Tariku - Asociația Milioane de Prieteni

Tariku lived for seven years in the zoological park Onești together with his brothers Lucas and Koda. Alesha Dixon, the famous British singer who participated in the rescue action of the three tortured bears, agreed to become the spiritual parent of the beautiful bear. Tariku is an Australian name and means “he has a story to tell”. It’s also the name of a 4-year-old Tasmanian boy who inspired Alesha with his gesture.

The little boy’s father received a WSPA brochure about the bear sanctuary in Zărneşti and told his son about the tormented bears that find peace here. Marked by the sad stories, he started to pick some lemons from the tree in the yard, put a small table in the street and started selling the fruits. They also named this activity “Lemon-aid”.

After “balding” the lemon in the yard and selling all the fruits, he went from door to door with his father in search of these fruits. He collected almost 200 more lemons which he then sold at the local market. Tariku’s fundraiser was very successful. He raised $123 from the sale, and with donations from local stores, he reached a total of $294.

Adopt Tariku with a minimum donation of 5 euros / month (60 euros / year). With this contribution, we can ensure that the adopted bear has a honey jar every month. When you finish the donation for a year, we will send you an adoption certificate.

We appreciate if you can support a greater part of the need for the bear’s care. If you represent a company, you can adopt a bear exclusively with a donation of 600 euro / month. The company's logo, accompanied by the name of the adopted bear, will be placed in the sanctuary. Over 30,000 visitors will see that the company you represent is involved in animal welfare.

You can also donate by bank transfer i. Once you have completed the donation, please send us a message with the name of the adopted bear, the adopter's name and the bank transfer date, to milioanedeprieteni@gmail.com.