** UPDATE :: PLEASE READ **

While the original Emerald Sanctuary location is still under threat, there is another potential location where we can begin to resume a portion of our services to animals & the environment. 

The creator of Emerald Sanctuary is also more than 50% complete with an enchanting storybook eco-building only 3 miles away from the original Sanctuary.  The structure sits on almost an acre of land, with room to provide a safe home to some of our animals & new rescues.

NEW CAMPAIGN ::

https://www.gofundme.com/straw-house-laguna
( Click the "Read more" link under the video to see the full plan )

This location would be a home for animals, sustainability workshops, ecology, wellness and creative practices. 

We are asking for donations to our GoFundMe - big and small - to help secure a home for some of Pacific Wildlife Project's animals & for the future of environmental education.

Despite the Straw House nearing completion, it may be destroyed forever if we cannot acquire full ownership of the property.

 

 

 

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!

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** ORIGINAL POSTING  **

URGENT! ORANGE COUNTY’S ONLY NO KILL ANIMAL SANCTUARY IS BEING EVICTED! HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS NEED YOUR HELP NOW.

TAKE ACTION 

⚠️ Help us raise awareness by following these 3 easy steps;

1. Sign the petition

2. Write a quick message with your name, location, and why our services matter that we can share with local authorities. 

Or visit https://www.emeraldsanctuary.pacificwildlife.org/news
to fill out a contact form.

3. Share this with as many people as possible! 

ABOUT 

The Emerald Sanctuary has been a beacon of Hope for abandoned and forfeited exotic and former pet animals for 50 years in Laguna Beach. The only facility of its kind in Orange County, the humane sanctuary offers safe and nurturing forever homes to a wide variety of animals that include; alpacas, emus, swans, small and giant tortoises, as well as smaller former pets such as birds, bunnies, waterfowl, guinea pigs and pocket pets.

In recent years, the sanctuary joined the award-winning noted wildlife charity, Pacific Wildlife Project. Together, they formed the region’s first all-inclusive wildlife and exotic care program that is staffed solely by volunteers and supported through public donations.

Nestled on a south county hillside on Orange County parkland, the organization has worked hand in hand with State, County, and local agencies and the general public in offering safe placement for exotic animals, meeting the needs of agencies and the demands of the public for humane animal treatment and
care.

Recently following the Laguna Beach hillside fire dubbed the “Emerald Fire”, sanctuary founder was credited with saving the community from further damage with his effective, natural fire break planting at the sanctuary’s edge.

Sadly, that was followed by a County review of the grandfathered land use, and the sanctuary was ordered to close and vacate the animals from the
property. With no alternative location to safely house the resident animals and no other placement options, the animals now face imminent seizure by the County Animal Authorities and euthanasia death.

Do you value the lives of all animals and the preservation of our natural spaces?

Do you support our humane “no-kill” mission?

Do you think Orange County should have a safe sanctuary for abandoned and unwanted animals?

Do you support Pacific Wildlife Project’s Emerald Sanctuary?

If you answered YES to any of these, now is the time for action! PLEASE GIVE US YOUR SUPPORT TO SAVE THEM!

You have the power to move mountains & save countless innocent lives if you make it known that you support the sanctuary at its current location.

It is up to you whether or not this project will survive.

Thank you for helping us continue to serve you + the animals!!

DONATE TO THE SANCTUARY

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