{"id":20,"date":"2022-03-03T07:20:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T07:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:39:16","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <div class=\"banner has-hover\" id=\"banner-1571790259\">\n          <div class=\"banner-inner fill\">\n        <div class=\"banner-bg fill\" >\n            <div class=\"bg fill bg-fill \"><\/div>\n                        <div class=\"overlay\"><\/div>            \n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\n        <div class=\"banner-layers container\">\n            <div class=\"fill banner-link\"><\/div>            \n   <div id=\"text-box-710765582\" class=\"text-box banner-layer x50 md-x50 lg-x50 y50 md-y50 lg-y50 res-text\">\n                                <div class=\"text-box-content text dark\">\n              \n              <div class=\"text-inner text-center\">\n                  \n\t<div id=\"text-1313167791\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2><b>Rescue, Rehabilitate, Release &amp;<\/b><b>\u00a0Educate<\/b><\/h2>\n<h4>Giving wildlife a second chance<\/h4>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-1313167791 {\n  color: rgb(236, 232, 216);\n}\n#text-1313167791 > * {\n  color: rgb(236, 232, 216);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button secondary\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>VOLUNTEER<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/friendsoffreewildlife.us10.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=65895cd500b4090a44e14446b&#038;id=71ee9efdca\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button secondary\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n              <\/div>\n           <\/div>\n                            \n<style>\n#text-box-710765582 {\n  width: 60%;\n}\n#text-box-710765582 .text-box-content {\n 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data-animate=\"fadeInLeft\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div id=\"comp-kyvh4oa31\" class=\"_1Q9if\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<h2 class=\"font_8\"><span style=\"color: #f55f51;\"><strong><span class=\"color_15\" style=\"font-size: 90%;\">Our Mission<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"comp-kyvh4oa4\" class=\"_1Q9if\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">Our mission is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release injured, orphaned, and displaced wildlife and to educate the public, build awareness about local wildlife and encourage peaceful co-existence between humans and animals. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button secondary\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>DONATE NOW<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/get-involved\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button secondary\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>VOLUNTEER<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button secondary\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>REPORT INJURED WILDLIFE<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"font_8\"><span style=\"color: #f55f51;\"><strong><span class=\"color_15\" style=\"font-size: 90%;\">Our Vision<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"comp-kyvh4oa4\" class=\"_1Q9if\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\">\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">Our vision is to provide a safe, professional, and compassionate facility for wildlife to heal, recover, and return to their natural habitats.\u00a0 With strong community support and education we encourage people to reconnect with the abundant wildlife which shares our space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">As we grow, so does our impact.\u00a0 We strive to expand our reach, improve our facilities, and advocate for wildlife within our urban environment.\u00a0 Every animal we assist shapes our journey and strengthens our vision. \u00a0The roots of our centre are strong\u2014and from them, a more compassionate future for wildlife is growing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/donor-account\/donor-levels\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button secondary\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>MONTHLY COMMITMENT<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/product-category\/donations\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button secondary\"  style=\"border-radius:99px;\">\n    <span>ONCE OFF DONATION<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-788714017\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  data-animate=\"fadeInRight\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2102687775\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iZinga-Badge.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iZinga-Badge.png 403w, https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iZinga-Badge-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iZinga-Badge-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iZinga-Badge-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\n<style>\n#image_846931704 {\n  width: 21%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 100%; color: #f55f51;\"><strong>We are thrilled to announce that Friends of Free Wildlife has been fully verified by iZinga Assist!<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">The iZinga Assist Verification Icon and Certificate of Verification recognises our organisational excellence, transformative impact and deep commitment to trust and transparency.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-7130753\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_954917681\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iZinga-Certificate-FFW.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iZinga-Certificate-FFW.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.friendsoffreewildlife.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/iZinga-Certificate-FFW-300x209.png 300w, 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