| Gift Card Fundraiser! Do you have gift cards stashed in a drawer, did you receive a gift card to a store that isn't located in your area, have some that are only partially used, or do you just plain not like to use them? Send them to us! |
| Join the Critter Camp Mailing List! Get the latest scoop on happenings here at the sanctuary- new animals, events, etc. It's FREE! Simply send your email address to info@crittercamp.biz |
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| Critter Camp is a 100% no-kill shelter & sanctuary operated by volunteers for over 200 exotic pets, supported by donations and the hands-on, educational, entertaining tours we provide for all ages There is no government or public funding for our sanctuary. We rely on the kindness of animal lovers all across the country to help us care for these "forgotten" pets! Critter Camp is a registered Not-for-Profit, Charitable 501c3 Tax Exempt Organization USDA, Illinois Department of Agriculture & IL-DNR Licensed |
| So many easy & fun ways for you to help support Critter Camp!!! Become a Critter Camp Sponsor Donate through PayPal or check, cash or money order! Use GoodSearch and designate Critter Camp your cause! Check out our Fund-Raisers! Send us your unused or partially used Gift Cards! Register with iGive.com ! Buy stuff at Cafe Press with our critters' pictures on it! Send us your used printer ink cartridges! Bring supplies from our wish list to us here! Book a tour! |
| Ferrets love to snuggle & snooze! |
| Huge Thank you's go out to PETCO distribution center in Joliet, IL for the fantastic donation of supplies! And to the Rockford, IL PetLand store for their recent donation of supplies too. ***************************** See our NEW Links Page!!And our new NEWS page too! ************************** Check out the new Pet Rabbit Networking Website BunSpace ! It's really fun and easy to use! We've listed all 29 of our Bunnies! See their profiles and be their friends! *************************** We were sad to hear that Ferrets Magazine will no longer be available in the print form, however it will be online, for free! See their site www.ferretsmagazine.com *********************************************** Check out our Our brand new Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary photo books! Critter Camp & Critter Camp Counts to Ten! Photographs of the animals were taken by Critter Camp staff and by Kathleen's Photography All proceeds from the sale of this book will go to care for the rescued animals at Critter Camp. ********************************************** Want to donate but uncomfortable doing so online, want an instant tax receipt, or want more information about who you are donating to? Visit www.Guidestar.org Search the Organizations for Critter Camp & donate safely and easily! ******************************************* See all of our Critter videos on YouTube! And our Photos on Flickr! ******************************* Ask about our Private Tours! ************************************************ Our fundraising ebay auctions have started!! Click here for the current auctions Get great stuff & help us feed & care for the critters! Recently Sold/listed: Authentic Autographed items from: DEAN KOONTZ!!,Charlie Sheen, Judi Dench, Kate Bosworth, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Haun, Jack Hanna & Christy Turlingto ********************************************** Become a Critter Camp Sponsor! It's Easy!!!! We are also recruiting Corporate/Foundation Sponsors for ongoing support Learn more here! |
Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary Providing a safe, healthy, happy forever home to unwanted exotic and unusual pets Critter Camp is the ONLY sanctuary in the U.S. actually caring for the large variety of different animals that we do: Over 200 animals of 29 different species! *Critter Camp does not take in wildlife, we accept pets only.* Contact Us info@crittercamp.biz Phone: 815-266-1342 |
| Check out the awesome professional photos of some of Critter Camp's animals taken by Kathleen of Kathleen's Photography on our new Photos Page New Photos will be coming soon!!! |
| Get NEW Zoo and Aquarium Visitor Magazine eNews for FREE! |
| Check out: Razzle's Hog Blog and the incredibly touching tribute to Razzle, a deeply loved and very lucky hedgie! |
| Check out the Alley Cat Allies Feral Trap-Neuter-Return Program! Unique and effective way to deal with the stray cat population! ************************ |
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| Critter Camp is now taking used printer ink and copier toner cartridges to be recycled - for each one we send in we receive $1.00-$10.00 !! Another easy way to help Critter Camp and Mother Earth! If you work in an office or other setting where you can collect several please let us know and we can get you a collection box. Otherwise please send them to Critter Camp, 824 Church Street, German Valley, IL 61039 |
