List of animal sanctuaries

This is a list of notable animal sanctuaries from around the world.

Argentina

• Santuario Equidad, San Marcos Sierras, Córdoba Province^[1][2]

Australia

• Warrawong Sanctuary, Adelaide
• Brightside Animal Sanctuary, Cradoc, Tasmania
• Edgar's Mission, Lancefield, Victoria^[3]
• Farm Animal Rescue, Brisbane, Queensland^[4]
• Happy Hooves Farm Sanctuary, Perth, Western Australia Visit: http://www.animalactionist.com

Bolivia

• Parque Machía, Villa Tunari Run with help from volunteers by Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi.
• Parque Ambue Ari, Santa Cruz Department Run with help from volunteers by Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi.
• Parque Jacj Cuisi, La Paz Department Run with help from volunteers by Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi.

Chile

• Santuario Igualdad Interespecie, Santiago de Chile.^[5]

Costa Rica

• Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary, Dominical, Puntarenas

Canada

British Columbia (BC)

• Hearts On Noses, Mission^[6]
• George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Delta

Nova Scotia

• North Mountain Animal Sanctuary, Burlington The first sanctuary in Atlantic Canada for abused, neglected, and unwanted farm animals.

Ontario

• Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Rosseau
• Penny Lane Farm Sanctuary (Ottawa www.pennylanesanctuary.com
• Bear With Us Sanctuary and Rehabilitation Centre for Bears, Sprucedale, Ontario
• Bergeron's Exotic Animal Sanctuary, Picton
• Bear Creek Sanctuary, Barrie, Ontario^[7]
• Big Sky Ranch Animal Sanctuary, Kemptville
• Cedar Row Farm Sanctuary, near St. Mary's
• Constance Creek Wildlife Refuge, Ottawa Serves as a home for over 70 farmed and domestic animals as well.
• Piebird Vegan Farmstay/Sanctuary, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
• Story Book Farm Primate Sanctuary, Sunderland
• Teja's Animal Refuge, near Alexandria
• The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada, Guelph
• Wishing Well Sanctuary, Bradford
• RR Refuge, Alexandria^[8]
• Rideau Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, North Gower
• Wild Bird Care Centre, Nepean^[9]

Saskatchewan

• Forever MicroRanch Sanctuary, near Frontier, Saskatchewan^[10]

Québec

• Fauna Foundation, a chimpanzee sanctuary, Chambly^[11]

Germany

• Erdlingshof, Kollnburg, Germany^[12]
• Hof Butenland Butjadingen, Germany^[13]

India

See: Wildlife sanctuaries of India See: Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary

Ireland

• The Sathya Sai Sanctuary, Castlebaldwin, Ireland
• Dogs Aid Animal Sanctuary, Dublin, Ireland
• National Exotic Animal Sanctuary, Ireland
• Hungry Horse Outside, Longford, Ireland^[14]

Israel

• Monkey Park
• 269life Liberation Farm

Italy

• Agripunk Onlus, Ambra (AR), Fuorimano
• Italian Horse Protection Association (IHP), Montaione
• Fattoria della Pace Ippoasi Onlus (San Piero a Grado-Pisa)
• The Green Place, Nepi
• Santuario Vita da Cani Onlus (Magnago-Milano)
• EZ's Place / Zedan Ranch Onlus (Montereale Valcellina, Pordenone)

Kenya

• The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
• Amboseli Trust for Elephants
• Tsavo National Park
• African Fund for Endangered Wildlife Kenya limited (AFEW (K) LTD) also known as the Giraffe Centre
• Old Pejeta Conservancy

Malaysia

• Kota Kinabalu Wetland Centre, Kota Kinabalu

Malta

• Carers for Stray and Abandoned Felines

México

• Tierra de Animales,Cancun, Quintana Roo.

New Zealand

• Kaipupu Point Wildlife Sanctuary
• Maungatautari Restoration Project
• Orokonui Ecosanctuary
• Pukaha Mount Bruce Wildlife Centre
• Shakespear Open Sanctuary
• Staglands Wildlife Reserve
• Willowbank Wildlife Reserve
• Zealandia
• Black Sheep Animal Sanctuary, Otaki, New Zealand

See also Marine reserves of New Zealand

Pakistan

• Ayubia National Park
• Deosai National Park
• Haleji Lake
• Hingol National Park
• Kirthar National Park
• Khunjerab National Park
• Lal Suhanra National Park
• Machiara National Park
• Margalla Hills National Park
• Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary

Senegal

• Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, near Saint-Louis

South Africa

• Hwange and Kruger National parks

Spain

• El Refugio del Burrito, Fuente de Piedra, Andalusia^[15]
• Wings of Heart Sanctuary, Madrid^[16]
• El Hogar pro Vegan, Madrid^[17]
• Arca de Noé de la Fundación Raúl Mérida, Alicante^[18]
• Vacaloura, santuario animal, Santiago de Compostela^[19]
• Leon Vegano Animal Sanctuary, León^[20]
• Santuario Gaia, Ogassa^[21]
• Compasión Animal, Valencia^[22]
• Mino Valley Farm Sanctuary, Orense^[23]
• El Valle Encantado, Madrid^[24]

