Today we’d like to introduce you to Rescue Rebels.
Alright, so thank you so much for sharing your story and insight with our readers. To kick things off, can you tell us a bit about how you got started?
Established in May 2015, Cash 4 Canines, Inc. is a registered nonprofit 501 (c) 3 organization. Originally started as a means of helping other rescues raise funds, Cash 4 Canines evolved. In 2016, Cash 4 Canines, Inc. decided to become a full-fledged full-time rescue itself. Rescue Rebels was born.
To date, Rescue Rebels is an all-volunteer entity led by its founder Jennifer Martin Sorrentino, and her Board of Directors.
Since 2016, Rescue Rebels has fostered and placed over 100 companion animals in their forever homes. All costs and services for these rescued animals have been paid through Rescue Rebels fundraising efforts.
Cash 4 Canines, Inc. dba Rescue Rebels’ sole mission is to provide a better and improved life, essentially a “second chance”, for companion animals that have been left at shelters, surrendered by their owners, or that have been abused and neglected.
Through Rescue Rebels, these companion animals are rescued, given the physical care necessary, spayed or neutered, and provided with behavioral guidance if necessary. In our continued rescue efforts of medical needy dogs, we are expanding our fundraising efforts to help as many medically compromised companion animals as possible.
Rescue Rebels’ goal is to help one companion animal at a time to:
“Overcome their yesterday and rewrite their tomorrow.”
I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle-free, but so far would you say the journey has been a fairly smooth road?
Animal rescue is hard, there is no way around that. As a rescue, we have many challenges facing us in the quest to unite our rescue animals with good homes. Battling people’s preconceived notions about rescue pets, public’s lack of information on curbing animal overpopulation, lack of funding, lack of foster homes, and the staggering number of animals all contribute to a veritable host of problems to surmount. We try to raise public awareness on the importance of spay and neutering and the importance of foster homes. For rescues like ours, we depend on foster homes in order to save animals.
We’ve been impressed with Rescue Rebels by Cash 4 Canines, Inc, but for folks who might not be as familiar, what can you share with them about what you do and what sets you apart from others?
Rescue Rebels has an amazing team of volunteers who are committed to helping companion animals left at shelters, surrendered by their owners, or that have been abused and neglected have their “second chance” at life. Through our volunteer network, rescued companion animals are provided with care, food, preventatives, and medical supplies within a secure and loving environment.
We are drawn to medical needy dogs in the hopes of providing extra “TLC” and medical care so we can send them on their next journey.
We’re always looking for the lessons that can be learned in any situation, including tragic ones like the Covid-19 crisis. Are there any lessons you’ve learned that you can share?
The effect of Covid 19 on our rescue has been less in-person events, less donations, and in our opinion has led to more abandoned animals and owner surrenders.
Contact Info:
- Website: RescueRebels.org
- Instagram: instagram.com/rescue_rebels_by_c4c
- Facebook: facebook.com/cash4canines/
- Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrENVspez5lcpDZr68uzndg
Image Credits
Michelle Richard Photography
Ashley Rogers Photography
