Exotic rescues
Elephants: charity shop gifts
Sanctuary care for elephants rescued from work and captivity — gifts from £20.
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How does my donation help elephants?
Your gift supports elephants rescued from logging, tourism and captivity: £20 buys a full day of sanctuary food, £35 funds specialist foot care, £50 covers a vet check, and £75 sponsors a month of sanctuary life. Every elephant rescue gift is sanctuary care, not a ride.
Rescued working elephants carry decades of damage — cracked feet, old wounds, malnutrition. In sanctuary they eat up to 150kg a day and get the foot care and vet attention working life never gave them. Nobody takes an elephant home; the till is the gift tags on this page.
Who should skip this: Skip this page if you wanted to rehome a elephant in the UK — that is the rescue directory, not a gift tag. Skip it if you need Gift Aid: World Animal Rescue Network is a CIC and cannot claim it. Nobody takes this animal home.
Can I take this elephant home?
No. These tags are gifts to WARN’s general fund, named after a kind of care. The animal stays there. If you want to adopt or foster in the UK, use the rescue directory and follow that organisation’s process. An animal charity gift is not a pet. Compare sponsor vs adopt.
Is a elephant gift Gift Aid eligible?
No. Donations are received by World Animal Rescue Network CIC. Community interest companies cannot claim Gift Aid, so you will never see a tick-box here. If Gift Aid is required, give to a registered charity instead. The gifts on this page support care without Gift Aid. See about.
What gifts help elephants?
Pick a tag and we'll transfer you to World Animal Rescue Network's secure donation page with this gift already selected. Or sponsor an elephant monthly instead. Birthday and Christmas wrappers live on birthday gifts and Christmas gifts; choose the same care with a personal message.
Elephant rescue questions
How much does an elephant eat in sanctuary?
A rescued elephant can eat up to 150kg of forage, fruit and vegetables a day. The “A day of sanctuary food” gift suggests £20 for that kind of care; it is a donation amount, not a sanctuary’s food bill. See all elephant rescue gifts.
Can I give a elephant rescue donation as a gift?
Yes. After you donate, make a free printable gift card with their name, your message and the gift you chose, then print it or save it as a PDF to email — popular for birthdays and gifts in memory. WARN emails you a payment receipt, not a certificate. It is a charity gift, not an elephant you visit as a pet.
Can I take this elephant home?
No. Tags on the elephant gift page are gifts to WARN’s general fund, named after a kind of care, not an individual animal. The elephant stays at the sanctuary.
Is a elephant gift Gift Aid eligible?
No. Donations are received by World Animal Rescue Network CIC, which cannot claim Gift Aid. The gifts still fund care.
Can I sponsor a elephant every month?
Yes. £75 a month sponsors sanctuary care or use monthly elephant sponsorship.
