If you read my blog from last week, you would know that I found out you can “adopt an orca” through the Whale Museum, and the proceeds go towards their education programs and research efforts. Even though it is only $38, I am a broke college student with less than $10 in my bank account right now, so my adoption is going to have to be put on the back burner for now. Maybe I’ll come into some money soon, or maybe my boyfriend will adopt an orca for me for my birthday which is May 1st!
After I found out I could adopt an orca and have the proceeds go towards something I care about, I was curious to know other creative ways my money could go towards orca education and research efforts. I found hundreds of petitions to sign, email templates to copy and paste and send to high ups at SeaWorld, etc. It seems to be that symbolic adoption of orcas is the most creative way to help the process of stopping whales in captivity and supporting whales staying in the wild.
I found many other websites that did symbolic adoptions, but not only of orcas. I found places where I could symbolically adopt a Black-Capped Chickadee, a Grizzly Bear, a Horeshoe Crab, a Mallard, a Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake, and way more. I guess the point I am trying to get at is that you can adopt basically any animal ever, symbolically that is. I thought this would be interesting to share because I know when I found out that I could adopt an orca, I was ecstatic. I know I am not the only one who loves animals, and mine might seem like a random one, but then I discovered you could adopt a Marmoset (I don’t even know what that is), so I knew I should share this with anyone who would be interested in symbolically adopting their favorite animal, because I can almost guarantee you that it is possible.
It is possible thanks to the National Wildlife Federation and you can check out their website http://www.shopnwf.org/Adoption-Center/index.cat to explore your options! The National Wildlife Federation does not only do symbolic animal adoptions. They also do Tree Sponsorships. The Tree Sponsorship program allows you to plant a tree in honor of a loved one and showing you care about the environment by replanting the nation. Trees are planted at schools, engaging children and youth. They are planted in places that will help protect and restore wild places that nurture and provide an environment for wildlife.
Through my continued internet surfing and obsession of orcas I have learned so much. Not just about orcas themselves, but many other things such as the importance of trees or the readily available organizations that will symbolically let you adopt a tarantula. I am learning so much that I never could have imagined. I encourage everyone to research their passion or continue exploring it because you never know what you could find by doing so!
Jodi Rafalko says
I am so intrigued at the ability to symbolically adopt other animals! I am in LOVE with mallard ducks as odd as that sounds so I’m seriously looking up how to adopt one right now. I have learned a lot about ocras through your blog, too, so thank you for all the info!
Kelly Margaret Friday says
I think it is interesting that you can adopt pretty much any animal symbolically. My neighbor is also extremely in love with a few animals, and this is something that she has always been interested in well. I’m not sure if she has actually looked into adopting any animal symbolically or not, but I’d definitely be interested to ask her about it now
brenmc says
1. a marmoset is basically a miniature monkey and they’re like the cutest things ever
but this is actually really awesome! I knew you could symbolically adopt tigers or polar bears or endangered animals, but I didn’t think you could symbolically adopt so many different animals!
It’s always hard to address problems such as animal captivity and endangerment because we do not have a personal connection with it and often do not know in what ways we can help. It’s awesome to see that there are a multitude of ways that people can help tons of animals regardless of how common or endangered they are.