Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Donate $2 Million to Wildlife Sanctuary
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Talk about a lavish Christmas present!
After spending the holidays with their family in Namibia, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt donated $2 million to the Naankuse Wildlife Sanctuary, where the family stayed during their visit.
The African nation holds a special place in Jolie's heart: she gave birth to daughter Shiloh in Swakopmund, Namibia, in 2006.
"We want her to grow up with an understanding of her country of birth," Jolie, 35, explained of the endowment.
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The sanctuary is home to mostly orphaned and injured animals that cannot be released back into the wild; it also offers luxury accommodations which raise money for conservation projects.
"We continue to be impressed by their hard work and dedication to the people and conservation of the land and wildlife of Namibia," Jolie said.
During the the family's visit, the Jolie-Pitt clan watched Dr. Van Duuren heal a wild dog and even saw a leopard get released back into the wild.
"They really enjoyed their trip," a local source told UsMagazine.com in December. "They were able to mingle with locals, visit Swakopmund and go to the beach there, and also the beach in their neighborhood."
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13i have to give the homewrecker/man stealer credit...she is giving...good for her...boo for everything else
Who cares if they get a tax write off in the end? That's just bitter words from sour grapes. Unless you can see into the hearts of man, you have no business commenting on their motives. Many people make millions, and still do not give, except to the IRS. REGARDLESS- This is a beautiful thing...
you all should know they get great tax benefits when they give out charity. especially millions.... SUCKERS she only does it for the tax relief!!!! should i would too. come out looking like a saint instead of giving my money to IRS. give it to poor people and get famous and adored... hahahhahahah
Nice of them to take care of animals - & I love animals but what about the poor american people over here.
People can say she is only doing it because of the bad press she has been getting, and maybe she is, But why does it matter why she gives, I am sure the people or animals don't give a big fat rats as$ where the money is coming from.
since Angelina has always given 1/3 of her income to things such as this i'm glad she has gotten Brad to give also. i hope they give to Americans because we have so much poverty here also.
BFD
i love them even more now! See, Angels do exist!!
@ Donna Kelly--I know, right? People are hilarious... The next comments will be stating exactly how they should spend their own money!!
How soon until people comment about their not giving money to the animals in America :-)
whoa, weird comments so far. Millions would have different lives if it weren't for these two. Thank the Lord for selfless people like these who have the means and actually do something. They should be applauded.
I love this cause, can't stand them, but love this cause.
Good for them! I'm glad to see them taking care of animals this time instead of people.