WWE announced on their website that Raw Superstar Titus O’Neil is partnering with The Florida Aquarium to help save wildlife affected by the bushfires in Australia.
According to the announcement net proceeds from every general ticket sold at the aquarium and donations designated through the aquarium’s site, will be donated to the Australia Zoo’s Wildlife Hospital and rescue efforts.
It is also stated that O’Neil, through his Bullard Family Foundation, will match all funds raised up to $25,000.
The Australia Zoo is operated by Terri Irwin and the Irwin family.
Terri is the widow of the late Steve Irwin, who achived worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter which aired from 1996 until 2007.
Steve Irwin died tragically on September 4, 2006 after being pierced in the chest by a stingray barb while filming in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.
You can read the full announcement below:
Titus O’Neil teams up with The Florida Aquarium for Australian bushfire rescue efforts
Titus O’Neil is partnering with The Florida Aquarium to help save wildlife affected by the bushfires in Australia.
Net proceeds from every general ticket sold — in addition to donations designated through The Florida Aquarium’s site — will be donated to Australia Zoo’s Wildlife Hospital and rescue efforts. O’Neil, through the Bullard Family Foundation, will match all funds raised up to $25,000.
The Australia Zoo is operated by its naturalist, conservationist, author and owner Terri Irwin and the Irwin family.
“Terri, Bindi and Robert are not only my close friends, but they are family,” O’Neil said in a release. “Their dedication to saving wildlife is unwavering and during this tragic time, they are using every resource available to do everything they can to save animals injured from the bushfires.”