SPONSOR a WATERFOWL
Sponsoring a duck or goose is one of the best ways to support our ongoing work to rescue, rehabilitate, and responsibly care for abused and neglected farm animals.
With a monthly donation, you will cover your sponsored animal’s basic needs including nutrition, wellness care, enrichment, and shelter. Your support makes a significant impact as veterinary visits, medications, and additional needs add to the costs of caring for rescued waterfowl.
In appreciation for your tax-deductible sponsorship, you'll receive a full biography, photos/videos of your animal, and updates throughout the year.
Sponsorships can also be made in honor or in memory of a loved one!
Duck Rescues
You can sponsor one of our ducks for $25 a month, which provides them with grain, corn for foot health, monthly deworming, and treats. In addition to these basics, we are always seeking funding for medications and vet visits.
Kingston
This sweet boy had a rough start to life, for sure. After a homeowner passed away, the neighbors heard a noise and went to investigate. They found this handsome guy who had been hatched under the porch and mother was nowhere to be found. Unfortunately all of the ducklings besides him had passed away. This lucky boy ultimately found his way to us and we'll make sure his life turns around!
Marty is a tiny Call Duck with an oversized personality. He is friendly, funny, and very fond of his ladies. Marty was found by a couple of surfers on a beach in Newport. As it so happens, one of the surfers is married to one of our amazing volunteers. After a brief stay in their home and field trips to work, Marty came to West Place to claim his title as "most adorable duck." Keep up the good work, Marty!
Marty
Sesame is a true miracle! Her momma, Erna, fostered wild babies for us for a long time and then at almost 15 years old, she laid an egg! Incredibly, it was fertilized and even though we don't breed animals here, Erna deserved her own baby and we wanted someone to carry on her amazing legacy of being the only surviving rescue from the start of our organization. Sesame may not look like her mom, but her quack is identical! She's a spunky little girl with a big personality!
Buffy was one of six lucky ducklings who almost didn't make it. She and her siblings were purchased at a big box supply store and later that very same day (yes, you read that right) they were already unwanted and neglected. Ducklings must be fed every few hours and this group had not eaten all day. We were called and given an ultimatum: take these ducklings today (by 5PM) or they are not going to survive the night.
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Buffy got the care she needed at West Place to grow up to be big, strong, and healthy. Although no longer a duckling, she is still a cutie.
Buffy
With striking resemblance to a former duck rescue named Rocky, this exquisite duck was named Rocky, Jr. or R.J. He is another one of the six lucky ducklings who were purchased at a big box supply store in the morning and were unwanted and neglected by the afternoon.
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R.J. is easy-going and laid back. He doesn't mind being held and he loves to dig for worms with his brothers and sisters.
R.J.
Ganache is one of six lucky ducklings who were purchased at a big box supply store and were unwanted and neglected later that same day. Ganache was almost indistinguishable from three of the other chocolate brown ducklings, but as he matures his unique features are starting to stick out. He has the tell-tale drake curl on his tail feathers and a slightly iridescent green head. Aside from looks, we can tell Ganache apart from the others based on his behaviors.
Ganache
Fudgie
Fudgie is another one of the ducklings who were raised at West Place after being neglected immediately upon purchase at a big box supply store. We made sure Fudgie and her siblings received the proper care and nutrition they needed since they got off to a rough start.
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When people don't think before they act or don't consider the consequences of their actions, it places an additional burden on sanctuaries like ours. Fortunately for sweet Fudgie, she found a safe haven and will live a charmed life at West Place.
We thought we'd seen some large ducks in our time, but then we met Kevin. This poor guy was dumped at a pond where domestic ducks CANNOT survive. In fact, three other ducks who were abandoned along with Kevin were not as fortunate. Thankfully, a Good Samaritan was able to capture Kevin (after much difficulty, hence the name "Kevin McAllister"!) and hold him in quarantine for two weeks so he could safely come to West Place.
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Kevin has made fast friends with the other Pekins. He's still a little nervous around people but we think he'd love to have a sponsor to help him enjoy a happy life at the sanctuary.
Kevin
Lucky and Lady and one of our unique pairings, one being a wild mallard and one a domestic Indian Runner. Lucky had gotten hit by a car and ended up on someone's doorstep in Newport. Brought here for rehabilitation, we expected that if he survived, he would eventually be able to leave. Though his ability for flight returned, he never left. We think he got sweet on Lady. To see him stand guard to protect her while she naps (even though he is half her size) is heartwarming. Who needs to watch The Bachelor, when we have couples like these two?!
