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APES CIC Shelter and Rescue
APES CIC Shelter and Rescue
A place for exotic homeless, abandoned and shelter pets.
Sponsorships

Sponsorships

Support APES Shelter & Rescue by sponsoring an exotic animal. Your sponsorship helps provide food, care, and medical treatment for rescued animals in need.


 Join our sponsorship program to make a lasting impact on the lives of exotic animals. As a sponsor, you'll receive updates and the opportunity to learn more about the animal you're helping. Together, we can give animals in St Helens and Merseyside the second chance they deserve. Become a part of the APES Shelter family through sponsorship and make a difference today.

Sponsor A Animal Now

Find out how our sponsorships work and how you can change a animals life.

View our animals needing sponsoring

Sponsoring

How It Works 

1. Pick an Animal: Browse our profiles to find an animal whose story speaks to you and click the Sponsor Form.
2. Choose a Plan: Select monthly or annual sponsorship—most plans start from as little as £10/month. 
3. Enjoy Your Benefits: You’ll get a digital welcome pack, quarterly updates, and exclusive invites to “Sponsor Days” at the centre. 

Every sponsorship, big or small, contributes to a safer, happier life for an exotic animal and strengthens the rescue centre’s ability to save more lives. Become a sponsor today and see firsthand how your care transforms theirs.

Sponsor an Animal and Change a Life

Sponsoring an animal is one of the most meaningful ways to make a direct impact on the life of an exotic animal in our care and to strengthen the rescue centre that protects them.


When you sponsor an animal, you help to:

1. Provide Specialist Care

  • Fund tailored diets designed around each species’ nutritional needs.

  • Support routine veterinary checks and preventative healthcare.

  • Enable enrichment such as climbing structures, foraging challenges, scent work and species-appropriate stimulation.

2. Create Stable and Reliable Support

  • Provide consistent funding for one animal’s ongoing welfare.

  • Allow us to plan confidently for long-term care.

  • Release unrestricted funds for emergency rescues and urgent welfare cases.

3. Build a Personal Connection

  • Receive regular updates, including photos and progress stories.

  • See the direct impact of your support.

  • Share in the journey as your sponsored animal recovers, grows and thrives.

4. Strengthen Rescue and Rehabilitation

  • Support enclosure improvements and habitat development.

  • Contribute to staff training and welfare best practice.

  • Help us respond rapidly when exotic species are seized, surrendered or found in crisis.

Your sponsorship is more than a donation. It is a partnership in protection, rehabilitation and long-term welfare.


Together, we give exotic animals the safety, stability and specialist care they deserve.

​​Animals Needing A Sponsor

Sponsor a Primate

We need sponsors to help with keeping our primates healthy and happy. 

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