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PAWS SANCTUARY Looking Back On 2010 BIG NEWS at ARK 2000! Story on page 2 PERFORMING ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY Introducing Sabu Nicholas’ Half-Brother Arrives At ARK 2000 SABU, A SEVEN ton, 28-year-old, Asian bull elephant, and one of the largest in North America, has just arrived at ARK 2000. Sabu is half brother to Nicholas, and they both appear to know they are related. Sabu is as calm and sweet as his brother, and is learning to explore his area which is still in quarantine. Like Nicholas, Sabu loves water, and splashes in his pool all day. He is indeed magnificent! Nicholas and Sabu have a 23-year-old half brother, Prince, who will be coming to ARK 2000 as soon as we complete another barn and habitat. Prince and Sabu, both retired performing elephants, are in good health so we expect them to be with us for a very long time. Your financial support is key in helping us care for Prince and Sabu, and we need your help now! The cost of another barn for Prince is $700,000, plus the $168 per linear foot for habitat fencing. We must raise at least $800,000 as soon as possible! Please join our Bucks for Bulls campaign, or consider donating a Foot of Freedom for a bull elephant (see page 3). Remember, your dollars built all of the habitat for Nicholas and Sabu! Help us bring Prince here to join them! 2 $168 = “A Foot Of Freedom” Join PAWS’ For A Bull Elephant “Bucks for Bulls” BULL ELEPHANTS are difficult Campaign! to house because of their size. For example, at maturity Nicholas may CAPTIVE BULL elephants need well reach a whopping seven tons in our help! PAWS’ ARK 2000 is the only weight, and up to 13 feet in height. sanctuary in the United States Sabu already weighs 14,000 pounds! currently offering refuge for The pipe for their fencing must be the captive bull elephants in need of strongest, most durable available, and homes, and we have more bull it’s very expensive. elephants on the way. Help us “We’re asking everyone who cares help them by joining our “Bucks about Nicholas, Sabu and other captive for Bulls” campaign today. bull elephants — individuals and The “Bucks for Bulls” premise business sponsors — to donate a foot is simple. Every friend of PAWS or more of fencing for bull elephant donates one buck. That’s right, just $1 for a bull elephant. And habitats. Each linear foot costs us then each friend asks one of their $168, and each foot is freedom, really, friends, or a family member, a freedom to be an elephant,” says PAWS neighbor or co-worker to donate Director and Co-Founder, Ed Stewart. $1. And those people in turn “With your generous donations to ask one of their friends, a family our Bucks for Bulls and Foot of Freedom member, co-worker, neighbor campaigns, we have completed – well, you get the picture. Nicholas’ and Sabu’s habitats, pond Imagine what we could and pool,” Stewart continues, “and accomplish if PAWS friends there are more bulls elephants on the across the country took up this way. We must complete another barn Sabu plays in his pool cause! One buck each. for a bull in his ARK 2000 habitat. elephant in need. and habitat, and we need everyone’s Thousands of bucks for bulls! help to accomplish this!” Or, step it up a notch. Organize a community fundraiser – a bake sale for bulls, a yard sale, Every foot of fence is a foot of freedom for bull elephants. hold a raffle, sell items on EBAY, put together a car wash, maybe One linear foot of the bull elephant fencing you see even turn the “Bucks for Bulls” in the photograph above costs $168! campaign into a classroom project at a school in your area. Clip and mail. or go to our website, www.pawsweb.org to donate. Does anybody remember what happened when Oprah asked everyone to save their spare Yes, I/we would love to donate change? A million bucks for bulls! A “Foot Of Freedom” for Bull Elephants! All “Bucks for Bulls” monies will be used for habitat enclosures I/we would like to donate foot/feet of freedom at $168 per foot. (fencing), barns, transportation Sorry, I/we can’t donate an entire foot, but please accept my/our donation of $ . costs involved with rescue, and veterinary care. A check for $ is enclosed. Please charge my credit card. See below. Post this information on your Blog, on your Facebook, MySpace or other social networking page, NAME(S) or Twitter for bulls. Go E-Viral for bull elephants. ADDRESS Join our “Bucks for Bulls” CITY/STATE/ZIP campaign today! For more information, or to DAY PHONE ( ) E-MAIL become involved with Bucks for Bulls, call us at (209) 745- PLEASE CHARGE MY CREDIT CARD $ AccOUNT # 2606, email Lisa Jeffries at lisa@ EXPIRATION DATE SIGNATURE pawsweb.org, or visit our website at www.pawsweb.org. Clip and mail to: PAWS’ FOOT OF FREEDOM CAMPAIGN, P. O. Box 160248, Galt, CA 95632. Call (209) 745-2606 for additional information, or go to our website, www.pawsweb.org, to donate online. All gifts to PAWS are tax deductible. PAWS Fed. ID #94-3005157. 