Be a part of Critter Camp's GREEN Sanctuary Building!
Global Giving Fundraiser - Click Here
Plan A - Build the building $300,000
Plan B - Remodel the current barn to hold more animals $20,000
**The animals must be moved out of the house by early next year due to a drastic increase in homeowners insurance.**
The new facility will give a home to up to 1,000 unadoptable small and unusual companion animals at any given time!
Information Center
Passive & Active Solar,
Wind Power, Composting, Greenhouse,
GREEN operating methods!
Jobs & Tourism!
Future: Spay/Neuter Clinics for small animals such as rabbits and adoption center
Information Center
Passive & Active Solar,
Wind Power, Composting, Greenhouse,
GREEN operating methods!
Jobs & Tourism!
Future: Spay/Neuter Clinics for small animals such as rabbits and adoption center
We are offering beautiful high quality porcelain Engraved Tiles to be displayed in the entry way of the building!
Larger Sponsor options also available: Entire Rooms & Naming Rights contact us for info
Hurry NOW and order your TILE-click here!!
All tiles will be strategically placed on the interior walls as you enter the new facility and on the information desk base for maximum exposure. Interior tiles were chosen over bricks so they will be visible year round, never obstructed by snow cover.
This purchase will be a one-time cost. There are no annual fees and your tile will be there for many years to come.
Set aside a bit of your tax refund to honor your family, a pet, a relative or friend. Give your business exposure to thousands of animal loving visitors, tourists and local residents. A donor tile makes a great gift too!
Tile purchases will be acknowledged on our new Building Benefactor Page here on our Critter Camp website and progress will also be posted. Businesses purchasing tiles will receive a LIVE link on our benefactor page too. As funds are raised work will begin. First the utilities will be connected, then site preparation, etc.
This purchase will be a one-time cost. There are no annual fees and your tile will be there for many years to come.
Set aside a bit of your tax refund to honor your family, a pet, a relative or friend. Give your business exposure to thousands of animal loving visitors, tourists and local residents. A donor tile makes a great gift too!
Tile purchases will be acknowledged on our new Building Benefactor Page here on our Critter Camp website and progress will also be posted. Businesses purchasing tiles will receive a LIVE link on our benefactor page too. As funds are raised work will begin. First the utilities will be connected, then site preparation, etc.
This building will be built totally GREEN and its operation will leave a minimal, if any, carbon
footprint! Which will also keep operating costs down too!
• The main building will be approximately 200 ft x 100 ft, steel/pole building
• On insulated cement slab to retain heat/cooling factor
• Fully insulated building - high R factor
• The entire south side will be filled with large window/patio door glass high-e panes with the roof overhang at the precise angle to capture the most winter sun and shield the summer sun for maximum passive solar gain
• Roof will be steel plus photovoltaic cells
• Commercial wind generator will be used
• Back up conventional electric hook up
• Commercial emergency solar generator
• Fully heated, cooled & ventilated
• Fully handicapped accessible
• Utilize stainless steel, fiberglass, cement, tile, or marlite walls for easy cleaning and durability
• Indoor walls to be plexiglass or safety glass as much as possible to maximize viewing ability
Free range rooms enclosures as suited to animals
• Informational signs/plaques and interactive displays for each type of animal
• Informational handouts - more detailed- on the care of each type of animal available for free near
information desk in a free standing book/card/brochure type 'tree'
• Floors cement, epoxy coating for non-slip
• All rooms will have the supplies needed for the animals inside in cabinets, shelves etc. on the walls to maximize space usage
• Multiple quarantine rooms and infirmary
• All appropriate waste and food scraps etc. will be composted - resulting compost may also be for sale
• Compost will also be used to "grow" worms (red worms, etc) for food for animals (turtles, lizards, hedgehogs, other insectivores) may also sell worms also- for pet food
Holiday Events
Initially volunteer operated, once income is generated paid staff will be hired
***May create the First ever Public Rabbit & Ferret exercise parks!
• Capacity of 1,000 animals
• Open to the public 7 days a week from 12 pm to 6 pm for viewing only, guided hands-on educational tours available Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays every two hours, and during the week by appointment. Great destination for tourists, and field trips for schools, scouts etc.
• Suggested donation amounts upon entering, set fee for hands-on tours.
