This season, you can help every rescued bird and animal feel home for the holidays.
Each stocking below represents one animal currently being treated, healing or finding sanctuary at CWR. We currently have 763 animals at CWR. Mind boggling, isn’t it!? When you fill a stocking — $25 each — you help us make each animal feel at home for the holidays. And, thanks to a generous match, your gift goes twice as far. We’re still matching every donation up to $50,000.
Fund one stocking and fill TWO stockings! …and watch them turn from red to green!
Several of our residents have also requested some special items. Discover our CWR Angel Tree—each tag represents a resident’s special holiday request. Pick a tag, fulfill a wish, and bring joy to an animal who depends on us.
Upcoming events
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Volunteer Orientation
First Saturday and Third Sunday every month 10:00AM-12:30PM
An on-site session for prospective volunteers to learn about animal care volunteering. Registration required.
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Monthly Project Day
Second Saturday of every month 10:00AM-2:00PM
A monthly rewarding day of hard work for the animals of CWR! Open to all members of the public, ages 16 and up. Registration required.
Carolina Waterfowl Rescue (CWR) is a non-profit 501(C)(3) wildlife rescue organization located in Indian Trail, NC.
Our doors are open to those animals few rescues are willing to or are able to accommodate: domestic and wild fowl, migratory songbirds, reptiles, farm animals, and even "pocket pets".
What We Do
Rehab
Triage, treatment, and surgical procedures carried out by federally licensed wildlife rehabbers and veterinary staff.
Release
Seeing rehabbed avian and reptile wildlife patients placed back in suitable and wild environments where they will thrive.
Rescue
Rescuing 7,000 animals a year, removing domestic animals from harmful situations and challenging the standards of pet bird care.
Rehome
Finding homes for nearly 2,000 domestic animals in the community and granting second chances to surrendered animals.
Take Action
Join Us!
Carolina Waterfowl Rescue (CWR) is operated almost entirely by passionate volunteers, a critical element to the success of our nonprofit. As a volunteer, you get to spend time working with animals, assisting in their care, and offering a direct hand in their journey back to the wild or to be placed in a loving home.
No matter what interests you or how much time you can spare, with so many different volunteer opportunities at CWR, there’s bound to be one that suits you!
Support the Animals
Carolina Waterfowl Rescue receives no funding from any local, state, or government agency, so we rely on good-hearted people like you to help cover costs. As an example, our Songbird Nursery program requires 100,000 mealworms a week to feed orphaned, baby birds. This costs roughly $10,000/month. Many of the native birds we protect are on the decline but vital to our ecosystem. Can you help them?
“With age and wisdom, I have realized we need to simply make the world right for that one animal who needs it. Be a light in the darkness for an animal who otherwise would have no hope, and always try to do what’s right.”