The Bats still Poop on Christmas Day

At most animal sanctuaries, Christmas day is just like any other. Resident animals must be cared for and rescues still take place. That’s no exception at Bat World Sanctuary. The bats don’t know it’s Christmas, of course, they only know they getting extra treats, toys and decorations added to their enclosure  – decorations they haven’t seen since this time last year.

Rescued African fruit bats receiving a surprise of melon cubes in a Christmas bag. They ate all the melon cubes and then pulled out the paper towel lining the bottom.
Rescued African fruit bats receiving a surprise of melon cubes in a Christmas bag. They ate all the melon cubes and then pulled out the paper towel lining the bottom.

A staff of two take care of the bats on Christmas day, myself (Amanda) and Assistant Director, Terri. The other staff members are off enjoying time with their families. Between the two of us we manage to get everything done in about four hours so we still have plenty of family time as well. While we work we spend a lot of time having fun, always joking that we could never take December 25th off  because “The bats still poop on Christmas day!”

We also talk about how grateful we are to our supporters, because without them we wouldn’t have the means to take care of the bats on Christmas or any other day of the year. We are also grateful for the many shoppers who visited batworldstore.org and bought educational gifts that spread the good word about bats while bringing in extra funds to help our rescue efforts.

This year was even more exceptional because our supporters contributed enough on North Texas Giving Day to provide food for the bats for an entire year, ensuring that next year, the bats can still poop on Christmas day.

And for that we are eternally grateful.