About Us

Starting our rescue and advocacy work in 2021, our non-profit status was not acquired until 2024. Wild Exotics Animal Refuge, formerly known as Wild Exotics Animal Rescue, has always been focused on providing a voice for the animals without one. We stand up for the underdog, even when we’re the only ones standing.

Based in New Jersey, WEAR has grown into a team of people who work tireless volunteer hours to drive out to rescue sites, spend countless hours at veterinary hospitals, provide in-house medical care, fundraise, travel for advocacy events, and do their best to spread compassion. We are a refuge for the discarded animals of the exotic pet trade.

WEAR was started by the current founder and president, Brittany. Brittany was twenty years old when she decided to dump her savings into starting a small animal rescue. Being a vegan-ran rescue and sanctuary, the last few years have been spent fiercely advocating for animals of all species, and getting into the dirty work of defending those without a voice.