05/28/2025
This place is a truly amazing thing to see. My husband and I have stayed there a few times and they all do their work with love and abandon in their heart. If you can help please do!!!!
** STORM DAMAGE UPDATE ** We are happy to report that all the animals are fine, and their care has continued as normal. However, the damage from the recent storms have created some difficulties around the refuge. See the damages list below:
** Our primary well has sustained severe damage. Fortunately, we have a backup system in place, and with the help of our maintenance team, we were able to provide water to everyone over the weekend until the well repair company can come out next week. The estimated cost for the repairs to the primary well is $19,800.
** Additionally, the internet equipment around the refuge was damaged and needs to be replaced. This has left our office without internet access, and the Freedom Field Web Cams are also offline. The cost to replace this equipment is estimated at $5,000.
** Our main phone system has been knocked out and will need to be replaced; the cost is still to be determined.
** One of our main office computers was damaged and needs to be replaced as soon as possible; the cost for this is also yet to be determined.
** Maintenance has been busy clearing fallen trees off the roadways to ensure that the care teams can reach the animals for feeding and cleaning, which was our top priority and was accomplished quickly.
Thanks to the new generators from last year, the refuge was not without power!! HUGE THANK YOU to all who helped with that last year because it made a significant difference during this year's storms.
