Every Gift Feeds.Every Gift Protects.
DEW Haven is a lifelong sanctuary in Mount Vernon, Maine, caring for over 150 rescued, surrendered, and non-releasable animals. We receive zero government funding. When you donate, you provide wholesome daily nutrition, winter heat, and veterinary medicine for our entire sanctuary family.
Zeus & Khaleesi · Bengal Tigers
Choose Your Support
Every gift powers the daily care, wholesome food, and winter shelter of all 150+ animals at DEW Haven.
What $50 Powers:
Keeps heated barn dens running, radiant night pads warm, and automatic heated water lines from freezing during sub-zero Maine winters.
The 150+ Lives You Keep Safe
Donations are never tied to buying or owning an individual animal—every dollar feeds, shelters, and comforts all 150+ residents together.
Zeus & Khaleesi
Rescued brother and sister, living peacefully side by side at DEW Haven.
Tundra & Mufasa
Winter-loving apex residents bounding through fresh Maine snow with heated night quarters.
Chewy
Energetic climber who scales custom multi-tier timber towers and enjoys apple foraging.
Sterling
Rescued from the captive fur trade, now tunneling and sunbathing peacefully among the pine needles.
Zephyr
Featuring enormous snowshoe paws and black ear tufts, surveying sanctuary woods from high perches.
Fallen & Herd
Gentle hoofstock ambassadors eagerly greeting visitors along the shaded trail loop.
Odette & Troop
Surrendered from illegal pet keeping, thriving with indoor heated winter canopy pavilions.
Barnaby
Enjoys warm grain buckets, neck scratches, and grazing our open field paddocks in sunshine.
Azure & Aviary
Free-ranging the sanctuary grounds with vibrant plumage, roosting high in the evening cedar trees.
Cinnamon & Herd
Soft-fleeced herd members enjoying clover pastures and afternoon mud baths in summer.
Showing a small selection of our 150+ permanent resident animals. All reside permanently on 40+ acres in Mount Vernon, Maine.
Where Sanctuary Gifts Go
Every dollar contributed supports the four essential lifelines of our 150+ residents.
Daily Wholesome Nutrition
Hundreds of pounds of whole-prey protein, raw meats, fresh orchard produce, organic grains, and Timothy hay prepared fresh 365 mornings a year.
Maine Winter Warmth
Keeping insulated barns heated, radiant night dens cozy, and running heated water lines across 40+ acres throughout harsh sub-zero Maine winters.
Lifelong Veterinary Medicine
Senior arthritis therapies, dental surgeries, routine wellness exams, vaccines, and emergency veterinary hospital treatments for rescued lives.
Habitats & Forest Enrichment
Custom multi-story timber climbing gyms, splash ponds, scent stimulation, and foraging puzzles handcrafted by our family and volunteers.
Supplies & Traditional Gifts
Prefer to send physical goods or mail a check? You can help us directly through these trusted channels.
Amazon Sanctuary Wish List
Ship items our zookeepers and caretakers need immediately: heavy-duty enrichment toys, heated water buckets, primate treats, soft bedding, and veterinary supplies delivered straight to our front gate.
Mail A Check
Prefer traditional giving? You can mail your tax-deductible personal check directly to our sanctuary headquarters in Mount Vernon, Maine.
918 Pond Rd
Mount Vernon, ME 04352
Looking to Sponsor an Individual Animal for a Year?
If you would like an official sponsorship certificate, personalized sanctuary plaque, and dedicated updates for a specific resident, visit our Sponsorship Program.