FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) – Black Pine Animal Sanctuary is asking the community for help after its cooler broke down.

“Friends, we need your help,” the exotic animal sanctuary posted on Facebook. “These brutal temperatures were too much for our old cooler to handle, and its compressor decided to leave us and move to a cooler climate.”

“All jokes aside, we desperately need your help!”

The sanctuary says the cooler is an essential part of the organization as it feeds more than 700 pounds of veggies and 500 pounds of fresh meat to animals each week. Even one day without it, the organization said, can cost thousands of dollars and result in hundreds of pounds of waste.

“We had to act fast, and this emergency repair was quite a hit to our budget,” the post reads. “A $7,500 hit to be exact.”

Now they are asking for assistance covering the costs in the form of tax-deductible donations. Those interested in helping can do so here.