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PLEASE DON'T LET DUCK HAVEN SHUT DOWN!

 

DUCK  HAVEN TO CLOSE ITS DOORS?

Duck Haven continues to accept injured and abandoned Muscovy ducks, serving South Florida as the only agency to rescue and rehabilitate these birds. Unfortunately, financial support has dwindled and we are on the verge of closing our doors.  People continue to drop off ducks, thank us, and leave without donating so we can provide medical care, shelter, and food. 
DUCK HAVEN DOES NOT RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY.  WE REMAIN OPEN ONLY THROUGH YOUR GOOD GRACES.

It is critical that those of you who love the ducks, those who support our work, and those who have brought us an injured or abandoned Muscovy help us out in a way that counts. Please find it in your hearts to send us a tax-deductible contribution.   We want to keep our doors open.

 

Make a tax deductible payment to Duck Haven, Inc. via Paypal on our home page, or

Send a check to Duck Haven, Inc. 2627 NW 61 Ave.

Margate, FL 33063

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Duck Haven Needs Help After Caretaker Dies
Woman Rescues Injured, Abandoned Ducks
(POSTED: 7:03 pm EDT September 27, 2005 by www.NBC6.net/news but has been removed)
UPDATED: 8:23 am EDT September 28, 2005

MARGATE, Fla. -- A duck shelter is in need of volunteers and financial help after one of its longtime caretakers has passed away.
Eunice Sivertsen, or the "Duck Lady," and her husband, Charlie, started the Duck Haven to care of abandoned, injured and diseased ducks. There, the ducks receive the care and treatment they need to be returned to the wild.
Eunice Sivertsen said her love of ducks was rekindled by the love of her life. "My husband and I founded this in 1975, 30 years ago, to help the Muscovy ducks," Sivertsen said. "I rescue from Miami up to West Palm Beach."
On Sept. 16, Charlie Sivertsen, Eunice's husband of 49 years, died, turning her world upside down. Now, the Duck Haven is struggling to survive.

"It's been hard. We're in need of some help right now," Sivertsen said.

Eunice Sivertsen had spent her days caring for the ducks, while her husband worked part-time to provide financial support for the rescue mission. Now, Eunice has taken on the challenge of the shelter alone, for the love of her husband and her ducks.

"I've got to stay strong. These guys need me, and if I didn't have them, I would have been lost," Sivertsen said.

The Duck Haven needs volunteers and financial support to keep going. If you'd like more information, visit the Duck Haven Web site, "written by NBC6 news in 2005".

 

Obituary:

At 89 years old, the generous and loving Shirley Sheffer passed away. Although she was very healthy and mentally sharp, Shirley Sheffer died of a massive heart attack. She was our main source of funds to run Duckhaven. I met Shirley Sheffer through an article that was in a Florida newspaper about DuckHaven. Shirley, an avid animal lover in Pennsylvania, called me in Florida and asked if she could send a donation; that was 20 years ago. When she moved to Boca Raton, Florida she visited DuckHaven and she made a donation every month. Around 12 years ago she moved to Coral Springs she saw how we were struggling to keep Duckhaven open. It was at that time that she increased her donation and also paid for the very high cost of seed. When we needed a new aviary roof she paid for some lumber. Shirley was our savior at DuckHaven. Without the support of this wonderful women we may not be able to continue the good work we do caring for orphaned and crippled ducks.