RedRover News



August 26, 2014

What we learned from Katrina

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005, thousands of human and animal lives were changed forever. Through Katrina, one of the largest natural disasters in world history, we saw some of the greatest stories of animal survival. 

July 25, 2014

A week apart: from workshop to deployment

Newly trained volunteers often ask, “How long will it be before I receive a deployment request?” Well, for six newly trained volunteers, the answer was: five days! On July 12, RedRover held a training workshop in Kennesaw, Georgia, and then just five days later, we received a deployment request from officials in Cherokee County, one county over from the workshop location. Six of the volunteers who had attended the workshop signed up to help.

April 28, 2014

Resources for Arkansas and south-central United States tornado victims

RedRover Responders stands at the ready to provide animal emergency sheltering assistance for animals displaced by the Arkansas and south-central United States tornadoes. Here is a list of currently available animal emergency shelters and resources.


August 25, 2014

VIDEO: RedRover Responders and the Forest Animal Rescue relocation

In January 2013, RedRover Responders volunteers deployed the Silver Springs area in Florida at the request of the Forest Animal Rescue by Peace River Refuge & Ranch to help with the relocation of over 130 animals from the wildlife sanctuary. Watch the video and see how RedRover Responders volunteers helped these magnificent animals!

 

July 25, 2014

A week apart: from workshop to deployment

Newly trained volunteers often ask, “How long will it be before I receive a deployment request?” Well, for six newly trained volunteers, the answer was: five days! On July 12, RedRover held a training workshop in Kennesaw, Georgia, and then just five days later, we received a deployment request from officials in Cherokee County, one county over from the workshop location. Six of the volunteers who had attended the workshop signed up to help.

April 28, 2014

Resources for Arkansas and south-central United States tornado victims

RedRover Responders stands at the ready to provide animal emergency sheltering assistance for animals displaced by the Arkansas and south-central United States tornadoes. Here is a list of currently available animal emergency shelters and resources.

April 28, 2014

RedRover Responders update: Arkansas and south-central United States tornado situation

Beginning Monday morning, as the deadly tornadoes struck the regions of the South and Midwest including Arkansas, Oklahoma and Iowa, RedRover Emergency Services Manager Beth Gammie has been reaching out to offer RedRover Responders' support to our partners and animal shelters in the area.

March 18, 2014

VIDEO: Jefferson County puppy mill

RedRover Responders volunteers deployed to Arkansas, to assist The Humane Society of the United States in caring for over 180 animals found living in neglectful conditions on a Jefferson County property.

 

Read the full press release

March 14, 2014

Counting our blessings with volunteers like Donna Lagomarsino

With over 3,000 trained and active RedRover Responders volunteers, it takes a special kind of person to stand out as a leader. Donna Lagomarsino is one of those leaders; she uses her special skills as an educator and workshop facilitator to train future volunteers. Learn what she had to say when we interviewed her about her experience volunteering with RedRover.

March 14, 2014

A genuine desire to make a difference can make all the difference for animals in crisis

RedRover is able to bring animals out of crisis and into care through our network of RedRover Responders volunteers available on a moment’s notice to deploy. One of those volunteers is Paula Redinger who first deployed with us in 2003 to help the animal victims of the Southern California fires.