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Welcome To The Travelin' Rat!
Our mission is to help animal rescues, especially those that take in rats, wherever we can, in whatever way we can. We generally do this through our fundraising efforts, but we also help rescues by sitting with them at events, helping with transports, and spreading the word when rescues need help.
HELP FEED THE ANIMALS - VISIT THESE SITES DAILY!
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com
http://www.freekibble.com
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http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com
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***SAN ANTONIO CRUELTY/HOARDER UPDATE: EMERGENCY HELP NEEDED***
Over 400 rats were surrendered to Austin Animal Control. Donations can be sent through Paypal using CTRR's email address, through DFWRR's website, or through Paypal using OLRR's email address.
Rescues involved in this: Central Texas Rat Rescue, DFW Rat Rescue, Just a Rat Rescue & Sanctuary, Our Little Rat Rescue
Click here for a news article on this case.
Rescues involved in this: Central Texas Rat Rescue, DFW Rat Rescue, Just a Rat Rescue & Sanctuary, Our Little Rat Rescue
Click here for a news article on this case.
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***September Fundraiser to help the Rescues!***
The Travelin' Rat will be holding a Virtual Yard sale on our FB page during the month of September. If you have anything that you would like to sell to help raise money for the rescues, please email us with a picture of what you want to sell, a description (including condition), how much you are selling for, how much of the sale price you will donate to which rescue*, and how much postage is and to where. You can add items at any point throughout the month.
We'd appreciate all the help we can get with this! If you don't have anything to sell, please don't forget how much of a help it is when you SHARE SHARE SHARE this information!
Thank you so much for supporting the rescues! *Please keep an eye on our website and/or FB page to see which rescues are participating!
We'd appreciate all the help we can get with this! If you don't have anything to sell, please don't forget how much of a help it is when you SHARE SHARE SHARE this information!
Thank you so much for supporting the rescues! *Please keep an eye on our website and/or FB page to see which rescues are participating!
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***Happening RIGHT now!***
US 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3):
Barnes & Noble
Sign-ups for gift-wrapping may start as early as July of each year, though contracts go out during September (there may still be available spots or waitlists after September). Make sure to call a few stores in your area as rules and availability may differ. During the winter holidays, the stores allow groups to come in and gift-wrap in exchange for being able to collect donations. The store provides everything to wrap, you provide the manpower. Rules vary from store-to-store, so please contact your store directly (most have 6 hour shifts and require 2 people at the table at all times). Tip: you may want to avoid stores in college or business areas as you are looking for places where people are buying gifts, especially closer to Christmas- when the last thing someone wants to do is go home and wrap!
US 501(c)(3) and Rescues Outside the US:
#RememberMeThursday #RememberTheRescue Contest
The #RememberTheRescue Challenge is a social media photo contest through the Helen Woodward Foundation where rescue pet parents tweet and post pics of their beloved adopted pets. Participants then nominate their favorite pet adoption organization or facility (registered charity in the US or Canada) to win one of three awesome prizes! Takes place every September. Entry period August 30-September 28, 2018.
https://remembermethursday.org/contest/
US 501(c)(3) and Non-501(c)(3) and Rescues Outside the US:
Oxbow
From September 10-30, nominate your favorite rescue at Oxbow in 2,000 characters or less to win a share of up to $5,000! Rescues that are based in the United States as well as internationally are eligible to be nominated and receive donations.
oxbowanimalhealth.com/hay-giveback
US 501(c)(3):
Petco Foundation
The Holiday Wishes contest is held every September. Share your story by October 1 to try to help your favorite rescue win! *First 10,000 applications will be reviewed!*
via the Petco Foundation:
We're asking adopters from across the U.S. to share how their adopted pet changed their life! Winning adopters will receive a Petco shopping spree AND the organization they adopted from will receive up to $100,000 in lifesaving grant awards. Share your tale and help us make holiday wishes come true! Due to the high volume of submissions, we are only able to review the first 10,000 applications submitted. The application closes on October 1, 2018 at noon CST.
https://www.petcofoundation.org/holiday-wishes/
Small Pet Select
It is time to submit your nominations for the 2018 Rescue Heroes Contest!
