SBR is an animal sanctuary with a heart the size of Texas! We rescue, foster, & adopt animals! Thank you so much.http://paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/4257288
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We appreciate any amount of donations and couldn't do the work we do without them!!! 100% of your donations when donated to the giving fund goes towards the feeding and housing of our animals.
We are trying to help rehome these sweet kitties.
Sadly their person is in late stages of Alzheimer’s and is going into hospice. They are up to date on vaccines, fixed, and microchipped.
Addy is the grey female and is 3.2 years old.
Pete or Petie is an orange male and is 1.7 years of age.
They are not bonded so they can be adopted separately.
There will be a rehoming fee and you will need to fill out an application. Please message us if you are interested.
Been an extremely busy week! Took in 5 dogs in which 2 are starting their heartworm treatment on Monday. The white sheperd has been totally vetted now and will be ready for adoption after her HW treatment. She is such a sweet dog. Will share more about her in another post. The red Austrian Heeler has been named Shiner and has found her forever home with Karen.
I want to thank Judi Burttschell’s rescue for taking in the two Shih Tzu’s we helped and the third was adopted by the finder.
We found homes for 2 barn cats too!! We so appreciate people reaching out to us and adopting outside cats. All our animals are spayed/neutered and have their vaccines.
Please understand when you are getting a “free” animal that they really aren’t free. It will cost you around $150 just for a spay/neuter of a cat and a rabies which is mandatory. For dogs it depends on weight. You can assume a small dog will cost this much and go up depending on size. Please don’t forget the dogs in our part of the country definitely need to be on heart worm prevention too! It is a silent killer and totally preventable on monthly preventative.
Please consider the cost of “free” and adopt from your local rescue!!!!!
Another extremely sad story. This is a courtesy post. Please contact the original person on the post.
***2nd UPDATE: These two boys are safe in their new home and settling in well***
**UPDATE: They have an interested new family that will pick them up this weekend.**
Courtesy Listing* Owner passed away and now his two beloved dogs Joey & Jack are being kept outdoors (after years as indoor dogs). Need RESCUE GROUP or adopter!
Meet Joey & Jack
Hi, we are brothers, we were raised by a Pawlice man, but we aren’t pawlice dogs, we are regular dogs. Our Dad passed away. We were very loved. Our Dad’s family is trying to find us a new Dad or Mom, yes, we wouldn’t mind having a Mom instead if she can you know, open jars and keep us in the air conditioning.
Our Dad’s sister, so I guess, technically our Aunt is trying to find us a new home or rescue group. We are neutered and were well cared for at one time.
How to help?
We are currently in Quinlan, Texas where our owner died. The older woman he was living with cannot care for us much longer. She can’t let us in her home and we are outside in the Texas heat. She gives us food and water but it’s not a sustainable situation.
The German Shepherds rescue is FULL but can give you our Aunt’s number, so you can chat directly with her.
Please help! It’s confusing to be very loved and then not be anymore.
Mugwort has been adopted by a wonderful family! We are wishing you a very happy furever after! Mug stayed in the carrier for the photo so he wouldn’t be stressed out. Loving him already!
Needing a foster for this beautiful girl! We supply the food. You supply the love. She has been completely vetted. She will be undergoing heartworm treatment so she will need to be kept quiet. It should be easy to do as she is a very chilled dog. She doesn’t seemed to be bothered by cats either. She just wants someone she can trust and love on❤️ Please message with questions. We are in Cat Spring, Texas.
UPDATE
Thank you all for your replies! We have found out the vet still has no power and is closed until further notice. We are negotiating with the adopters vet! You all who have responded so positive and appreciate your help!!!!!
Help!!! Anyone know of someone in the Porter, New Caney area? I am trying to get a sick dog from there to the vet in Houston on West Alabama.
The wife lost her service dog of many years (she is blind) and the husband has been home with her for days to help her through the transition. He had to go back to work and cannot take the dog into Houston until Saturday. He is very upset.