Sweden

• Gotlands Djurfristad,^[25] Gotland

Switzerland

See: List of reserves for waterbirds and migratory birds in Switzerland

Tanzania

• Serengeti National Park

Thailand

• Elephant Nature Park, Chiang Mai Province
• Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand, Phetchaburi Province

United Arab Emirates

• Sir Bani Yas
• Ras-al-khor

Uganda

• Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary - Located approximately 176 kilometres (109 mi), by road, north of Kampala, on the Kampala-Gulu Highway

United Kingdom

• Assisi Animal Sanctuary, Conlig, Northern Ireland
• Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary, the Irwell Valley, near Edenfield, Lancashire
• Bransby Horses, Bransby, Lincolnshire
• Buttercups Sanctuary for Goats in Maidstone, Kent.
• Cornish Seal Sanctuary, Gweek, Cornwall
• Ferne Animal Sanctuary, Somerset, near Chard
• Hartland Wildlife Rescue, Hartland, North Devon
• Hillside Animal Sanctuary, Frettenham, Norwich
• Lower Moss Wood Educational Nature Reserve and Wildlife Hospital, Knutsford, Cheshire
• Mare and Foal Sanctuary, Newton Abbot, Devon^[26]
• Monkey World, Wool, Dorset
• Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital and Sanctuary, Mousehole, Cornwall
• Natureland Seal Sanctuary, Skegness
• Qolas Animal Sanctuary, Holsworthy, Devon
• Redwings Horse Sanctuary, Norwich, Norfolk.
• Springflower Animal Sanctuary, North Devon
• The Horse Trust, Speen, Buckinghamshire
• Thornberry Animal Sanctuary, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
• Willows Animal Sanctuary, Fraserburgh, Scotland
• The Donkey Sanctuary, Whiteley Bank, Isle of Wight
• Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary, Abercrave, Wales
• The Monkey Sanctuary, Looe, Cornwall^[27]

United States

Arizona

• Friends For Life Animal Sanctuary, Gilbert
• Healing Hearts Animal Sanctuary, Willcox
• The Hermitage Cat Shelter
• Ironwood Pig Sanctuary, Tucson^[28]
• Morning Starr Animal Sanctuary, Verde Valley
• Rescued Unwanted Furry Friends Foundation a.k.a. R.U.F.F.F. Mohave County
• Hacienda de los Milagros, Chino Valley
• Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge,

Arkansas

• Riddle's Elephant and Wildlife Sanctuary ((http://elephantsanctuary.org))
• Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge ((http://www.turpentinecreek.org))

California

• Animal Place, Grass Valley^[29]
• Farm Sanctuary, with locations in Acton (Animal Acres) and Orland
• Forever Wild Exotic Animals, Phelan
• The Gentle Barn, Santa Clarita
• Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary, Stockton
• Lions, Tigers and Bears, Alpine
• Living Free Animal Sanctuary, Mountain Center, near Idyllwild-Pine Cove
• Pacific Marine Mammal Center, Laguna Beach
• PAWS Wildlife Sanctuaries, San Andreas
• Piece of Peace Animal Sanctuary, Marysville
• PreetiRang Sanctuary, near Rio Vista^[30]
• Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary, San Jose
• Shambala Preserve, Acton
• Tucker Wildlife Sanctuary, Silverado
• Wild Horse Sanctuary, Shingletown
• Wildlife Waystation, Angeles National Forest
• Wolf Mountain Sanctuary, Lucerne Valley^[31]

Colorado

• Mission: Wolf, Westcliffe
• Peaceful Prairie Sanctuary, Deer Trail
• The Wild Animal Sanctuary, Keenesburg
• Wolf Sanctuary, Bellvue^[32]40°37′02″N 105°18′25″W / 40.6170848°N 105.306887°W / 40.6170848; -105.306887

Florida

• Forest Animal Rescue by Peace River Refuge & Ranch, Silver Springs
• Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary, Gainesville^[33]
• Sanctuary Animal Refuge, Clewiston
• Save the Chimps, Fort Pierce
• Big Cat Rescue, Tampa
• Kindred Spirits Sanctuary, Ocala
• Rooterville, A Sanctuary Inc, Melrose

Georgia

• Bear Hollow Zoo, Athens^[34]
• A New Hope: Animal Sanctuary & Education Center, Athens^[35]
• Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary, Locust Grove^[36]

Hawaii

• Leilani Farm Sanctuary, Maui^[37]

