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New Sanctuary Arrivals
 New
Sanctuary Arrivals
In our last
newsletter, we announced the upcoming arrival of nine
Common Marmosets, small South American primates, from a laboratory
in California. We are happy to let you know that they have
all safely arrived. Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation (WRR)
had one lone male marmoset who recently lost his female companion,
but he has been successfully introduced to one of the lone
females of this new group, and they are now a happy couple.
The others are currently living in family groups in our clinic
and will be introduced to their new outdoor enclosure in the
next week as soon as we finish construction on their heated
quarters. These nine marmosets have just embarked on their
only chance at a peaceful and healthy life, free from the
stress and exploitation of a laboratory. WRR is proud to be
able to provide a home for them and all of the other monkeys
in our primate retirement village.
In early October, San Antonio's animal control
took possession of a ram who was found wandering the city
streets, most likely abandoned or discarded. This ram was
a lucky guy. Most farmed animals who are seized or impounded
by animal control facilities, and not claimed, are put up
for auction, which means likely execution in slaughterhouses.
After animal control's mandatory 10-day waiting period expired,
he was transferred to the Do
No Harm Farm here at WRR in Kendalia, where he will spend
the remainder of his days roaming free on the 187 acres of
the WRR facility.
 Lucky
the Pot-bellied Pig joined the Do No Harm Farm group earlier
this week. We often tell our readers of the abusive or neglectful
homes from which current residents came. On the contrary,
Lucky had a good home with a loving family, but because of
a move to Hawaii, they were no longer able to care for him.
His family came to visit WRR before making a decision if this
was the place they wanted to send Lucky for the remainder
of his life. They were overjoyed to find the sprawling pastures
and devoted caretakers, and exclaimed that they could not
have found a more idyllic place. Lucky will live in one of
our upper pastures with Violet and Augustus, two other Pot-bellied
Pigs, with plenty of the belly scratches from caretakers that
he so loves.
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