{"id":40,"date":"2020-12-22T23:16:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T23:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/squirrelrescue.co.za\/?page_id=40"},"modified":"2021-09-21T10:41:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-21T10:41:00","slug":"donate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/squirrelrescue.co.za\/?page_id=40","title":{"rendered":"Donate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.backabuddy.co.za\/champion\/project\/squirrel-rescue\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate via BackaBuddy<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.payfast.co.za\/donate\/go\/squirrelrescueandrehabwesterncape\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate via PayFast<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pos.snapscan.io\/qr\/0jd53hxa\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate via SnapScan<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/squirrelrescue.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Squirrel-Rescue-and-Rehab-NPO-Bank-Letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate via Bank Account<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/paypal.me\/squirrelrescuewc\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDonate via PayPal<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Rescue and rehabilitation is expensive!<\/h2>\n<p>Injured and orphaned squirrel babies (called kits&nbsp;or kittens) come to the group in various ways \u2013&nbsp;from tree fellers to farm workers, school children and Facebook users. Each baby from someone who decided to make a difference in a beautiful creature\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>While babies are absurdly cute, they are hard work and cost quite a bit to raise.&nbsp; Raising a squirrel from the age of 4 weeks to release costs approximately R1000 per squirrel.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>This includes:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/squirrelrescue.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/shutterstock_153226676-4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\">Royal Canin Puppy Milk (R300 per tin)<\/li>\n<li>Fruit and vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Nuts<\/li>\n<li>Rat pellets<\/li>\n<li>Baby blankets<\/li>\n<li>Toys<\/li>\n<li>Cages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This does however not include veterinary care.&nbsp; Very few vets are willing to assist with wildlife, and when a squirrel requires medical attention, they end up at vets who specialise in exotic animals. And those vet bills quickly add up! <\/p>\n<h5>We rely on donations from volunteers and the public to pay these bills.<\/h5>\n<p><b>Donations are always welcome in various forms: <br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Royal Canin Puppy Milk<\/li>\n<li>Baby blankets<\/li>\n<li>Pet carriers&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Small cages for young babies<\/li>\n<li>Large release cages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like to donate any goods, please contact us on info@squirrelrescue.co.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donate via BackaBuddy Donate via PayFast Donate via SnapScan Donate via Bank Account Donate via PayPal Rescue and rehabilitation is expensive! Injured and orphaned squirrel babies (called kits&nbsp;or kittens) come to the group in various ways \u2013&nbsp;from tree fellers to farm workers, school children and Facebook users. Each baby from someone who decided to make [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/squirrelrescue.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/squirrelrescue.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/squirrelrescue.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/squirrelrescue.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/squirrelrescue.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":74,"href":"https:\/\/squirrelrescue.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":353,"href":"https:\/\/squirrelrescue.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40\/revisions\/353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/squirrelrescue.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}