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The Rat Fan Club
If you are looking to adopt rats or you have rats who need homes check out
these websites:
www.rodentclub.com/rescue.htm
www.ratrescue.com/forum/
www.goosemoose.com/rfc
You
might need to register and get a password to post a message.
For tips on placing rats in new homes, please see the
bottom of this page.
If
you are looking for rats please check the rescues listed below.
You may also find listings of
rats who need homes at
http://www.petfinder.org
www.creaturesandcritters.com
A transportation group has been formed to help transport
adopted rats to other areas of the country. Check out
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RatTransport/
Rat
Rescue Listings
Listed from East to West
Updated 5-6-08
England
I take in small animals including rats, so if you are looking for a new
rat, check out my website at www.rescued4life.co.uk
Jane
Montreal, Canada and other areas in Canada
The Small Victories rescue website lists rats who
need homes in the areas of Montreal, Quebec
City, Toronto, Ottawa,
Kingston, and other parts of Canada. There are also links to rescues for
other small animals.
smallvictories.jane
@ gmail.com
http://openmediagroup.com/smallvictories/
Small Animal Rescue Society of BC (SARS BC)
PO Box 54564
7155 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC V5E 4J6 Canada
Phone: 604-438-4366
Fax: 604-777-2118
info@smallanimalrescue.org
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/bcsmallanimalrescue.html
http://www.smallanimalrescue.org
We rescue all sorts of small animals and the occasional dog or cat. We are
a registered charity in Canada
and we operate all over British Columbia.
Essex
Junction, Vermont
Pet Provisions
135 Pearl Street
Essex Junction, Vermont
05452
(802) 878-6623
Newark,
Delaware
I currently have a population of at least 60 rats. I am continuing to have
as many males neutered as my budget allows. I have 9 young adult intact
males (of course, in a separate room); and about 15 baby males (not quite
weaned). I also have about 20 baby females. I currently have about 15
neutered males and the rest are mostly young adult females. I have many
mixed dumbo babies available in many colors.
Karen T. Shrom, KTSHROMRATGIRL@aol.com
New England
/ Mid-Atlantic Area
Kim’s Ark Rat Rescue
rescues and adopts out rats and other small animals. It runs primarily in
the New England / Mid-Atlantic area, but often runs transports
elsewhere.
adopt@KimsArkRescue.org
www.geocities.com/kimsarkrescue
Raleigh Rodent Rescue
Raleigh,
NC
www.raleighrodentrescue.org
ratgirl@raleighrodentrescue.org
919-522-2527
rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, cavies, and other small animals
Michigan
We are Royal Ratty Rescue
located in Lansing, MI. Ratties
are always available for adoption to approved homes, and rats or other
small mammals in need of homes are welcome! All ratties are vet-checked
& properly quarantined before going to a “forever home.”
Transportation to and from the Rescue are available at a negotiable cost.
You can reach us at: RoyalRattyRescue@comcast.net
or by phone at (517)974-4577.
Wisconsin
Kimberly M. Nowak
302 1/2 N. Genesee Street
Merrill, WI 54452-1943
E-mail: SacredDragon2002@aol.com
A caring person who will rescue rats in need of
a home and socialize them to make them good pets for good homes only. Will
also do pet sitting for small rodents.
Mama Moondancer's Rattie
Rescue
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
53209
(414) 352-5897
http://www.ratrescue.org (site still being
designed)
email: moondancer@ratrescue.org
Mama Moondancer’s Rattie
Rescue (a division of the Rat Rescue Association) is a private, non-profit
animal rescue and community education organization located in Milwaukee
Wisconsin. Our primary purpose is to provide a
warm, safe, and nurturing environment for our rescued rattie
residents. Though we normally
care for mainly rats, we may at times accept other types of small pets in
emergency situations. We
provide our residents with a temporary home, nutritious food, medical care,
and a gentle touch with years of experience. MMRR is also a resource and
referral network for those looking for advice or just education on
rats and rat care.
Indiana
Happy Endings
Heather Leughmyer
Columbia
City, IN
260-327-3434
hleughmyer@hotmail.com
http://hleughmyer.tripod.com/
Chicago
area
R.A.T.S. (Rats Are Truly Special), an unofficial rat shelter based in the Chicago
area is looking for homes for rats that we take in. These rats are either from
kill shelters or from private homes. I don't always have babies, but
teenagers and adults need love just the same.
Dawn - 708-424-2793
Taratherat@aol.com
Asheville, NC (2 hours from Charlotte)
Sondra Allison
828-683-7196
Tecumseh, OK
Perfect Pets Rodent Rescue
Toni Clark
Tecumseh, Oklahoma
405-598-9205
perfectpetsrodentrescue@yahoo.com
www.freewebs.com/perfectpetsrodentrescue
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX area
The Rat Association of Texas does rat rescue on an ongoing basis. To see
what rats are up for adoption go to their website at
http://www.heartoftexasrats.com/Rescue.htm
You can also contact Christine
Hulbert at swrmca@hotmail.com
Northern Arizona
At Aamanda’s Misfits I
specialize in taking in aggressive/hostile rats. Once in my care they are
rehabilitated if possible and offered for adoption. Even if they are never
able to be adopted they still remain in my care for the rest of their
lives. No animal here will ever be put to sleep to due being abused or ill
bred. I almost always have adoptable ratties. Most are from owners
who no longer want them or they were destined to be food.