3 A Message From Pat Derby ARK 2000 Bear Habitat Completion Dear friends, Galt Bears Move ED STEWArt AND I have To ARK 2000! been together for almost VISItors to THIS YEAR’S 35 years, sharing our ARK 2000 holiday open house vision of a better world on Saturday, December 11, are in for a special treat. Black bears for all captive wildlife and Winston, Boo Boo, Arthur, Jack, battling through the worst Cindy, Oma, Sampson and of situations to rescue and Cinnamon will be moved into shelter individual bears, their new ARK 2000 habitat by lions, elephants, tigers and the holidays. little monkeys from the The new bear habitat allows all eight PAWS black bears to retire horrors of performance. in luxury in this huge forested Our small 30-acre habitat. The habitat is a gift from sanctuary in Galt, Bob Barker’s DJ&T Foundation. California, began with The transportation for the bears’ a few animals and grew move from the Galt sanctuary until we found our 2,300 to ARK 2000 is a gift from the acre paradise, ARK 2000. Thorton and Katrina Glide Foundation. Ed and I have faced many challenges in the years that we have struggled Rescuing animals is very to rescue and shelter the animals and to educate the public about the rewarding, but also quite stressful deprived lives of captive wildlife, and we have loved every day that we with the growing concern about have been privileged to work together and share the adventure of PAWS. the economy and funding for Many of our supporters have donated and volunteered for most of our continuing care of the victims of 26 years, some of our staff have been with us since the first days in Galt captivity. We are very grateful for the support of all of our donors when our baby elephant, 71, arrived. Many of you have just joined us in and to Bob Barker for helping us our campaigns, but you have always been passionate about PAWS and the provide the retirement that every animals, and we are very grateful for your support. captive animal deserves! Ed and I are facing a great personal challenge at this time that does We look forward to seeing not affect PAWS. In July I was diagnosed with cancer and am currently you at this year’s ARK 2000 undergoing treatment and have been given a very positive prognosis. holiday open house. Pre-paid We deliberated about announcing this as it does not affect the animals or reservations are required. For more information, or to make PAWS, but we felt you should know because you have helped us so often your pre-paid reservations, call in the past with your love and support. (209) 745-2606. Ed, as always, is caring for the animals, and also me. We know we share the same suffering and problems of millions of cancer victims all over the HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE Saturday, December 11 world, and we will, as they are, fight the battle and survive. ARK 2000 Sanctuary Thank you for your love and support. San Andreas, CA 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. $50 adult $25 seniors, 62 & over PAT DERBY $25 children, 12 & under President and Co-Founder 4 Amazing Things Happened On The Way To TUSKany! By Kim Gardner Please forgive me some metaphorical references, but this year’s One and Only Elephant Grape Stomp ‘n’ Chomp was memorable in so many ways. I simply can’t let this Parade Pass Us By. We Think We Can...We Think We Can...We Think We Can A few months ago Pat Derby had a vision about making PAWS event Wanda receives an elephant’s version of a crown after being voted Ms. TUSKany 2010 at this year’s Elephant experiences more accommodating to Grape Stomp ‘n’ Chomp. PAWS’ co-founder Ed Stewart presents her with an edible swag and bouquet. All our guests. So, a scant few weeks before runner-ups received edible bouquets. This benefit for the PAWS animals is held each year on the third the event, she asked Ed Stewart to lead Saturday in October, and is one of the few times each year when the public is invited to visit the ARK 2000 a volunteer crew to install over 2,500 sanctuary.