Tookshire Acres Animal Rescue

12/02/2024

Posting for a man just trying to help out some community kittens. Four kittens up for adoption, no vet care yet but sweet and handled. Message if you’d like his contact information.

12/01/2024

Straw shenanigans 😊

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11/26/2024

Never a dull moment of the farm. Someone please adopt this sweet and special kitten; she’s spayed, vaccinated, and ready for a home where she can play with lots of water!

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11/26/2024

Happy Thanksgiving, y'all! 🧡 Please be responsible and feed your pet's their normal diet during the holiday season. No matter how cute and irresistible their begging might be. 😉

11/26/2024

Thank you Jessica and Blue Ridge Community Church for your donations to the rescue! The pigs and goats will love the pumpkins and all of the animals will stay warm and toasty with the extra straw in their homes!

11/25/2024

Got pumpkins? Are your Halloween pumpkins starting to look a little squishy; or are you just looking to get them off the porch? Please consider donating them to the pigs and goats of Tookshire Acres! It’s their favorite time of year! Just message me so I can collect the pumpkins 🎃

11/19/2024

11/17/2024

Parvo puppy, Runa, has done amazing with treatments and is back to her loud puppy self! Playing, eating, drinking, and barking to her heart’s content, I love it! Thank you to everyone who donated to her care! The antibiotic, fluids, and anti nausea medicine truly saved this little one’s life.

11/16/2024

Lazy afternoon…a rare occurrence on the farm!

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11/13/2024

This little girl was just surrendered to the rescue as she tested positive for parvovirus and the owners were unable to afford treatments at this time and the local shelter was unavailable to help either. So obviously I told them I would do everything I could for her. She’s now receiving the necessary medications and fluids to help her get through this but as we all know, parvo is a deadly virus that can kill at any time. Any monetary donations are extremely appreciated as I don’t have much to give but will do what’s necessary to save this pup. Below is a link for the rescue’s Gofundme page, please message me if you have any other questions.

https://gofund.me/852c9448

11/12/2024

11/05/2024

We shared this over the summer and the more cats we encounter the more true it becomes. 😞

This has become an unfortunate reality.

A lot of people don't agree or think rescuers are terrible people if they return friendly cats outdoors instead of adopting them into homes. I get messages every single time I release a friendly cat, as if there is some magical option to utilize that I just haven't thought of yet. 😭 The plain and simple truth is there are not enough homes. Fosters and shelters are overflowing. Space and time is limited, especially for me, because my holding areas are already booked for the next TNR cats.

I see the well-intentioned comments online. I see the frustrated posts aimed at shelters and rescues. "Please someone help!"

We are all frustrated, too ‼️

We are frustrated that people refused to spay/neuter their pets even when help was offered to them. 😾 We are frustrated people would rather leave their cats breeding than get an ear tip. 😾 We are frustrated that mom wants her kids to "experience" the birthing process. 😾 We are frustrated that free kittens turn into more free kittens. 😾 We are frustrated it has gotten to this point. 😾

Is releasing a friendly cat ideal? 👎🏼 Of course not. But sometimes, despite efforts to find a home, it's the only option we are left with. The most important thing is to encourage folks to spay and neuter! What they do after that is usually dependent on the resources available to them in their area.

Thank you, Lisa Karst, for your words.

11/02/2024

Farm chores with goats 😂

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