Another huge success at our annual Garage Sale - 07-21-08

Our annual garage sale fundraiser just keeps on getting better. After three hard days of moving, sweating and bargaining, Triple R Pets raised an enormous $1700 in profit. That means another 70 cats can be trapped, neutered/spayed, vaccinated, and returned to live out their natural life.

Anyone who has held their own garage sale can vouch that it takes quite a lot of work to put the event together and make it successful. That being said, a lot of thank you's are in order. Collette Walker spent an enormous amount of time, starting two months in advance, scouting and collecting items. Judy and Larry Clark put in much of the muscle to move items around the day of the event. We also owe a big thank you to our volunteers who came out the day of the event to help make sure everything went smoothly, in particular Chris Walker and Mary Gaines. And of course we highly appreciate everyone who donated items and came out to find some goodies.

Overall the event was a huge success and we are all excited for next summer.

TNR still needed on the Gulf Coast - 07-21-08

While we have ended our formal work on the Gulf Coast, we still have found that there is a desperate need for TNR (Trap-Neuter-Release). Last week one of our volunteers, Katie Taibi, helped a resident trap and spay 16 cats. With the help of a grant as well as the success of our annual garage sale, we are able to continue to fund TNR along the Gulf Coast.

This August will mark the 3rd year since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. Yet, many residents are still rebuilding their lives. The pet overpopulation problem and feral cats add an even greater burden to many concerned animal lovers still rebuilding. While many organizations and people across the U.S. have forgotten about Katrina victims, you can certainly count on Triple R Pets to continue to help these unlucky people and animals.

Triple R Pets Coordinating Mutli-State Food Distribution - 05-30-08

Triple R Pets, Midwest Food Bank, and Petcare Mars, are coordinating two free pet food pickups per month in Peoria and Bloomington.  Shelter, rescue and feral cat groups come from Wisconsin, Indiana and Illinois to benefit from this opportunity.  Triple R Pets' Resource Coordinator, Kim Bill, contacts local agencies and schedules food distribution at both the Bloomington and Peoria branches of Midwest Food Bank.

The following groups are participating in our program to feed the animals:
 
- The ARK
- Dalmatian Rescue    
- Foster Pet Outreach
- Henry County
- Logan County Humane
- Pets for Seniors
- Pets without Parents
- Piatt County Humane and Wildlife Rehab
- Siberian Rescue
- Springfield APL
- TAPS
- Triple R Pets feral cat caretakers
- Western Illinois Transport and Rescue

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