RePets Animal Rescue

Things are looking up.... Way up!

2010-01-15T23:14:00.002-06:00

I paid a lotta bills today, BUT we still have over $13000.00 to come up with to get to $0 THEN we can start saving for the new adoption center. That seems like a lot of money but I don't think it is, its just a lotta hard work. My head is spinning with fund raisers and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Tomorrow I'm getting up early so I can go to the Thrift store and grab a bunch of clothing to take over to RePets for a big clothing sale/fund raiser event. WE ARE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS EVENT! The First piece of clothing will cost $5.07 and EVERY piece of clothing you pick after that is just 77cents!!!!! THAT INCLUDES NAME BRAND CLOTHES!! We started this sale at the Thrift store today and every person that came took advantage of the sale. In less then 3 hours we sold over $300 in clothing giving us enough money to pay off our vetting bill at Westgate Animal Hospital!

We need HANGERS, PANT HANGERS and VOLUNTEERS to help with this clothing event. We also need help spreading the word about the event. We have 2 things to accomplish, 1) Make money so we can pay off the bills and start the saving for the building fund, and 2) clean out our storage shed that full of awesome clothing so we can store all our pet supplies till we get our adoption center back.

As a community I feel very strongly that we can get what we need done so that we can break ground on a new adoption center for my birthday March 23. Happy Birthday to me! *sigh* Seriously, I want this!

Can I count on you to help?

Today was a productive day!

2010-01-11T20:42:00.001-06:00

I'm working on creating a whole new web site for RePets because not only is it seriously out dated, but I need to learn this stuff so I can keep people posted on all that's going on. I will admit that I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure it out, but its slowly happening and I cant wait till I'm don't so I can show it off..... I do wish I had a tutor.

I called the bank today to start the loan procedures to purchase a building for RePets Adoption Center. I'm scared to death that animals will suffer while we are fundraising for the down payment so my husband and I have decided to try and do a 2nd mortgage on our home. We will still need to apply for grants and fund raise to be able to remodel the location for the animals, But at least its a big step in the right direction. Please Pray that the lenders are generous and allow us to do what we need to do for a really low payment and interest rate.

We sold 36 squares in our puppy poo bingo today which was super exciting!!

3 adoptions today and some wonderful people brought us some supplies!

Today was a good day!

Puppy Poo Bingo~ Please spread the word, we need this is be a sucess!

2010-01-10T22:43:00.002-06:00

Squares will start to sale on Jan 9th till Feb 20th or till they are sold out.

Buy a square for $5 or get 5 for $20 and you can win $300 if our rescue puppy poops on your square! You dont have to be present or even live in KY to win or or even purchase a square.

YOU CAN CALL TO BUY YOUR SQUARES WITH A CREDIT CARD! 270-782-7090

We are hoping to have a live internet feed so everybody can watch when the poop happens!

I cant wait!!!!This is going to be a fun event that we hope will finally pay off our vet bill!

If you dont play you cant win! So please consider it a donation to a very worthy cause and buy a square or even 2 squares the more you get the better your chances to win!!THANK YOU SO MUCH for your help!

2010-01-10T00:23:00.001-06:00

Today I worked at the thrift store so I could figure out how we can make more money from this concept. I felt so blessed that even in the super cold weather and snow, people brought us boxes of treasures. As I was greeting people, sorting thru donations and reorganizing the back room, all I could think about is how many people are depending on me to make the best decisions with this rescue.

This is such a hard job for a me because so many lives are at stake and if I make the wrong decision, then only the animals will pay the price. I am always very careful how I spend every penny because its their money and they are depending on me to spend it wisely. Which is why the closer Feb 28th comes the bigger the pit in my stomach gets.

For those of you that do not know, Our lease at the adoption center ends on Feb 28th. At this time we have no place to go. I have spent over a year trying to figure out the best solution, but no matter what the solution I come up with there's not enough money to make it happen.

We have decided it would be best to close RePets Adoption center till we can catch up on all our bills and then save money for a down payment on a building.
This is important for two reasons, a mortgage is less expensive then rent, and so we don't dump lots of money into a remodle only to have to move again when the lease is up or when the landlord gets a better offer. We also want a fenced in yard and we want our Thrift store and our adoption center to be in next door to each other so they will be a draw for each other.

The Thrift Store will stay open and we will start a savings at National city back once all open invoices are closed to save for when we move to our now location.

We will be doing heavy fundraising so that we can make this transition as soon as possible. Every day we are closed is such a waste of life. We are so proud to have rescued and found homes for over 3000 animals, and we feel strongly that we what we do is Gods work so we must work diligently to raise money and find a new location that best for the animals.

