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Full Housing Set-up for Donation to IHRS

Many pets are acquired by families between November 1st and January 15th each year.  In recognition of this adoption trend, the Helen Woodward Foundation each year sponsors the “Home for the Holidays (H4TH)” adoption initiative.  In H4TH, homeless pets in shelters or rescue groups are matched with their forever families.

Indiana HRS has participated in H4TH for 4 years, with 20-30% of all adoptions occurring during the holiday season.  In 2008/20009, Indiana HRS is offering a full housing set-up to qualified adopters in exchange for a donation to our group.  A full housing set-up consists of the following items:

Cage, Expen, or NIC Grids to build your own cage  (the rabbit’s foster care provider can provide a recommendation)

2 litterboxes (1 for inside housing set-up, 1 for run time)

Food crock

Water crock

The minimum donation for the housing set-up is based upon how long a particular rabbit has been in foster care:

> 3 years:  $10

2-3 years:  $25

1-2 years:  $50

< 1 year:  $75

Even at the highest price, this is a considerable bargain!

Please help one of our foster rabbits fulfill their Christmas dream of being in a forever home!  Please note that the housing set-ups are mostly located in Indianapolis.

In early July, Indiana HRS was approached by a metropolitan shelter who proposed discontinuing their small animal adoption program, no longer accepting small animals (336 annually, 5 species). The Indiana HRS Leadership Team networked and collaborated extensively, creating several solutions which enabled the organization to continue accepting small animals. In a new operational paradigm, all small animals surrendered to the shelter are either being routed to local rescue groups or are being placed for adoption in local pet stores. Length of shelter stay (projected at less than 7 days) and rates of euthanasia for small animals will decrease dramatically. The animals placed for adoption in local pet stores are reducing the numbers of animals purchased and sold at these locations. Indiana HRS successfully negotiated shelter spay/neuter for surrendered rabbits who are placed for adoption in local pet stores, eliminating hormone-related behavior issues (136 or less annually).

Indiana HRS is working diligently to expand our Petco adoption program in the Indianapolis area. In less than 2 years, this program has created significant opportunties for the 40 rabbits that have been rescued to fill in-store foster care slots (30 rabbits have found forever homes). Petco has ceased the sale of rabbits at the Carmel, Keystone, and Greenwood locations, fostering Indiana HRS adoptable rabbits in store. Indiana HRS normal adoption procedures apply, no same-day adoptions. The success of this program would not be possible without the tireless dedication of our in-store “Bunny Buddies,” who provide daily exercise and socialization for our foster rabbits.  Indiana HRS has 30 active Bunny Buddies to support the Carmel, Keystone, and Greenwood locations.

Indiana HRS has completed negotiations to expand to the remaining three Indianapolis locations, Northwest, Fishers, and Speedway, as soon as the in-store living spaces are available. We have recruited an additional 28 Bunny Buddies to support the remaining three
Indianapolis stores. These new Bunny Buddies will be trained as soon as we expand to the new locations.

Applying our Petco success outside Indianapolis, Indiana HRS is working to expand the Petco adoption program to all Indiana Petco stores. Current systems are being replicated and local volunteer centers are being created in the following cities: Merrillville, Highland, Mishawaka, Fort Wayne, Kokomo, Terre Haute, Bloomington, and Columbus.

The Pet Jamboree All Breed Rescue based in Fort Wayne, IN is launching an alliance to save the pets of the hurricane. We only have the power to  make a dent in the number of animals who are left homeless after this catastrophe.

The Pet Jamboree will leave Tuesday, September 6th along with another rescue group out of Muncie, IN to head for and Alabama shelter to save as many lives as possible. This transport should bring back around 75 animals.  We will then vaccinate, spay/neuter, and find forever homes for all of the animals. We will pull more animals if we gain the support of local businesses for housing and care of these animals.

If the project is successful, there will be multiple trips to the hurricane area to save more pets. Your help is needed.

We need donations in the following forms:
• Gas Cards
• Towels
• Dog Food

We are also asking for local veterinarians to donate rabies vaccinations and spay and neuter surgeries for these animals.

Donations should be dropped off at The Pet Playground and Resort, located at 9423 Lima Rd between 10am and 7pm.

For more information or if your business would like to help, please call (260)486-3555 or go to www.petjamboree.com

To adopt one of these animals, please fill out our online application at www.petjamboree.com

If your rescue group is able to take some of these animals, please call Christi at (260)486-3555 for more information on how to help.