Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley

Group stops accepting animals from Los Gatos

Born in 1993 after the Humane Society of Silicon Valley stopped taking in wild animals, the nonprofit Wildlife Center depends on its volunteers and donations to help take care of about 5,000 wild animals a year. More than 100 volunteers in the South Bay help care for injured, sick and orphaned wild animals--everything from mountain lions to baby hummingbirds. Although the center has been rescuing wild animals from South Bay cities for the last five years, the organization now says it needs the cities to come to its rescue financially. Faced with budget shortfalls, the center asked the eight primary cities it serves to help meet its projected budget. Debbie Champion, president of the center's board of directors, requested funding from the cities based on the proportion of animals they send to the center. But since Los Gatos (along with Sunnyvale and Milpitas) hasn't come through with any funding, Champion says the center will stop taking in animals from the town for free.   More

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