Hoppy, Healthy & Safe

10/02/2025

Where can you see us and our animals in the next few weeks?

Join us on 2/21 from 5-9 at Metazoa Brewing Company! 10% of each beer purchased during this time will come back to HH&S to help us continue with our mission of providing temporary crisis care to exotic pets!

We'll have a variety of furry, feathered, scaled and shelled friends there! (we're excited that the first of the adoptable hamsters will be going to their furever homes that night too! Fill out our adoption application now and maybe you can take your new friend home that night!)

Then on Monday the 24th from 5:30-6:30 we'll be at Vernon Township Public Library with our Feathered Friends program! Along with the chickens and ducks we normally have at these programs we'll have a new feathered friend- an eclectus parrot- joining us!

Remember you can always find our calendar of events on our website at https://hoppyhealthyandsafe.wordpress.com/come-see-us/

All donations made go directly to the care of the animals we have in rescue! This includes our temporary crisis care animals as well as the animals (such as the hamsters) that we're helping!

🦜Vet donations can be made directly to VCA Stoney Creek at (317) 770-0399
🐰Venmo:
🐢PayPal: https://bit.ly/HHSPayPalDonation
🦆Amazon Wishlist: https://bit.ly/HHSAmazonWishlist
🐹Mail a Check: PO Box 814 Frankton, IN 46044

09/02/2025

We love it when organizations work together to help ALL animals!

We had a recent request from our Maine rescue partners for an approved adopter who wanted an older Siamese cat. There are very few in Maine or even close by and they asked if we had any. As luck would have it, we saw a post that very same day by a woman trying to find a loving home for an older Siamese. We made contact and after talking with the adopter, she happily agreed to allow 'Chewy' to travel on our transport and make his way to his new home with an older woman in New Hampshire. This sent everything in motion for another transport resue with our Maine partners, Another Chance Animal Rescue (within 45 minutes of each other).
We had a short window of time to get 10 cats fully vetted and health certificates completed for a departure date on 2/13. While coordinating, we learned from our local partner Kelsey/Hoppy, Healthy & Safe that one of her rescue partners Alex/The Pipsqueakery had just taken in a large number (250 plus) hamsters from a hoarding situation. They needed help to place them so we offered to bring some to Maine if they could secure a rescue willing to accept them. Sure enough, Alex did some networking and was able to arrange approximately 15-18 hamsters to travel on our transport rescue this coming week and Helping All Little Pipsqueaks will pick them up upon arrival.
We say, "as luck would have it" but we believe it's really God at work, looking after all of the animals he created and loves, making a way for all of us to do our rescue work and bring him the glory as we save many animals' lives with these transports, giving them their best chance for a forever home.
Please wish us well as we prepare for the departure on Thursday morning. We need good weather as Shelly and her brother, Kyle travel to Rochester, New York, to meet our Maine partners, with my brother, Steve getting involved to help, and who will finish the last leg of the trip for the kitties and hamsters!!
We also ask you to consider supporting these transports if you feel inclined. We appreciate donations in any amount, as they make our rescue work and transports out of state happen. Thank you so much!! We are so grateful for all the rescues involved in making this happen.

06/02/2025

The hamsters are here and oh boy are they cute!! 18 will be heading to our friends at Chicken Nugget and Gang tomorrow.

The 17 that are staying with us will be settling into their foster homes throughout the next few days so we can get to know a bit more about them. They will be going up for adoption on 2/21!

If you’re interested in helping out with caring for all of the new animals that have come in recently please consider donating!

🦜Vet donations can be made directly to VCA Stoney Creek at (317) 770-0399
🐰Venmo:
🐢PayPal: https://bit.ly/HHSPayPalDonation
🦆Amazon Wishlist: https://bit.ly/HHSAmazonWishlist
🐹Mail a Check: PO Box 814 Frankton, IN 46044

03/02/2025

Did you know you can now see when we have events on our website? Visit https://hoppyhealthyandsafe.wordpress.com/come-see-us/ for a calendar view of where we'll be! This includes all public events!

If you have questions about any events please reach out!

Visit the post for more.

01/02/2025

Great news! Bun Bun has found a foster and will be going to his new home after his vet appointment next week!

