Please Help to Feed the Zoo Animals in Tarqui...

In the nearby Tarqui parish, the Yurak Allpa Zoológico Refugio and Cetreria (Falconry Center) is a private sanctuary with 200 animal species, all who are sheltered while recovering from being injured, abandoned, abused and neglected.  Before the pandemic, the founder and owner Alberto Vele would drive into Cuenca and spends over $4,300 in monthly food costs.

We were able to raise over $6,000 with everyone's help during the pandemic, but now they need our help once again during the protests that have been going on for over 3 weeks.  They have no visitors , thus depriving them of the necessary entrance fees which they need to feed and care for the animals.
 
Here is the link in CuencaHighLife published today 6/30/2022  Zoo animals need food CuencaHighLife  

With your help, we can continue to  feed our very special animals in Tarqui. 

If you haven't already please share our link to your animal loving friends through email or facebook.
 
https://www.gofundme.com/f/urgent-help-for-tarqui-yurak-allpa-zoo-in-ecuador 
 
You can also click the link below:

Please click here to donate 
 

Please join us in helping to sustain these very special animals!

Thank you for your wonderful support during this crisis, please be safe, and may God Bless You!!


(Above Left to right.... The owner Alberto, Maria, prepares the food and feeds the animals, and Nataly, who volunteers her time as a veterinarian and cares for the animals.) 

(two babies that were born during the pandemic)


above: (Nataly also helped in feeding the animals during the pandemic)




(During the pandemic, Jose Luis volunteered to get the food delivered)







(above: During the Covid pandemic food got delivered, now with the national strike, we need your help again.)


(During the pandemic, Nataly helped with feeding the animals)



(This guy keeps an eye on everything....he's the onsite guard lol)

(above: Newest addition to the zoo)