Support Our Work

Help us make a difference for small animals.

Make a donation.

We currently have almost 80 animals in our care. In 2023, we accumulated over $8,500 in vet bills, and over $2,000 in other animal care costs.

By donating, you can help us adopt out more animals and support our permanent residents, many of whom have ongoing health issues.

Donate

Donations are not tax-deductible as of yet. If you would like to donate through bank transfer or by making a direct payment to our vet, please contact us.

A fluffy rabbit with floppy ears lays facing away from the camera in a carrier on top of hay and a fleece blanket. Her hind leg is bandaged.
A fluffy black mouse is held in a human hand. She has a very large stitched-up surgical site on her side.

Inkind Donations

Want to donate something specific? Here’s a list of physical items that are useful to us (with those we need most in bold).

Contact us for our shipping address, or if you think you have something else we may like.

  • You can donate sealed bags of:

    • Rat/mouse pellets: Vetafarm Rodent Origins or Science Selective Rat

    • Rabbit pellets: Oxbow Adult Rabbit or Burgess Excel Rabbit

    • Guinea pig pellets: Oxbow Adult Guinea Pig or Burgess Excel Guinea Pig

    • Oxbow Critical Care

    • Rabbit/Guinea Pig Hay: Timothy, lucerne, pasture, teff or oaten

    • Treats: Oxbow Simple Rewards, Selective Naturals, Weetbix, Rice Bubbles, unsalted nuts, millet sprays

    • Litter: Back 2 Nature, Breeder’s Choice or Smitten Kitten paper pellets, new litter trays especially large ones

  • You can donate:

    • Beds & hides: plush small animal beds, rat/mouse hammocks, Savic Sputniks, plastic/wooden hides, small bird nesting boxes, Hotel Rat hides

    • Toys: Tunnels, PVC pipes, wooden toys, wicker balls, seagrass mats

    • Chews: Coffeewood, apple, cork, Yucca

    • Food enrichment: Hay bags/racks, Kabobs, puzzle toys, baffle cages/balls, foraging kits, treat balls, Hotel Rat toys

  • You can also donate:

    Medical: Oxbow Critical Care, Wombaroo Rabbit/Dog formula, Wombaroo teats - size P, small unopened syringes

    Cleaning: F10, sponges, brushes

    Materials: T-shirt yarn, twine, dog ropes, duct tape, garden wire, C-links, carabiners, water-proof tablecloths

    Cages: Please contact us first with pictures

A hopping mouse looks into the camera on top of wood shavings and sticks. They have very large ears and eyes, and a furry tuft on the end of their tail. Their front paws are lifted and their hind legs are elongated.

Things you can do in your own life:

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Support Change

You can help to educate others about ethical care of small animals, as well as supporting rescues and campaigns.

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Go Vegan

You can make kinder, more animal-friendly choices each day simply by buying vegan and cruelty-free.

A rat lays on her side asleep with paws curled up. She has an old healed surgery scar on her side.

Care For Animals

You have the power to help animals in your own life. You can foster, adopt, stop for wildlife, and use humane traps.

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Bella, Out of The Pocket Micro-Sanctuary

“Every day, I see small animals and their people in situations that could have been prevented with proper education. I’m working to make content that provides that.

What I would love is for everyone to help educate others on the ethical care of small animals, and to also show compassion for animals in their own lives.

What I do isn’t special. I’ve saved the lives of animals, and so can you. Sometimes all it takes is just giving good advice.”