At the ADI Wildlife Sanctuary (ADIWS), our pride and joy are the huge natural habitats where our rescued lions and tigers can run free and express themselves – there’s no sight in the world quite like seeing a lion or tiger run full speed across acres of space. Sheer joy for life!
Equally important, though, is the infrastructure that makes our Sanctuary tick, which nourishes and protects our residents – internal roads, solar power pumping water, solar fencing for protection, vehicles for animal care, etc., all are investments in the future for saving more animals.
This Giving Tuesday, we need your help to raise $75.600 (£60,000) for an unusual development – one of our most important projects to date.
Our remote location provides a paradise for animals, and benefits from natural spring-fed boreholes for drinking. However, it also means we must ensure we (a) recycle ‘grey’ water (from showers, washing machines, etc.), to re-use it for watering trees, washing cars, etc., and (b) dispose of our waste into a natural, healthy, septic tank system. This is critical to how many animals we can rescue and maintain in future.
With your help we will install state-of-the-art ‘grey’ water recycling, along with a modern sewage and septic tank system, provision of hygienic public facilities which meet public health standards, so we can welcome groups of schoolchildren and other visitors.
What we will do:
- Waste from toilets (black water) will be processed through five new septic tanks (a natural disposal process).
- The new sewage system includes separate ‘fat traps’ for residents’ food preparation areas.
- ‘Grey’ water from washing, showers, sinks, etc., will be filtered in four water recycling station, and recycled water will be used to flush toilets, water trees, clean vehicles, fight fires, etc.
This system will conserve use of spring water, protect our environment and give us long-term water security, allowing us to save more animals.
We must raise $125,600 (£100,000) for this huge project – can you help? But you may ask, why is our target only $75,600 (£60,000) this week?
THE GREAT NEWS: Big Cat Rescue has offered a $50,000 (£40,000) MATCHING GRANT for this project. So, every donation up to $50,000 (£40,000) will be DOUBLED – $10 becomes $20; $100 becomes $200; $1,000 becomes $2,000….
Every contribution will make a difference – even the cost of a cup of coffee will add up quickly, thanks to this match fund. We cannot hit our target and secure the match fund without your help.
We know our ADI supporters appreciate the practicalities of rescuing and saving animals, the facilities, security, and meeting their needs. That’s why this Giving Tuesday we are talking sewers, water recycling, plumbing, knowing you completely understand what it takes to give a new life to animals in need and keep them well, safe, and happy for years to come.
I cannot stress enough, how important this project is to every facet of the Sanctuary, from animal care to our educational and campaigning work – please help in any way you can.
ADI Wildlife Sanctuary 