At this time we need prays, we need volunteers and we need money. If you would like to help, please email Tracy: RePetsTracy@aol.com This is also our Pay pal email address.

thank you for your support, prays and donations, may God bless your family as much as he has blessed me with the gift to save helpless animals.

Tracy Moser

2010-01-07T15:11:00.002-06:00

I know, its been forever since I bloged, but today as I sit here and another bad thing has happen and I have decided that I'm done crying, and I'm ready for the next step in life. For those of you that don't know, I did not have the desired childhood, and sadly at 38 I'm still suffering from that. I really don't want to go into details, but I wanted to put that out there so everyone know where my passion for animals come from. They give unconditional love which is something that I am addicted to because I have never really had that. I hate to see any life suffering, and I often step out of the box to ease someone or something's pain. If that offends you, I suggest you pray for the wisdom to become a better person, because I feel strongly that the Lord has called upon me to make a difference, and I plan to continue this work that I'm very passionate about.

My pitty part is over, what's done is done, I'm moving on. If they don't like the drive that I have, if they don't understand me, if they cant love me for who I am, then that's their problem! my new personal goal that I'm working on is being positive and not letting cruel people get to me.

These days I find myself consumed in fund raising. Our lease for the adoption center is over Feb 28th 2010 and we need to raise money to pay off all our outstanding bills so we can raise money to move in to a more comfortable place for the animals to live till they are adopted. We also want a high traffic area so the animals will continue to get adopted at the rate we are use to. We really need to purchase a building so the rent wont cause us to be in the boat we are in now financially. We also want to put our thrift store in the same building because it will be a draw to the adoption center and the adoption center will be a draw for the Thrift store. We also don't want a land Lord saying what we can and cant do because we want to be able to rescue all breeds, and all critters!

With all that said here is a line up of Fundraiser's we have planned.

CURRENT EVENTS!

* Puppy Poo Bingo (see our face book for details)

* Live Music at Outer Loop by our very own Matt and Kadizzle Every Saturday from 6pm to 9pm! They are singing for tips! Last Saturday they got $116.00 in tips and Kadizzle took it to All Creatures and Paid on our Vet bill leaving a balance of $5500.00 So if you haven't heard them sing your missing out. They sound AWESOME!!!!!

* Donation Jars Last night I was at Outer Loop till 4am working on events and making jars to set up all over town in hopes to collect pocket change for our furbabies!

* Clearance at RePets - Everything is on sale for 50% off because we need the cash, ad we don't want to pack it up when we move. Great way to help us out is to buy your pet a toy or new leash!

Coming soon Events

* Stuff the RePets Van - Outer Loop donated supplies to get us thru the next few weeks however we will need more after that! We hope to set up at Walmart with our van in hopes people will donate what we need so we can use our money towards our bills and a down payment on a new adoption center.

* Outside Clothing Clearance at the Thrift store. When the weather gets better we will rope off a large area outside and with a $5 entrance fee you can get as many clothes as you want, name brand and all for just 27 cents each piece!!!!

* Corn Hole - We are working on prizes right now, but we plan to set up a corn hole game at Outer Loop where you purchase chances and if you hit the hole you can win prizes! IF ANYONE has something to donate Please let us know.

* We purchased some canvis and we are going to let our rescues paint them. After that we will put them up for sale. I'm hoping that we can get them into the capital arts center. this project makes me nervous but I'm up for the challenge!

* Pet Fair in Louisville Hosted by the paw Zone in Feb 2010 - We still need venders! let me know if you need more info!

* Grants, We are always looking for grants that can help us, if you know of any please let me know, We need all the help we can get.

2009-06-12T23:00:00.004-05:00

Today was a great day at the Thrift Store, we made some final touches and OPENED!!!! It was late in the after noon when it looked completely open, so we only made a few sales, However we did sell several pieces, and People were so generous and gave extra! It gave me hope and renewed faith that this is going to work!! I CANT WAIT TO SEE HOW TOMMORROW DOES!!!!!

I got a call today that some kids came in and stole a kitten. I am so worried about what they are doing to it. We have posted a rule no kids under 16 without parents. Pray that the kitten will be returned, and the children punished.

I want to send a big fat thank you to all our donors! Yo know who you are!! The ones that slip a $20 in the donation bins, the ones that bring a bag of cat litter when we are almost out, and the ones that are stocking out thrift store with some of the coolest stuff! You are the reason that this rescue will succeed! your the ones giving me the drive to keep going, your the ones that are helping us save the lives of so many homeless animals!

2009-06-04T23:23:00.003-05:00

Its happening!!! I spent the day in the cold rain with some awesome friends moving things into the Thrift Store even though the temperature was weird, we had so much fun going thru the boxes, and sorting things into departments. We got the INFO sign put up, and things should be clear to people so the donations will start coming in. I feel so much better today! Thank you to all the people that donated and thank you to all my friends that stepped p and helped me have a GREAT FIRST DAY!!!!

