While this may be a new catch-phrase, it's an age-old community problem. Trap-Neuter-Return: a solution to a growing feral situation It’s getting dark behind the supermarket, and Shayla, a volunteer with Central Virginia Regional Rescue, is baiting a humane drop trap with canned mackerel. She ties blue cord to the cage’s prop, quietly retreats to the cover of a low wall, … [Read more...]
2019 Financials
January 2019 ABC License $175.00 Cherrystone Animal Hospital $133.90 CVRR Phone $25.88 Dog Food $133.99 Facebook Post Boosts $75.00 Fundraiser - Bird Seed Wreaths $37.06 Microchips $399.00 Misc Supplies $499.52 QuickBooks $20.00 Riverside Veterinary Services $1,730.28 Rustburg Vet Clinic $140.27 Virginia Veterinary … [Read more...]
Strut Your Mutt 2019
Come join us and Strut your Mutt! June 22nd from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Boonsboro Ruritan Club. This is a day to celebrate rescue dogs and their human families! Every one of them is unique and so we have designed an afternoon of unique games and fun competitions to highlight just why we love them so much. Some of the games we'll have: Saddest puppy eyes Best golden … [Read more...]
The Adjustment Period
Adding to your home with any new addition there is a need of an adjustment period. Many people think its love at first sight and it all falls into place. Whether this is a new relationship, baby, or a new dog (or cat). But it’s not gonna be easy. Maybe at first it all feels perfect or maybe from the beginning there’s a learning curve. You are learning the language of the other … [Read more...]
A Trip To The Shelter
My first trip to a shelter was full of trepidation. How would I feel walking away with all those soulful eyes glued to me....knowing that they must wonder why they have been left and what they did that was so wrong? While there have been some faces that made my heart ache to leave, my visits have become less heart wrenching as I have gotten to know the shelter volunteers over … [Read more...]
