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Educational Sanctuary

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Thank-you for stopping by. 
The mission of Lotus Animal Sanctuary is to educate people about the animals our society refers to as 'food' animals. To achieve this goal, we are working hard to set up a vegan sanctuary: a go-to place for people to contact when they know of an animal in need of safe shelter. For such an ambitious project, sufficient funding must be raised urgently which is why we are appealing to you here.



You might be wondering what sets a vegan sanctuary apart from a non-vegan sanctuary. In short, non-vegan sanctuaries are more specific about the animals they take in. They do not believe in rescuing animals from slaughter - their protocol is only to rescue animals who they consider to have been abused. A vegan sanctuary, on the other hand, will attempt to save all animals unconditionally. If they are unable to take the animal themselves, they will try to assist with finding forever homes elsewhere. This is something Lotus has been involved in countless times now. 

Having ex-'food' animals in a sanctuary where people are able to visit and interact with them is hugely important in encouraging the public to see them for the sentient, emotional creatures that they are. As people rarely have immediate contact with cows, pigs, sheep, chickens, and turkeys (in the way they do with cats and dogs) there is often no connection made between the animals and the meat purchased in supermarkets. Providing a platform for this kind of interaction will help adults and children to understand that these animals are just the same as the ones we share our homes with – with an equivalent capacity to give and receive love; to form friendships with other animals and humans; to play; and to feel and experience the same wide range of emotions as we do ourselves.

Now, this mission is of particular importance to Lotus, as our current goal will be to save male calves in the spring from being shot. This barbaric treatment comes from males calves being seen as surplus to requirements in the dairy industry. As a result, they are most often killed immediately after being taken from their mothers; if not, they're slaughtered for veal at around 18-20 weeks old. It is imperative that these calves be taken to a fully vegan sanctuary, which will provide the care they do deserve.

Not only do we see this sanctuary as being a safe haven for animals, it will be a sanctuary for humans too. There will be facilities offering holistic therapies, stress management, meditation and relaxation, with a view to providing yoga and counselling too.
We also have a NOT=FOR-PROFIT online store to raise money for Lotus - it sells vegan/animal rights clothing and merchandise much of which features Prince - go check it out at www.BohemianHippy.com   
There will ideally be a vegan café too.

The sanctuary will offer work experience and skills to volunteers; aim to work hand-in-hand with the job centre to provide employment opportunities; and secure placements for people referred from psychological services, social work, and children's homes.

So, to summarise the Lotus vision,  we want to use the money raised here to fund an educational sanctuary in  Scotland. The sanctuary will be fully vegan and will be a safe haven for all animals living there. It will operate as a space in which to enlighten children, young people, and adults about these animals, alongside providing cohesive and important information about animal rights, the huge impact animal agriculture has on our environment and global warming, and about leading a compassionate and cruelty-free lifestyle. This venture means so much to Lotus because – having had significant interaction over the years with cows, pigs, sheep and goats – we have learned that these creatures are no different to the dogs we humans share our homes and lives with. Ultimately, everything comes down to perception – and this sanctuary will exist to challenge and rebuild the way we've been conditioned to view animals. We want to remind people of the beautiful beings these creatures are. The sanctuary will not only cater for visitors, but will provide a webcam to live stream what the animals are up to so you can observe from the comfort of your home! We will also invite in groups to give talks (which will be available online); hold screenings of documentaries such as Land of Hope & Glory, Cowspiracy, Earthlings, Speciesism and Forks over Knives; and use iAnimal headset to really allow people to view the lives of animals within a slaughterhouse. These events will highlight the stark contrast between sanctuaries and abattoirs and emphasise the real importance of saving 'food' animals.

All support is very much appreciated – please help us spread the word to turn our vision into a reality!

PRINCE’S STORY

In Autumn 2016 the two-year-old son of a dairy cow was saved from  slaughter. When he was born, he was taken from his mother and denied the milk her body had produced for him – simply so that the milk could be reserved for human consumption. The beautiful bullock was named Prince Moo Moz - but he's just known as Prince except on Sundays...oh and on his social media pages he has on Facebook - @PrinceMooMoz -  Twitter & Instagram - @Prince_Moo_Moz .  Prince now lives safely and happily and will see his life through now to around 20/25 years of age - he would have been killed aged 2 years old for his flesh and skin! 

BERRY AND BRAMBLE’S STORY

Between Christmas and New Year 2016 , two Highland cattle were rescued and saved from slaughter. Their names are Berry and Bramble: a 19-year-old mother and her two-year-old son. Just as they were about to enter the food chain, Lynn was contacted to ask if she could help them. A sanctuary was secured, transport organised, and the 15 hour round-trip was made with the transporters to rescue the cows and accompany them to their new safe home in Dunbartonshire.

There have been many more since, but they were our first rescues. Please visit www.lotusanimalsanctuary.com  for more Info or Facebook @LotusAnimalSanctuary 

This project is NOT about us, it's about the animals. There are a team of people involved in this project so it's very much Team Lotus as opposed to any one person. PLEASE if you have any skills we could use, legal, accountancy, Tshirt/poster design, IT, finance, printing, design...anything really, please get in touch with us  

Thank you

Disclaimer: If the target amount is not reached, the money collected will be used to make an educational documentary about the lives of these types of animals. Anything left over will be split between UK vegan animal sanctuaries.

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