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Supported
Organizations:
WildLIFE Associates (Half Moon Bay, CA)
www.wildlifeassociates.org
WildLIFE Associates was established in 1980 to teach children and adults
about caring for living things, and to learn about the natural systems
on which all life depends. The WildLIFE staff consists of wildlife specialists,
environmental educators and biologists. Since inception, WildLIFE has
reached millions of students through its educational programs, workshops,
and seminars throughout North America. Their newest program, Wild Teachers
for Youth, works with innovative teen intervention programs in Northern
California to bring at-risk teens to their 120-acre Wildlife Sanctuary
where animals help serve as therapists.
Return
to Freedom (Lompoc, CA)
www.returntofreedom.org
Return to Freedom is a non-profit wild horse sanctuary
founded in 1997 to protect the freedom and natural lifestyle
of burros and wild horses. The organization’s vision is to preserve
genetically diverse, viable herd groups as a valuable part of America’s
ecosystem while educating people about wildlife species and natural habitats.
Return
to Freedom also manages programs that preserve natural
herd groups, use non-hormonal birth control methods, and habitat preservation.
Currently,
the Return to Freedom’s sanctuary is the home to approximately 200
burros and wild horses.
Wildlife Rescue, Inc (Palo Alto, CA)
www.wildliferescueinc.org
Wildlife Rescue’s mission is to provide for the welfare of local
wildlife and its coexistence with their community through
rehabilitation, education and example. Since 1974, the
organization has been a resource
for the community as it has accepted injured and orphaned
wildlife for the purpose of wildlife rehabilitation under
the auspices of the California
Department of Fish and Game, Region 3 and the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service. Some additional community services
include on-site animal shelter, at-home
animal care, public speaking engagements regarding local
wildlife, and phone assistance.
National Disaster Search Dog Foundation (Ojai, CA)
www.searchdogfoundation.org
A retired schoolteacher created the National Disaster
Search Dog Foundation in 1995 with a mission to develop
highly trained canine disaster search teams. The Foundation
rescues dogs from shelters and breed
rescue groups, trains them, and partners them with firefighters
and other emergency respondents located in California,
New York, Florida, Ohio,
and Washington D.C. It usually takes a 6-month period
to
train the dogs to work on search teams. The Foundation
is unique in that it is the only
organization that provides search teams to emergency
respondents free of charge. The Foundation also has
a lifetime care warranty to care for
the dogs after they are rescued.
Humane Society International (Washington, D.C.)
www.hsus.org
Founded in 1991, the Humane Society International (HSI)
is the international arm of the Humane Society of the
United States (HSUS). HSI has expanded HSUS’s animal protection
activities into Central and South America, Africa
and Asia. HSUS’s
mission is to celebrate animals and confront cruelty.
They advocate for policies that protect animals and
provide direct care for animals at rescue
facilities, wildlife rehabilitation centers, and mobile
veterinary clinics. In the wake of the devastating
tsunami in December 2004,
the Giant Steps Foundation worked closely with HSI
on a large scale project to help rebuild the Veterinary
School at the University of
Syiah Kuala in in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Click here to
read more.
Milo Foundation (Albany, CA)
www.milofoundation.org
The Milo Foundation was organized in 1994 to create
alternatives to homeless animals in Northern California
such as adoption,
educational programs, and on-site temporary shelter.
The Foundation is located on
two hundred and eighty-three acres in Mendocino County – extensive
grounds where the animals can enjoy nature. The organization
coordinates monthly projects where individuals volunteer
to care for homeless animals
by repairing doghouses and fencing, renovating and painting
cathouses, walking dogs, and socializing cats.
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