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WILDLIFE SAFARI

New Ambassador Cheetah Cub

ildlife Safari in Winston Khayam Jr’s new puppy companion is one of two rescue pups from
Wrecently welcomed a new the Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center. Wendy Kang, Saving Grace’s
cheetah cub. Khayam Jr officially executive director, says, “We know they will receive the best of care at
joined the park’s animal collection, Wildlife Safari and live a life to be envied. Khayam Jr’s puppy will help
coming from the San Diego Zoo spotlight adoption.” The park announces a partnership between the two
Safari Park. organizations.

“The cub is doing great—bright alert and responsive, energetic, play- Wildlife Safari, a 600-acre 4.5 drive-thru animal park, is a nonprofit
ful and eating everything,” says Benji Alcantar, Wildlife Safari’s head organization that provides exciting and unique adventures into the world
veterinarian. of exotic and indigenous animals. They feature hundreds of animals from
Africa, Asia and the Americas.
As with many single cheetah cubs, Khayam Jr will be hand-raised into
an ambassador cheetah for the park’s outreach programs. He will be Saving Grace, Inc. is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the
paired with a rescue puppy from Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center. direct care of homeless, abandoned or neglected animals in Douglas
Ambassador programs reach out to kids in Douglas County who may County, whose mission is to champion, promote and protect the human-
never see some of these wild animals up close. They also visit nursing animal bond through responsible pet ownership.
homes, community events and fundraisers. Ambassador cheetahs travel
to various locations to stand in for their wild counterparts. Wildlife www.WildlifeSafari.net
Safari hopes that interacting with these outreach animals will inspire
lifelong commitments to native and exotic species.

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