Gift occasions
Birthday gifts that rescue an animal
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For the person who has everything except a rescued bear with a pool. Pick a tag, add their name, and print a card that tells them what kind of care their birthday gift supports.
What is a charity birthday gift?
A charity birthday gift is a donation in someone’s name to World Animal Rescue Network’s general fund, chosen by the kind of animal care its tag names: £10 for a week of rescue-dog meals, or £25 for a rescued bear’s spa day. Then print a free gift card with their name and your message.
Who should skip this: Skip these picks if they wanted a live animal, a posted hamper, or Gift Aid on the donation. World Animal Rescue Network is a CIC — no Gift Aid, no pet in the hallway. Print our gift card if they need something to open.
Which gifts fit this occasion?
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Suggested gifts and the care they illustrate
| Gift | Animal | Care idea | Suggested amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Give a bear a spa day | Bear | Pool time, foraging puzzles and enrichment for one bear. | £25 |
| Feed a rescue dog for a week | Dog | Seven days of complete meals for one dog in shelter care. | £10 |
| Feed an orphaned hoglet | Hedgehog | Specialist milk feeds for one hand-reared orphan hoglet. | £5 |
| Buy an enrichment kit | Orangutan | Puzzles and foraging challenges that rebuild wild instincts. | £20 |
| Vaccinate a kitten | Cat | First vaccinations protecting a kitten against cat flu and enteritis. | £12 |
| A week of fresh leaves | Sloth | Daily fresh browse for one recovering sloth — they eat little else. | £12 |
| A week in the flight aviary | Parrot | Space to fly and recover feather condition after years in a cage. | £15 |
| A day of sanctuary food | Elephant | A full day’s feed for one rescued elephant — up to 150kg of forage and fruit. | £20 |
How does this gift work?
- Pick a tag. Each gift names a kind of care and has a suggested amount, not a measured cost.
- Donate through WARN. Your gift goes to WARN's “Where it's needed most” fund, and WARN emails you a receipt.
- Print the card. Make a free printable gift card with their name and your message, then print it or save it as a PDF.
Common questions
How quickly can I give a birthday gift card?
Straight away. Once you have donated, make a printable gift card with their name, your message and the gift you chose, then print it or save it as a PDF to email — fine for a birthday you remembered this morning. WARN emails you a payment receipt; it does not send a certificate.
Can I choose which animal the birthday gift helps?
You choose the animal and the kind of care the tag names, from a £5 hoglet feed to an £80 month of big cat sanctuary care. The donation goes to WARN’s general fund, so the tag shows what you want to support rather than restricting how the money is used. The gift card names the tag you picked.