The Thrift store is located on the corner of Scottsville Rd and Small House Rd..... Look for the Banner, you cant miss it!

To clear up the confusion about us getting this space after all.... the land lord is having a hard time actually getting all his stuff out. I thought the pressure of us being there would encourage him to hurry up. Well it seem to work today... He got all his stuff pushed to half of the store and we have the rest to start moving things in, I didn't realize how much work this is going to be but that's OK.... If it goes like today, it will be an awesome expierances. I'm going to be sore for a while but awesome!!

Food over Fear.... Catching a feral cat!

2009-06-04T09:51:00.007-05:00

I am so happy to be blogging good news! For a month I have been trying to catch a feral (wild) cat that has been hanging around my house. I have been worried about how many kittens he has been making, because I could see his marbles from far away. With situations like this you use a cat trap, but i have seen cats go crazy in those cages and it hurts my feelings to think about him in that cage till I got home. I decided to use the food over fear method. Using a sour cream tub to feed him under our RV the cat would soon see that I don't want to hurt him.

At first he would wait in the edge of the woods and wait till he couldn't see me. I brought my cat over to let him see me petting a cat, and my cat eating out of the bowl then leave so he would see its safe to do the same as my Goldie did. Each time I fed him, he would get a little closer to me. I knew it wouldn't be much longer.

Last night I heard a cat crying so I went to the door. There he sat begging for food. I ran to get the sour cram tub so not to thru off the routine and make him cautious, and then went to the RV where he was waiting, but this time I didn't scoot it all the way under, I put it on the edge and stepped back just a little. He looked at me and cried, and grabbed a quick bite then pulled back. after a few quick bites I scooted the food closer to me and out from under the RV he looked at me, an I wondered what he was thinking. I started to sing a soothing kitty song to him and he started to trust me. He slowly came over to the bowl and just sat there while he ate. I pet his head with just a little pull back from him. Then as much as I hated to do it for fear of loosing all the trust I built up, I quickly scruffed him up and Ran to the door of my house where 4 of my dogs were freaking out. I used my elbow to bang on the window so my husband would come get the dogs. So in your mind do you see this cat going nuts? Well surprisingly he never moved he was in kitten mode and he was completely trusting me to not hurt him.

I put him in our bathroom for the night. I knew my husband would not love this idea as hes allergic to cats, but I wanted to make sure I could catch him in the morning so I could have his nastys removed. He cried most of the night, but when I checked on him he wanted to cuddle with me????? How can he be so feral and then so cuddly???? Hes just scared, hes just a sweet kitten that is scared.

Scratches on his face, You can feel every bone in his body, scared, and not neutered. This is not a good situation for any cat. Because he wants to cuddle tells me at one time he was someones cat. Now scared out of his mine and starved???? Who dumped this cat???

Hes safe now, we will have him tested, fatten him up, neuter him and repair his wounds. The song I sang to him is "Sweet Sweet Tom Kitty" So I named him Tom Kitty. I cant wait to see how beautiful he turns out to be!

2009-06-03T08:23:00.002-05:00

A very exciting thing happen yesterday. We were called to take a boxer that this lady found back in December. She asked us to take him because shes been looking for the owner and since it looks like they wouldn't come forward, she wanted us to help her find a home for him. While doing the intake exam, Chelsea discovered the dog had a Microchip. We were discouraged at first because the number was disconnected, but Chelsea did some digging and found the owners sister!! The lady was so excited to hear the dog was safe, and she said her brother will be so excited! Now that seems like the happy part of the story, and yes I was super stoked that we found the original home for the dog, and a family will stop worrying about their dog, and the dog will go back to its home so we can rescues another dog. But I was the most excited that the very responsible pet owners had not only micro chipped the dog, but they NEUTERED him meaning that the 6 months the dog has ran lose, he DID NOT make puppies!!!!! Lesson to learn from this.... Spay/neuter ~ tag your pets~ microchip your pets~ and if you change your number call your micro chipping company so they can have your updated info!

We have lots of yappy dogs right now, so the staff is really stressed at RePets. I don't know what to do for them, because they are just not getting adopted whither its the economy or just the breed, its so not fair, for us or the dogs.... I pray that they will find homes soon, and that they will be quiet today.

Summer is here and we are seeing lots of kids helping at RePets.... It makes me so happy to see them working at RePets, walking dogs, cleaning cages, and sweeping the floor..... One of those kids fell in love and even ADOPTED!!! My heart is full, Thank you to all my Volunteer's for being so awesome!!!

