Animal Rescue Adventures

Dec 2024 21

Finding Home for the Holidays: The Story of Bee-Yonsay

2024 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Pets

by Juan Guitron

The holidays are a time to gather with loved ones, to feel the warmth of family in the place we call home. For many of our adoptable pets, however, that dream remains out of reach. Their "home" is a shelter––a place full of care, but still missing the love and stability of a forever family. While we do our best to provide them with comfort and attention, nothing compares to the joy of being in a home filled with people who love you.

Dec 2024 14

Labrador Retriever Rescue of Fresno: Savannah

2024 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Pets

by Debbie Crisp

First, we at the Labrador Retriever Rescue of Fresno wish to give a great big thank you to all of our wonderful supporters! November 3, 2024, was our 14th anniversary as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Since we began, we have rescued close to 3,000 dogs from neglect, abuse, and abandonment! This would not be possible without our dedicated donors, fosters, adopters, and volunteers. To date in 2024, we took in 187 dogs, and we finalized 192 adoptions!

Dec 2024 7

Feral Paws Rescue: Bobbi’s Story

2024 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Feral Paws Rescue, Pets

by Paula Hunsacker

Bobbi is a beautiful orange and white male cat I met three years ago because the CCSPCA shelter knows I have a soft heart for cats that aren’t perfect. They were ready to put him down at the close of the shelter that day.

Dec 2024 7

Christmas Joy with Five Rattie Sisters

2024 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Pets, Rodent Ramblings

by Stephanie Cameron

Today we look back on five adopted sisters who are living the type of life that every volunteer at Rattie Ratz Rescue hopes for. A life of joy, love, and fun with their family - with a healthy dose of spoiling mixed in! Rattie Ratz is a Non-Profit in Northern California dedicated the rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming of domestic pet rats. The ultimate goal at Rattie Ratz is to find safe and loving homes for each animal that passes through the organization, and the five sisters featured here have done just that.

Nov 2024 23

Jackie Dale-TheCatMother/Cat Trapper: Cats To Rescue/More Kitten

2024 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Jackie Dale, Pets

by Jackie Dale

There was no column last month since there was not a lot going on. I was and still am, quite full of cats and kittens. I did not do much trapping either as I was so busy caring for the current load of felines.
I had two kittens die from FIP.

Nov 2024 16

Valley Animal Center: Rescuing Cole, A Story of Pain, Healing, and Hope

2024 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Pets

by Juan Guitron

Recently, we encountered a dog named Cole (29070) whose suffering left an indelible mark on all of us. When we first met Cole, he was trembling in his kennel, his body tight with fear and pain. His initial reaction to our approach was one of aggression, but it quickly became clear that it wasn’t aggression at all—it was a response to the pain he had been living with.

Nov 2024 16

Rattie Ratz: Buddy and Dot

2024 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Pets, Rodent Ramblings

by Daria Filimonova

In November of last year, Heather adopted two male rats from Rattie Ratz. She was interested in adopting rats because she had previous experience owning them as a college student and she loved it. When her son asked if he could get his own pet rats, their family made sure to start off on the right foot with the most important step in the adoption process—research!

Nov 2024 9

Animal Rescue of Fresno: Falling for Fall

2024 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Pets

by Wendy Hunter

Finally, after another sweltering summer with unbearable days of triple digits, and energy bills shooting through the roof, she has arrived. She has thrown on her cloak of crimson and copper, pumpkin and purple, then secured it with a golden chain.

Nov 2024 9

Feral Paws Rescue: Mia

2024 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Feral Paws Rescue, Pets

by Paula Hunsacker

Mia came to our rescue two years ago from CSSPCA Fresno. She was so feral, hissing and striking at you for no reason. We tried feeding her in our large walk-in feral kennel, but Mia didn’t get along with cats that got in her personal space. So we released her at the rescue where she was able to roam the rescue grounds safely and have her space. As she roamed, we tried to make friends with her, but she didn't want human contact. She hissed at us as we approached her. So we just gave her space.

Oct 2024 19

Halloween Trunk-or-Treat: The Spookiest Car Show Returns/Salem’s Story

2024 Articles, Animal Rescue Adventures, Arts & Entertainment, Pets

by Juan Guitron

Mark your calendars for October 26 at 1 p.m. as Valley Animal Center is thrilled to invite you to its Fourth Annual Trunk-or-Treat Car Show, a frightfully fun celebration perfect for the whole family! This annual event, taking place at 3934 N. Hayston Avenue, seeks to bring community members together to raise both in-kind and monetary donations for the nonprofit no-kill shelter for dogs and cats.