February 7, 2025
By Ketia Johnson, Outreach Manager – In January, I participated in our RedRover Responders Coastal Cats deployment, where we partner with local organizations to help coastal […]
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October 9, 2024
By Savannah Verdon, Development Manager Every once in a while, a RedRover Relief Urgent Care grant applicant writes their own Happy Tail by describing in great […]
October 8, 2024
By Savannah Verdon, Development Manager It takes a special person to adopt a special needs animal. Every day in the eight years since she had struggled […]
October 8, 2024
By Katie Campbell, President and CEO Here at RedRover, October tends to be pretty busy for us during DVAM: Domestic Violence Awareness (and Action!) Month, but […]
September 4, 2024
By Ketia Johnson, Outreach Coordinator II The National Organization for Victim Advocacy (NOVA) held their Annual Training Event in Washington, DC from July 28-August 1. This […]
September 3, 2024
By Savannah Verdon, Development Manager Every day for a week when Jen dropped her dog Toby off at doggie daycare in the morning, she would see […]
September 3, 2024
By Savannah Verdon, Development Manager As deep as our love for our animals can go is how deep it can hurt when something happens to them. […]
August 29, 2024
By Beth Gammie, Director of Field Services BISSELL Pet Foundation (BPF) invited me to put on an all-day Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) training to shelter staff, animal control […]
August 29, 2024
By Savannah Verdon, Development Manager When asked by her coworker if she wanted a puppy, Mandy’s heart said yes before her brain could think. Rylo was […]
August 28, 2024
By Minhhan Takemoto, Program Manager RedRover Readers is thrilled to share our continued partnership with the Sacramento Native American Health Center’s Early Ages Gathering to Learn […]
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September 13, 2021
RedRover Responders volunteers promote community disaster preparedness by staffing educational tables at a variety of events like community safety fairs and pet-related festivals, and by making […]
September 13, 2021
No! Periodically, usually every other year, RedRover Responders volunteers are asked to review and agree to the Code of Conduct. Volunteers who no longer want to […]
September 13, 2021
Absolutely! We don’t expect you to be available to deploy during every emergency response. That’s why we need so many trained volunteers — we expect that […]
September 13, 2021
We typically draw first responders from the geographic area closest to the response area to avoid the need for volunteers to travel. However, if we cannot […]
September 13, 2021
Pets involved in domestic violence are often in need of basic veterinary care, such as vaccinations or spay/neuter. It’s possible that the animal may never have […]
September 13, 2021
Safe Housing funds can be used by domestic violence organizations to start a boarding program, but may not be used to sustain an existing program. Funds […]
September 13, 2021
In our experience, 30-35% of families escaping abuse with a pet will have more than one. We recommend taking this into consideration when making program plans. […]
September 13, 2021
We recommend having only the pet’s family, and/or a designated staff person, interact with the pets. This is a stressful time for everyone, pets included, and […]
September 13, 2021
Survivors should sign a boarding contract and release form when the pets enter your program. This stipulates that if they are not able to reclaim their […]