My Nonprofit Reviews

This is an amazing charity that has overcome so much adversity after a devastating fire in 2011 when many animals were lost and the home of the charity's founders, Tim and Toni Davies, burned down. They have since, after several years and with considerable fundraising effort, relocated to larger acreage in Tennessee to rebuild and improve the sanctuary and provide an improved quality of life for the domestic and exotic species that come into their care. There are very few refuges of this kind. Living at a distance, I choose to support them as a donor and participant in their seasonal auctions and other fundraisers. Spread the word, they should be better known and deserve the support of people who care about animals, particularly the exotics who have few options for experienced, lifelong refuge care.

I first met the founder, Tom McPhee, after he produced the award winning documentary "An American Opera" about household pets caught up in Hurricane Katrina, and have followed his work since. The World Animal Awareness Society is an amazing organization bringing to the public a vision of what happens at the intersection of humans and other living creatures, and helps raise the question of who we are as humans in relation to creatures that share the planet with us. Action must be preceded by knowledge and understanding. The WA2S brings that to us vividly and effectively.

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