With the Thrift store about to open, and several of my staff moving on to new jobs, we are going to start the interview process. SO if your looking for a Job, and your the kind of person that works hard, understands animals, has the patients to work with traumatized animals, then please apply because we need a team that will stick with the animals thru the good and the bad! you can apply on line at www.RePets.biz

Last night I went to the DB music space to see how much he still had to move because we were supposed to have taken over at noon yesterday... remember every time I talk to him its just a few more days.... Todd and I took pictures last night, 9 hours after he said he would be out. So frustrating... I know I could move to the bigger location, but its only in a fair location, and its SOOO much more money.... We need that space but not till February and I am so scared to move now because of the cost, but I'm also afraid of losing it! Then I get angry at the slow poke and I just want to leap so I will at least have something!! ~ still not sure why this is so hard!

never a dull moment

2009-06-01T21:27:00.006-05:00

Sitting here trying to figure out how to be positive after the stressful day I had today. I have some big decisions to sleep on today, and I find myself now scared to make a decision. First the good stuff that happen today, Because I don't want to be a downer....

We had several people bring us things for the thrift store today dispite all the confusion, we were still given a lot of support for people that truly care about this rescue. It gives me hope... however I moral support doesn't pay the bills so as much as I love my friends I still feel defeated, Loved but defeated!

Our senior doxie went home today... yea for Hannah!!!!

Madeline, although blind recognizes me voice and is looking so beautiful these days.. Soon she will have her surgery and be up for adoption!

A prank at Greenwood High school turned into a rescue today. Apparently a student bought a rat from a pet store and turned it loose the last day of school. Today they finally caught it and brought it to us. Now my first question was how do we know the one you caught is the one he bought, and how do we know that it was actually bought at a pet store? The RePets staff checked out the story and the baby rat is in fact a pet store rat. :o) never a dull moment!

Had a long talk with Lorri at The shelter about RePets.... Shes very encouraging, and I am glad to be able to call her a friend.

Went and looked at a few places for the thrift store. I know that today is the first and we were supposed to move in, but the spots not open and the land lord said he needed a few days to get his stuff out. That didn't surprise me... and I went looking for more places to rent.

Was insulted by a old cranky guy calling my idea Thrift store a junk store.
We looked at another place in the bad part of town that was way to expensive.
I drove around all day in the hot sun studying traffic flow and calling land lords, when I stumbled across a place that was the right size for fair rent..... This place has potential, it has possibility. If over 6000 sq ft, it has a large fenced in lot, and its land lord LOVES my idea of helping animals and the community. HOWEVER and there is always a however.... the Rent is $3000, the space is big sot he heat and air will be expensive, and its on Chestnut street so I have to wonder will people donate and adopt from that location enough so that I can afford to open smaller RePets in other county's? I have to decided whats best for the animals and the futures of our rescue...... Making decisions like this is making me old!

Great weekend.... Monday morning, ready to get at it!

2009-06-01T08:02:00.002-05:00

Had a great week end at RePets! Several critters went home and got some great apps on dogs so we are hoping it all works out! Fashion bug gave us a big box o hangers, and Greener Groundz gave us some patio furnature.... :o)

I am looking forward to seeing pictures of Patches... I got a text that his new owners have taught him to ride a skateboard! If you haven't heard my husband and I own a skate shop so we are thinking about sponsoring him.... Can wait to see him ride!

All 6 of our Rat lades got adopted yesterday!!! We are so happy for them because at RePets they don't get a chance to get out and play because we have cats running around, and there is not a lot of rat lovers out there so we were super excited when a lady came in and adopted all 6 of them!!!

Its the First, and as advertised we were supposed to start excepting donations for the thrift store.... But no Thrift store to put the items in. We had a wonderful location and it was all going to work out.... But the land lord has so much stuff in there and for some reason just wont move it out so we can move in. I am going to go again today and see if there is any other hope of a location to move this to. Todd and i looked at some off the beaten path places late last night thinking if we advertised maybe people would still come.... Its just scary because down towns rent is cheaper, but not knowing if people will discover you is so discouraging because if this Thrift store doesn't do well, then our rescue will close, and that is not an option!

Thank you Jesus

2009-05-29T16:16:00.000-05:00

I just wanted to say.... :o)

2 dogs went home today, a cat is going home tomorrow, 4 hamsters went home today,
The Thrift store land lord seems to be motivated to start moving his stuff out, we got some great donations today at RePets, and after all morning in this office I go downstairs to find that my teenager has been cleaning the house!

Thank you Jesus for answered prayers!

