Hoppy, Healthy & Safe

08/13/2024

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08/13/2024

Lately, we have been doing a lot of work to help keep pets with their families! From education to food and housing supplies- we have only been able to do this because of the amazing donations we have received. We love being able to assist in keeping pets and families together- the best way to maintain the pet-animal bond!

If you would like to help us continue to support families please consider making a tax-deductible donation to Hoppy, Healthy & Safe!

🐢Paypal: https://bit.ly/HHSPayPalDonation
🐰 Venmo:
🦜 Amazon Wishlist: https://bit.ly/HHSAmazonWishlist

08/09/2024

They’re here! Let us know if you would like to support HH&S with one of these amazing sparkly stickers!! $5 donation

08/08/2024

Sad update to one of our recent bearded intakes.

Hoosier came to us from Bloomington (hence the name) as an owner surrender who was not eating. Upon receiving her it was realized that she also had fairly severe metabolic bone disease. MBD comes from not receiving proper nutrients from food and lighting. Hoosier spent the last couple weeks being syringe fed but was getting progressively weaker. She went to the vet today and it was decided that her MBD had progressed to a point that she was beginning to show neurological signs and was unlikely to improve. Due to this we made the decision to humanely euthanize her and let her be without pain.

We never take these decisions lightly and they always make for sad days. We rejoice knowing Hoosier was well loved and cared for in her last days and is no longer suffering.

If you would like to donate towards Hoosiers medical bills and to help others like her please donate at:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PNK3WF2Q274JU&source=qr

08/06/2024

Want to help Hoppy, Healthy & Safe but don't have the space, time or desire to foster? Join our Events team! Hoppy, Healthy & Safe does a variety of events and programs from educational animal programs at libraries, to booths at local events and fundraising events like upcoming ones at Specks in Geist and Metazoa! We would love to have more hands on deck- it's always a good time and you never know what furry, feathered or scaled friends you may get to help out with while spreading more information about our mission!

If you're interested please fill out the application linked below and someone will get back with you soon!

https://bit.ly/HoppyHealthySafeVolunteerApp

08/06/2024

A very full circle moment yesterday … a few years ago there was a horrifying hoarding situation that included multiple levels of animal and child abuse and part of the offenders sentencing was that she had to give a local shelter all of the supplies and cages she had. Our friends at The Animal Protection League Inc., Indiana contacted our founder and donated many small mammal and bird cages-which have been sitting in her garage since then.

Yesterday we received a message from an individual whose neighbor had a house fire. They were able to grab their family pet bird and get to safety however the cage and supplies were lost.

Remember those cages? Yesterday,within a few hours of receiving the message, we were able to deliver a cage and food and hopefully ease a little bit of their stress. Special thanks goes to Gerri, one of our amazing board members, who bought food and transported everything!

Times like this are a great reminder of why we do what we do.

08/05/2024

It was amazing to be around to see how quickly Susan and the rest of the Ambassadors crew jumped to help a family in need!

Looking forward to seeing how we can help make a difference with non-traditional pets through our partnership!

08/05/2024

Adopted! Abby is going to her forever home with a close friend of the rescue this morning!

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Abby is looking for a forever home! Abby is a 4 year old, SPAYED iguana who came into rescue after her person passed away. She is very..um,.. spicy and we will be looking for an iguana savvy home who is ready to spend lots of time getting her to warm up to them!

If you are interested in learning more or adopting Abby please message us or complete the application linked in the comments!

08/02/2024

It’s been a great morning for the rescue! Received petfinder approval so we can now share adoptable pets on the rare occasion we have someone (we currently have an iguana looking for an iguana savvy home), a great introductory meeting with a crisis center we are excited to partner with, ordered new stickers (they’re sparkly!) AND just scheduled a fundraising day at Metazoa Brewing Company for September 8th!

07/24/2024

Home found!

We have another Unique situation (seems to be more and more of those lately!) Our friends over at Hoosier Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation have obtained a very friendly, very not wild, rabbit! George was found in the apartments by Home Depot in Noblesville. He is very friendly and currently at the vet getting checked out but needs a new foster home while we try to locate his owners!

We would like to assist them by helping get him somewhere stable while he waits (if you decide to adopt him, that would be even better!)

If you or someone you know is interested in helping this little guy out please fill out the application below!

https://bit.ly/HoppyHealthySafeVolunteerApp

07/20/2024

Often we resonate with this little opossum.

Little Man, a young juvenile opossum, was hit by a car. In the face. While it might seem like something that’s once in a blue moon, this type of injury is common with opossums.

His life? Not great. And, honestly, puts things in perspective for us. I’ve never been hit in the face by a car. But like any animal rescue, there are tough days.

I mean, find anyone in rescue work after 8pm and ask them how they’re doing and a lot will just give you a long exhausted look. Not even just wildlife, domestic work too. Shelters are full, kitten season is upon us, and rescuers, worldwide, are tired.

BUT in times like this, it’s the cases like this that keep us hopeful. Little Man is a huge fighter. He moved himself off the road and found a safe place until he got help. And that help brought him to us, people who know what to do and can get him veterinary care. His prognosis is good. And he continues to fight every day.

So, whether you’re a rescuer, or just someone feeling down, take Little Man to heart, and know that there are good people out there, and there are good cases full of fight.

Ways to support Little Man and animals like him

❤️Website: https://hoosierwildliferescue.org/support-us

❤️Venmo: hoosierwildliferescue

❤️PayPal: https://hoosierwildliferescue.org/support-us

❤️Raise Right Code: VWUXAT7PC15K

❤️Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3RQGNXY05UG9P?ref_=wl_share

07/17/2024

Pet in Need-

Please consider donating to help us help a family provide much needed supplies for their pets while they recover and heal! Donations will be utilized to purchase feed and needed supplies and the remainder of donations to this campaign will be given directly to the family.

https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=RWUCVHBYRWXCW

07/16/2024

We had a great time at Vernon Township Public Library last night with our reptile friends! Franklin from Hoosier Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation joined us.

