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Show your friends and family that you are thinking about them and at the same time help protect animals in need around the globe.

eCard: I Love You Beary Much

$10

eCard: Season's Greetings

$15

eCard: Happy Father's Day

$15

eCard: Best Wishes

$15

eCard: Happy Birthday

$15

eCard: Thanks for being there

$15

eCard: In Memory

$15

ALL GROUP GIFTS

Group gifts are a fun and easy way to raise funds to help protect animals. Choose a gift from the group gift collection, pick a date, the reason for the gift and get started by asking your friends and family to contribute. Once your gift is fully funded, an eCard will be sent to you or to the person you’ve designated, on the day you selected. Funds raised help will help animal welfare programs around the world.

Equip emergency response for 25 animals

$230

Get a rescued bear to safety

$313

Deliver critical medicine in disasters

$475

Free a captive bear

$499

Go Where the Need is Greatest

$10,000
  • Feed Maya the bear | World Animal Gifts
  • Feed Maya the bear | World Animal Gifts
  • Feed Maya the bear | World Animal Gifts
  • Feed Maya the bear | World Animal Gifts
  • Feed Maya the bear | World Animal Gifts
  • Feed Maya the bear | World Animal Gifts

In Pakistan, bears have been abused in the name of tradition and entertainment for hundreds of years. They are forced to fight in an inhumane blood sport called bear baiting where bears, unable to defend themselves properly, are pitted against trained dogs. They are also forced to perform on the streets after having been cruelly trained to dance at the sound of a musical instrument. Since 1997, we have been working with our partner the Bioresource Research Centre (BRC) to phase out these cruel practices and helping people find alternative livelihoods so they surrender their bears. After being abused for so long, many rescued bears arrive at BRC’s Balkasar sanctuary hungry and sick. But they slowly recover thanks to nutritious food and adequate veterinary care. The bears eat a varied diet of fresh and dried fruit, meat, corn and roti (baked bread). Sugarcane is a favourite treat – they get it every other day. Maya and the other bears can finally live free from suffering in an environment as similar as possible to their natural homes.

HELP FEED MAYA THE DANCING BEAR FOR A YEAR

Help feed Maya the bear, who has found peace in the Balkasar sanctuary thanks to our supporters. Before she was surrendered and transported to the safety of the Balkasar sanctuary, Maya was used as a ‘dancing bear’. She was stolen from the wild as a defenceless cub. Her teeth were pulled out. A poker was shoved through her muzzle, and a metal ring was pulled through the open wound. She was put through a torturous regime to train her to ‘dance’ for paying crowds – which she did, multiple times a week for her entire life. That is, until she was surrendered to the care of the Balkasar sanctuary. Now, Maya is thriving in her new life of freedom. She loves water in the summer, scratching her back against trees and sitting in dry grass in the winter. She also has a beary good friend, Galax, with whom she plays and shares food. But it takes a lot of food to keep a bear happy and healthy, and Maya is still a juvenile bear. Your kindness could help provide essential, nutritious food to help Maya grow healthy and strong and nourish her for 2019.

Help feed Maya the dancing bear for a year

$1,095 (Raised: $1,140)
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Gift Date
Monday, December 31, 2018
This group gift is fully funded. Still want to give? Search for our Group gifts page to find out out more.
Who's helping
  • Anonymous ($10)
  • Gabby Lean ($10)
  • Diana Swinden ($50)
  • Fiona Owens ($25)
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  • Josie Fraser ($25)
  • Sharon Nunn ($10)
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  • Kathe Murray ($50)
  • Wai-Ling Michener ($50)
  • LISA D’ROZARIO ($25)
  • Veronique Power ($10)
  • Angela Sioula ($75)
  • mary atkinson ($100)
  • Jackie Byrnes sharo ($25)
  • Rebecca Daly ($25)
  • Jenny Austin ($25)
  • Elaine Barrett ($25)
  • Jonathon Kilpatrick ($50)
  • Eva Holzbauer ($25)
  • Cherie Eather ($25)
  • Janine Slater ($50)
  • Lizanne Knights ($50)
  • Christine Crawfrd ($50)
  • Anonymous
  • Andrew Franklin ($25)
  • Anonymous
How Group Gifts Work

A group gifts is a cool way to buy a meaningful symbolic gifts for someone. When you donate towards a group gift, you are making a donation to World Animal Protection's important work.

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Disclaimer: Every purchase funds critical animal welfare initiatives—so not only do you show a special someone that you care, you also help create better lives for animals in need.