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Forthcoming Events!

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM ALL THE STAFF AT THE ZOO!

THE CIRCUS BEAR APPEAL - watch this space for other events happening soon.  Are you able to organise your own sponsored event to help raise money?....we now need to raise less than £30k!

LEAPING LEMURS SOFT PLAY - don't forget the special weekday rate currently being offered in the play areas : £2 per child unlimited play from Monday - Friday (excludes weekends and school holidays) 

 

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April - September: 10am - 6pm

October - March: 10am - 5pm

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Five Sisters Zoo
Gavieside
West Calder
West Lothian
EH55 8PT

T: 01506 871 111
    01506 870 000

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PLEASE DONATE TO HELP SAVE THE BEARS

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Five Sisters
have launched an urgent appeal to rescue three bears, who have endured a life of hardship

Suzy, Carmen and Peggy are currently homeless languishing in a holding centre in Belgium.

The females, who for twenty five years worked for their owner in a travelling circus, spent much of their lives in horrifically cramped cages - measuring just 10m square.

One of the bears, Suzy is so traumatised by the conditions she sometimes still keeps walking in small circles.

They were put in a temporary cage after their owner fell ill, but desperately need a new home to spend their rest of their lives in comfort.

Five Sisters Zoo has agreed to construct a new purpose built enclosure for the three bears and are launching a £80,000 appeal to finance it.

Every penny counts  - the aim is to have Suzy, Carmen and Peggy in their new home by Christmas.

All three of them were born in captivity and are now aged between 23 and 28 years.

When the circus owner retired he took them to Belgium. He became very ill and is now in hospital long term. They are now holed up in a temporary holding cage on a voluntary basis as Animal Sanctuary volunteers desperately hunt for new permanent home for them.

Help us to help the bears by giving generously...


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We estimate that we initially need to raise around £80,000 to fulfill our ambition of re-homing Suzy, Carmen and Peggy, with any monies raised going directing into the following areas :
 

  • The transfer of the 3 bears from Belgium to the Zoo; 
  • we need a vet to travel with us to be on hand at all times
  • The building of the large enclosure and the materials for it
  • Quarantine fees
  • Dedicated Zoo keeper initially to help the bears settle in and work closely with them
You can donate online by clicking on any of the donation links on the site or you can transfer directly to the Bear Rescue Account using the bank details below:

Bank : Royal Bank of Scotland
Sort code : 832803
Account : 00266061
 
or you can send us a cheque made payable to : Circus Bear Rescue Fund, to the address : Five Sisters Zoo, Gavieside, West Calder, West Lothian, EH55 8PT

Thank you everyone for your support.

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