Hi. I'm not normally the type of person who shares random charity posts; that's not why anyone comes to my page. But this is important to me. Somehow or other, over the last 5 years, I wound up with over 1500 watchers! And I'm very grateful for that. But it made me feel a sense of responsibility to share this. Furries have a bit of a "reputation" and stigma attached to them, it's true. But a lot of this community really does care about animals.

There's a man in South Africa named Michael Jamison who takes in rescued ones. Most prominently, he raised two tigers named Enzo and Diego, and he has dozens of other critters that he's nursed to health and raised. You might've seen some of his more famous videos from several years ago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z8KLlCfzwc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAwsP4ee65M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPS_HqxyvDw

I know what you're thinking, but he's not just some crazy rich guy who owns exotic animals just because he can. He got wealthy with a telecommunications business and then sold it a long time ago, and now just works day in and day out tending his flock. The tigers have a massive enclosed area with a pool, lots of friends, and they absolutely adore him.
Well, the South African economy has completely collapsed in the last 2 years, and Michael is essentially flat broke now. The YouTube algorithm destroyed his passive income....no one watches his videos anymore and he can't get the word out about what's happening. I myself was wondering what had happened to him, and suddenly stumbled across this. He made a vlog last week discussing the situation, claiming that he'd barely eaten in several days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCHqvtM7ZJw

If you're looking at his house and all the stuff he owns and wondering "why doesn't he sell it? The dude has a helicopter and a suit of armor in his effing living room"....well, remember, South Africa's economy is in the toilet. He's trying, but can't sell things because there's no one to buy them. It's a tragic irony - he has 1 million subs but his videos can't get 10k views, and the dude has all this rich guy crap but can't afford to eat.
The government is threatening to take his house and his animals, and with the way things are in South Africa right now, it's a guarantee that they will not be put in good homes. They all rely completely on Michael and he's their family.

Stumbling on this situation broke my heart, and I don't want to see Enzo & Diego lose their dad and be put in an abusive third-world zoo environment.
If even a tiny fraction of my followers donated a tiny bit to keeping his head above water, it would help tremendously.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/enzo-and.....ouse-need-help

I just hope I'm not too late.