Make sure to join us Monday July 22nd and Monday July 29th to meet more of our friends!

07/15/2024

Upcoming Events where you can see Hoppy, Healthy & Safe and some of our Animals!

We are adding new events almost weekly right now throughout Central IN so make sure to check back!

07/15/2024

Did you know that you can use your Prime Day scrolling for good?!

Hoppy, Healthy & Safe (along with many other of your favorite animal rescues) have amazon wishlists of daily use items as well as items that would make the volunteers lives easier! If you're interested please check out our wishlist tomorrow and Wednesday! (or anytime really... but there are bound to be some items cheaper during Prime Days!

https://a.co/fC8kDB8

See something while scrolling that you think we'd like but isn't on our wishlist! Our Address is PO Box 814 Frankton, IN 46044

07/11/2024

We have a somewhat unique situation as we are not set up to be a typical rescue organization that takes surrenders and does adoptions however our local community has had a recent influx of stray/surrendered bearded dragons and our founder has been pulling them…but they keep coming. 🤦🏼‍♀️

So if you’ve ever been interested in having a bearded dragon please reach out! These would be set up as a foster to adopt arrangements and would need to be fully quarantined from any other reptiles for a month. We would be happy to work with you during this time on ensuring proper husbandry/care before you complete adoption!

07/09/2024

Friends- we have a request: If you or someone you know work with a domestic violence/homeless shelter in the Indiana area please reach out to us. We are working hard to get our information out so that we can help these programs and their clients with their exotic pet needs!

06/28/2024

10 PM Update: phone is back up and working!

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Please do NOT call or text us, if you need assistance please message us on here or email [email protected]

We are currently working through an issue with our provider.

Send a message to learn more

06/27/2024

More great opportunities to learn about some of our animals and what we do!

(all animals presented belong to volunteers- none are animals currently in the foster care program)

06/25/2024

Hi friends! This is out of the ordinary from our normal posts but I (Kelsey) need to say a few things...

There is currently a situation in which an unknown individual (who apparently breeds feeder rodents) has begun spreading lies (we're not even going with mistruths- they're outright lies) about our very close friends and rescue, The Pipsqueakery. They have decided to blast them on facebook showing pictures that were clearly taken from Pipsqueakeries page of PRE- INTAKE conditions for animals and are saying that this is how animals are being housed there. If you know me personally, you'll know that some of my favorite animals are living at The Pipsqueakery because of the amazing medical care and love they receive. Unfortunately, people often believe what they read on facebook so it is likely that the funding will take a hit. If you have the chance please consider making a donation or just hopping over to their page and offering encouragement.

OKAY, now the part I really want to say. . .

Animal rescue is hard enough without individuals like this one deciding to spread lies apparently for the hell of it. Animal rescuers are killing themselves at rates you could not believe. We literally just lost one of the loudest voices for animals two months ago. And people wonder why? Probably people like this person who couldn't fathom the things we put up with daily. This isn't counting all the rescuers that are quitting because of burn out, lack of funding, or just being tired of being attacked every.damn.day.

Can we maybe try to be nice? Tell the truth? BE A DECENT HUMAN BEING?

06/24/2024

We are looking for more awesome volunteers who are interested in helping our mission! Is that you? Complete an application at the link below!

https://bit.ly/HoppyHealthySafeVolunteerApp

06/11/2024

If anyone affected by the recent apartment fire in Anderson needs a place for their exotic pets (lizards, snakes, rabbits, etc.) to stay while they get everything taken care of please text us at 765-228-2834

05/08/2024

We have some very exciting news, last month we found out that we received our 501(c)3 status! This opens the door for many opportunities to spread our mission and help as many people and animals as we can!

If you have donated since 2/20/24 and would like to receive a donation letter please let us know. All donations from this point on will automatically receive a letter in the mail!

Thank you all for your support. We are excited to take this next step!

To donate please visit: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=PNK3WF2Q274JU

05/02/2024

Looking forward to seeing everyone! Any guesses what types of animals we might be bringing?

🤠Save the Date!!🐇🦝🐔

The Amazing Animal Adventure: Petting Zoo at the Tipton County Family Resource Center will take place on Monday, May 13 from 6-7 pm. Hoppy, Healthy & Safe, and various other volunteers will be bringing their fluffy friends and reptiles to share with our Tipton County families.

You won't want to miss it! 🐍🐢🦎🐇🦝🦊

04/30/2024

It’s taken some time, and many drafts, to write this post.

Over the weekend we lost a friend and board member. Joslin was the fiercest advocate for animals. She fought to give them a voice and a safe place. She took the hard ones. The injured, the scared, the neglected. And she loved them back to life.

Please, if you are struggling reach out to someone, there are so many people out there who love you. We would love to walk alongside you. We aren’t in this life alone.

You are not a burden.
You’ve never been a burden.
You’ll never be a burden.

The rescue world lost one of their loudest voices this weekend and is mourning. But we’ll come back bigger than ever to make you proud Jos.

If you or someone you know is thinking about su***de and seeking emotional support, there are crisis lines available via phone, chat, or text. The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals in the United States.

04/11/2024

Make sure to follow Hoosier Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation to still join the fun and hopefully we’ll all be able to get together soon!

04/11/2024

Excited to be taking part in this event as well! Come stop by, learn more about our mission, visit some fun animals and see everything else our community has available!

Please join us on Saturday, April 20th for our annual Safety Fair! Bring the kids! We will have community resources available, safety vehicles, games, food, free clothing and other prizes! We hope to see you there!