Very General Estimated Budget for the building when at capacity (to open it would be 1/4 to 1/2):
Proposed Minimum Annual Income:
$100,000 tours
75,000 sponsorships/cash donations
150,000 donated materials/supplies
75,000 grants
$400,000 total
Proposed expenses:
100,000 Overhead
100,000 Food/Supplies
100,000 Medical
100,000 Misc
$400,000 Total
footprint! Which will also keep operating costs down too!
• The main building will be approximately 200 ft x 100 ft, steel/pole building
• On insulated cement slab to retain heat/cooling factor
• Fully insulated building - high R factor
• The entire south side will be filled with large window/patio door glass high-e panes with the roof overhang at the precise angle to capture the most winter sun and shield the summer sun for maximum passive solar gain
• Roof will be steel plus photovoltaic cells
• Commercial wind generator will be used
• Back up conventional electric hook up
• Commercial emergency solar generator
• Fully heated, cooled & ventilated
• Fully handicapped accessible
• Utilize stainless steel, fiberglass, cement, tile, or marlite walls for easy cleaning and durability
• Indoor walls to be plexiglass or safety glass as much as possible to maximize viewing ability
Free range rooms enclosures as suited to animals
• Informational signs/plaques and interactive displays for each type of animal
• Informational handouts - more detailed- on the care of each type of animal available for free near
information desk in a free standing book/card/brochure type 'tree'
• Floors cement, epoxy coating for non-slip
• All rooms will have the supplies needed for the animals inside in cabinets, shelves etc. on the walls to maximize space usage
• Multiple quarantine rooms and infirmary
• All appropriate waste and food scraps etc. will be composted - resulting compost may also be for sale
• Compost will also be used to "grow" worms (red worms, etc) for food for animals (turtles, lizards, hedgehogs, other insectivores) may also sell worms also- for pet food
- Greenhouse/Garden to use the compost, grow organic greens and other food for the critters and possibly to sell
- Small Adoption area for the occasional adoptables eventually
- Education& Presentation/Birthday Party room
- Spay/neuter clinics for rabbits, other unusual pets, maybe even cats & dogs eventually
Holiday Events
Initially volunteer operated, once income is generated paid staff will be hired
***May create the First ever Public Rabbit & Ferret exercise parks!
• Capacity of 1,000 animals
• Open to the public 7 days a week from 12 pm to 6 pm for viewing only, guided hands-on educational tours available Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays every two hours, and during the week by appointment. Great destination for tourists, and field trips for schools, scouts etc.
• Suggested donation amounts upon entering, set fee for hands-on tours.
Very General Estimated Budget for the building when at capacity (to open it would be 1/4 to 1/2):
Proposed Minimum Annual Income:
$100,000 tours
75,000 sponsorships/cash donations
150,000 donated materials/supplies
75,000 grants
$400,000 total
Proposed expenses:
100,000 Overhead
100,000 Food/Supplies
100,000 Medical
100,000 Misc
$400,000 Total
- We are a sanctuary and will never turn away or prematurely euthanize any animal for being old, ugly, sick, or ill-tempered, no matter what outside pressures are brought to bear. Every animal brought to Critter Camp will be provided with comfortable living quarters and veterinary treatment until it is in that animal's best interest to be provided with end of life care.
- Our current Board of Directors may be small, but it is also agile, effective, and focused on the best interests of the animals in our charge.
- We are proud of our current environment but are always seeking better ways to care for the animals we serve. To that end, we will be aggressively seeking new sponsors to assist us in constructing the new building we desperately need.
- Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary has always been committed to the well being of all companion animals and animals bred in captivity. Although we do not specifically accept farm animals we believe that they are deserving of a full happy life and should not be raised and slaughtered for human consumption. Many of our own board members and volunteers are practicing vegetarians or vegans and we encourage others to eliminate as many animal products from their diet and clothing as possible. In keeping with this dedication to the welfare of all animals Critter Camp vows to only allow vegetarian/vegan foods (striving to be as vegan as possible) to be served at any events we host, as well as to be available in our future facility (i.e. snack machines, etc.)
Special Note: Animal House (the TV show that announced they were going to build our new facility several years ago) has gone out of business
In order to move forward we are resuming our pursuit of building sponsors.
We are pursuing grants, crowdfunding, Corporate and individual sponsors.