Please no comments about the situation or asking “Why he can’t get a friend or leave work?” We don’t know why! All we know is we need someone to help get this dog to Houston today! Your gas will be paid!!
Please share or reach out to if you can help! Thank you kindly🐾❤️🐾
We rescued this gal yesterday on Cat Spring Rd and 949 in Cat Spring, Texas. We have been told people have seen her for days wandering the area. She is not microchipped. She seems to be healthy other than the fact she is obviously very weary and stressed. We will give her time to decompress and if her owner cannot be found (you must have proof and vet records), we will have her completely vetted and heart wormed checked and are committed to finding her the home she deserves.
This is my new friend who is 86 years young. She does not want me to use her name as she is embarrassed that she has a colony of close to 40 cats. Sadly she is not the one who should be embarrassed!!! It is a problem that stems from not educating our community and implementing laws that would ensure animals were spayed and neutered. I have been working on her colony the last two days and have trapped and fixed most of her cats. I do have a mom and 5 babies we will have to keep for a while, but again that is part of TNR.
I would like to extend a huge thank you to my vet in Weimar, “Oak Grove”. They have gone out of their way to take every cat I have caught in the last 2 days and found time to fit them in even if it were after hours or their lunch hour! I also want to thank PUPS of Cat Spring and all of you who have donated!!! Without PUPS and your donations I could not do near the numbers of animals we have been able to do this year!
I don’t know if I am proud or disgusted that we have helped almost 400 cats since January 1 of this year. That’s a lot of cats that will not be having babies!!!
Speaking of babies, we still have plenty that need loving families. Please think about adopting.
Off to the vet with 11 of 25 cats. Picking of 8 to return and hoping to catch 8-10 more! What are you doing today?😉
Maybe go spay and neuter your pets!!!!!
Another day and life at Storybook goes on! Trapped 25 cats today. The vet took 8 of the 25 today. I will pick them up and drop the 11 I have here in the morning. The video was done earlier in the day so I trapped more this evening. There are 5 kittens and their feral mom who will be raised here until they can be weened and adopted. Their mother will be fixed and released when we ween them.
I have 8-10 more cats at the same place that I will try for tmw.
Please spay and neuter. I swore I was going to take a break this summer. It’s too hot for this old gal. I am getting so many calls with people crying and begging that I had to give in.
All the animals and structures are fine, but my heart is broken. Some of our most beautiful trees were destroyed. The amazing thing is they should have fallen on the fences and houses and it’s as if they were laid safely down. Even the bird feeders were saved. There is tons of clean up that will have to happen in the next coming days, but it will have to wait as I have promised to TNR for a couple of different people. We are looking at 60 plus cats needing help. Praying for all of you out there that are dealing with the aftermath of this storm.
Lantana and Larch checked in from their fur-ever home. Their names are now Chopper and Salsa. Everything is perfect in their new world. Sleep tight sweet babies.
Good morning StoryBook family. If you have an extra minute today, could you please vote for Baelee McConnell. Today is the last day of voting. She is trying to secure a spot in the upright canine brigade, megaesophagus calendar. She has been entered every year for eight years and has never quite made it into the calendar. Thank you so much for your support. Baelee is Kathy and Lee McConnell ‘s megaesophagus warrior.
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It’s always bitter sweet to put our kittens on transport. These guys were born in a trap on Easter and we have vetted, spayed and loved on them in preparation for their “furever” homes. Thank you Crissy from Freedom Run Express for getting them to Tiffany in Connecticut who in turn will be their foster before they meet their adopters. Also thanks to Lee pictured with Crissy who will assist her in the driving. They will drive straight through which takes about 36 hours!! We also want to thank our vets at Oak Grove and all the wonderful fosters like Karen and Carol who have helped foster this group.
As you can see, it takes a lot of caring and wonderful people to make this all work and we are so blessed to be surrounded by them.