Funny what a little blog post and a lot of prayer will do

2009-05-29T15:10:00.000-05:00

A few hours after I posted that we cant move to the DB Music spot, I get a voice mail from the Land lord saying that they have secured a storage unit, and at 7am on the 1st they will move things out. Now I have to sit and wait and see if its going to happen... I hope so so this drama will be over and we can get back to rescuing!

Thrift store will not open at DB Music......

2009-05-29T08:59:00.000-05:00

I haven't posted about the Thrift Store because its been so confusing, and depressing I just wanted to figure it all out before I confused the public. Its still not settled.... Its not set in stone.... and I am so mad I could bite a nail into, but at the same time I feel pressure, frustration, and depression about this whole situation. I keep asking my self why is this so hard, and wheres the compassion people pretend to have for animals. I bet I hear 100 times a day stories from strangers how much they love their dog, but when I need a little help to save dogs just like the one they love so much..... nothing!!!!

I have had so much trouble trying to get this Thrift store open so I can finance RePets. It costs A LOT of money to care for a few animals. WE HAVE between 50-100 animals at all times that have come from horrible situations and need extra care on top of just their daily expenses. I came up with the idea of the thrift store because I didn't want to ask for so much cash donations for fear we would take away for the Bowling Green shelter and the many needs that they have.

We have found several locations and have come so close to opening when something has gone wrong. AGGHHHHH!!! Several months have gone by and we are not open and losing the sales we could have made which has FORCED US TO STOP RESCUING ANIMALS DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING! This is a really bad time of year because its puppy and kitten season, and our shelter along with all the others that we help, and this time of year they are euthanizing 20-40 animals per day. Its been a horrible experience for me. I am seriously sick about the whole situation and I apologize deeply for all the confusion.

WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO OPEN THE THRIFT STORE

We will NOT be opening a Thrift store in the old db music store as we previously advertised. The land lord who allowed us to put the sign up with false hope, still has not moved out the massive amount of piano, ebay and other various items. He was supposed to have it all out by the 1st and to this day hasn't even started as a matter of fact brought into the store a piano and tore it apart so he could restore it. He is saying that the church has been calling every day wondering where their piano is. (hummm wonder why they are confused) He does a lot with ebay, and piano tuning. He gives me his sad story's every time we talk about his family issues and with that, I don't think hes ever going to move that stuff out so we can open. My husband is going to buy a ladder today so we can yank that banner (that we spent more money on) down so the confusion will stop and hopefully no one will show up on the 1st with donations like we advertised.

I am still desperately looking for a space we can afford, is big enough to take all our donations, it has to be in a good location, and one we can move into fast. Right now we have put in offers to land lords, but nothing looks like its going to happen, as the economy is bad and they want a lot of money for their open spaces, or they need to be gutted, and I cant afford to do that right now for a business that has to support its self and RePets.

I hope I don't lose your support or faith in my ability's to run this rescue. I have paid for all the needs of RePets that the donations, or sales in the supply store didn't cover. However in this economy, donations have slowed down, and i have to think about my kids so i must have another source of income as my husband has informed me that we cant keep going at this rate.

I am proud that we have saved over 1600 animals in a year and a half. I'm proud to see all the update and happy tails, and I wouldn't change any of the things I have done for homeless animals. I am still pushing hard to keep RePets open... I just need a little help from animal lovers everywhere!

with my head held low........

2009-05-27T07:57:00.000-05:00

Yesterday was a bad day, and today as I try to recover, its really hard to find the strenth to fight. Business is business and charity or compassion for animals is never top priority, and for that I find myself losing RePets.

For almost 3 months I have been jerked around by land lords while tying to get this Thrift store open. Precious time that has cost us money we didn't make, and now lives that I cant save. I needed that store to open, I need that income, because my pockets are empty. Everything that happens, every need that is in that rescue is all on my shoulders and my purse to pay for it. We do get a few donations, but the donations only equal about 2-3% of what it takes to run RePets. The reality is no matter how grateful I am for every penny, even the ones I pick up off the ground, pocket change doesn't pay the bills. I feel so guilty asking for money because I know that takes money from the shelter. So I came up with the idea for the Thrift store, and It seemed to be going so well, however I had 2!!! land lords jerking me around for almost 3 months and now the well is dry.... I cant do this any more, I have no money to continue, I am sick about this and I don't know what to do.

I feel my self slipping into a dark place, because after all I have been thru in my 38 years of life, this is something that made me happy and made me feel like I was somebody, and it didn't matter to me how much it cost. However now that the cost is my family, I can no longer continue because the money is gone. I am not sure how many people will understand this. I am so sorry I let every one down, and I will cry every night for the animals that will suffer because I failed.

