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Raubtier- und Exotenasyl e.V.

Am Sonntag gabs ein großes Abenteuer: Wir sind mit unserem Tiertrainer*innen-Netzwerk auf „Klassenfahrt“ ins Raubtier- und Exotenasyl Ansbach gefahren um am Enrichmentworkshop teilzunehmen.

Es war ganz herrlich, diese professionelle Tierschutzeinrichtung ein wenig zu unterstützen, viel zu lernen, tolle Gespräche zu führen, neue Kontakte zu knüpfen und natürlich Zeit bei den Tieren zu verbringen.

Ein Ausflug dorthin lohnt sich auf jeden Fall! Die Seite zu liken auch! 🙂

Am Sonntag, dem 13.10.2019 fand unser zweiter Enrichment Workshop unter der Leitung von Nicola Ohnemus statt. Er war exklusiv gebucht von einer österreichischen Gruppe. Die Mitarbeiter einer Tierschule besuchten unseren Kurs als Weiterbildung für Ihre Arbeit. Wie man auf den Bildern erkennen kann, hatten alle sichtlich viel Spass und es wurden viele tolle Spiellzeuge und Beschäftigungsmöglichkeiten gebaut. In Anlehnung an das bevorstehende Halloween, bekamen unsere Tiere Geschicklichkeitskürbisse in denen Leckerlies versteckt waren, für unsere Tigerin Kiara wurde sogar eine neue Hängematte gebaut. Natürlich durften die Teilnehmer ihre Werke selbst in den Gehegen installieren und anschließend den Bewohnern beim Erkunden und Spielen zuschauen. ... Sehen Sie mehr

Carol

Tiere müssen verhungern weil niemand spendet?

Ähh.. Nein!

Eines der Themen, das mich in die Selbstständigkeit getrieben hat: Kapital, Finanzierung und Einkunftsmodelle.

Geld für die Leistungen, die man erbringt, zu verlangen ist nur fair, denn:

Jede Minute, die ich meinen Kund*innen widme, nehme ich meinen Tieren weg.

Ihr, meine lieben Kund*innen, bezahlt den Zeitverlust, den ich meinen Tieren gegenüber habe.

Ich denke, das ist ein fairer Deal! 🥰

Read this post about NON PROFITS asking the public to donate funds towards their costs and describing this as "begging".

Steve responded...
"The usually unsalaried people who run such organisations, carry out rescues, transport animals to the vets, feed, clean and stay awake when others are comfortably asleep, are doing a service that salaried, general members of the public are not prepared to do. Most started off helping animals at a level that they could manage within the limits of their own resources, but, insidiously the rescues increase and with it the resources needed also increase, and at some point, with the added pressure of public expectation, the back-yard rescue project becomes something that needs more funding, more assistance and much more support from people who "care" but can't do it themselves. In my own case, just as you are now, I earned a good salary with associated benefits such as car and house allowance, medical aid and pension, even annual leave! I gave it all up because I believe in the goodness of people and that they would support what I was doing for animals, particularly the Vervet Monkeys of KZN. The level of support needed never kept pace with the increase in rescues and care that we are faced with. In an attempt to bring in more money without having to do as much "begging", we have now launched a paying overseas volunteer project that will hopefully bring in the funding we need to cover expenses and, heaven forbid, even build up a reserve fund. But until this takes off we will continue to "beg" for funds, and probably even after, because in a field of rescue where you have no control over the demands that will be placed on you from one day to the next, you also have no idea of what is "enough funding"! The work done by ethical rescuers, rehabbers and sanctuary carers happens in view of the public. There can be no hidden agenda and if there are concerns then go and see for yourself what is happening there and what the money they are "begging" for gets spent on. If they are "holidaying in Hawaii", on your or anyone else's hard-earned money, then expose this. But don't generalise and in so doing cast aspersions on the integrity of ethical animal carers trying to raise funds for the legitimate expenses that their dedication generates! Perhaps whilst feeling so "hate(ful)' towards the people asking for the help needed to feed and care for the animals they are rescuing, caring for and rehabilitating, offer hands on assistance and constructive advice on how the problems that result in the animals having to be rescued in the first place can be resolved. How many of those who so casually advocate killing as the solution, are themselves in the trenches, holding the suffering animal in your arms, looking into eyes pleading for help, or actually making the decisions about who lives and who dies. If you were, you might see things differently. Its one thing telling others what to do. Its a very different reality when you must do it yourself. It might also be worth pondering the differences between the obvious overpopulation of dogs and cats, and the numbers of wild animals in need of rescue, care and rehabilitation. Tragically, in the case of dogs and cats, euthanasia is a necessary evil in the attempt to get to grips with the high rate of reproduction measured against he availability of good, forever homes. I am yet to become aware of a situation where wild animals are being rescued in numbers excessive to the ability of society to provide the means whereby rescuers, rehabbers and sanctuary managers can continue helping the animals in need. Appropriately Theodore Roosevelt said, "It is not the critic who counts. Not the man who points out how
the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause. Who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." ... Sehen Sie mehr