Viva Rescue - a 501(c)(3) top rated nonprofit
the miracle fund
A ruminant cleft palate program at Viva Rescue providing innovative cleft palate care to neonatal goat kids and lambs from across the United States!
How does it work?
Our team gets contacted
Our team gets contacted
Our team gets contacted
We receive requests from around the United States to intake cleft palate ruminants. We can not intake all requests due to our organizations limited resources and the extensive expenses involved. If you have a neonatal lamb or kid in need of cleft palate assistance you can reach us at and our team will do our best to assist you if we have the resources and availibiltity.
We transport
Our team gets contacted
Our team gets contacted
Our organization works out possible Transport options.
We have driven and flown goats from across the country when flights were donated but guardians transporting their animals to our facility once case is approved is requested and does give your animal a better chance at the program.
If you'd like to donate a private flight for a cleft palate ruminant you can reach us at: Info@vivaglobalrescue.org
We treat
Our team gets contacted
We treat
Our veterinary team gets to work on a treatment plan and moves forward with treatment, prosthetics if possible, and surgical repair. The cleft palate neonate will receive round the clock specialized care with every resource and medical option made available to them.
Donations can be made by texting: "MIRACLEFUND" to 44-321
Why the miracle fund for cleft palate goats?
Ruminants with severe cleft palate deformities in the US and across the world have nearly a 100% mortality rate due to a lack of developed surgical procedures for the complete cleft palate as well as surgeons and hospitals not willing or able to do the surgery because of its extreme challenges.
Viva Rescues Miracle Fund seeks to change that fate for cleft palate ruminants through feeding and care models, surgical procedures and prosthetic options.
Viva’s medical team has had successful surgical closures of the palate and is working on developing treatment plans and guidelines for cleft palate ruminants to prove that not only are they deserving of the care given to other mammals with cleft palates but what was once thought impossible is actually repairable with the right kind of innovative, out of the box techniques and practices.
Viva's "Miracle fund" is currently the ONLY program in the country actively working on cleft palate innovation in ruminants and the only organization actively intaking cleft palate ruminants into their program.
Viva executive Director Maya Benperlas often reminds folks that “Every procedure, surgery and deformity was once thought of as “untreatable” and impossible to fix until someone didn’t stop trying until they solved the problem. That is what we are trying to do with this program, when we are told it’s not possible to save these babies we keep reminding folks - we are aware this isn’t done, researched or treated even in most universities, but with our dedicated veterinary surgeons, and team we will keep innovating and keep trying for better chances for neonatal ruminants with cleft palates who have literally nowhere else to turn. They deserve the best chance we can give them.”
Saving Ella - groundbreaking success
Ella came to Viva Rescue in early 2022 with a severe cleft palate deformity. She was tube fed diligently by our experienced team for months until she was ready to embark on a journey to cleft palate repair!
Mark The Date! Thursday, March 31, 2022 was a historic day for cleft palate goats and especially for Ella! Her life has been changed forever because of your generosity! The doctors were able to close one inch of her cleft palate, and complete one of the 3-4 surgeries she will need.
Ella passed
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