Why not Rescue?
Animal rescue will always be my first
love and some
of my all time favorite rats have been
previously owned models such as my current favorite rat
Rocket from
Little Mischief Rescue.
"I am the evil SITH Emperor rattie!"
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Little Mischief Rescue (LMR) is always trying to find both foster and adoptive homes for rats of all ages and varieties! Here are their current Petfinder Listings. Fostering a rescue rat is a great way to learn about rats as pets. Emergency quarantine foster homes are only needed for 3 week periods. Food and any needed vet care is provided. Volunteers are needed in many other capacities as well, especially drivers to transport rats to and from foster homes and vets. Donations are always welcome too! Please check it out! LMR also has some adorable ferrets! |
There is another great new rat rescue in Kenmore Washington called Best Friend Rodent Rescue that is worth checking out.
Or for dogs, cats, bunnies and sometimes other animals too, check out Homefinders Animal Rescue Society.
Here are just a few of many pets I have fostered for Homefinders:
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| Daisy | Jackie | Patch and Simon | Clancy |
| If you are interested in other types of small animals such as hamsters, mice, gerbils, guinea pigs, hedgehogs, sugar gliders, chinchillas, degus, reptiles or birds, check out the Small Animal Rescue Society of BC (SARS). I actually got my evil SITH degus from Homefinders but they only rarely take in small animals, so I recommend SARS as the place to find them locally. |
Rescue degus make cool pets
(not as cool as rats
but interesting)
| In addition to Little Mischief and Homefinders, the
following rescue related organizations came out to
support our 8th annual BC pet rat show
Ratstravaganza: No Puppy Mills Canada and West Coast Rottweiler Rescue Some other rescues we have heard good things about are: Best Little Rabbit, Rodent and Ferret House in Seattle WA Furever After Small Dog Rescue in Qualicum Beach BC A list of additional rescue organizations and be found on the Little Mischief Rescue website Or to find a rescue animal in your area check out your local listings on Petfinder |
Please don't support backyard breeders or pet stores that sell animals!
Just say no to Craigslist, Kijiji, and the newspaper classifieds because that's where
all the backyard breeders hang out, often "pretending" their litters are
accidental.