We have made it as easy as we can! We offer two ways of donating: online via our secure donation form or through the widely accepted and used PayPal. Remember, all contributions are tax deductible. Thanks for your help.
Please take a moment to look at our Wish List. On this list, you will find the necessary items needed to make IEAS an even better facility. Perhaps you have some of these items, know someone who does or your business uses or sells these items. Your donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowable by law.
The Adopt-An-Animal program gives corporations and individuals the opportunity to adopt one or more IEAS animals. In addition to knowing that you have guaranteed the financial security of your selected animal, you will receive additional benefits for your adoption. Please call the office at 940-433-5091 for more information on this amazing opportunity to help the animals.
The sponsorship program gives corporations and individuals the opportunity to sponsor one of the animals and his/her habitat for a year. The sponsor will receive a 16x24 photo of the animal, recognition in the newsletter and website, a certificate and plaque displayed at IEAS, a 25 guest passes to visit the animal, unlimited accompanied visits with the animal for two people, and group tours for company employees or guests twice yearly. To Sponsor a bear, the monthly fee is $700. To sponsor a tiger or lion, the monthly fee is $600; for a cougar, leopard or jaguar it is $500 monthly, and for a bobcat, serval or caracal, the cost is $400 a month. Please contact us for more information.
Matching Gifts
Did you know that on average, one in every ten companies will match employee donations? By simply completing a matching gift form from your company and sending it to IEAS, you may be able to double the impact of your gift! Some companies will also match the donations of spouses, retirees, or volunteers. As you know, contributions of any amount will help the animals of IEAS, so we encourage you to take advantage of this wonderful program. Here we have listed some companies that we know participate in a matching program.
Capital One is now providing a credit card that will allow you to easily donate to IEAS. Your first purchase will result in a $50 donation to the animals of the Sanctuary. After that, 2% of all gas and grocery store purchases and 1% of all other purchases will automatically be donated to IEAS. Up to 10% of purchases made at select merchants can also be donated to the Sanctuary. This is such an easy, automatic way to support these amazing creatures! You will receive all of the benefits of the Capital One Visa Platinum Card! Plus you will have three custom IEAS card designs to choose from! Click here to get started.
The International Exotic Animal Sanctuary is now one of the charitable organizations participating in the Charity Motors Car Donation Program. People can donate a car they no longer want/need, receive a tax deduction, and designate IEAS to receive the proceeds from the sale of their car! If you are interested in participating in this program, please call Charity Motors at (972) CHARITY and designate IEAS as your charity.
We have now partnered with Yellowbrick Mall to provide you with the best online shopping experience! When you click through to Yellowbrick Mall (from our site), and make a purchase, a portion of that purchase (the percentage or dollar amount listed under the merchant's name) goes to help the animals of IEAS! It's that easy!
See our volunteer page for more information and how to apply. It's a unique experience but lots of work from painting to digging post holes to mowing to raking, providing the animals with emotional enrichment...the list goes on and on!
Remember, the IEAS number is 2074 when shopping at Tom Thumb. IEAS wants to thank all that have used their Good Neighbor Card as the animals are the benefactors of your shopping at Tom Thumb.
By using your Kroger Plus card you can enroll in their program that donates a percentage of your purchases to IEAS. Once a year you can go to http://www.krogerneighbortoneighbor.com/, click on "Find Your Organization" and print the page with the instructions and barcode which you take to your local Kroger and have it scanned and added to your Kroger Plus card account. You will be contributing towards our goal of providing our animal friends the best possible living accommodations and enhanced quality of life. If you need us to send you the printed instructions, please call the office at 940-433-5091 or email us at richard@bigcat.org. The new program year will begin on July 1, 2012.
Now with just the click of your mouse, you can raise one cent for the animals of IEAS. Goodsearch is a search engine which helps to raise money for charities. Simply go to www.goodsearch.com whenever you are searching the internet. Under the "Who do you Goodsearch for?" tab, type in International Exotic Animal Sanctuary and then click on the Verify button. Now with every search you can raise one cent for IEAS. Goodsearch is powered by Yahoo so you will get all of the same great results! Just think...if 1000 people made just 2 searches per day, that would raise $7,300 a year for the Sanctuary! That's amazing! So start clicking! The animals will thank you!
Are you a Capital One card holder? Capital One has developed the No Hassle Giving Site to provide Capital One card holders with a convenient way to donate to their favorite charities. Just click here to find out more about it! Go to the Donate Now section and type in International Exotic Animal Sanctuary into the Find a Charity field. You can easily donate to the Sanctuary using your credit card, or you can even donate your rewards!
IEAS has joined with Albertson's so that you can donate to the animals of IEAS without costing you any money! By using your card while shopping at Albertson's, they will automatically send us a percent of your grocery purchase. It costs you nothing and the animals are the beneficiaries of your helping hand. Call us at 940-433-5091, email us at iefsinc@aol.com, or write us at PO Box 637, Boyd, TX 76023 and we will gladly send you the Albertson's card so that you can start helping the animals here at IEAS! If you have friends that shop at Albertson's also, let us know and we will give them a card, too.
Do you want great IEAS apparel? Click here to find all kinds of clothing and merchandise that you can customize yourself! They have men's, women's, boy's, girl's and toddler's clothing. You will also find different types of gifts such as mugs and tote bags. You will be able to choose an IEAS logo or an animal's picture to customize your clothes! Proceeds go to the animals of IEAS!
IEAS has teamed with eBay Giving Works to provide you with another way to help the animals of IEAS. If you buy or sell items on eBay, you can help! eBay Giving works is a fun, easy way to support our cause. Simply list an item on eBay, select IEAS to benefit, and choose the percentage you want to give. When your item sells, Missionfish will collect your donation, send it to IEAS, and provide you with a tax receipt. Make a difference and boost your sales at the same time - list an item with eBay Giving Works today!
The pictures below represent some of our success stories in rehabilitating cats that came to the Sanctuary 
either resentful of humans or aggressive towards humans. They did not trust humans and therefore considered humans as adversaries. With our unique behavioral enrichment program based on affection, love, and respect, you can see how their attitudes have changed.
Our Animal Behaviorist, Louis Dorfman, uses no discipline, treating the cats as respected sentient beings, and their response is very rewardin...
