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Welcome to The Dutch Skunk Foundation site. The Dutch Skunk Foundation and their volunteers apply themselves to educate people about domestic skunks as pets and offer shelter for those skunks that need a new home for what ever reason. If possible the foundation will try to be present at animal events and at animal welfare organisations. The foundation is not State-aided and depends fully on the efforts of the volunteers, gifts, donations and the little bit of money that comes in through adoptions, when a skunk is given up and the support a skunk program. But more often the volunteers pay a lot out of their own pockets… The skunk transport car of The Dutch Skunk Foundation has broken down. It has been having problems for a while but now it can not be fixed. The foundation really relies on it to get to the vet and buy hay and straw in bulk for the skunks, also it is essential for us to attend Open House with our Skunk Pen to give education on several locations. We have the possibility to get a new one. This one will cost 5200 Euro (7077 US dollar). So far we have been offered a donation of 4200 Euro (5716 US dollar). We still need 1000 Euro (1361 US dollar). Anyone who can help out no matter how small (many small donations add up to one big one) is greatly appreciated. We have limited time to get the money otherwise the big donation 4200 Euro (5716 USD) will be withdrawn and we have to cancel the car... So please anyone that can spare a dime, you can donate via our PayPal account (hennie@stichtinghetstinkdier.nl). Would you like to support our rescue skunks? You can donate via PayPal (hennie@stichtinghetstinkdier.nl), bank account (ING bank 5989607) or our Support a Skunk programm.
The volunteers shelter the skunks at their own home. This is done next to their regular jobs, keeping house and their social lives purely out of the love for the skunks. The volunteers are, unfortunately, not always able to answer phone calls due to jobs, visits to the vet, cleaning out the skunk homes, etc. That's why we prefer to have contact by e-mail if you wish to have information, support or if you'd like to adopt a skunk; that way we can answer your questions at a time that is most convenient for us. Usually it will be answered within a day or two. Skunks that will most likely remain for a longer period of time in the shelter, such as those with chronic medical conditions or with quite a temper, are also committed to the Support-A-Skunk program. The Support-A-Skunk program offers the opportunity to financially support a specific skunk, somewhat like adopting a skunk from a distance. No cleaning out skunk houses and litter boxes, feedings or visits to the vet, but you do support the skunk and the shelter! In this way an important weight can be lifted! Several times the shelter got in rescues that sustained serious injuries (broken nose, concussion) during capture with a catch pole or net. We strongly reccomend the use of live traps instead.
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