Featured updates and important information from RedRover.
By Beth Gammie, Director of Field Services
I know it can be frustrating to see other people’s lack of concern for animals. It’s easy to have reactions like, “Don’t they get it!?” or “Why can’t they see that an animal has feelings?” In essence, Why doesn’t that person have empathy for animals?
For Rachael, Marty, and their beloved pit bull Riddick, what started as a cross-country trip turned into an amazing journey of survival and reconnection — thanks to your support and the kindness of some empathetic strangers.
For Rachael, Marty, and their beloved pit bull Riddick, what started as a cross-country trip turned into an amazing journey of survival and reconnection — thanks to your support and the kindness of some empathetic strangers.
Watch this very special meeting between a RedRover Relief grant recipient and the donor who helped her and her dog, Bruno, when they needed it most – and witness how you can make a difference in the life of an animal by becoming an On-Call Angel.
By RedRover President and CEO, Nicole Forsyth
After school program teacher, Alexis Sandoval, introduced her students to the RedRover Readers program in the START after school program at Golden Empire Elementary School. She then entered her school into the RedRover Readers Impact Contest -- and they won! Soon after, RedRover taught the whole school -- all 22 teachers -- to implement the RedRover Readers program in their classrooms, just in time for the 2015-2016 school year.
RedRover Responders stand at the ready to provide emergency animal sheltering assistance to the animals displaced by the Fort McMurray, Alberta wildfires if our help is needed and requested. Here is a list of currently available emergency animal shelters and resources.
Know of a resource or shelter to add to this list? Email us!
In early April 2016, RedRover Responders volunteers were on the ground in Pennsylvania with the Core Creek Collaborative. Working in partnership with Bucks County, Animal Lifeline, Rescue Purrfect, the PSPCA, the International Fund for Animal Welfare and local organizations, RedRover helped to implement a strategic Trap-Treat-Neuter-Place/Return program.
Mark your calendars to support RedRover! Starting at midnight on May 3rd, the Sacramento region will come together for one BIG Day of Giving - a 24-hour giving challenge to support local nonprofits. Your donations on this day will help us expand our programs nationwide, so we can bring more animals from crisis to care.
