Continuing our series introducing Christmas Charity Gift providers we’re going to take a look at the Aspinall Foundation who are a UK based animal charity who also run a zoo meaning you can actually see in the flesh the animal you adopt!
Briefly describe your charity and which areas it works in.
The Aspinall Foundation in conjunction with Howletts and Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks is devoted to protecting rare and endangered animals, and where possible returning them back to their natural habitat in the wild.
How are donations via charity gifts spent by the charity?
The charity manages two Wild Animal Parks in Kent where we care for more than 1,000 wild animals, many of which are endangered in the wild due to habitat destruction and the bush-meat trade. This work includes managing two gorilla protection and rehabilitation projects in Congo and Gabon where we have reintroduced over 50 gorillas, most of which were rescued from the bush-meat trade. In the last 3 years we have celebrated 5 successful births to these gorillas. Most recently we celebrated the first birth to a group of gorillas in the Gabon who include 6 gorillas born at Howletts Wild Animal Park, Kent who were returned back to the wild in 2003.
What are your top charity gifts for Christmas?
You can adopt an animal online today from just £3 per month where you can choose from 20 different endangered species – Adopt in a box the perfect gift for Christmas at £25 – your very own tiger, elephant for gorilla!
What makes you charity gift unique?
The animals you adopt are being protected and cared for by us at our parks in Kent or in Africa – so you could come to visit your adopted animal – many of the animals are also the stars of BBC2 ROAR
