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From Feral Street Cat to Friendly House Pet

The caretaker for this colony noticed that Fluffy, a beautiful grey adult cat was crying out when he tried to eat. He was also drooling and losing weight. These are all signs of a potential medical or dental issue. They knew they had to do something for Fluffy. While it can be difficult to trap a cat more than once since they are so smart, Feral Cat Caretakers have many tricks up their sleeves. Also, cats that are part of a colony are often very trusting of their caretaker. Poor Fluffy was not doing well and needed help.

Rescue Rebuild Helps Put the Pieces Back Together After Hurricane Irma

Thankfully, the building wasn’t damaged, but they no longer had any outside fencing, the pens were gone, and the outdoor play yard was no more. Rescue Rebuild couldn’t leave these four-legged friends completely cooped up inside, so we came up with the solution—Florida Keys SPCA were getting an all-new play yard, six outdoor playpens with double containment, and an isolation pen. So many holes the needed digging! Just under 100 holes to be exact. It didn’t take long for us to run into our first obstacle….

Mama Macy Needs Life-Saving Surgery

Once Macy was in Tampa Bay's care, they realized things were much worse—someone shot poor Macy! They located a bullet in her right hip, and a shattered left hip from an old injury. Even more troubling, this sweet, innocent girl was pregnant, and because of all her health issues, required a C‐section. Sadly, she also has otitis externa (inflammation) in both ears.

Rescue Rebuild Heard It Through the Grapevine

With plans drawn and material purchased it was time to get started. The first step was to install new turf in two of their outdoor play yards. This new turf will be cool to the dogs' paws and also won’t require any upkeep! And what newly turfed play yard would be complete without sun shades? These sun shades drape over the play yard providing shade and comfort to the dogs from that hot, Texas sun. Now the dogs will be able to play longer outside letting their true personality shine through making them more adoptable! Because no play yard would be complete without new agility steps, we built out agility steps and new coyote rollers were installed making sure to keep the dogs inside the play yard.

The Kitty Winners of Our National High-Five Day Contest!

To celebrate the expansion of The Jackson Galaxy Project’s (JGP) life-saving Cat Pawsitive program, GreaterGood.org, the Petco Foundation, and Halo® pet food teamed up for the first annual Cat Pawsitive National High-Five Day Shelter Contest. Animal shelter staff and volunteers, along with the public, were invited to share their most creative feline high-five photos and videos on Facebook or Instagram.

Save Thousands of Pets at Ruff Start Rescue!

In 2017, 1,681 dogs and cats found forever homes through Ruff Start Rescue!

Give Lifesaving Mother’s Day Gift

This Mother's Day, we invite you to join us in celebrating by honoring the mother in your life with a life saving gift to refugee mothers in Thailand. In this region, infant and maternal mortality rates are far too high – 22 times higher than elsewhere. Together with Mae Tao Clinic, we are determined to improve access to prenatal care, safe labor and delivery, and postpartum care for new mothers and their babies. Here the reproductive health team safely deliver between 3-15 babies every day.

Dogs on Tribal Lands Need You!

Former pets cannot survive well on their own. Sometimes starving, sick or unsocialized animals travel in packs and become aggressive. Unsuspecting children at play and elderly citizens are in danger of being bit or killed.

Oakley Needs You After Being Hit by a Car

Poor Oakley was hit by a car and left on the road. A kind Samaritan brought him to a shelter, but because Oakley had no microchip or ID tag, he had to wait, untreated, in the shelter for a mandatory hold period of five days waiting for his owner to claim him. That never happened. […]

Help Rescue Five Circus Lions in Guatemala

It was after the suffering of these animals in Guatemala was exposed, the country banned the use of animals in circuses.