Interested in fostering for HH&S? Fill out a volunteer application and someone will be in touch with more information!

https://bit.ly/HoppyHealthySafeVolunteerApp

All of your shares and donations have made it possible for us to help BunBun!

🦜Vet donations can be made directly to VCA Stoney Creek at (317) 770-0399
🐰Venmo:
🐢PayPal: https://bit.ly/HHSPayPalDonation
🦆Amazon Wishlist: https://bit.ly/HHSAmazonWishlist
🐹Mail a Check: PO Box 814 Frankton, IN 46044

31/01/2025

Please consider donating directly to the Pipsqueakery to help them out with this influx of hamsters or to inquire about adopting.

If interested in fostering please complete our volunteer application and we will be in touch in the coming weeks as we have a better idea of how many are coming our way.

https://bit.ly/HoppyHealthySafeVolunteerApp

🦜Vet donations can be made directly to VCA Stoney Creek at (317) 770-0399
🐰Venmo:
🐢PayPal: https://bit.ly/HHSPayPalDonation
🦆Amazon Wishlist: https://bit.ly/HHSAmazonWishlist
🐹Mail a Check: PO Box 814 Frankton, IN 46044

31/01/2025

Lime*, our new feathered friend, who joined us last week is settling in quite well after a couple of rough days! Lime lost his bird mate and then a week later was surrendered to HH&S also losing his home and owner who he was very bonded to. Lime went to the vet right after coming into our care and ultimately is healthy although a little overweight. We are working on a diet change and he will go back to the vet next week for a follow up (our new bun intake will be joining him thanks to the amazing people at VCA Stoney Creek Animal Hospital fitting them in together!

Your amazing donations meant that almost the entirety of last weeks vet bills were covered! I may have cried some happy tears when I opened up Paypal and saw that!

Lime and I thank you so much for believing in our mission to keep pets and their humans happy, healthy & safe!

Please consider supporting us by sharing our posts!

🦜Vet donations can be made directly to VCA Stoney Creek at (317) 770-0399
🐰Venmo:
🐢PayPal: https://bit.ly/HHSPayPalDonation
🦆Amazon Wishlist: https://bit.ly/HHSAmazonWishlist
🐹Mail a Check: PO Box 814 Frankton, IN 46044
🦎Learn More About What We Do: https://hoppyhealthyandsafe.wordpress.com/

*Not his real name
**image is of Ducker, the very first "exotic" rescue I took in many years ago. Pretty sure she was raised by feral cats.

29/01/2025

Earlier this week an animal advocate in Kokomo passed away unexpectedly. Her fellow TNR and cat rescues are making sure the cats are all safe but she had an 8 year old rabbit that we have been asked to take.

We have agreed to take it but I also promised myself no more rabbits in my house until this spring after a lot of loss last fall. This is where we need your help- I would love to find a foster for this little bun who has had his world rocked.

Do you love rabbits but don't want to commit to one for life quite yet? Are you curious about rabbits? Do you want to help maintain what little sanity I have left by taking him in for a bit? Please reach out if you are interested in fostering this little guy and giving him a safe place to land and decompress.

How else can you help? First please share this post! While you may not be able to foster someone on your friends list might!

Please also consider donating! With new animals come new medical bills, new food bills and new enrichment needs. You guys did amazing last week and fully covered our new feathered friends vet bill (we'll do an update on him soon!) and we are so incrediblly thankful for every single one of you!

🦜Vet donations can be made directly to VCA Stoney Creek at (317) 770-0399
🐰Venmo:
🐢PayPal: https://bit.ly/HHSPayPalDonation
🦆Amazon Wishlist: https://bit.ly/HHSAmazonWishlist
🐹Mail a Check: PO Box 814 Frankton, IN 46044

27/01/2025

We have a new date!

February 21st from 5-9 is our new Giveback Night at Metazoa Brewing Company! We are hopeful to see lots of old and new faces so make sure to share with all of your friends!

25/01/2025

So…if anyone happens to have a dog kennel with a top they want to donate we’d be happy to take it off your hands.

