Donations can be sent to:

Niagara Wildlife Haven

c/o 461 Wright Street

Welland, ON  L3B 2K6

Give generously.  Give with compassion. 

Niagara's wildlife needs your help!

Donations are the only way we can ensure that we can keep these doors open and are able to help the wildlife. 

Most finders when they deliver an injured or orphaned wild animal to us, feel they've done their part and will walk away assuming that all will be well.  They have done their part, as the animal is out of immediate danger and potential death by starvation, but for the Haven, the work just begins!

We rely totally on compassionate and generous donations from the public to continue to provide this service. We certainly are not funded by any government agency or municipality. Wild animals don't have health insurance so there's no way to be reimbursed for the expenses we incur in helping them.  Our executive director works for free, donating all of her time and efforts to the Haven. 

The reality is that there is so much more to wildlife rehabilitation than just feeding a wild animal whatever is in the fridge, or whatever one finds on the 'Internet'.  'Bread soaked in milk' will kill - not feed - a baby bird. (When was the last time you saw a mother Robin shopping in the grocery store for bread and milk for her offspring?)  The old raw egg, corn syrup and Carnation Milk mixtures from great-grandma's day, is also a killer formula for wildlife.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO REHABILITATE A WILD ANIMAL??

You might be surprised!

$250--pays for ONE orphaned/injured baby raccoon for 6-12 mos. of rehabilitation care.

$50--pays for the care of ONE orphaned/injured Eastern Cottontail baby rabbit from intake to release.

$60--pays for the care of ONE orphaned/injured baby squirrel or chipmunk until it is released.

$200--pays for the cost of doe replacement formula ofr just ONE fawn.

$100--pays to treat ONE CAT-CAUGHT, CAT-INJURED baby songbird, squirrel or rabbit.

$100-300--pays to treat one adult mammal that has been injured or maimed by inhumane or illegal trapping methods.

$300--pays for one set of diagnostic tests when an animal is poisoned by pesticides or toxins

$100--buys ONE x-ray to determine how badly a wing or leg is fractured. Treatment is extra as are medications.

$40--per day buys special milk replacer formulas for other orphaned mammals in rehabilitation.

$45--per day buys individual formula and special foods for songbirds or birds of prey.

$30--per day buys special foods for injured or sick waterbirds and shorebirds while in our care!

$80--buys enough crickets for baby ducklings for one week

$60--buys earthworms/mealworms for baby songbirds for one week

$250--buys enough electric heating pads to last us one season

$250--outfits our emergency room with bandages/syringes/medical supplies for ONE MONTH

$175--buys 1 month worth of disinfectant,  virucides, degreasers and heavy duty trash bags for our clinic cleaning

$10--per day is the cost of additional electricity used for heating pads and UV lights for sick and injured wildlife

$75--per month covers extra water used for laundry, cleaning and disinfecting.

$35--per week is the extra charges at the landfill for waste disposal, heavy duty non rip trash bags, and cost of special paper and plastic compostable bin liner bags during the rehab season (at least 9 months of the year).