Punta Gorda man a 'GoFundMe Hero' for animal sanctuary

Little Bear Sanctuary is a safe haven for previously abused or slaughter-bound farm animals.

A LOCAL HERO GIVING FARM ANIMALSA PEACEFUL FOREVER HOMELITTLE BEAR SANCTUARY IN PUNTAGORDA IS BUSY THESE DAYS CARINGFOR OVER 100 PREVIOUSLY ABUSEDOR SLAUGHTER-BOUND ANIMALS..AND NOW THE FOUNDER IS GETTINGNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR HISCOMPASSION AND DEDICATION...FOX 4’S SANDRA RODRIGUEZ HAS THESTORY...(:40-:46)*NATS* "You’re such a good girl(cow)"FOR CHRIS VANE━ THIS IS WHAT ATYPICAL DAY LOOKS LIKE*NATS* "You want your bellyrubbed yayFORMERLY IN REAL ESTATE━ CHRISAND HIS HUSBAND━ RANDY━ RUNLITTLE BEAR SANCTUARYA SAFE HAVEN FOR PREVIOUSLYABUSED FARM ANIMALS━ TUCKED INA QUITE CORNER OF PUNTA GORDASOT(CHRIS VANE, Founder, LittleBear Sanctuary)"We called it Little Bear inmemory of my mom, her name wasUrsula which is little bear inLatin.

She passed away in 2016and never got to see it."CHRIS ATTRIBUTES HIS LOVE ANDCOMPASSION FOR ANIMALS TO HISMOM*NATS* "Kiss"SINCE OPENING THEIR DOORS IN2017━ OVER 150 FARM ANIMALSHAVE ALSO MADE LITTLE BEARSANCTUARY THEIR FOREVER HOMESOT(CHRIS VANE, Founder, LittleBear Sanctuary)"We got 74 pigs, 8 cows, we’vegot 8 goats, 29 sheep, ducks,chickens."TWO OF THE NEWEST MEMBERS AREALEXANDER HAMILTON AND JAMESMADISON RESCUES FROM ASLAUGHTERHOUSESOT(CHRIS VANE, Founder, LittleBear Sanctuary)"They had phenomena when theygot here.

Right, you did youguys were so sick Their earsare tattooed, they were neuterwithout anesthesia."BUT NOW, HIS WORK IN COMBATINGANIMAL ABUSE HAS GARNEREDNATIONAL ATTENTIONCHRIS WAS NAMED THE GO-FUND-MEHERO FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST...SOT(CHRIS VANE, Founder, LittleBear Sanctuary):"It was an honor for such amassive corporation to highlightme out of billions of people."CHRIS HOPES TO SECURE $55,000 INFUNDING -- WITH THE GOAL OFEXPANDING THE SANCTUARY BYANOTHER 20-ACRESSOT(CHRIS VANE, Founder, LittleBear Sanctuary):"We’re about to finish ourin-house clinic, which is reallyexciting."BUT AS CHRIS CONTINUES TO WORKTOWARDS HELPING MORE FARMANIMALS IN NEED━ HE KNOWS HISMOM IS WATCHINGSOT(CHRIS VANE, Founder, LittleBear Sanctuary)"I think she would be very proudof me "TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN DONATEOR VOLUNTEER━ YOU CAN VISITLITTLE-BEAR-SANCTUARY-DO