Please adopt and don’t shop. Spay and neuter your pets. And finally always have a plan for your pet should something happen to you 🐾❤️🐾
As busy as she is and as much running around as she does, Merrick takes the time to come to our home and meet our new puppy and deliver a bag full of goodies to little Jerome. Merrick you are an amazing human. Jerome is blessed to have you as his Auntie. ❤️
https://youtu.be/N3o7OBXWpbs?si=JmYqDosR5ryHhIB
A short video of 3 of our kittens up for adoption at PetSmart in Brenham, Texas. This is our M group. Their names are Mousetail, Moonseed and Mugwart. Please reach out if you would like more information. They are spayed and neutered, microchipped and have most of their vaccines.
If these aren’t what you are looking for, please ask about all our other kittens!
Now at PetSmart in Brenham .... 6/19/2024
Hey everyone MLynn was adopted! Her new name is Winifred. She was adopted by the Moffett family. They told us today that they are quite smitten with her. Congratulations Winifred and your beautiful family! We wish you a happy fur-ever life together ❤️
Oliver checked in from Ohio. He was rescued off the side of the road in a rain storm by StoryBook owner Merrick Stern. She took him to the vet and had him checked out. She took him to Kathy and Lee at WeBe Boarding who cleaned him up and took care of him until she found a rescue, Columbus Rescue Dogs, to take him, post him and eventually get him adopted by a wonderful family in Ohio. Oliver took the trip in the Freedom Run Express transport van to his adoptive home in Ohio. This is what his family is saying about this gentle giant.
Good morning Lee! Oliver has been such a joyful addition to our family. He’s loving his new home 😁❤️ This is him and I snoozin on the couch a few nights ago.
Awe that’s adorable ❤️thank you so much for the picture. Can I share it on the adoption page? I’m so glad he is good boy and I know he loves his family he is lucky to have y’all. Thank you again for loving him it makes my heart smile.
You most certainly can share that photo! I’ll send another you can post! Thank you for helping us bring this sweet little goofball into our lives, we’re so grateful for your rescue and whole operation 🥰
Our youngest started soccer and they’re out in the yard running the ball around each other all the time, he’s so good. We love endings like this! Good boy Oliver.
Say hello to MINNIE
She is a black short haired female with a white chip on her chest. Approx 2 years old, very calm & sweet. She loves to talk & loves attention! We think she lived most of her life outside, but is loving the indoor life w/her foster & uses the litter box like a pro. We are not sure about her exposure to cats or dogs, so any intro would need to be slow. Minnie is just the perfect cat if you want affection and an easy keeper. She comes fully vetted, spayed and microchipped for an adoption fee of $55.
Please fill out the application below, take pictures and send by PM or you can call or text our adoption coordinator at 505-974-3965.
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Gus checked in today from his fur-ever home. He wants everyone to know that his new Mama and Daddy are GREAT! He’s loving them so much ❤️
https://youtu.be/mbA5DFyAtME?si=-XfuuCEUfWZEF_Xc
Our cute babies having so much fun in the cattery at PetSmart!
Sweet Shelby was adopted by a lovely family, the Crain family. Thank you so much for adopting from StoryBook rescues. We wish you a very happy new beginning with lots of kitty love and snuggles. Take good care of sweet Shelby and stay in touch with updates.
Gus was adopted last night by Cielo and Jonathan, and family. Thank you for adopting from StoryBook rescues. We wish you a very happy forever after and new beginnings. Enjoy Gus with all your hearts. He is a very sweet boy.
Howdy!!
We will be at PetsMart in Brenham today from 11-3 pm for our adoption event. (Father’s Day Specials)
954 Hwy 290 E
Brenham, TX 77833
Come by and say hello. We will be featuring all of our kittens. Here are a few. Look at those faces! 🐾
Please share with your family and friends. 💕
We can help you get this done at a very low cost or even free!!!! Save a person in rescue at the same time!!!!!
