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| In the Quito area, the police will respond to reports of wild animals being held in captivity or trafficked. They bring in an average of two animals per day. Outside Quito, animals wait for us to arrange their rescue. There are many more animals in need of rescue than we have the time and money to save. It takes a lot of paperwork and arrangements with governmental authorities, then a full day with 3 or 4 staff members, and out of pocket costs about $200, to rescue an animal. We respond to the most serious cases, giving priority to Andean Bears, which are an endangered species. When we rescue an animal or animals, we take adequate cages and medical supplies and go, together with representatives of the Ministry of the Environment and the local police, to take the animals. The veerinarian checks the animals, then species, gender, and age recorded to the extent possible, and they are released to our care by the Ministry of the Environment. They are then transferred to the appropriate rescue center with instruction for care from the veterinarian. Animals in need of special care will go to the veterinary clinic in Quito. The frequency of rescue efforts depends entirely on available resources. With the help of volunteers, we hope to be able to rescue more animals in the coming year. |
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| Due to a diet heavy on sweets, this monkey needed dental work upon arrrival at the clinic. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| This endangered sea turtle was rescued from a chinese restaurant in Quito and eventually liberated. | ||||||||||||||||||||