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Sally and I have been involved and have donated to the Taiz Zoo in Yemen from the start, when the world woke up in June 2016 to the Newsweek article to report on the starving and decaying lions. The Taiz zoo animals are alive and doing well.
We were notified by a friend who lives in Sanaa in Yemen that the animals at the zoo are in much worse condition than the animals at the Taiz Zoo. He visited Taiz Zoo for us in January 2021 and Sana'a Zoo in July 2021 and he seen with his own eyes both places.
Only July 7, 2021 we sent money and he purchased emergency vitamins and minerals for the lions in Sana'a Zoo. He was able to take the photos and videos. We are left horrified at what we seen. I have cried daily since. We decided to launch a Ko-fi fund, a campaign here on Fundrazr, and a website so that people could join us and help the animals and especially the lions.
Aug 2021- while we wait for the zoo to continue accepting our help, it was paused as huge donations from a person were promised, we pray the zoo will see we have the funds, now, and are able to help now and not on a false promise for future potential. We can not sit idle, so we are working to improving the lives of the Lions and Arabian Leopards at Taiz Zoo with quality of life improvement projects. For example, dens so they have privacy from public rather than being shielded with a pallet. We are providing other the zoo with request for enrichment for the animals. Lastly, we have a project in discussion that will drastically change the lives of the lions and dream of all of ours, we are finishing up details and will post it soon.
Our Fundrazr campaign here helped us help the lions
URGENTLY
THANK YOU!
We launched our Fundrazr to help raise funds to meet an urgent need to help the three lions turn a corner and to improve their wellbeing. Thanks to everyone’s kind donations here, we hit our target goal of 7,500 euros so we have currently halted this fundrazr. The funds are enabling us to help the lions NOW with the things they need most urgently.
Funds will still be needed going forward
We are continuing to fundraise through our Ko-Fi.com campaign. Funds raised there will help with the maintenance of caring for the lions – things like on-going cleaning to improve their health.
We are launching a program to raise funds called Buy a Bracelet=Save a Life.
On our website and on our Ko-fi page you will see beautiful bracelets you can purchase and 100% goes to the animals. We cannot turn away and ignore them; we can help them. 100% goes to the animals, 100% truth and dedication to these souls. We give so they can live; please help us to save them.
As well as buying a bracelet, the Ko-fi page gives you a chance to donate the cost of a coffee (or more!) - all to help the animals.
Updates
Unfortunately, since an article about the plight of the lions and our fundraising efforts appeared in the UK paper, the Daily Mail in July 2021, a couple of other groups have suddenly appeared from virtually nowhere to say that they are also working to help the animals. But Friends of Yemen Zoos are the only authorised group working with the zoo to raise funds.
A Big Cat Expert is advising us!
We are very grateful to a big cat expert and her NGO, Wild at Life e.V. She is advising us as to what is best for the three lions and what is available in Yemen. We really appreciate her expertise and help.
For more updates
We will have more updates soon and you can follow those on Facebook- just use @YemenZoos to find us!
If you're on Twitter, please come and follow us there. We'd really appreciate it if you could re-tweet our tweets for the animals in Yemen's zoos, especially the three lions in Sana'a Zoo.
We are working in cooperation with Lion's Roar- Stop canned hunting.
If any problems donating please write us and we will respond. Our email address is friendsofyemenzoos@gmail.com
Help us save their lives.
We thank you, with all our hearts.
Sally & Diane & Ana
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