# Sponsor a bear

> Sponsor a rescued bear from £70/month — food, enclosure care, pools and enrichment at sanctuary. E-certificate and updates from the WARN network.

## Quick answer
Bear sponsorship through Charity Shop supports bears rescued from bile farms, dancing and caged captivity, now at WARN partner sanctuaries. £70 a month funds food, enclosure care and enrichment — with a personalised e-certificate, giftable in someone's name.

## Sponsorship tier
- **Sponsor a bear for a month** — £70/month: Food, enclosure care and enrichment for one bear, for one month.

## What sponsorship buys at each tier (prices reviewed 17 July 2026)
- **Honey & fruit for a week** — £18: A week of natural foraging food for one rescued bear.
- **Give a bear a spa day** — £25: Pool time, foraging puzzles and enrichment for one bear.
- **Sponsor a bear for a month** — £70/month: Food, enclosure care and enrichment for one bear, for one month.
- **Fund dental surgery** — £85: Surgery for teeth broken on cage bars — the most common rescue injury.

## Where the money goes
World Animal Rescue Network CIC (statutory asset lock — no shareholders, no private gain) directs funds to partner shelters and sanctuaries.

## FAQs
### What does a bear sponsorship pay for?
Natural foraging food (£18 buys a week of honey and fruit), pool time and enrichment, and the enclosure care that gives a caged bear its life back — £70 a month.

### Why can’t rescued bears go back to the wild?
Bears taken young into cages never learned to forage or den. Sanctuary is the honest answer: space, proper food and care for the rest of their lives.

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Source: https://charity-shop.org/sponsor/bear · Reviewed 17 July 2026 · Charity Shop UK — the online charity shop from World Animal Rescue Network (WARN).