Thank you, Animal Welfare Trust!

Thanks to a generous grant from the Animal Welfare Trust, I now have funding for half of my entire budget!!

I am so grateful to them for their support and so excited that this is all coming together!

I still need your help! I have $3000 left to raise before I can fund my entire project and every donation matters, no matter the size.

Thank you all for your continued support! Check back soon for more updates. :)

Tessa

Meet George!

George was abducted from the wild at only a few days old, then drugged repeatedly for 2 weeks  by his abductors to keep him sleeping during the long trip from Thailand,  through customs, and into the USA.  Dangerous drugs that probably combined with improper type, strength, repeated use, and Georges' tender young age, caused damage to his neurological system. We don't know if the tremors are permanent or if George may outgrow the condition in time.

But that was only the beginning of his nightmare. Because George wasn't properly tested before entering the USA, and could have been carrying any number of viruses, parasites or other conditions that could potentially affect humans, authorities had no choice but to place Baby George in strict quarantine in a research facility for 3 months before he could be transferred to the OPR sanctuary.

At this tender young age, George should have been cuddling in the security of his mothers arms, suckling & being groomed, learning skills to help him thrive as an adult, and chasing bull frogs and butterflies with other babies from his troop. But instead, following his cruel abduction, he spent three months frightened & alone  in an unfamiliar cold steel cage, untouched, no mother to nurse or reassure him, not even a comforting bottle which he should have been on until at least one year of age.
 
And now what about George? OPR was awarded full and permanent custody of Baby George. But he can never
go "home". He will have to remain in captivity, in a humans world for the rest of his life. His mother along with other troop members were most likely killed during the abduction process. Troop members will fight to the death protecting their infants, as would you or I.