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Why Your Donation is Important
Each month, our animals require over 1,400 pounds of meat weekly, $2,000 a month for medications and veterinary care, over $200 per week for produce, plus utility bills, habitat, grounds, and building maintenance.
Without the thoughtfulness and generosity of donors and the animal advocate community, the level of care the animals receive at Black Pine Animal Sanctuary would not be possible.
Our tax # is 33-1020728 (also known as Professional Animal Retirement Center).
Guidelines for Meat Donations:
Thank you for your interest in donating to Black Pine Animal Sanctuary. We appreciate your help in ensuring our residents are receiving healthy, safe, and quality food.
Livestock: Due to the Avian flu, we cannot accept farm-fresh eggs or poultry at this time. We do not accept meat from horse, pig, sheep, lamb, or goat. We do not accept live animals, sick animals, or chemically euthanized animals. Cows must be pre-butchered.
Deer: We cannot accept any deer donations at this time due to the presence of CWD in the area.
Freezer Meat: We cannot accept lunchmeat, pork, sausage, or smoked/marinated/seasoned meats. We do not feed out meat that is older than two years old, freezer burnt, or meat that has been thawed and refrozen. We can only accept freezer meat that is in human-grade, store bought or butcher packaging. No tinfoil, ziplock, or vacuum sealed packages, please. Best by or packaged dates must be printed on packaging, and packaging cannot be broken.
Frozen Produce: We can accept frozen produce as long as it is not expired, freezer burnt, and has no added sugar, seasonings, or other additives.
A former bait bear
Cinny
Cinny (b.2007) is an American Black Pear that became an official permanent resident of Black Pine Animal Sanctuary in May 2020. The Ohio Department of Agriculture confiscated her from a private owner who used Cinny to train hunting dogs. She is highly anxious and agitated easily. When frightened, she wants to climb as high as possible, which was part of her training as “bait.” The term is a vertical bear, meaning the owner trained her to climb trees to escape the hunting dogs, making an easier shot for the hunters. This is why she has a roof over her habitat. Cinny receives an anti-anxiety medication daily. Keepers spread out her food to encourage foraging to help reduce her pacing. Cinny now has a safe home at Black Pine and never has to fear dogs and hunters again.
Check out Cinny munching on a melon and enjoying a peaceful day.
Unnecessary Dental Work
Lucy & Goober
Lucy (b. 2001) is a Long-Haired Spider Monkey. Goober (b.1995) is a Black-Handed Spider Monkey. Both came to Black Pine Animal Sanctuary in 2013 from a primate rescue center where private owners had surrendered them. Both monkeys had all of their teeth removed by their original owners because the owners were afraid of being bitten. Now, all vegetables and some fruits served to them must be steamed to soften them for ease of eating. For their protection, the duo’s names were changed to Lucy and Goober when they arrived at Black Pine to protect them. Both are on the endangered species list.
