw back into alignment. After several weeks with his wires in place, Panda’s jaw was fully healed, and you’d never know he had suffered such a painful injury. Panda and Jasmine quickly settled into sanctuary life, and we’re so thankful that this precious little family will never have to know the unbearable heartache of separation.

To gift this sponsorship to someone you love, see the instructions below.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: This sponsorship includes a certificate for download. No physical item will be shipped. You will automatically receive an order confirmation email, followed by an email containing a link to your certificate and information about your sponsored resident. You will then have 24 hours to open and download the sponsorship packet. You are welcome to print anything in the packet, or you may download it and send it to your gift recipient by email. The Sanctuary Stroll pass included with the download may only be used once.