As the holiday season approaches, many people search for meaningful ways to give back, spread joy, and make a lasting impact. At Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, there’s a way to do all three: through the adoption program. This unique form of giving not only helps support the big cats and other animals at the refuge, but it also spreads awareness and shares their individual stories with your friends and family.
By symbolically adopting an animal, you directly contribute to its food, medical care, enrichment, and habitat needs. Your adoption helps ensure that each lion, tiger, bear, or other animal gets the high-quality care it needs for the rest of its life. These gifts can be given to family and friends during the holidays as something truly unique. When you adopt an animal, they’ll receive an adoption certificate and information about that specific animal’s journey. Each animal’s story reminds us that wildlife belongs in the wild, not backyards or roadside attractions.
By adopting an animal, you’re also helping to amplify an important message about conservation, animal rescue, and the dangers of exotic pet ownership. Many of the animals at Turpentine Creek were once kept in small cages or forced to live in unsafe conditions by private owners. When you share their stories with others, you help raise awareness about why these practices are harmful and why sanctuaries like Turpentine Creek are so essential.
This meaningful gift helps to tell your friends and family about the issues facing big cats in captivity and how organizations like Turpentine Creek are working to solve them. And the more people learn about the challenges these animals face, the more likely they are to get involved in supporting efforts to protect them. So, by adopting during the holidays, you’re not just giving to one animal—you’re inspiring others to care about the future of wildlife.
