The Wildcat Sanctuary
The Wildcat Sanctuary
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Mission
Our Mission Provide a natural sanctuary to wild cats in need and inspire change to end the captive wildlife crisis. Our Vision Help create a world where animal sanctuaries are no longer needed. Combining natural and spacious habitats with a life free of exhibition, TWS allows all residents to live wild at heart. Each cat has the opportunity, often for the first time in their lives, to choose a path to walk and a place to lie down. As a true sanctuary, TWS does not breed, buy, sell or exhibit animals. Committed to public education about the captive wildlife crisis, TWS seeks to create a world where animal sanctuaries are no longer needed. The sanctuary is not open to the public in order to assure true peace and tranquility for the cats.
About
THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY (TWS) IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT, NO-KILL BIG CAT RESCUE LOCATED IN SANDSTONE, MN. TWS PROVIDES A NATURAL SANCTUARY TO WILD CATS IN NEED AND INSPIRES CHANGE TO END THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CRISIS. TWS IS FUNDED SOLELY ON PRIVATE DONATIONS. THE SANCTUARY IS A RESCUE ORGANIZATION AND IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. COMBINING NATURAL AND SPACIOUS HABITATS WITH A LIFE FREE OF EXHIBITION, TWS ALLOWS ALL RESIDENTS TO LIVE WILD AT HEART. AS A TRUE SANCTUARY, WE DO NOT BUY, BREED, SELL OR EXHIBIT ANIMALS. THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION AND THE GLOBAL FEDERATION OF ANIMAL SANCTUARIES. WE ARE ALSO LICENSED BY THE USDA.PROGRAM MEASUREMENTS FOR 2019:RESIDENTS-5 SERVALS AND 7 HYBRIDS WERE WELCOMED TO THE SANCTUARY. -THE SANCTUARY COMPLETED AN INTERNATIONAL RESCUE OF 13 SERVALS FROM CANADA, FINDING HOMES FOR THEM AT 3 ACCREDITED SANCTUARIES. -TWS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN THREE ONGOING LEGAL CASES IN HOPES THE BIG CATS WILL ONE DAY CALL TWS OR AN ACCREDITED SANCTUARY HOME. -TWS PARTICIPATED IN OUR FIRST EVER BLACK BEAR RESCUE TRANSPORTING TWO 20-YEAR-OLD BEARS TO THEIR NEW HOME AT A NATIVE WILDLIFE FACILITY. HABITATS -THE LAST HABITAT IN WILDCAT PINES WAS COMPLETED FOR BOBCAT MORGAN; INCLUDING SKYWALKS, CAVES, TREES AND AN INDOOR, TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED BEDROOM.-PRIDE PRAIRIE HABITAT ENHANCEMENTS WERE COMPLETED; INCLUDING TWO NEW CAVES, TWO CABANAS AND LOUNGING PLATFORMS FOR THE LIONS. THE LARGEST HABITAT WAS SPLIT INTO TWO AREAS TO HELP WITH FUTURE MERGERS OF LIONS.-LION GINO'S HABITAT WAS MODIFIED FOR HIS NEUROLOGICAL NEEDS; INCLUDING PROVIDING TWO SMALLER YARDS AS HE PREFERS, OPENING UP HIS INDOOR BEDROOMS FOR LARGER SPACE, PAINTING HIS WALLS A CALMING BLUE, AND PROVIDING AN OUTDOOR, INSULATED BUILDING FOR HIM, TOO.-LIONS KIMBA AND SOFI RECEIVED A LARGE OUTDOOR SHIFT YARD AND LARGER OPENINGS TO THEIR THREE INDOOR BEDROOMS FOR THEIR COMFORT.-THE '5 WILD' COUGAR FAMILY AND THE TIGER TRIO EACH RECEIVED BRAND NEW CAVES TO CLIMB ON AND LOUNGE UNDERNEATH FOR SHADE.-THE '4 WILD' COUGAR FAMILY RECEIVED DOUBLE THE HABITAT SPACE, SKYWALK SYSTEMS, NEW PLATFORMS AND TOYS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE A LITTLE BRAVER.-FLOOR SKIRTING WAS REINSTALLED IN SEVEN HABITATS, PER OUR MAINTENANCE PROTOCOL, TO PREVENT EROSION OR DIGGING.-MULTIPLE HYBRID HAVEN HABITATS RECEIVED NEW PLATFORMS AND JUNGLE GYMS, GIVING THE CATS NEW PLACES TO EXPLORE AND PLAY.-SEVERAL HABITATS WERE MODIFIED FOR FUTURE BIG CATS; INCLUDING ENLARGING THE GUILLOTINE DOORS TO THEIR INDOOR, TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED BUILDING AND SHIFTS YARDS, ADDING LARGER SHIFTS YARDS, AND UPGRADING PLATFORMS TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE RESCUES.ANIMAL CARE & EDUCATION CENTER-THE FIRST PHASE WAS COMPLETED. THIS ENTAILED TEAR DOWN, EXCAVATION, PLACING DRAIN TILE, AND REBUILDING THREE OUTDOOR HABITATS COMPLETE WITH SANITARY SHIFT YARDS AND SOFT SUBSTRATE. THIS RENOVATION PROVIDES BETTER DRAINAGE AND FLEXIBILITY FOR NEW RESIDENTS, AS WELL AS GERIATRIC CATS WHO NEED SPECIALIZED CARE.-SITE AND ARCHITECTURE PLANS WERE FINALIZED FOR THE NEW ANIMAL CARE & EDUCATION CENTER BUILDING.CAT NEWS-TIGER TONKA MOVED INTO THE QUARANTINE AREA OF THE SANCTUARY FOR THE WINTER. TIGER MOHAN AND LIONESS SHANTI DEVA WILL ALSO MOVE THERE, IF THE SNOW/ICE BECOMES A CHALLENGE FOR THEM.-MORGAN MOVED INTO WILDCAT PINES.