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The Big Cat Sanctuary

Big Cat Support Fund

Please consider a donation to help us continue to care for our cats. As a conservation charity, The Big Cat Sanctuary relies on personal big cat experiences & donations to operate. The COVID-19 virus will have a significant effect on our funds.
£90,607
raised of £180,000 target
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Closed on 10/03/2023
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As a fully registered conservation charity, The Big Cat Sanctuary relies on personal big cat experiences, overnight stays and donations to fund its Welfare, Breeding, Education and Conservation work. The COVID-19 virus is already placing a huge amount of pressure on our small team to find funding and continue to provide the best of care for our animals, so we are asking you to please consider donating to our Big Cat Support Fund.

It is always our priority to keep our cats happy and healthy, however, it costs us around £3,000 a day to do this, and this is without any funding for vital conservation work! With the closure of our site to all pre-booked personal experiences, overnight stays and events during this pandemic, we need to ask for support. This amount covers cost of food, vet treatment, animal husbandry, bedding and the vital team members we need to care for our animals on a daily basis.

A donation of just £5 will give all our cats warm straw beds for the night and £15 would cover the costs of looking after a little cat like Nuwara the Rusty-spotted cat for a day. £25 could pay for a months bed & water for a cat, £50 covers this plus heating and medical supplements and £100 could feed one of our cats for a week.

The Big Cat Sanctuary's Director of Cats and Conservation, Giles Clark, has said, "Our members and supporters are amazing! We are all part of a big family that I'm sure will help us get through this together. Thank you for whatever you can give."

Your support and generosity are crucial now more than ever. Any donations will go directly towards the upkeep of our amazing animals and the operation of the Sanctuary.

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The Big Cat Sanctuary

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The Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent is working to help save endangered cats from extinction. Our Four Pillars of Ethos are Welfare, Breeding, Education & Conservation. Housing around 50 wild cats, from the world’s largest, the Amur tiger to the most endangered, the Amur leopard. Open by appointment only.

Donation summary

Total raised
£90,606.14
+ £16,880.72 Gift Aid
Online donations
£88,377.14
Offline donations
£1,990.00
Direct donations
£76,157.94
Donations via fundraisers
£12,458.20

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