Bear Emma searching for food in enrichment objects

Support for our bears

Do you wish to help our bears and our work at BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach?

3.12.2022

Your contribution makes our work a success. We are very thankful for all your support. You can help out in various ways:

Direct donation to BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach

You can make a direct donation to our sanctuary. Read more about it here.

Donations in kind to BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach

We are happy to receive small treats and construction materials for the bear enrichment. Here you can find a short wishlist.

Donations to FOUR PAWS

The BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach is a project of FOUR PAWS. Your donation helps our bears and enables us to actively keep improving animal welfare standards worldwide.

1. Direct donation to BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach

A direct donation to BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach can be made using the following bank information:

BÄRENWALD Bärenschutzzentrum gem.GmbH

IBAN: AT60 3299 0000 0402 0426
BIC: RLNWATWWZWE

Further questions about your donation?

2. Donations in kind

If you wish to make donations in kind, you can take a look at a short list, which we have prepared. It contains various types of food that can be easily stored and preserved, since we only have a limited storage capacity. You can also find materials on this list, which can be used to make objects, in which we can hide food and treats for the bears. This activates foraging behavior and keeps the animals busy.

You can send your donations either via parcel service or deliver it personally to our sanctuary (during the visitors season from March to November), daily between 10 am and 6 pm.

For the construction of enrichment objects:

rake teeth/tines - wooden
jute bags
carabiners - galvanized, 60-120 mm
hemp/jute ropes- 9-15 mm ∅, twisted

Interesting fragrances:

essential oils - z.B. Lavender, Orange, ...
fresh hay
sawdust

Small, tasty treats:

dried fruits - e.g. plums, apricots, figs, raisins...
dried fish
peanuts - peeled or unpeeled
walnuts - peeled or unpeeled

Bear Emma in the meadow with a cardboard tube

See for yourself what your donation makes possible:

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3. Donations to FOUR PAWS

The BEAR SANCTUARY Arbesbach is a project of FOUR PAWS. FOUR PAWS is the global animal welfare organization for animals under direct human influence, which reveals suffering, rescues animals in need and protects them. Our vision is a world where humans treat animals with respect, empathy and understanding.

Since 1988, FOUR PAWS’ sustainable campaigns and projects focus on wild animals – such as bears, big cats, orangutans and elephants –, companion animals including stray dogs and cats and farm animals kept in inappropriate conditions as well as in disaster and conflict zones.

Your donation supports our BEAR SANCTUARY as well as enables us to actively keep campaigning for animals in need and improving animal welfare standards worldwide. If you want to make a long-lasting contribution, you can take a look at one of our sponsorships.