Critter Camp Exotic Animal Sanctuary earns $10,000 grant - WREX ...

GERMAN VALLEY (WREX) -

Animals, who don't have a home, will have a new place to move around in, after a German Valley organization wins a contest on Facebook, by accident.

"It's just really refreshing to see a big company stand by what they did and what they said," says Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary Director Beth Randall. "And we're just really grateful for what they did. And it'll help us rescue hundreds more animals, and take care of the ones that we have."

Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary is a small non-profit business, that after last week, earned a big chunk of money from Chase Bank's Community Giving program. The bank announced the winners of its Facebook contest, but the business made a mistake. It gave twenty extra organizations the money. But since it was Chases' error, the company stuck to its word.

"He told us that they were gonna go ahead and award the $10,000 to all the groups," says Randall. "So it was fantastic, because they were all little groups like ours, with budgets in the $30,000 range, if not less, and $10,000 means so much to small groups like ours."

The sanctuary rescues dozens of species of animals from all across the country, including local ones like this baby rabbit, that was found at the Winnebago County Fair. Plus more unique pets, like giant tortoises, family members that grow a little too big for a house. And there's plenty of work to go around.

"Oh I do trash," says Beth's son Alex Randall, who also volunteers at the sanctuary. "I carry heavy things. I feed the rabbits and guinney pigs. I do the water. Yep I do, and I uncovered the birds. Sometimes I help with a lot of things a little."

And with nearly 350 animals, from 30 species, they have big plans for the $10,000. A new building, set to open next fall, that will house nearly 1,000 animals, open seven days a week for tours.

"I'll have a house again," Randall says. "I haven't had a house in like 10 years. So yah, it'll be nice."

Randall says it'll also help with day to day tasks, like feeding the animals they already have.

Source: http://www.wrex.com/story/19628151/critter-camp-exotic-animal-sanctuary-earns-10000-grant

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