Animal sanctuary
Public help is accepted by sanctuaries in the form of volunteering, monetary contributions, donations of food and materials, spreading the word, and in some cases, adoption.
Points of conflict for sanctuaries include human intervention in matters of sterilizing animals and species segregation.
[9] FAS has, in some ways, evolved to more actions such as re-homing to increase sanctuary capacity and rescuing farmed animals in criminal or domestic cases.
[10][clarification needed] Sue Donaldson and Will Kymlicka have outlined two different types of FAS models.
Six characteristics of this model include: duty of care, support for species-typical flourishing, recognition of individuality, non-exploitation, non-perpetuation, and awareness and advocacy.
The intentional community model addresses the shortcomings of the standard sanctuary model by focusing on movement building that includes a spectrum of speciesist issues such as developing farmed animal veterinary care that exist outside of standard practices that have aimed at meeting animal agricultural interests.
[11] The six characteristics of the intentional community model include: belonging, absence of fixed hierarchical relationships, self-determination, citizenship, dependent agency, and scaffolded choices and reconfigured spaces.
[12] An example of the intentional sanctuary model can be found in the Microsanctuary Movement started by Rosemary and Justin Van Kleeck.
Expanding beyond the traditional role of a safe haven for farmed animals, sanctuaries can also be understood as playing political roles in transforming the political and spatial lives of animal residents and their broader species communities leaning into pioneering a less-speciesist future.
Cetacean sanctuaries are designed for autonomy and well-being, enabling as natural a life as possible in ocean water.
[14] Sanctuary site selection, as far as size, water quality, protection from hazards and weather events, and more, introduce unique considerations for finding a location.
A primary criticism of commercial facilities is that animals are expected to perform unnatural behaviors for audiences in spaces that are small and cannot adequately approximate a natural setting.
Other positions that can be held by people at sanctuaries include specialized animal trainers, groomers, and volunteers.
In this time, veterinarians study the new animal's behavioral and dietary habits and try for a smooth transition into the sanctuary's environment.
Social media has become an opportunity for sanctuaries to raise awareness of the abuse and cruelty that is present in many animal-based industries and educate the general population on how they can help.