Illinois

• Mulberry Hill Farm Sanctuary, Capron

Indiana

• Black Pine Animal Sanctuary, Albion
• Uplands Peak, Salem Indiana

Kentucky

• Home At Last Animal Sanctuary, Salvisa^[38]
• Cloud 9 Farm Animal Sanctuary at Juniper Ridge Farm, Sadieville, Kentucky/Sadieville^[39]
• Wild Earth Farm and Sanctuary, Irvine, Kentucky^[40]

Louisiana

• Chimp Haven, Keithville
• Wings of Hope Wildlife Sanctuary, Livingston

Maryland

• Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary, Poolesville
• Star Gazing Farm, Boyds, Maryland

Massachusetts

• Maple Farm Sanctuary, Mendon

Michigan

• Grateful Acres Animal Sanctuary, near Kalamazoo
• Great Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary, near Ann Arbor
• Mackenzie's Animal Sanctuary, West Michigan, near Grand Rapids
• Sasha Farm, Manchester
• Whitefish Point Bird Observatory, Chippewa County

Minnesota

• The Wildcat Sanctuary, Sandstone

Mississippi

• St. Francis Animal Sanctuary, southern Mississippi, near Tylertown

Montana

• Animal Wonders, Inc., Montana

Nebraska

• Juliana's Animal Sanctuary, Rockville, Nebraska

Nevada

• Animal Ark Wildlife Sanctuary, Reno
• Safe Haven Rescue Zoo, Imlay

New Hampshire

• Rolling Dog Farm, Lancaster

New Jersey

• For the Animals Sanctuary, Blairstown
• Popcorn Park Zoo, Lacey
• The Raptor Trust, Millington
• Under My Wing Avian Refuge, Wantage

New Mexico

• The Heart and Soul Animal Sanctuary near Santa Fe
• Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary, Las Cruces
• Save the Chimps, Alamogordo
• Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary Ramah, New Mexico

New York

• Farm Sanctuary, Watkins Glen
• Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary, High Falls
• Spirit Animal Sanctuary, Boonville
• Catskill Animal Sanctuary, Saugerties
• Pets Alive, Middletown, New York http://lionstigersandbears.org/
• Spring Farm Cares, Clinton, New York http://www.springfarmcares.org/
• Hudson Valley Animal Rescue and Sanctuary Pleansantville, New York http://www.hvars.org/
• Love and Hope Animal Sanctuary Franklin, New York http://loveandhopeforanimals.org/

North Carolina

• Blind Cat Rescue, Fayetteville
• Carolina Raptor Center, Charlotte
• Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary, Salisbury
• Goathouse Refuge, Pittsboro

Ohio

• Happy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary, Ravenna
• Lasa Sanctuary, Jefferson
• Noah's Lost Ark, Berlin Center

Oklahoma

• The Garold Wayne Interactive Zoological Foundation, Wynnewood
• Safari's Interactive Exotic Wildlife Sanctuary, Broken Arrow (closed?)^[41]
• Free To Live Animal Sanctuary, Edmond

Oregon

• Chimps Inc., Bend
• Green Acres Farm Sanctuary, Silverton
• Out to Pasture Sanctuary, Estacada
• Sanctuary One, Jacksonville
• Wildwood Farm Sanctuary, Newberg

Pennsylvania

• The Farmhouse Sanctuary, Roaring Brook Twp
• Godot Animal Sanctuary and Rescue, Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

• Norman Bird Sanctuary, Middletown

South Dakota

• Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, Hot Springs
• Spirit of the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Spearfish, South Dakota

Tennessee

• The Elephant Sanctuary, Hohenwald
• Freedom Farm Animal Sanctuary, Robertson County
• Tiger Haven, Roane County

Texas

• Bat World Sanctuary, Palo Pinto County
• In-Sync Exotics, Wylie^[42]
• Primarily Primates, Bexar County
• Thunder Paws Animal Sanctuary, Dripping Springs
• SARA Sanctuary, Seguin
• Welcome Home Barnyard Sanctuary, Corpus Christi
• Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch, Murchison
• Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary, Montgomery
• Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge, Tyler, Texas^[43]
• Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue, San Angelo, Texas^[44]

Utah

• Best Friends Animal Society, Angel Canyon, near Kanab
• Ching Farm Animal Rescue & Sanctuary, Riverton
• Furry Friends Animal Sanctuary, Sanpete County

Vermont

• VINE Sanctuary, Springfield^[45]

Virginia

• United Poultry Concerns, Machipongo^[46]

Washington

• Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest, Cle Elum
• OPR Coastal Primate Sanctuary, Longview, Washington/cowlitz http://oregonprimaterescue.com
• Pigs Peace Sanctuary, Stanwood^[47]
• Pasado's Safe Haven, [Monroe, Washington]^[48]

Wisconsin

• Heartland Farm Sanctuary, Verona, Wisconsin
• Home for Life, Star Prairie

Vietnam

• Animals Asia Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre, 2 hour drive from Hanoi^[49]

Zimbabwe

Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage (www.chipangali.com)

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