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This page is dedicated to those we meet along the way. Special people and organizations who have proven to us that their efforts are sincere and benefit animals
- both in captivity and in the wild... We invite you to visit their sites and encourage you to solicit information about their causes or products. To the best of our knowledge and based upon our experience with them,
these people and organizations are real and honest as are their intentions.
We thank them for all they've done and continue to do for us, and for the animals whose lives they touch.
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Leopards Etc... - Rob and Barbara Dicely
These two people have become very special in our lives, as have their family of cats. They and their educational program represent everything and anything that education should be. What more can we say...
We wish them all the luck in the world for most animals will benefit from their success.
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www.leopardsetc.com
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Wildlife Conservation Network is dedicated to the support of conservation entrepreneurs who are working
actively with local communities to protect endangered flagship species and preserve their natural habitats.
We focus on innovative, independent conservationists who are exploring new
ways to resolve the conflicts between people and wildlife, and actively engage local people as effective stewards of their environment. WCN provides conservation entrepreneurs with the financial, technical and
administrative support that makes their work more efficient, effective and successful.
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CAT ACTION TREASURY (C.A.T.) is an organization that raises funds for high priority cat projects identified by the World Conservation Union's Cat Specialist Groups. These people go places and approach projects that most never even knew existed.
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Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) is an organization that many of us are working to support these days. These cats are very special for many reasons. Their web-site will spell it out for you.This organization is
very deserving of your time, money and efforts! (One of our favorites)
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Few people do more for an individual species than Rodney Jackson and Darla Hillard. These people have dedicated their entire existances to saving these magestic creatures and their efforts deserve everyone's
support. snowleopardconservancy.org
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Owner of Wild Things, Charlie Sammut, has a serious appetite for animal art which is often seriously starved due to his financial commitment to his animals, but money has never
stopped Charlie from doing anything! We have worked with several very special artists who have come to Wild Things and traded their art in exchange for our animals as models. Special thanks to those who afford us
some of the finer things in life without having to take funds away from our animals. We know for a fact that these artists give back to the animals for what the animals give to them.
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Judy Downs - artfelt.com Judy is actually credited with helping us set up this web-site
and getting us on line. We can not thank her enough. When we located two cougar cubs in Colorado in desperate need of rescue, we could only afford to adopt
one due to cage costs, transportation, medical, etc... We had to find a better way...
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Judy and John Downs stepped in and paid the way for the second cougar to remain with his twin brother. (See Cowboy & Roper on our big cats page). Judy's art is
displayed proudly in Charlie's home and office. It is beautiful work.
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On many occasions, we've needed accommodations for volunteers and visitors who traveled to assist us with fundraisers or special projects. Owners of the Laurel Inn
in Salinas, one being Tony Sammut Development, have always been there to donate those accommodations without question. What can we say? Asking that you patronize these establishments when traveling in the area is the least we can do...
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As seen at the bottom of all our web pages, gomonterey.com , a program by Freerun Technologies Inc., is dedicated to the promotion of tourism in Monterey County. They contacted Wild Things to assist us in channeling some of those tourists to our facility during their visit to the area. We thank them for doing that.
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Stayat monterey.com Here's a site for all our friends and visitors visiting our area... This site offers
places to stay, things to do, etc... Check it out.
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Joseph VanOs Photo Safaris
is an opportunity for photographers to visit Wild Things and photograph the cats in natural habitats at a fraction of the cost of coming alone. We've worked with Joe for many years now, accomplishing two very successful photo shoots per year. These shoots are enjoyed by
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both professional and amateur photographers from around the world. Check out this web site for further info. (Dates, Booking, etc...)
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When we need ANY computer work done, our computer GURU is Mark at TecWorx!!! www.tecworx.com We would recommend them to anyone!
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Dragon Slayers is a program worthy of anyone's admiration and support! It is an innovative
animal therapy program for physically challenged children and adults.
Founded by Josef Rivers, mentor, dear friend and hero to Wild Thing's owner Charlie Sammut, Dragon Slayers uses animals to help people slay their
dragons - their physical challenges. And yes, if your wondering and the spelling looks familiar, Charlie's lion "Josef" is in fact named after this incredible man. Josef accomplishes his incredible work
from a wheel chair for he has polio. We wish him our best and will do anything we can to help and further his efforts.
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Wild Things is a proud member of
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An international nonprofit organization of animal owners, trainers, handlers, educators and enthusiasts dedicated to protecting the rights of legal, responsible and humane animal
professions. Please visit the IAWA web site to learn how you can help protect the future of our animals.
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We can't say enough nice things about our friends at Star Sanitation. They just do too much for our animals, our kids camps, and much much more. But we can
ask that you use them when you need portable restrooms for your event, here or at another location. We know enough about their product to GUARANTEE you will not be disappointed! call 831/750-4585 or email bartwalker@starsanitation.com
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Friends of friends are often a gift we truly benefit from here at Wild Things and the talents of Sinead are a result of just that. She has become a very close and personal friend to our animals and our staff. Visit
her web site to learn how you can help our animals by enjoying her beautiful photography. It truly is some of the best we've ever seen in an extremely unique and classy format.
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