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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! Check out GiveBackAmerica and desognate Critter Camp as your charity! Use GoodSearch and designate Critter Camp your cause! And use GoodShop too! 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! Give A Bowl get $4 off Purina food & critter Camp gets $1! Buy PETCO E-Cetificates ! |
| Ferrets love to snuggle & snooze! |
| Huge Thank you's go out to PETCO Foundation for their support!! ***************************** See our NEW Links Page!!And our new NEWS page too! Check out the new Pet Rabbit Networking Website BunSpace ! *********************************************** Buy our BOOKS!! 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! ******************************************* 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: Chicago Bulls Yearbooks, 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 240 animals of 30 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 |
| 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 |
| 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! |
| PLEASE 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, Speedie the blind sugar glider & Lucci the guinea pig. 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, regardless 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.” |
| Mounds Pet Food Warehouse Great Deals on Pet Supplies! Check out the May Warm & Fuzzy Salute featuring our very own volunteer Cassandra Randall! Cassandra was also nominated for the Rock River Valley United Way Youth Volunteer of the year! |
| Thank you's to Sam's Club and IHOP for their recent donations! |
| To see some of our animals and our unique 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! |
| Join Zootoo.com and help Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary win the Rescue Organization contest!!!! **Add your profile, upload a photo, rate products, services and Critter Camp too! It's free! |
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| Do you EVER buy things online?? Can you make ONE extra click first?? That one click on either GoodShop or Give Back America or iGive Will designate a percentage of the purchase price of your items to go to Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary At NO cost to you!!!! Please remember to make that one click first!!!!!! |
We are currently not able to accept the
following pets because we are at capacity in
their enclosures:
Rabbits
Guinea Pigs
Ferrets
Iguanas
Once we have built our proposed sanctuary we will
be able to take these types in again.
We do still have room for all other exotic pets.
We have baby rats available
for adoption too!
Email or call for details!
See them all on our Rats Page
Help us name them too!
following pets because we are at capacity in
their enclosures:
Rabbits
Guinea Pigs
Ferrets
Iguanas
Once we have built our proposed sanctuary we will
be able to take these types in again.
We do still have room for all other exotic pets.
We have baby rats available
for adoption too!
Email or call for details!
See them all on our Rats Page
Help us name them too!
| Critter Camp entered the Stateline FastPitch Competition 2008 and was selected as one of 12 finalists out of 63 entries! (Video of the finalists is supposed to be posted soon on their site) We pitched our proposed Sanctuary building to a group of over 100 area business people on Tuesday June 24. Maybe there was just the right donor in the audience!!! |
| Phoenix the rescued bearded dragon (found as a stray in March in Northern IL - brrr!) recently had his damaged infected tail removed! He is healing nicely! Donate now to help with his vet bill! |
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| Check out our BLOG too! We post the weekly newsletter and many other random cute pics, observations, questions & more!! ***************** Looking for Critter Camp pet boarding in Texas? Click Here! |
| See a Critter Camp photo each week in the Freeport Journal Standard's PawPalooza Section! Check it out online too! |
| Critter Camp is now a FACEBOOK CAUSE! Be sure to join today! And share with your friends! Check out Critter Camp's new Gift App on Facebook too! Send your friends adorable pics of critters |
| Order DELICIOUS DOVE Chocolate yourself or have a home Chocolate tasting party and part of the proceeds will go to help Critter Camp! Mention us when you contact Cassie Bonnet through this link!!!! YUM!!! |
| Thank You to FURminator for donating deshedding tools for Critter Camp's Critters!! They are fantastic!! |
| Order Lia Sophia Jewelry and Critter Camp gets a portion of the sales! Have a party too! Be sure to mention Critter Camp and click here |
| Thank You !! to our Corporate Sponsors: PETCO & PETCO Foundation Save A Lot Grocery Paws & Claws Animal Clinic Kathleen's Photography Northwest Property Management |
| Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth! |