If there are no pics
up on my web site please e-mail me for a list of adoptables.
we also take in and adopt out
other small animals as well as dogs,cats and
other pets. Come visit my site
and find the part of your heart you have been missing.
blessings to all
aamanda
928-537-9619
http://www.geocites.com/aamandasmisfits/
Phoenix, AZ area
Any Rat Rescue
Glendale, AZ
(Phoenix area)
hitesman@cox.net
602-595-0688
Pigpalooza! Guinea Pig and
Small Animal Rescue
PO Box 40373
Phoenix, AZ
85067
602-277-1770x2
beccinco@aol.com
San
Diego, CA
Wee Companions Animal Adoption, Inc.
Rats, guinea pigs, chinchillas,
hamsters, mice and the occasional rabbit.
www.weecompanions.com
619-934-6007
Orange County area
RMCA So. Cal.
Deborah Newgard
Prefer email contact via:
ratzone1@aol.com
(949) 770-0323
San Fernando Valley, CA (Hour north of Los Angeles)
Angela’s Rabbit and Small Animal
Adoptions usually has rats and other wee ones currently in
foster care or knows of owners seeking to place adoptable rats. Angela
keeps track of rats in local shelters and networks to get them into
permanent and foster care. If you foster a rat for the rescue, all expenses
and supplies are covered. Vet referrals and care tips are also provided by
the volunteers to those needing them. Sexing help is provided for
accidental litters. Free listing on petfinder.com for local rats or others needing homes. Contact Angela at 818-709-0055 or rathelp@rabbitadoption.org or
visit http://www.rabbitadoption.org
or http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/CA304.html for
more information.
Fresno, CA Area
Little Angels Rescue
Lorie Ham
438 W. Stanley
Reedley, CA 93654
littleangelsrescue@juno.com
San
Francisco Bay
Area
Rattie Ratz Rescue Rattery
is in desperate need of pet homes for numerous rats of all genders, ages,
colors, etc. Most are standard fancy. I am willing to drive almost anywhere
in the bay area and possibly California
to deliver. Also willing to ship at adopters
expense.
Diane Nesom, Woodside,
CA, info@rattieratz.com
www.rattieratz.com
Rattie Ratz:
Rescue, Resource, and Referral
2995 Woodside Road
Suite 400, PMB 325
Woodside, CA 94062
(650) 960-6994 (you will get a response faster by email than by phone)
Connie
Castro
Valley, CA
(510)
427-6197
patch@imopatch.com
www.imopatch.com
Peninsula Humane Society in San Mateo,
CA
usually has rats who need homes. If you can help,
please call Patti Schaeffer at (650) 340-7022 X332.
Sacramento, CA area
Rat ResQ
Sean & Tami
Nevada
& Placer County
Area
(530) 268-3502
cherrycreek@infostations.com
Rattie Ratz
Rescue—Sacramento branch
www.rattieratz.com
Adoptions at the Sacramento
SPCA on the 3rd Sunday each month from 12 to 4pm.
Their contact is Pam Mitchell Maltesemom1@aol.com
Placer SPCA
Shawna
Goss
Executive Assistant
150 Corporation Yard Road
Roseville, CA 95678
(916) 782-7722 x 106
www.placerspca.org
The Placer SPCA often has rats who need homes.
Seattle,
WA
Sandi Ackerman at the Best Little Rabbit, Rodent and Ferret House rescues
rats. She also sells supplies to help support her rescue program. The
address is 14325 Lake City Way NE, Seattle
WA 98125
and the phone number is (206) 365-9105. Her email is sandi@houserabbit.org
Tips on Placing Rats in New
Homes
Many people are worried that if they advertise
“free rats to a good home” the people responding will be snake
owners. Instead of giving rats
away, you should charge at least the same amount of money pet shops charge
for pet rats. You can also
screen potential adopters by asking them questions such as: Have you had
pet rats before? What were their names? How long did they
live? What did they die from? If they’ve never had rats
before, ask what other pets they have had, how old these pets lived to be,
and what happened to them. If someone takes responsible care of their other
pets, they are more likely to be a responsible rat owner. Click here for our
adoption questionnaire.
Then you should ask: What kind of cage do you have for
the rats, and what is it made of? How big is
it? What will you use for cage bedding? What kind
of food will you feeding them? How do you plan to play with
your rats out of the cage? Unless they have good answers for all
these questions, they are not an appropriate home for rats, even if they
don’t plan to feed them to reptiles.
If you need to find homes for
baby rats, here is a strategy that worked well for Rosalie Elliott, a RFC
member in Florida who used to
breed rats. She ran an ad in the newspaper that said POCKET PETS. PLAYFUL
TRAINABLE AFFECTIONATE MUNCHKINS. Available to selected homes for $5 up.
Tel 433-0783 for FREE BROCHURE.
When Rosalie first told people
they were rats, they would hang up on her. So she wouldn’t tell them
they were rats until they came and saw how wonderful and cute they were.
Once they saw how cute and wonderful rats are, they fell in love with them
and didn’t care that they were rats. She had a waiting list of people
who wanted her babies! Be sure
to always adopt out babies in same-sex pairs.
A similar strategy should work
for older rats. Although it’s usually better to ask for a small
payment, some weekly newspapers offer free ads if you are giving something
away. Be sure to carefully screen potential adopters.
Both Petco and Petsmart will take in unwanted
pets and adopt them out for pets.
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