I honestly have done everything I can think of to fix this, but the reality is money is tight for everyone right now, and it just cost so much to rescue. I have even sent emails to famous people trying to get help. I have been given so many wonderful ideas from people and I thank you so much for your suggestions, but they are only small amounts of money that take a lot of time to make a small amount of money or cost money to do the fundraiser and there is no guarantee that it will work. I tried selling pet supplies, but you just cant compete with walmart, I tried the thrift store but I cant find a place big enough in our price range, with a land lord that true to his word. I know I have done my best whether its right or wrong for the animals, and I am proud that we have saved a little over 1600 animals in less then 2 years and I am sad for the ones that will suffer from now on.

With my head held low I am still going to look for a place to open the Thrift store. I have in the back of my head what would Job do, on my knees I ask God, what is your will.... I strongly feel that the gifts, talents, and passion for animals that I was given by God himself,is what I am supposed to do. Maybe hes testing me, maybe I am not doing it exactly the way he would like.... I don't know, I am just trying my best to make this happen, an its not looking good.

Due to lack of funding..... We have to put rescuing on hold till money starts coming in again. I am so sorry, and I hope this changes soon... Because .... I just cant close my eyes with out seeing the suffering.

tracy

After the holiday weekend..... Time to get back in gear.

2009-05-26T08:55:00.000-05:00

Doing a head count this morning, and see that we have 19 dogs, 7 have apps or are paid for and just waiting for pick up or spay/neuter. The BGWC humane society is full as Lorri has informed that they can't help an Animal Control bust close to Louisville, so I'm trying to clean out some cages to make room to help our local shelter. I have 8 dogs in foster homes.... I need to move so dogs today so I can help save others. I HATE THIS TIME OF YEAR!!

I have payroll and fund raiser stuff to work on today and I am crossing my fingers that the guy cleaned his stuff out of the Thrift store so we can move in soon. We are getting so many wonderful donations and no place to put them, not to mention I NEED TO GET THIS OPEN. Money is running very thin, and I need to pay some RePets bills.

Our Supply closet is almost empty. We need food for every one!!! We need all kinds of cleaning supplies!!! We need volunteer's to walk and bathe dogs so they can get adopted quicker and we can help other dogs in need. The needs never stop!

Wishing for a spay/neuter fairy because we cant fix any of our animals for 2 weeks and that means its going to be very stressfull for 2 weeks! I'm so frustrated right now! ~ Lord give me wisdom and patience.

Shopping bags and hangers are our biggest concern right now for opening the thrift store, I'm so nervous about this being successful... I forgot to ask people to bring us their used shopping bags.... WHERE IS MY HEAD??

RePets in my home

2009-05-25T14:02:00.000-05:00

With my puggies by my side I am taking a break to share ....

Trying to multi task, cleaning house and finding things to put in the Thrift Store. I find that I have a lot more then I originally thought and I don't have enough boxes to finish.

I have 6 of the RePets dogs in my back yard right now because we are over crowded and we are not geting enough volunteeres. They have all learned to use the doggie door and are having so much fun in our big back yard playing and learning to be social. Its so nice to see how much better their bodies look from when we go them. They look to happy and healthy. When they run and play with the toys you can tell they are smiling and if they could they are laughing. My neighbors must think I'm a crazy dog lady... :o) Just so everyone knows they have a heat/air conditioned room they can come and go in. There is an out side water and inside water bowls. I don't suggest it but with me being on call to any animal in need, running 3 business, being a full time mom to a 21, 15, and 7 year old, and it being ball season, we have automatic feeders so no one goes hungry. Some say they will over eat or thats so bad for them, but they get so much exercise they need the extra calories to keep up with their energy level and I need all the easy outs I can get becasue I have such a busy life style.

We have several dogs that have approved homes but cant go home becasue they are not spayed yet. Our vet is out of town for almost 2 weeks and this is causing us to basicly be on hold for 2 week rescuing dogs! its a really bad situation but we are doing the best we can. I just hate that they cant just go home. These familes are so excited and really want to be in there forever homes. I pray this time will fly.

I must vent so I can fake a smile to the

2009-05-24T23:26:00.000-05:00

You wanna know what chaps my hide? People that think the world revolves around them! I know not everyone knows what goes on behind that scenes at a shelter or rescue, but everyone knows manners and common sense. I hate when people waste our time. We have so much to do, and so little money to do it. So when you come in and waste 3 hours of payroll, talking to us about what a get owner you are to finely fill out an application. Then someone checks your references, and after we call long distance to approve you, set up a time for you to pick up your dog, pay someone to drive to the foster home to get the dog, THEN you never show and wont answer when we call to see if your still coming. We wait and pay someone an extra hour to sit at the adoption center to wait for you to show. When you don't show up someone has to drive the poor baby back to her foster home. The next day you have the nerve to call and ask if we can hold the dog for 2 weeks while you THINK about if you will get her, because you haven't told your husband yet..... AGGGHHHHH all I can say is every cage that we hold is an animal that dies in a shelter, NO WE DON'T HOLD ANIMALS and I'm sorry if you don't get it.

