#9: What is Wildlife Sanctuary and why do animals need them ?

A wildlife sanctuary identifies a place primarily designed for captive animals who, for a variety of reasons, become unwanted. It's a facility where animals are brought to live and to be protected for the rest of their lives.

Animals go to a wildlife sanctuary when, for financial reasons, roadside zoos or circuses run out of business or can no longer take care of their animals. Animal circuses, especially in more developed countries, are becoming less and less common over time. The use of animals in circuses has been banned by certain cities and even nations.

For the remainder of their lives, wildlife sanctuaries provide treatment for abandoned and abused captive animals. A refuge for wildlife DOES NOT BREED or market livestock. Unless they die of natural causes, the animals that come to a wildlife sanctuary remain there.

Theoretically, wildlife sanctuaries should exist purely out of necessity. A true wildlife sanctuary will hope that one day there will be no need for such sanctuaries. They will hope that individuals will no longer be able to easily purchase and own large exotic animals like tigers. Some sanctuaries, like Carole’s Big Cat Rescue, even work to change these laws.