Lucky & Lady
Brinks (left) is the duck who almost wasn't. One day our ED heard a faint peeping and went to investigate, only to find a lone, random egg with a crack in it. Warm to the touch, she realized there was a bird having trouble getting out. She gently opened the egg to reveal a wet, tiny duckling. Not sure the troubled little one would make it through the night, Brinks turned into a big, handsome guy. Long-time single, his life changed when the Westport case brought us Girlie. They have been inseparable for years, and we hope they have many more great years together ahead.
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Girlie & Brinks
Buddy & Iris
Buddy (right) came to us after someone heard a pained quacking and found him in a stream...with one of his feet caught between two boulders as the water level was rising. Though he lost a part of his foot, he kept his life. While in sick bay, he met Oreo who decided she wanted to help us take care of Buddy and she coupled up with him until she passed. Buddy was in mourning for years until Iris came. Iris was born with a deformed foot and was cast aside by a breeder in an enclosure without proper care or the company of other ducks. When she arrived filthy and terrified Buddy fell in love...for the second time. And Iris has blossomed into a joyful, confident girl who takes great pleasure in life and doesn't let her foot slow her down!
When Drake's (right) wife passed, his owners called us frantic because he wasn't eating and was pulling his own feathers out. They didn't know how to handle the situation and though we do not take animals from the general public we were really worried about this guy and made an exception. He has since found love again with sweet little Cookie!​
Cookie came to us many years ago from the wildlife clinic and was very broody and independent before meeting Drake but now they are inseparable and the rest is history!
Cookie & Drake
Also from the wildlife clinic, we were happy to help out by taking in this pekin and his mate, Splishy (RIP). Splashy got his name when one of our volunteers gave a school presentation to a class that ran a fundraiser for us. These days Splashy can be found looking over "the chocolate family," a group of brown ducks that he helped raise from the time they were just a few weeks old.
Splashy
Peach is quite the fighter! She lived in a backyard coop with her siblings, until one by one they were taken by predators or illness. Her owners purchased two more ducks so she wouldn't be lonely but sadly they suffered the same fate as her siblings. Not wanting the same for her, the family reached out to West Place in hopes of finding her a safe home with lots of friends. Peach is no longer living in fear and is now free to spend her time doing duck things with her new friends!
Peach
Jerry
In 2024, Jerry was born on a pond at a boarding school in western MA. However, unlike the rest of his mallard family, he never left the pond when migration season came around. When the students saw he was left behind, they took him under their wing and kept him well fed. It was eventually discovered that he has a deformed wing and could not fly. Realizing he needed extra special care, students and faculty rallied together to bring him to West Place!
Bill is a handsome Mallard with a severe bill deformity. He was discovered in someone's house after walking in through the front door! Since he cannot be returned to the wild, his options were limited but West Place has given him a safe haven. Bill is able to eat on his own, but he will require specialized care for the rest of his life to prevent further injury.
Bill
Muscovy Rescues
Muscovies are interesting ducks. They seem part waterfowl and part turkey. They like dirt baths as much as water. They are fully flighted but usually choose to walk. They don't quack and their voice only sounds like a hiss.
You can sponsor one of our Muscovies for $25 a month, which provides them with grain, corn for foot health, monthly deworming, and treats. In addition to these basics, we are always seeking funding for medications and vet visits.
A very long time ago, we rescued a Muscovy we called Cocoa (RIP). One day she flew off--not surprising as they are technically wild and the females often take off. About six weeks later, Cocoa came walking up the driveway, with six little ones in tow! Momma is one of those babies, who along with her brothers Spot, Snowy, Stripe, Lacy, and Tux decided they were staying at West Place.
Momma
R.W.
R.W. was dumped outside of Roger Williams Park Zoo. They do not like when that happens and they take steps to try to prevent that since the animal can easily get hit by a car. And the zoo won't take in domestic animals, so they reached out to us to see if we could help them out. We really wish people wouldn't dump animals, especially when there are organizations that can help. We were happy we got to help R.W.!
Geese Rescues
You can sponsor one of our geese for $30 a month, which provides them with grain, corn for foot health, monthly deworming and treats. In addition to these basics, we are always seeking funding for medications and vet visits.
Andy originally came to us very young as a "failure to thrive case" when his mother rejected him. Upon closer inspection, we discovered he was blind as he had been born without eyes. Because of this and his angel wing (a deformed wing that prevents him from flying) he was deemed non-releasable. Andy is our sweetest goose and you can find him hanging out with the domestic ducks.
