Ninety monkeys and growing for this permanent, safe haven located in Gainesville, FL.  Jungle Friends has 12 acres of monkey playground for primates who have been rescued from all over the United States.  Many have been abused, confiscated by authorities, retired from research, or who are ex-pets.

Thanks to a grant from the NAVS Sanctuary Fund, Jungle Friends was able to accept 26 squirrel monkeys from a Stanford University research laboratory.  This particular group of monkeys is very special, not only because the laboratory will not be replacing them, but because they were being bred to supply the lab with more monkeys for research.  So not only are these animals being given a second chance at life, they are no longer sustaining the pain and suffering of future generations.

Emily Christie began Ahimsa House in 2004 with a tiny three-room shelter, and later, two foster homes.  Today, Ahimsa House assists victims of abuse in the Atlanta, Georgia area by providing a safe haven for their companion animals in either a shelter, veterinary clinic or within its growing network of foster homes.

A NAVS Sanctuary Fund grant helped Ahimsa House with extensive veterinary expenses, to help ensure that no one should have to choose between their own safety and the safety of their companion animal.

Susan Wagner founded Equine Advocates, a non-profit equine protection organization, in 1996.  The first horse she ever rescued was a Quarter Horse named Gandalf.  Since their inception, they have helped to rescue and place hundreds of horses. Their mission is to rescue, protect, and prevent the abuse of horses through education, investigation, rescue operations, and the dissemination of information to the public.

“Bobby,” a 26 year old draft horse, had been used and abused as a horse-for-hire at a riding camp.  When Bobby became too old and unsound to work, he was headed for the slaughterhouse—until Equine Advocates stepped in.  Unfortunately, though Equine Advocates has plenty of land, they had no empty paddocks for Bobby.  That’s where the NAVS Sanctuary Fund came in—with the funds to purchase a two-horse mobile barn structure to house Bobby.

There are 329 pigs at a 34-acre sanctuary located in Cookeville, TN called Shepherd's Green.  Since 1990, they have rescued 1500 pigs.  Their motto is “Take every call.”  And they do. 

A NAVS Sanctuary Fund grant was awarded to Shepherd’s Green’s Helping Hoofs program, which supports private individuals who rescue animals.  In this case, the grant money went to Jean Wolfe, who rescued 65 abandoned pigs during the coldest part of winter in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.  Any of the pigs not adopted out or sent to sanctuaries will remain with Jean, who is prepared to “give these pigs a quality of life that they most likely have never known.” 

When the Washington County SPCA in Bartlesville, Oklahoma experienced serious flooding due to the recent heavy rains that affected much of the Midwest, the animals were safely evacuated.  But the flood destroyed all of the shelter’s medical supplies. 

A NAVS Sanctuary Fund grant enabled the SPCA to replenish their medical supplies so they could continue to provide vital medical care to homeless animals.