Warmth & comfort
Blankets, warm bedding, cage covers and safe sleeping spaces help protect vulnerable animals through cold nights.
CESH NPO 210-908
Capuchin & Exotic Animal Safe Haven
Sanctuary care • education • rescue support
Giving rescued capuchins a safe haven.
When the novelty wears off, their lifelong survival begins.
CESH gives rescued capuchin and exotic animals long-term sanctuary care, safe housing, specialised food, enrichment, medical support and a second chance at life.
The sanctuary has been sustained mainly through Marlene's own salary and the support of close friends and family. But the sanctuary is growing — and so is the need for food, enclosures, blankets, veterinary care and daily support.
The reality of rehabilitation
Food, medicine & safe housing
Some monkeys arrive traumatised. Some arrive with lifelong medical needs. Many need daily behavioural support and carefully managed diets. Sanctuary care is not quick — it is continuous.
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Real needs. Real care. Real animals.
Medical support
Many rescued monkeys need medication, wound care, diabetic support, immune support and careful long-term monitoring.
Food & enrichment
Sanctuary care depends on daily nutrition, fresh produce, enrichment activities and safer purpose-built enclosures.
Education matters
Education saves lives before another rescue is needed.
Michelle's books and educational resources help future owners understand the reality behind primate ownership, while the children's activity pages build compassion and awareness in the next generation.
The sanctuary story
Some arrive with trauma. Some arrive with medical needs. All deserve a second chance.
Many capuchins arrive at sanctuary care because owners were not fully informed about the reality of primate ownership. As they mature, they can become aggressive, destructive, difficult to manage and impossible to keep safely in a normal home.
CESH gives these animals structure, food, warmth, medical care, daily monitoring, enrichment and the chance to live out their lives with dignity.
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