With that off my chest, I don't mean to complain, I'm just under a lot of stress trying to help as many as we can durning the puppy/kitten season and its just not fair when people act this way, because it happens a lot!

Next post will be positive!

Sad... the van is broke down again... bad timeing

2009-05-23T13:09:00.000-05:00

We have hit a speed bump that we cant cross right now. I was told our Rescue van is dead. it wont turn over. we just spent over $500 last month fixing things, and now more things have happen. this is so discouraging, because this means if a puppy mill bust happens, we cant go, it a shelter calls, we cant go, when people donate large items for the Thrift store we can't haul it. I am so sad right now, and feel like someone knocked me down in to a well, just when we were starting to see the light.

I feel the need to put a hold on rescues but my heart is crying so hard I cant bring myself to do it. I just don't know how much more stress and pressure I can physically take. I really need this thrift store to do well so money wont get in the way of saving lives.

We were on TV today!

2009-05-22T22:07:00.000-05:00

I got a report that before we open today someone had set several items for the thrift store outside of RePets. :o) I love that people are supporting this, lots of animals can be saved with the items that were left today!

We Got the banner put up at the Thrift store. It took 4.5 hours in the hot sun, because its so big, but its up. Big THANKS to Outer Loop for donating the banner to help save lives!

Which reminds me I have to put a coming soon sign up so people passing by know what's going on.

I was so happy WBKO came out and did a story on us because any exposure the animals can get it good for them. I hope I did the animals justice. I talked about what our Thrift store would do, RePets, and our local shelter. I wasn't nervous, I think its because I really need this to work so RePets will survive. I felt good about what I said and can't wait to see it on TV tonight.

After it picked up the kids from school, I stopped in at RePets. I was super excited to hear that Cassie a shih ztu gets to go home today and Zena a boxer we got in yesterday gets to go home after she recovers from her cold and is spayed.

The kitten cages are looking thin from all the adoptions and we have an open spot for a adult cat! I love to go to the shelter and rescue cats because this time of year, is hard on the adult cats because they have to compete with all the cute kittens. Luckily we have cat adoptions for $25 so they seem to be moving pretty good.

The nightly report says we have 6 applications to review tomorrow! I hope some long timers get to go home. One of our guinea pigs found a home this evening, I know she will be much happier then wondering around in a public park!

Well I need to get to work on pet finder plus the news will be on soon so and I want to see how the piece turned out.

Paws crossed tommorrow will be just as productive as today.

Tracy

Yesterday and plans for today!

2009-05-22T08:45:00.000-05:00

Yesterdays Priority's keep me from blogging. I had to take fresh pictures of all our adoptable dogs for pet finder. Adoptions are slow, so I was thinking I need to focus on them to see if we can spark some new interest. Its hard to get good "adopt me" pictures from wiggly puppy's so it took a long time to get perfect pics, but I stuck with it and I got the shots!

I pulled some dandy lions, and tall grass for the Guinea pigs and Rabbits. If you have ever heard an excited guinea pig it sound like a wee wee at a really high pitch. Cute and good for a smile and the warm and fuzzys when they stand up in the cage and take a leaf from you. The bunny's run around the cage and thump when they see they are getting a special treat. I love the little critters!!

We had a kitten to go home yesterday and we had several family's come and walk dogs to see if they would fit in their family's. We are excited to see if they come back today.

Several Volunteer es came to RePets to walk dogs, That always makes me smile to know the dogs get to go for extra walks and to see the love our community has for shelter dogs. It was a beautiful day and there was a lot of happiness happening in the yard behind RePets.

I went to Outer Loop and worked on the banner for the Thrift store. We were there till midnight but its done and ready to hang today! We were so tired we forgot to close the gate to the store. Todd had to go back, I went home to get the mall dirt off me from crawling around on the mall floor in shorts. The Banner is 20ft x 4ft. I am very confident that our message to help homeless animals will be seen by everyone that passes and possibly by the astronauts on the moon.

I called WBKO and they said they think they would come out and do a story on the Thrift Store So we are very excited about the exposure for the animals. I wanted to take Madeline to be on TV as she needs the most help to recover. But after taking her to the grass for pictures, she was still coughing so bad, I fear she needs to stay in bed to continue recovering.

After school today, I have a group of kids that have volunteered to hand out flyers today to business that use hangers. Yes I am still freaking out because we don't have hangers!

Lots of stuff to do today, and its Friday so hoping we will have lots of adoptions, donations and sales at RePets today.

