Ifaw (International Fund for Animal Welfare) have been supporters of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary for almost a decade. They share our same belief that ‘every animal matters’ and together, we bring that value into our Bonorong wildlife hospital – the only one of it’s kind in Tasmania. Ifaw had given the Sanctuary a number of donations at the beginning of our Wildlife Hospital journey once they heard what we were trying to achieve and these donations were crucial in the development and building of our Sanctuary’s dream.
In 2018 we achieved that dream, which took many years of hard work to come into fruition – we opened the doors to Bonorong’s Wildlife Hospital for the very first time! This momentous occasion sparked an ongoing sponsorship with ifaw that has helped us change the life of countless injured and orphaned animals for the better.
Our wildlife hospital staff work hard to provide treatment to all native critters that come through our gates and this couldn’t be achieved without the ongoing sponsorship of ifaw. Through this sponsorship, they fund the wages of our hospital staff to keep the doors to the clinic open 5 days per week. This is an incredible partnership and without their help the hospital would not even be able to operate at half of this capacity, with staff wages being one of the largest costs to keep the hospital going.
The unfortunate truth is that many of the injuries that we see inflicted upon these animals are caused by us as humans, so we believe that it is our full responsibility to ensure we do everything within our power to help these animals get back into the wild. This invaluable partnership with ifaw allows us to do exactly that and to continue our mission to provide the much-needed medical treatment and rehabilitation to the unique and wonderful species of animals that come into our dedicated vet team’s care.
As a celebration of World Veterinary Day and our continued partnership with ifaw, we made this video to thank & highlight all that we have achieved and continue to achieve with their help.
Thanks to our continued partnership with ifaw, we are excited to announce that over the next three years, their funding will allow the Bonorong Wildlife Hospital to be fully staffed five days a week.
