June 5, 2025
By Savannah Verdon, Development Manager – Danica’s* concept of family had changed. Her one-year-old son and her handsome orange tabby cat, Zeke*, would always be family […]
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March 7, 2025
By Savannah Verdon, Development Manager – Learning to love and care for an animal can be such an important part of growing up, setting children up […]
March 7, 2025
By Savannah Verdon, Development Manager – Just as we recognize our first responders as the courageous heroes that they are, domestic violence shelter advocates also help […]
March 6, 2025
By Katie Campbell, President and CEO – Since its inception in 2019, we’ve provided 37 Don’t Forget the Pets (DFTP) workshops virtually and in locations across […]
March 6, 2025
By Devon Krusko, Field Services and Community Programs Manager – It’s been a busy start to 2025 for the RedRover Responders team with five deployments in […]
March 5, 2025
By Savannah Verdon, Development Manager – Every stray dog has a story to tell – if you can catch them. Marianne knew that no act of […]
March 4, 2025
By Minhhan Takemoto, Program Manager – We are excited to announce the release of our free eBook, The Restricted Adventures of Raja: Book 1 – an […]
February 20, 2025
This year, we’re highlighting animal-themed children’s books by Black authors to honor Black History Month 2025! For animal-lovers from all backgrounds, these books have been added […]
February 11, 2025
By Katie Campbell, President and CEO – New York City went to the dogs! Well, at least the Javits Convention Center (and later Madison Square Garden) […]
February 7, 2025
By Savannah Verdon, Development Manager – Tatum’s* home wasn’t hectic because her four- and two-year-old daughters were always having fun with their feline brothers, Guy* and […]
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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 […]