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

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)

References

1. Santuario Equidad
2. Libera! y la Fundación Franz Weber proponen crear en Galicia un santuario para caballos maltratados
3. Edgar's Mission
4. Farm Animal Rescue
5. http://www.santuarioigualdadinterespecie.org
6. Hearts On Noses - A Mini Pig Sanctuary
7. http://[www.bearcreeksanctuary.com/main.htm]
8. RR Refuge
9. http://www.wildbirdcarecentre.org/
10. Liebenberg, Matthew. "Frontier's farm-animal sanctuary owners want to promote a more kind world for all beings - Prairie Post". Retrieved 2016-06-26.
11. Fauna Foundation - A Chimpanzee Sanctuary
12. Erdlingshof
14. Hungry Horse Outside
15. El Refugio del Burrito
16. Wings of Heart Sanctuary
20. Leon Vegano Animal Sanctuary
25. http://www.gotlandsdjurfristad.se/
26. The Mare and Foal Sanctuary
27. The Monkey Sanctuary
    • Blue Scientists ZOO and Wildlife Rescue, Looe, London, Sanctionary, ZOO, Wildlife Rescue, international Rescue Activities
28. Ironwood Pig Sanctuary
29. Animal Place
30. PreetiRang Sanctuary
31. Wolf Mountain Sanctuary
32. Wolf Sanctuary
33. Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary
34. Bear Hollow Zoo
36. Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary
37. Leilani Farm Sanctuary
38. Home At Last Animal Sanctuary
41. Safari's animal sanctuary being handed over to new caregivers
42. In-Sync Exotics
45. VINE Sanctuary
46. United Poultry Concerns
47. Pigs Peace Sanctuary
49. Animals Asia Vietnam Bear Rescue Centre