Tonight was amazing! We delivered baby kittens to their fur-ever families! Thank you to all of you for adopting our StoryBook babies. We wish you a happy fur-ever after.
Tiger and Luna loved by Melissa J and family.
Laurel loved by the Daake family.
Larch and Lantana loved by the McClelland family.
Lovage loved by Anna.
Lupin loved by the Campos family.
Truvy and Ouiser loved by Terry.
Thanks to the Wild Wild Wash in Sealy for keeping all animals bedding, towels and blankets clean. It’s a really big job and it’s so appreciated. If you have the opportunity to stop in and say Hi, please do so. We love our community❤️
Paying an adoption fee supports our rescue in covering their expenses. We're not in this to profit! Even with a $125 fee, it's not a windfall for us, but it means we've successfully helped another cat find a home! 🥰
A typical DAY in the life at SBR. Animals fed and watered by 6 am. Car loaded up with traps and kittens dropped at vet for spay/neuter. Off to trap. Pick up kittens in the evening. The days are so busy another pair of shoes with both souls blown. Not sure it’s not the only soul lost💙
Next day up by 5 again with all the animals being fed and watered by 6 so animals that were trapped can go to the vet in Houston (on a Sunday too when most people have a day of rest). We were almost in an accident which caused a cage to flip and a feral cat was loose in the car!!! The day was not lost. With the help of a friend we unloaded the trapped cats without the loose one getting out. Claire who I voted most valuable player of the day was able to sedate the cat and he was neutered and resting comfortably. He will be released tomorrow to enjoy not having to fight and chase females.
Me, I will repeat another day in the life of rescue. Please save a rescuer by spaying and neutering your animals! We are TIRED!
Cat Spring, TX
78933
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Another day and life at Storybook goes on! Trapped 25 cats today. The vet took 8 of the 25 today. I will pick them up and drop the 11 I have here in the morning. The video was done earlier in the day so I trapped more this evening. There are 5 kittens and their feral mom who will be raised here until they can be weened and adopted. Their mother will be fixed and released when we ween them. I have 8-10 more cats at the same place that I will try for tmw. Please spay and neuter. I swore I was going to take a break this summer. It’s too hot for this old gal. I am getting so many calls with people crying and begging that I had to give in.
As busy as she is and as much running around as she does, Merrick takes the time to come to our home and meet our new puppy and deliver a bag full of goodies to little Jerome. Merrick you are an amazing human. Jerome is blessed to have you as his Auntie. ❤️ #spayandneuter #adoptdontshop
Gus checked in today from his fur-ever home. He wants everyone to know that his new Mama and Daddy are GREAT! He’s loving them so much ❤️ #petsmartcharities #adoptdontshop #spayandneuter
We had 36 kittens. Some made transport up north and some have been adopted. We have 16 that will be spayed and neutered tomorrow and be ready for their forever homes. The remainder 9 weren’t quite the weight they needed to be, so we are hoping in another week they will be ready to go!
Trapped 19 cats and now prepping 18 for vetting tmw. Long day and going to be a really early morning! Doing one more clinic on Sunday and I’m taking a much needed break. By Sunday we will have helped over 300 cats since January of this year. Sadly it’s a drop in the bucket. #spayandneuteryourpets
We never know minute to minute what each day will bring. We have to be able to adapt and think outside the box. Thought we were going to catch this guy in a trap. It was taking way too much time. No problem scooting him into a garbage can and now he is safely relocated. Mission accomplished and onward to an extremely busy week!!!