-SERVALS SCARLET, LITTLE DIVA AND JAHARAH WERE MERGED TOGETHER.-LION SIBLINGS LEO AND MANSA WERE SUCCESSFULLY REUNITED AND ARE HAPPILY LIVING TOGETHER.HOSPITAL AND VET CARE-INTAKE EXAMS TOOK PLACE ON ALL NEW RESIDENTS, IN ADDITION TO WELLNESS EXAMS ON CURRENT RESIDENTS.-LION GINO RECEIVED DIAGNOSTIC CT SCAN FOR HIS NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION.-SADLY, TWS HAD TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO 13 RESIDENTS WHO'VE JOINED OUR PRIDE ON THE OTHER SIDE. EQUIPMENT-A NEW RESCUE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED TO AID IN CROSS COUNTRY RESCUES.-A LARGE WALK-IN FREEZER WAS PURCHASED TO ACCOMMODATE OUR GROWING POPULATION, REPLACING AN OLD REFURBISHED FREEZER.-HIGH-SPEED INTERNET WAS BROUGHT TO THE PROPERTY. THIS ALLOWS US TO BRING THE SANCTUARY TO OUR SUPPORTERS MORE SEAMLESSLY AND ENABLES US TO UPGRADE OUR SECURITY SYSTEM.-TRANSPORT CRATES WERE ALL UPGRADED AND REINFORCED FOR BIG CAT RESCUES AND TWO NEW CRATES WERE CONSTRUCTED AND BUILT.-UTVS FOR DAILY CARE AND FEEDING OF THE CATS WERE PURCHASED.WORKING FOR THE CATS-THE INTERN HOUSE RECEIVED SOME NEW WINDOWS AND FURNACE FOR EFFICIENCY. GROWING THE INTERN PROGRAM BENEFITS THE ANIMALS AT THE SANCTUARY AND HELPS US INSPIRE FUTURE ANIMAL ADVOCATES. -THE SANCTUARY ADDED A NEW COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST TO THE STAFF TO HELP PROVIDE SUPPORT AND BRING THE SANCTUARY TO OUR SUPPORTS THROUGH PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND SOCIAL MEDIA.-ANIMAL CARE STAFF FED 100,000 POUNDS OF FOOD LAST YEAR. -ANIMAL CARE INTERNS CONTRIBUTED ALMOST 20,000 HOURS OF WORK TO SUPPORT ANIMAL CARE AND CONSTRUCTION. -WE WERE AWARDED ONE AMERICORPS TEAM OF 9 PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEERED 39 DAYS OR 2,693 TOTAL HOURS! THEY HELPED WITH HABITAT UPGRADES AND THE NEW QUARANTINE AREA, INCLUDING 1,245 FEET OF FENCING AND FLOORING IMPROVEMENTS!INSPIRE ADVOCATES AT EVERY TOUCH POINT-THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY ATTENDED THE BIG CAT SANCTUARY ALLIANCE CONFERENCE. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAT ON THE EVENTS, RESCUE AND ADVOCACY COMMITTEES. TWS ALSO PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE. -A NEW WEBSITE AND BRAND VIDEO WERE CREATED TO SHARE OUR MISSION AND CATS' STORIES WITH THE WORLD, PROVIDING AN EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM ABOUT THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CRISIS.-THE WILDCAT SANCTUARY REACHED 2.9 MILLION PEOPLE THROUGH FACEBOOK. WE CREATED TWO NEW FACEBOOK GROUP PAGES THAT ARE GROWING RAPIDLY, TOO. FANS HAVE BECOME ADVOCATES AND SUPPORT LEGISLATION, WRITE LETTERS AND HELP EDUCATE ABOUT THE CAPTIVE WILDLIFE CRISIS. -TWS DEVELOPMENT VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED HOURS EQUAL TO FOUR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES. -ON-SITE VOLUNTEER SUPPORT INCLUDED 27 VOLUNTEER CONSTRUCTION CREW DAYS, SKILLED CARPENTRY, WELDING, AND TREE CARE VOLUNTEERS, 13 GARDEN VOLUNTEERS, VOLUNTEER VETERINARIANS AND VET TECHS, HEALING TOUCH VOLUNTEERS, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND OTHERS WHO HELPED WITH ADMINISTRATIVE TASKS AND ENRICHMENT CREATION. -OFF-SITE VOLUNTEER SUPPORT INCLUDES OUR VOLUNTEER EVENT TEAM THAT PLANNED 2 MAJOR EVENTS AND OVER A DOZEN OUTREACH BOOTHS, AS WELL AS GRAPHIC DESIGN AND MARKETING OUTREACH SUPPORT.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
According to the filing documents, the non-profit's mission is defined as “Provide a natural sanctuary to wild cats in need and inspire change to end the captive wildlife crisis.”.
When referring to its tasks, they were referred to as: “The wildcat sanctuary's mission is to provide a natural sanctuary to wild cats in need and inspire change to end the captive wildlife crisis.”.
- The non-profit's state of operation has been legally reported as MN.
- According to the latest filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 is PO BOX 314, SANDSTONE, MN, 55072.
- The total number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form for 2020 is 16.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $692,126.
- The organization has 6 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1999.
- The organization pays $578,344 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $124,251 in fundraising expenses.
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