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KEENESBURG, Colo., March 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Hundreds of guests, volunteers and employees turned out Tuesday afternoon, March 19th, at The Wild Animal Sanctuary's enormous Welcome Center to greet Colorado's Governor, Jared Polis and First Gentleman, Marlon Reis.
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- KEENESBURG, Colo., March 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Hundreds of guests, volunteers and employees turned out Tuesday afternoon, March 19th, at The Wild Animal Sanctuary's enormous Welcome Center to greet Colorado's Governor, Jared Polis and First Gentleman, Marlon Reis.
- The Governor, First Gentleman and Colorado For All co-chair, Rick Sapkin, presented a check in the amount of $45,000 to Sanctuary Executive Director, Pat Craig, to be used "for the animals".
- Colorado For All is the non-profit committee that hosted Governor Polis' inauguration events and Blue Sneaker Ball and proceeds from the those events were divided up among the Sanctuary and four other charitable organizations.
- About The Wild Animal Sanctuary:
Located near Keenesburg, Colorado, The Wild Animal Sanctuary is the largest nonprofit carnivore sanctuary in the world, with nearly 500 rescued Lions, Tigers, Bears, Wolves, Leopards and other carnivores living in large acreage natural habitats.
While in one of his first public appearances as First Gentleman, Marlon Reis stated that "My passion is definitely animal welfare."
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- While in one of his first public appearances as First Gentleman, Marlon Reis stated that "My passion is definitely animal welfare."
- Animal welfare is so important to the two that one of the designated recipients of Polis' Inauguration Day proceeds was The Wild Animal Sanctuary located about 35 miles outside of Denver.
- Dedicated to rescuing captive-born large carnivores for more than 39 years, the Sanctuary is the world's oldest and largest such facility.
- At 4:30 p.m. on March 19, 2019 both Governor Polis and the First Gentleman will present the charitable proceeds from the Inauguration to Sanctuary officials in a presentation ceremony.
KEENESBURG, Colo., March 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wild Animal Sanctuary has once again been awarded Charity Navigator's highest 4-Star ratingnow for eight consecutive years.
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- KEENESBURG, Colo., March 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wild Animal Sanctuary has once again been awarded Charity Navigator's highest 4-Star ratingnow for eight consecutive years.
- The coveted 4-Star rating "verifies that The Wild Animal Sanctuary exceeds industry standards and outperforms most charities" said Michael Thatcher, President and CEO of Charity Navigator in a letter to the organization.
- Thatcher continues, "Only 4% of the charities we evaluate have received at least 8 consecutive 4-Star evaluations, indicating that The Wild Animal Sanctuary outperforms most other charities in America."
- Charity Navigator's rating system examines two broad areas of a charity's performance; their Financial Health and their Accountability & Transparency.
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After the acquisition of over 9,000 acres of additional land in 2018, the Sanctuary is going to formally introduce its vital mission of rescuing animals in need to the broader corporate world.
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- After the acquisition of over 9,000 acres of additional land in 2018, the Sanctuary is going to formally introduce its vital mission of rescuing animals in need to the broader corporate world.
- The Sanctuary will be hosting its first-ever "Corporate Celebration" on Thursday evening, April 25, 2019.
- We are working with an Emmy Award-winning production company that will in a very dramatic way introduce our animals and our mission to those who may not know about it in the corporate world."
- About The Wild Animal Sanctuary:
Located near Keenesburg, Colorado, The Wild Animal Sanctuary is the largest nonprofit carnivore sanctuary in the World, with nearly 500 rescued Lions, Tigers, Bears, Wolves, Leopards and other carnivores living in large acreage natural habitats.
KEENESBURG, Colo., Dec. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Lambert the lion and Tasha Joy the tiger, the last wild animals at the former Saipan Zoo, left the island on Wednesday evening.
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- KEENESBURG, Colo., Dec. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Lambert the lion and Tasha Joy the tiger, the last wild animals at the former Saipan Zoo, left the island on Wednesday evening.
- After an exchange of communications with the non-profit sanctuary staff, Aldan said he decided to send the lion and the tiger to Colorado.
- An evangelical Christian humanitarian organization, Samaritan's Purse brought relief supplies to Saipan and Tinian after the islands were hit by Typhoon Yutu.
- A 789-acre refuge for more than 450 lions, tigers, bears, wolves and other carnivores rescued from abusive situations.
In February 2015, three Lions at the Children's Grand Park Zoo in Seoul found themselves in the middle of a major controversy after one or more of them killed an animal keeper that was installing equipment in their enclosure.
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- In February 2015, three Lions at the Children's Grand Park Zoo in Seoul found themselves in the middle of a major controversy after one or more of them killed an animal keeper that was installing equipment in their enclosure.
- Following the attack and tragic death of the worker, the man's family and others have been calling for the Lions to be euthanized.
- The male and female Lions, and their 2-year old cub have been living in separate concrete holding cages since the attackout of view of the public.
- In the meantime, another Sanctuary employee met the team and Lions in Los Angeles and the trip to Colorado was completed in a specially-designed, climate-controlled rescue/transport trailer.