| Help us Welcome the Pocket Pets Rescues to Critter Camp brought here by the Champaign County Humane Society ! See the news reports: WIFR TV WREX TV and our YouTube video of them too! |
| What Critter Camp did over Spring Break: * Gave a lot of tours! * Opened the BUILDING FUND for the new sanctuary building at US Bank!! Donations may be made at any US Bank location! Click for details about the account, donations and the Sanctuary Plans! * And took in 14 new animals!! See them all on our What's New Page. A dozen came from DuPage County Animal Control, including a white mouse found at a forest preserve and a hedgehog (now named BraveHog) found in a dumpster! UPDATE 4-25-08 We welcome 11 more animals from DuPage County as well as a few others too! See them on the What's New Page! |
| Tues. April 2 Critter Camp was featured on the Adopt A Ferret A Month website! Check it out! |
| Use GoodSearch where Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary was the FEATURED CHARITY OF THE DAY on Saturday April 26, 2008 |
| Critter Camp recently received a grant from the D.A.S. Charitable Fund which helps in the care of animals from Lake County Illinois. Critter Camp has accepted homeless pets from Lake County, most recently Jax and Verde the parrots and Speedie the blind sugar glider. We greatly appreciate the assistance we have received from the Fund! Thank you!!! |
| Our Belief: At a certain point re-homing pets, particularly the unusual and exotic ones, at all costs often serves only to make the people involved feel better about themselves, irregardless of the stability and continuity of care the elderly, abused or ill animal, actually needs. Euthanizing such animals brings the rescuer down to the universally despised level of “puppy-mills” in that if an animal is no longer useful to humans it must be killed. This is incredibly heartbreaking. Again, people bred every one of these pet animals for human enjoyment and/or profit, therefore we as humans have an obligation to provide quality care for these animals for their entire lives whether or not they are “pet quality.” |
| Forgotten Tails *Forgotten Tails has stories and articles from the people who dedicate their time to help those poor animals that have fallen through the cracks. |
| Mounds Pet Food Warehouse Great Deals on Pet Supplies! Check out the May Warm & Fuzzy Salute featuring our very own volunteer Cassandra Randall! |
| Thank you's to Sam's Club and IHOP for their recent donations! |
To see some of our animals and our free range enclosures visit our YouTube channel or mail to Critter Camp, 824 Church Street, German Valley, IL 61039. Remember, we give private hands-on tours for a donation too- so if you are going to be in the northern IL area be sure to schedule a tour here to meet the critters! |
| Welcome to all of you coming from the Animal Help website and the One Dollar One Shelter One Month Campaign! Please help spread the word too! |
| ANIMAL PLANET is developing a new show around the theme “My House is a Zoo,” and….. a producer called us here at Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary to see if we would be interested!!!!! How incredibly exciting is that!!??!!! Anyway, we are definitely in the running to be featured on ANIMAL PLANET!!!! This very nice, animal loving producer is also looking for other families that have a lot of animals at their home to consider as well. Here is her press release: CASTING CALL: Is your life literally going to the dogs...and cats...and bunnies...and lizards? Do you have ducks in the bathtub and spiders in the chandelier? Do you mix up your kids' names with your pets? Are your kids actually goats? Animal Planet is developing a new series about families where the pets outnumber the humans, where the daily business of raising a family includes dealing with the whole animal kingdom. If your house is one where any species would feel at home, we'd like to know more. Please send a short introductory email about your family to MyHouseIsaZoo. too@gmail.com . Include a link to your website if you can. Emails with attachments will not be opened. Please contact her if you have any other nominations for such a series, and especially to tell her that you would love to see Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary on Animal Planet!!! If you have been here or had us come to your place, brought us an animal, or taken one in, or just know us from the internet PLEASE help us get on Animal Planet! We would certainly be able to build our sanctuary building with that kind of publicity!! Think of the hundreds of critters that would have a safe home! Having us or another home based rescue can serve a dual purpose by helping care for unwanted animals rather than just spotlight a family that has lots of pets, or maybe they can do two shows! Maybe they can do a contest type show where viewers can vote on who they want to be profiled or they can highlight lots of families, who knows! Send her your suggestions, comments and/or endorsements now! |