RedRover News



March 7, 2023

Finn’s new “leash” on life

By Nicole Forsyth, President and CEO Last summer, RedRover assisted our friends at the Humane Society of the United States with their historic effort to remove […]
March 7, 2023

Coastal Cats: Supporting free-roaming cats in Florida

By Beth Gammie, Director of Field Services Last August, the RedRover Responders team joined forces with Operation Catnip to create Coastal Cats, an initiative to provide […]
March 7, 2023

A Happy Tail of Two Kitties

By Savannah Verdon, Development and Engagement Coordinator As our beautiful pets age, sometimes their needs change in ways we didn’t anticipate when they were young and […]
March 7, 2023

Lacey’s Happy Tail

By Savannah Verdon, Development and Engagement Coordinator Jeanie and her family had endured more in the last few years than many of us hope to brave […]
February 15, 2023

Home on the Ranch: Little Mia’s Happy Tail

By Savannah Verdon, Development and Engagement Coordinator Just 100 miles northeast of Dallas, Lisa and her husband operate a rescue ranch to rehabilitate senior and critically […]
February 15, 2023

The Special Love of a Guinea Pig: A Happy Tail for Selene

By Savannah Verdon, Development and Engagement Coordinator Micayla was devastated when her guinea pig passed away. Not only had they shared five wonderful years together, but […]
February 15, 2023

Supporting survivors in Louisiana

By Katie Campbell, Director of Outreach and Collaboration What do you get when you combine a community-focused animal rescue organization, a rockstar nonprofit construction program, and […]
February 15, 2023

The Kids are Alright: Teaching and Learning from Native Youth

By Caty Franco, Project Manager This January, I helped the RedRover Readers team take the next step in our partnership with the Sacramento Native American Health […]
February 6, 2023

Mentoring a young pet lover: A volunteer’s story

By Caty Franco, Project Manager Virginia “Ginny” Volk-Anderson loves kids, animals, and nature. So, when she first heard of the RedRover Readers program back in 2011, […]

 
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 […]
September 16, 2021

The best possible ending for Monument Fire pets: Stories from the ground

By Devon Krusko, Field Services and Community Programs Manager Descending into Sacramento, California, the smoke was noticeable. It seeped into the airplane cabin, and passengers began […]
September 13, 2021

Doing my part: Helping animals impacted by wildfires

By Katie Campbell, Director of Collaboration and Outreach A co-worker checked in with me following the recent Caldor Fire deployment to see how I was doing. […]
October 22, 2020

Animal Resources for Western U.S. Wildfires

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