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Our Story - Cobb's Exotic Animal Rescue
“Cobb’s Exotic Animal Rescue Foundation aims to provide an education and animal rehabilitation centre for exotic animals in Calgary, Alberta.”
We Are A Calgary Non-Profit & Exotic Animal Rescue Center
Cobbs Exotic Animal Rescue & Education Foundation (CEAR) is a non-profit organization that strives to provide an education and animal rehabilitation centre for exotic animals in Calgary, Alberta. We are dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of exotic animals, as well as providing education to the public about these amazing creatures.
We Are A Calgary Non-Profit & Animal Rehabilitation Center
Cobbs Exotic Animal Rescue & Education Foundation (CEAR) is a non-profit organization that strives to provide an education and animal rehabilitation centre for exotic animals in Calgary, Alberta. We are dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of exotic animals, as well as providing education to the public about these amazing creatures.
Our Purpose & Mission
Cobbs Exotic Animal Rescue and Education Foundation strives to give all exotic animals a safe and healthy life whether they are living with us or with their pet owners.
Cobbs mission is to provide
Animal Safety & Wellbeing
Provide a safe and forever home, rehabilitation, proper nutrition, and veterinary care for exotic animals that require it.
Public Education
To educate the public with the aim of decreasing uninformed purchases as well as training current exotic animal owners how to better care for their animals by providing general education programs educating people about different exotics, where they are from, how they live, and how to properly take care of them.
Our Story Timeline
The inception of Cobbs started as “Cobbs Corn Maze”
2013
- Cobb’s Corn Maze is born
- Our first animal experience was with 3 pigs
2015
Mike & Maureen, the founders, head to Australia and discover that Kangaroos are more hypoallergenic than most animals
2016
The year 2016 was all about research. Discovering the processes of having kangaroos at Cobb’s and other similar animals was a challenge but it paid off
The transformation of Cobbs evolves into “Cobbs Adventure Park”
2017
- Cobb’s Adventure Park is born in May of 2017
- The first 6 kangaroos arrive at the park
- The first few rescues arrive at the park which included corn snakes, geckos, and sugar gliders donated to the park
2018
- More rescues arrive at the park including a Ball python, red tail boa, carpet python, chickens, ducks, and many more sugar gliders
- Odie the wallaby arrives
- Wendy the wallaby is born and donated to the park
- Fun Fact: A drive through a severe snowstorm had to be completed in order to get her home!
2019
- A Sulcatta Tortoise named Marley is donated to the park
- Pablo the wallaby is donated to the park
- More Chickens, ducks, sugar gliders, and iguanas arrive at the park
- Felix the wallaby is donated to the park
- The inception of “Cobbs Exotic Animal Rescue” is born as more and more exotic animals are being donated to the park
The manifestation of Cobbs exotic animal rescue becomes reality with
"Cobbs Exotic Animal Rescue"
2020
- Cobb’s Exotic Animal Rescue is born
- Bandit the wallaby arrives at the park
2021
- Forest the wallaby is donated to the park
- 10 Emu’s arrive at the park
- Spike the tortoise arrives at the park
- Cockatoo arrives at the park
- A few porcupines arrive at the park
2022
- Ferrets arrive at the park
- Cobbs Exotic Animal Rescue partners with The Wildlife Festival to help bring education on exotic animals to people all over Canada
Meet The Animals
Meet Some Of Our Rescues
- 7 years
- 42 lbs
- 2.5 years
- 80 grams
- 1 year
- 55 lbs
- 18 years
- 47 lbs
- 6.5 years
- 44 lbs
2.5 years old, 80 grams, Maggie is an amazing part of our Sugar Glider colony, she is stubborn and can be feisty but we love her all the same. Maggie came to us with a broken leg. Her previous owners loved her dearly and did not want to give her up, but the medical bills to care for her in this condition were starting to add up. This is when she made her way into our lives. We took in Maggie and got her to the vet. They tried a cast on her but after a few days she wasn’t healing, and that’s when our only option was to get her leg amputated. To our and the vets surprise, Maggie didn’t skip a beat!
1 year old, 55lbs. Scarlett is one of our most recent rescues. Her story starts in the home of a hoarder & a suspected drug addict. Scarlett was found in a tiny cage inside of this home and was locked up with an array of other animals. Scarlett and a dog were taken in together by a kind Calgary family and they had been so starved that when they were rescued and given food the dog attacked Scarlett and would not let her close to any of the food. Initially Scarlett was terrified of people and for good reason, but her rehabilitation and her new owners nursed her back to health and happiness. She was then given to us so she could have a safe and comfortable place to spend her life. Scarlett is now living happily with other animals here at the rescue.
47lbs, 18 years old, Since a Sulcatta tortoise can live up to 80 years old, Marleys story is a long one. Marleys original owner got Marley when he was the size of a twoonie. He was a gift from his girlfriend in high school. Fast forward 15 years later and things had changed, Marleys owner had planned moved to the USA but he didn’t want to get rid of Marely, but he couldn’t take him with him! So his parents kept Marley, they loved him so much they used to polish his shell. As Marleys new owners were getting older they wanted to downsize and wanted to make sure Marley had a good home where he would be taken care of. And that is when they called us. His old owners even come to visit Marley every summer.
6.5 years old, 44 lbs. Odie was initially bought as a pet in Idaho. When the family realized that wallabies are not that cuddly as they get older, they decided to get another pet for their child to play with. A dog. They then put the dog and kangaroo in the backyard together and the dog attacked Odie and ripped a chunk out of his ear. This is when they realized that they had made a huge mistake and needed to do something fast. This is when they donated Odie to another farm in the US that has kangaroos, and they called us to come and get him. We are so glad to have Odie and he is happy, and healthy.
Pablo the Bennett’s Wallaby