Busy day!

2009-05-20T21:01:00.000-05:00

Wow what a busy day at RePets and Outer Loop.

RePets had 5 adoptions today!!! Thats 5 spots open to save 5 more!!!!
PLUS we got 6 applications to review in the morning!!!

Today I sent a volunteer went to meet a lady that rescued a Pug mix off a euthanasia list at a very far away shelter. While Dena was there I asked her to check in on a area shelter and make sure things are going smooth. She texted me that there was a BIG Boxer boy there and they were out of room for large dogs. Everyone knows that boxers, Pugs, Bostons, Bull Dogs and Frenchies are my favs so we grabbed him up! Thanks to Dena for driving 2.5 hours after work to save 2 precious lives and big thanks to the girls who helped at RePets today to get these sweet babies adopted!

Lots of new and exciting things happening at RePets and you don't want to miss it, so Please keep an eye on our web site! www.RePets.biz

Tonight at Outer Loop they donated all piercing sales to RePets. Between Piercings and tips, We are able to save so many animals and Feed them!!! Watch for the next piercing day Becaseu its a great fundraiser for RePets!

THE BIG MOVE

2009-05-20T16:09:00.000-05:00

Everyone is asking where we are moving to and to be honest right now its in Gods hands. The location we are in now was never meant to be permanent, and I had no idea our concept would be so well received. After rescuing over 1600 animals in less then 2 years, I find myself stressing to find a new location for RePets. My dream of have a pet shop has been fulfilled. My desire to rescue animals has become a passion and a found talent I didn't know I had. Now I must dream bigger in order to keep up with how fast RePets is growing. My new dream is to purchase a "RePets HUB" in Bowling Green because our community has proven to be very supportive of animal shelters and rescues. This hub will be our intake fasility. We will continue to rescue good animals from shelters that are about to be euthanized and after they are prepared for adoption, we will transport them to our "Mini RePets" that we will open in smaller towns. This should help smaller community's with animal spay/neuter education, adoptions, and awareness. Cross your Fingers and Paws that this dream will also become a reality.
Anything we do is going to cost money and we only have till February to find a place to move, remodel, and settle in. This is very scary, and I have the weight of those animals future on my shoulders. After heavy thought and a lot of prayers, I was blessed with some wisdom. It came to me that people want to help, they hate that animals are in shelters and they want to do something about it, but money is tight for everyone these days so its only logical that we open a Thrift store benefiting RePets. this way our community can still help with our rescue efforts and it not cost a lot of money to do it. Every one has junk laying around they don't want, and it feels good to help a charity, so how cool is it that people can donate the stuff they don't want any more and save shelter animals at the same time costing them NO MONEY! Plus look what we are offering the community. A place to by good at a fraction of the cost and again saving shelter animals at the same time!

Our plan is to rent the old D&B Music store and turn it in to the Thrift Store benefiting RePets Animal Rescue. With the money made at the Thrift store we can save for a down payment to purchase a building. This will give us the freedom to rescue with out land lord restrictions.

Plan B if we are unable to raise the down payment or we are unable to find a place to purchase, then we will move the Thrift store in February and move RePets to the D&B spot till we find a place to purchase. Its a lot of work and we will need a lot of help, but its all worth it for the homeless animals. There is nothing more rewarding then seeing a happy tail leaving our adoption center with its new parents then getting a update Email telling us how happy they are.

Begining the RePets Blog!

2009-05-20T10:23:00.000-05:00

I am so excited that I have a place to clear my head and let people see what happens behind the scenes, so they can see what truly happens at RePets Animal Rescue. RePets is an emotional roller coaster and I need a place to vent and a place for support. Some days make me dance, and others make me not want to get out of bed.

There is a million things going thur my head I want to Write about, BUT i have to go to Outer Loop and Pierce today so I can only make a list of the things I want to talk about, and then blog between customers. HUMMM.... This is going to be great!

Note to self...
Write about these things so everyone can keep up with our fast pace....

**Thrift store coming soon!
**Our desperate hanger need
**Doggie over load
**Who needs the swine flu when you have kennel cough?
**ADOPTIONS!!!!
**Economy effecting shelters
**Puppy mill bust from March 17 STILL waiting for release
**Puppy/Kitten season flooding our shelters
**Had 2 great Humane society tours with some students from Moss Middle school
**Noticed the supply closet is empty at the shelter and at RePets
**The hunt for a place for RePets to go has ended, we have a safety net!
**The people that try to hurt our rescue efforts & the people that just don't understand what rescue is.
** Happy emails with pictures from adopters
** My AWESOME STAFF
**Volunteeres
** Why we have so many piggys

So much more so little time......