On the 15th day of every month, Alice and I donate some money to a charity. It could be local, it could be national, it could be international. This month we’re donating to the Rainbow Friends Animal Sanctuary.
Rainbow Friends is located on the slopes of Mauna Loa in Kurtistown, Hawaii. Opening sometime around October 2001, they take cats and dogs (and other animals, like mongooses and guinea pigs!) and care for them until they can be adopted. They’re one of the few no-kill shelters on the Big Island, and they’re the ones that took the stray kitten Alice and I found over at the Waikoloa Village a year or so ago.
We are donating to Rainbow Friends because, like most animal shelters, they do a good job of taking in stray animals and caring for them. They’re no-kill and they spay and neuter every animal that comes through, helping to reduce the stray animal population. Their expenses are quite high and they rely on volunteers and donations to help keep operating. They’re a registered 501(c)3 tax-exempt organisation and as such any donations are tax-deductible. To donate, visit this page.
Just a side note, you’ll probably get the feeling from visiting their website that they’re kind of nuts, what with the “oh the Big Island is full of energy and here’s a funny contraption someone made to tap into the thinness between dimensions” and all that, but they do good work with animals, so don’t let the kookiness sway you if you’re in the mood to make a donation. =)
#1 by Birch Photographers on 09 March 2011 - 7:11 am
Their “no kill” policy appeals to me. I just hate it when animal shelters resort to mercy killing when animals stay at their facility for a certain period of time. I just think it’s totally unfair. I’ll check out the site you mentioned. The kookiness won’t turn me off at all, I’m sure! :)