NATURE CONSERVATION – WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
DOMESTIC ADMINISTRATION – EXOTIC STEWARDSHIP
ZOOLOGY – REHABILITATION
TIME TO RISE!
Mission Statement: Sundown Inc. Nature Preserve is a professional 501(c)(3) nonprofit sanctuary with three locations (Louisiana & Texas) designed for better animal welfare with a special focus on nonreleasable wildlife.
Currently, we are expanding to include a proposed 15 + nature preserve habitat, allowing the community to disappear into the serenity of nature — a quiet place to breathe, pray, wander among the trees and water, and remember who we are when the world gets loud. Future protected wetland preserve, open for peaceful reflection, education, and healing. See our Nature Preserve page for more info.
We care for wildlife, exotics, and pets. Pets stay in private homes through our partnership with PetFinder, Rescue Me, and Lafayette Animal Shelter & Care Center lascc@lafayettela.gov, 337-291-5644 — never at the sanctuary, where they feel safest.
Sundown is not a business. Sundown is a ministry. Businesses sell. Ministries give. Big difference. Our ministry is lifetime stewardship for animals that cannot be released.
What We Do – LDWF & USDA Compliant Operations:
• Wildlife Triage & Referral per LDWF WRP K5 – Approved May 29, 2026 – Lafayette Parish, LA – Provides triage and referral for releasable native wildlife per LDWF WRP protocols. No public contact with rabies vector species. All wildlife triage under veterinary oversight.
• Lifetime Sanctuary for Nonreleasable Wildlife per USDA 72-C-0239 – All sanctuary residents are deemed nonreleasable by LDWF/USFWS. Lifetime care only. Sundown does NOT offer wildlife for adoption, sale, or as pets.
• Community Rehoming Referral – Domestic Only – Pets remain in private owner homes, NOT at sanctuary. Posted on Petfinder as a courtesy through partnership with Lafayette Animal Shelter & Care Center (LASCC lascc@lafayettela.gov 337-291-5644) per USDA separation requirements.
• Veterinary Oversight: Board Veterinarian Dr. Katie Habetz, DVM, LSU SVM 2013 – Medical Director Advisor – Provides lifetime care protocols and triage guidance.
• Education & Contingency: Community education on coexistence, responsible ownership, and professional contingency planning.
Donates up to $15,000 for buildings and other supplies to other rescue organizations.
Works with authorities to remove hoarded/abused animals from deplorable situations.
Participates in multiple community programs such as the popular TNR.
Offers Hospice programs & support.
Provides educational classes for professional foundations and individuals to aid and assist in better animal welfare.
Teamed up with Benner’s to design & manufacture the first cageless “Cat Fence System” that has become so popular today.
And that is just half of what we have done and continue to do. Please take a few minutes to look around and view all that we offer. We are constantly adding and updating information, so be sure to check back regularly or sign up for our newsletter to stay informed and up-to-date on the matters that mean the most to you.
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