Every rescuer is a hero. No question about that...and there are heroes working across the country every single day and night.September 15 through October 8 is your time to tell us about someone you know who has had an impact on the rescue world.The person or organization you nominate may have identified a logistical problem, and solved it creatively. Or maybe your nominee stepped up in an emergency and pulled off a bit of a miracle. Maybe your nominee did something that wasn't directly hands on with the animals, but stepped in to reach the community with a new kind of campaign that reached more people, or found new business partners.
https://shop.smallpetselect.com/pages/rescue-heroes-nominations-2018?_ke=eyJrbF9lbWFpbCI6ICJyYXRsdXZlcjM3MkB5YWhvby5jb20iLCAia2xfY29tcGFueV9pZCI6ICJtQ0hMRHQifQ%3D%3D
RESCUE SUPPORTERS:
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Any Rat Rescue, Scottsdale, AZ
Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary, German Valley, IL
Mainely Rat Rescue, Falmouth, ME
MN Pocket Pet Rescue, St. Paul, MN
Small Angels Rescue, Inc., Frederick, MD
Tiny Toes Rat Rescue of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary, German Valley, IL
Mainely Rat Rescue, Falmouth, ME
MN Pocket Pet Rescue, St. Paul, MN
Small Angels Rescue, Inc., Frederick, MD
Tiny Toes Rat Rescue of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
RESCUES:
Register with The Travelin' Rat!
In order to receive help from us, download one of our Registration Forms and submit!
Registration is good for a calendar year. We ask for updates every January.
Once registration is approved, rescues receive help from us in the form of email notifications for grants/contests/fundraisers they may be eligible for, publicity on our website and social media, eligibility in our Multi-Rescue events,
and they are then able to apply to be a Rescue of the Month.
Scroll to the bottom of our How To Apply page to download the form.
Registration is good for a calendar year. We ask for updates every January.
Once registration is approved, rescues receive help from us in the form of email notifications for grants/contests/fundraisers they may be eligible for, publicity on our website and social media, eligibility in our Multi-Rescue events,
and they are then able to apply to be a Rescue of the Month.
Scroll to the bottom of our How To Apply page to download the form.
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As of June 1, 2017, The Travelin' Rat is no longer a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization!
We are maintaining our website and social media so that we can continue to help rescues. However, we have removed ourselves from any fundraisers that we were involved in and can no longer take in donations.
You can find out how to help our current Rescue of the Month on our Rescue of the Month page. We try to keep up with events, like fundraisers for rescues and sweepstakes for you to enter, on our Current Promotions page. Please also keep an eye out on our website and social media for information about any multi-rescue events that are happening.
For ways to help rescues directly and rescues that are involved in each fundraiser, please check out our Ways to Help Us Help Rescues page.
Thank you for all of your support of us throughout the years. We're thrilled to have helped the rescues as much as we have in the past, and look forward to continuing to do so!
We are maintaining our website and social media so that we can continue to help rescues. However, we have removed ourselves from any fundraisers that we were involved in and can no longer take in donations.
You can find out how to help our current Rescue of the Month on our Rescue of the Month page. We try to keep up with events, like fundraisers for rescues and sweepstakes for you to enter, on our Current Promotions page. Please also keep an eye out on our website and social media for information about any multi-rescue events that are happening.
For ways to help rescues directly and rescues that are involved in each fundraiser, please check out our Ways to Help Us Help Rescues page.
Thank you for all of your support of us throughout the years. We're thrilled to have helped the rescues as much as we have in the past, and look forward to continuing to do so!
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*Ears and tails used by permission from Brandi Saxton of It's A Rat's World Magazine*
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*Be sure to put our email (TheTravelinRat(at)Gmail(dot)com) in your address book so you won't miss them!*
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If you would like to know what goes on with us and the rescues we help, please sign up for our newsletter. We want everyone to know who we're helping and how we're helping them, and signing up for our monthly newsletter will keep you informed!
*Be sure to put our email (TheTravelinRat(at)Gmail(dot)com) in your address book so you won't miss them!*
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