RedRover News



October 4, 2022

Macy and Me: A lifesaving bond

By Savannah Verdon, Development and Engagement Coordinator Content warning: this story includes reference to suicide.  You may know me as the author of many of RedRover’s Happy […]
October 3, 2022

NEW RedRover Readers On-Demand Workshop & Expanded Curriculum

NEW ON-DEMAND ONLINE WORKSHOP As students face the repercussions of the past few years of isolation, classrooms need programs that encourage positive social interaction and peer-to-peer […]
September 28, 2022

Animal Resources for Hurricane Ian

Our hearts are with all the people and animals impacted by Hurricane Ian. Here is a list of currently available animal emergency shelters and resources for […]
September 13, 2022

“Empathy is everything”: How Ruthless Kindness works to prevent human and animal suffering

  For veterinarians Dr. Sarah Reidenbach and Dr. Kate Kuzminski, knowing they’re making a difference – in many cases, saving lives – has kept them going […]
September 13, 2022

Helping Florida’s coastal cats

By Beth Gammie, Director of Field Services In the sweltering heat of a Florida summer, our RedRover Responders team gathered in Wakulla County for the first […]
September 12, 2022

Leading with Empathy: Behind the Scenes with Heidi

By Helia Zarkhosh, RedRover Communications and Marketing Coordinator What does a typical day look like for RedRover staff members? How do we answer the call for […]
September 9, 2022

Love brought in from the snow: Adora’s Happy Tail

By Savannah Verdon, Development and Engagement Coordinator When you have bipolar disorder, it can often feel like nothing in life comes easy. Navigating the mental healthcare […]
September 9, 2022

Roxie the Rottweiler’s Happy Tail

By Savannah Verdon, Development and Engagement Coordinator After becoming a single mother, Amanda worked her hardest to provide for her children, including her human child and […]
September 9, 2022

Animal Resources for California Wildfires

Our hearts are with all the people and animals impacted by the current wildfires. Here is a list of currently available animal emergency shelters and resources […]

 
January 12, 2021

Providing safe haven at Safe Voices Maine

In August 2019, RedRover Responders teamed up with Rescue Rebuild, a program of Greater Good Charities, to help transform one of the shelters at Safe Voices, a domestic […]
January 11, 2021

Answering the call for help: Training RedRover Responders volunteers online

The RedRover Responders volunteer corps are the backbone of our efforts to provide lifesaving care and sheltering for animal victims of natural disasters, puppy mills, hoarding, […]
January 11, 2021

Tiny Tim’s Triumph

By Devon Krusko, RedRover Field Services and Outreach Coordinator When I traveled to the Humane Society of Marlboro County last November, I was thrilled to find […]
December 9, 2020

Collaboration During Crisis: Safe Housing in South Carolina

In many jobs, you interact with folks that you’ll never meet, and some that you may never even speak to again. Social relationships gained from work […]
November 10, 2020

A Fresh Start for South Korean Pups

By Devon Krusko, RedRover Field Services and Outreach Coordinator I drove to Maryland on the afternoon of the most perfect, picture-worthy fall day. Blue sky, cotton […]
October 29, 2020

Embracing Change: DVAM 2020

By Katie Campbell, RedRover Outreach Manager As October comes to a close, so does another Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Like most of 2020, DVAM has […]
October 8, 2020

A touching reunion after wildfire heartbreak

By Laurel Meleski, RedRover Program Coordinator II & Facilities Manager Over the last few weeks, I’ve had multiple opportunities to offer hands-on assistance for animals impacted […]
October 6, 2020

Butte County Deployment: A look back

By Helia Zarkhosh, RedRover Communications Coordinator Three months ago, I moved cross-country to join the RedRover team as their new Communications Coordinator. Within my first month […]
September 10, 2020

Emergency Animal Sheltering in the time of COVID-19

By Beth Gammie, RedRover Director of Field Services The coronavirus pandemic has upended so much of normal life, and unfortunately disaster response is no exception. Concerns […]