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Sacred Friend Inc. Wildlife Rehabilitation
Organized by Katherine C. Byers
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About this campaign
Sacred Friends Inc. Wildlife Rehabilitationis a 501(c)3 non-profit organization; We do not charge for our services. The wild animals we rescue do not have owners to pay for their care, nor is there any state, federal, or local funding for this service. We are completely dependent on donations to pay for needed food, housing, and medication. Everything a wildlife rehabilitator does is paid completely out of their own pocket. Please help us help these animals!
We strongly advocate coexistence with wildlife and work to educate and assist the community in understanding the nature of wildlife conflicts so that humane solutions can be utilized. The majority of wildlife conflicts can be resolved by addressing the cause -- what is bringing in the wildlife? We strongly discourage trapping and relocation. Studies have shown that both methods are ineffective in addressing problems on a long-term basis, and may even result in higher wildlife populations. We teach the importance of preserving native wildlife species.http://sacredfriend.org/
Our History From Pearl... Sacred Friends, Inc.,started as a dream well over 20 years ago. It had no name; just ideas. I met my husband Jimmy about 15 years ago and he had a dream as well. We started to talk about the two different dreams and decided to merge the two ideas into one.
My dream was to create a Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center. My husband’s dream was to open a store that served only Native American Foods and a Culture Center/Store selling Native American made items. We decided to combine both ideas and after 5 years Sacred Friends Inc. was born.
After coming up with how the two could merge together, we needed to come up with the filing fee for a 501(c)3. We spoke to many of our friends and and during the Nansemond Pow Wow in 2011, they took donations (without us knowing) and presented us with the paperwork and money to file as a nonprofit corporation. In 2012 we became a registered nonprofit and our work began.
Native American Culture has always played a large role in what we do. We follow many of the cultural practices in our rescues and rehabilitation and honor the animals the same way that natives have honored them for centuries.
We specialize in raptors, water birds (loons, herons, pelicans, egrets) but will not turn anything away. Our service area is primarily the Tidewater (Hampton, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk) area but if they can transport the animal to us we will care for it. http://sacredfriend.org/
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Because of Charlie's passion for this.
Love what you do! Hope to help one day.
My sister Charlene Braman
The work that Sacred Friends does is so important and I'm happy to support them however I can!
Sacred Friends is a wonderful organization that is highly organized and professional.