While searching for animals protected by man I have also seen many horrible things: the massacre of dolphins in Aisa, dogs that are used as live bait for catching sharks, and sharks being fished only for their fins and thrown back in the water alive and mutilated, chimpanzees being exploited as tourist attractions in bars and who become addicted to alcohol and cigarettes, baby seals clubbed to death in front of their mothers and unfortunately many more ...
For all these animals and the people who devote their lives taking care of them and as a token of appreciation towards the carers who allowed me to photograph their wonderful animals, I have made a decision as of September 2007 to donate part of my earnings to different animal charities and sanctuaries.
Over $27,000 have been donated in total
Donations have already been made to the following organisations:
- Creaves Namur. Centre de revalidation des espèces
- The Chimfunshi Chimpanzee Wildlife Orphanage
- Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society
- The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
- The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
- The International Wolf Center
- Born Free
- WWF Pixel Project
- Refuge de l'Arche
- The Jane Goodall Institute
- International Exotic Animal Sanctuary
- Charity Tree of Life
- Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary
- IFAW
- Tiggywinkles
- BIRD STUDIES CANADA
- Tonga Terre d'Accueil
- Bifengxia Base of CCRCGP
- 30 millions d'Amis
- Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Besançon
- Association Européenne pour l'étude et la Conservation des Lémuriens
- Sharkalliance
- ASBL Les petites pattes oubliées
- Audubon Nature Institute
- Pandas International
- Zoologischer Garten Schwerin
- 4balzanes
- Veeweyde
- International Animal Rescue
- Ligue Nationale pour la Protection du Furet
- Wikipedia
- Amphibienzentrum Düsseldorf - Schutz
- Bont voor Dieren
- Ocean Aquarium of Penglai
- Dalian Laohutan Ocean Park
- Humane Society
- Gaia
- Allwetterzoo Münster
- Le rêve d'Aby
- The Lemur Conservation Association
- Hendrick & Co
- Virunga National Park