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From Our Founder:

To me, MoonAcre is one of the most special places on Earth. Love and purpose fill every corner of this sanctuary. We care deeply about the animals here – many of whom arrived broken, frightened, or forgotten – are now as safe, healthy, and happy as we can possibly make them.

But like so many animal welfare organisations right now, MoonAcre is struggling.

Our animal feed bill alone has risen to €550 every fortnight – even with the generous discounts our suppliers give us. This cost alone has become overwhelming.

MoonAcre exists to care for the animals who have nowhere else to go: the physically disabled, the elderly, and those who have been rejected everywhere else. Most of our dogs are disabled, and nearly all of them arrive through referrals from authorities, veterinarians, rescuers, or desperate individuals asking for help. They come to us because MoonAcre is often the last and only option available to them in Cyprus.

Every euro we earn as a family, and every cent donated, goes directly into keeping this sanctuary running. Despite our best efforts, we can no longer cover the rising cost of food on our own.

Can you help us meet this fortnight’s food bill?

PayPal donations reach us the fastest:
sixteensofahounds@yahoo.com (please select “Friends & Family” / Gift)

Bank transfer:
IBAN: CY18 0050 0208 0002 0803 1998 4301
Reference: Food Fund

Please help us keep MoonAcre going.

With heartfelt thanks,
Rochelle van Buuren
Founder, MoonAcre Sanctuary

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PLEASE HELP US SURVIVE!

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/please-help-save-moonacre-sanctuary-in-cyprus?

On the surface, MOONACRE looks like a paradise for animals. But think about it, nothing this good comes easily! It takes a huge amount of work, and a regular investment of Euro 4500 each and every month to provide the services and veterinary care which keeps our Sanctuary fully functioning.

Frankly, we no longer draw the kind of income needed to sustain MoonAcre. We have maitained our standards at a huge cost – CREDIT! That “temporary” credit is now a huge pit of DEBT which is drowning us!

Ellie and I are just 2 people, and we have struggled for 2 years to keep MoonAcre running without the regular funding we once relied upon. That’s 2 years of unfailing commitment to our residents as we continuously slipped under! The pressure has been enormous, and we are desperate for help. There is no question that our situation is dire, but we know that we can get back on our feet with outside help! Euro 25,000 is not unattainable – we CAN and we MUST raise this sum to rid us of 2 years of arrears!

PLEASE will you help us? If we could do this by ourselves, we would have done it! We need goodwill and helping hands to lift MoonAcre off it’s knees. Please help us!

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/please-help-save-moonacre-sanctuary-in-cyprus?fbclid=IwAR1q-vgNcXltocByOGBJtvVhgIdHZqDqB529TJu8-y-ILAwCGHNllsXQnSY

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THE HAY BALE APPEAL!

I took this photo showing the fields around MoonAcre bursting with fresh cut hay.

We need to place the order for our rescued horses before we miss out on this top quality product. We use 2 large bales per week.

Our supplier is a local farmer who charges a fair price. We pay Euro 40 per bale including delivery and loading into our barn.

We are surviving week to week so we are not in a position to fund this vital purchase ourselves. Provision of hay feed for our 15 resident rescue horses is non negotiable – it MUST be achieved!

I am asking our friends and supporters everywhere to please join together to raise the cost of 1 truck load of hay – 22 bales. This will take us safely through to August.

Please see the poster for full details of how to sponsor a bale of hay – and please support our appeal!

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FOR ADOPTION: (adopted! Thank you!)

Baby TILLY is ready to join a family of her own!

I am so happy to be able to promote 12 months old TILLY for adoption. She has the most loving nature and just wants to be hugged and cuddled. She is highly intelligent and learns everything instantly. She is a most impressive young dog!

TILLY is housetrained, lead trained, recall trained, car trained, and very well socialised with adults, children and other dogs. She has no issues at all with cats, she is excellent around horses and pigs!

TILLY is in perfect health, has her passport in place, she is blood tested, spayed, chipped, vaccinated etc, and now just needs a loving home!

Please contact me (Rochelle van Buuren) or MoonAcre Sanctuary for more information on how to apply to adopt our TILLY.

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VOLUNTEERING: The United Nations of MoonAcre!

Just for fun we made a list of the countries of the volunteers we have hosted at MoonAcre since we commenced our programme in 2016. In no particular order:

  • Argentina.
  • Austria.
  • Belarus.
  • Belgium.
  • Chile.
  • Cyprus.
  • Denmark.
  • England.
  • Finland.
  • France.
  • Germany.
  • Greece.
  • Italy.
  • Isreal.
  • Lebanon.
  • Mexico.
  • New Zealand.
  • Norway.
  • Poland.
  • Portugal.
  • Russia.
  • Scotland.
  • Serbia.
  • Slovakia.
  • Spain.
  • Sweden.
  • The Netherlands.
  • USA.

Volunteers, YOU are MoonAcre. Thank You!