This profile is dedicated to sharing updates regarding the future of Zeehondencentrum in Lauwersoog, as well as sharing donation links to help the hospital.
This account is not associated with or endorsed by WEC itself, I am just one of the people who cares about this place, and I hope more people will care.
Here is (now in English) the full statement from the centrum regarding their future: https://www.zeehondencentrum.nl/en/news-2/zeehondencentrum-pieterburen-gaat-failliet/
What can you do:
- Post about it and share the news, even outside of Fediverse and outside of your immediate friend circle - and even if you are on the other side of the globe
- Donate to the centrum; while the amount needed to keep the lights on is enormous (in the range of government funding, remember!), you miss all the shots you don't take, and even if we do not get the full amount, it might buy them some more time to find solutions
- If you are a citizen of the Netherlands: put pressure on politicians, especially ones in province of Groningen to step up and take action - the place's existence is more than just a seal hospital or a visitor spot, it's more than that, it's the future of Wadden Sea's residents, and along with Germany and Denmark they hold the responsibility to keep the seals safe (Agreement on the Conservation of Seals in the Wadden Sea, 1991)
If you're a fedizen who cares and has the means to, join in for the fundraiser I made to show the power of independent networks - and if for nothing else, do it For The Seals
https://stichtingzeehondencentrum.community-fundraising.com/teams/fediverse-for-seals
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