Along with an indoor, very friendly feathered friend we also took in an outdoor, very not friendly feathered friend yesterday who had been running loose for at least a day in Anderson. She doesn’t like people but is apparently magic because she figured out how to escape my dog kennel, tarp contraption I’ve been using for a quarantine pen successfully for 2 years.

But hey, at least rescue isn’t boring. After leading a few of us on a wild bird chase (fun fact about Muscovies- they fly. Very well) she decided to waddle right into my regular run and is now cooped up with everyone else. So much for quarantine. 🤦🏻‍♀️

To support what we do, even when it’s a little chaotic, please share our posts and consider donating!

🦜Vet donations can be made directly to VCA Stoney Creek at (317) 770-0399
🐰Venmo:
🐢PayPal: https://bit.ly/HHSPayPalDonation
🦆Amazon Wishlist: https://bit.ly/HHSAmazonWishlist
🐹Mail a Check: PO Box 814 Frankton, IN 46044y

21/01/2025

Thursday we have a new feathered friend coming into care. He recently lost his mate to an unknown illness so we are starting his time with us with a vet appointment. He’s also going to be losing his (very loving) home shortly after this so we expect it to be a rough transition.

How can you support us and our feathered friend during this time? First please think encouraging thoughts and prayers for his human who is very sad to be giving him up but recognizes at this time it’s in both of their best interest.

You can also support us by donating towards his vet care and for some extra treats and toys or by sending some goodies off our amazon wishlist

🦜Vet donations can be made directly to VCA Stoney Creek at (317) 770-0399
🐰Venmo:
🐢PayPal: https://bit.ly/HHSPayPalDonation
🦆Amazon Wishlist: https://bit.ly/HHSAmazonWishlist
🐹Mail a Check: PO Box 814 Frankton, IN 46044

17/01/2025

Some happy news for your Friday!

Shady came to us this summer as a very angry bearded dragon after having been found and caught at a local park. Shady let his first foster know regularly just how unhappy he was to be there but, with the very hard work and patience of his second foster, grew into a much more pleasant beardie.

AND TODAY HE WENT TO HIS FOREVER HOME! Shady is all moved in and enjoying his new home (check out his wall art) and we're excited to see him blossom even more!

Congrats Shady and family!

How to support what we do so we can help more animals like Shady:

🦎Venmo:
🦎PayPal: http://bit.ly/HHSPayPalDonation
🦎Amazon Wishlist: https://bit.ly/HHSAmazonWishlist
🦎Mail a Check: PO Box 814 Frankton, IN 46044

17/01/2025

We were contacted today about a hamster in need of medical attention; we unfortunately don’t have the extra funds at this time for an owner surrender vet appointment so we reached out to our friends at The Pipsqueakery (if you didn’t know this kind of thing is what started it all!) and they immediately said they would help.

We were able to get this cutie to them and after an initial assessment she’s going to have a rough road!

Please consider donating to help out The Pipsqueakery with this little pipsqueak and the hundreds of other animals they help every day!

🐹Venmo: (please make sure you confirm it is their account, last 4 digits of the phone number are 2235)

🐭Credit card at: thepipsqueakery.org

🪿Zelle: 574-993-2235

🦫Cashapp: $ThePipsqueakery

🐿️ Paypal: [email protected]

11/01/2025

Did you know?

(Infographics courtesy of Don't Forget the Pets, Purple Leash Project & Red Rover)

10/01/2025

Metazoa Giveback Night Rescheduled!

For the safety of our animals and our human friends who were coming out we’ve decided to reschedule tonight’s event at Metazoa Brewing Company due to the cold and potential snow. We are looking forward to the reschedule date and will announce it as soon as possible!

06/01/2025

Valentines Day is coming and we want to help you…er…celebrate?

Make a donation and leave a note and we’ll name the snake and lizards tasty mice and worms after your ex! OR we’ll write your exs name on a litter box for the presidents cats!

Want something a bit more positive? Leave a note with your donation and we’ll send a fun animal valentine to your loved ones!

🐰Venmo:
🐢PayPal: https://bit.ly/HHSPayPalDonation
🦆Amazon Wishlist: https://bit.ly/HHSAmazonWishlist
🐹Mail a Check: PO Box 814 Frankton, IN 46044