We have 36 kittens needing homes. All will be totally vetted and spayed/neutered. Please fill out an application and take a picture of it and text to our foster/adoption coordinator, Kathy at 505-974-3965. https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/835bcb94-9827-4a3d-8c2f-306fc6e18452/downloads/SBR-app-for-all-animals-except-equine.pdf?ver=1695924039884 #adoptdontshop #SpayNeuter
Good morning. Welcome to my morning. Grab your cup of coffee and let’s have a chat, because this is the only way you are going to see me or hear what I’m doing. I am slammed with animals. The madness has to stop. I look at my video and hear the frustration in my voice and see the dark circles under my eyes. I speak for all rescues out there!!!! Please people you have got to step up. If you pick up an animal know that it could end up being your responsibility for a long time if not permanently. Yes, we hear you. Yes we feel bad for you. No we can’t take one more animal!!! You make room for one and we will take it as room allows. Help us, help you! I repeat…. Help us, help you. The answer is spay and neuter. Plain and simple. Second if you pick up an animal or adopt an animal, it is yours. Have a plan. I repeat DO NOT pick up or ADOPT if you are not prepared to take on that responsibility!!!!!! #frustrated #exhausted #spayandneuter #adoptdontshop #foster #partofthesolution
Meet my little “Traveler”. On Thursday, we were doing a TNR assessment about 30 minutes from the rescue and tried to grab 4 kittens. It didn’t go as planned and the kittens scattered. When I returned to the rescue I did hear a Meow, but thought nothing of it as we have lots of cats. Fast forward to Friday. Again I hear meows throughout the day, but I am either trapping cats or at the rescue so I don’t pay much attention to it. Today, Saturday I am leaving the rescue to head over to Sealy to follow up on the TNR of what we believe to be over 100 cats when I hear that very loud “MEOW”. This time I look around and even on the roof, but no cat. I shake my head and say to myself, “Well we do have lots of cats around here and I’m sure it is here somewhere”. Either that or I really have become the crazy cat lady!!! I arrive at my destination and have already made 3 stops at different locations we are trapping to drop food. There it is!!!! That loud distinctive, MEOW. I look all around in my car. No cat. I open my hood and a young man asks if I need a jump. I tell him no that I think I might have a cat under my hood. Now of course he does not think me to be crazy because I am trapping at a place with over 100 cats. Well you know where this is going. Sure enough, starring up at us is the tiniest of black kittens, but with the biggest MEOW I have ever heard. I tried to grab it, but it ran further back to the underbelly of my car. I wish someone had a video of the young man and I crawling around under my car for about an hour to grab that kitten. I couldn’t have done it without him, a broom and a flashlight! This kitten has traveled more miles in the hood and underbelly of my car in 3 days than it ever will in its entire lifetime. Call it a miracle, call it lucky, I’m calling it another day in the life at Storybook. This kitten is very special to have survived for almost 3 days traveling in the undercarriage of my car. It deserves someone just a
Day 1 of an effort to trap and vet at least 100 cats at a mobile home park. We have done our homework and hope to have the task completed by the end of March.
This is how I spent my weekend and I’m very proud to have accomplished the task of catching so many cats along with 2 raccoons. By tmw (Monday morning) most of Jeanine’s cats will be fixed. There are a few stragglers we will have to return for, but for the most part we have vaccinated and spayed/neutered the majority. Jeanine is 99 years young. She taught French at Bellaire and Lamar High Schools in Houston. These cats are her life!! She said they love her unconditionally and give her purpose. I feel so honored and privelaged that I was able to help her. When you donate to Storybook and you say you wish you could give more look at the lives you are touching!!! You are certainly helping the animals live a much better life, but you are also changing the lives for people like Jeanine. I want to thank everyone who helped make this happen. This includes Karen Shaddox for helping me trap. Janet and David Brast supporting Jeanine through all of this. Team Feral for sponsoring the clinic today and Dr Hanna’s incredible team at HSN. Dr Dennis Marek and his wife Karen of Cedar Hill Vet services who will be spaying and neutering the cats tomorrow. They also helped us with a couple of cats that were ill. PUPS (Prevent unwanted Pets of Cat Spring) for helping us pick up some of the costs and last but so important is all of you who support StoryBook Rescues. Thank you all for helping us to write incredible stories for so many animals and people. #spayandneuter #adoptdontshop More photos in the comments
Labradoodles / Newfypoo’s Texas
Interstate 10
