CHAMPs Animal Shelter

02/07/2025

02/06/2025

Cashew is a lone chick here but our little fluffball Gypsy is more than happy to have another misfit friend to play big sister to.

02/05/2025

Baby Cashew arrived safe and sound from CT thanks to 3 special people who donated their time to transport her. She got her first full crop of torpedo feeding and is content, napping in my arms ❤️

02/02/2025

When a sanctuary in CT couldn’t take this little baby they asked for help and offered to arrange transport to get this baby the help she’ll need to thrive with a severe crossbeak. A 3 leg transport was arranged in just one day 🤯 and she’ll be arriving on Wednesday. She’ll need a name. She’ll be weighed daily and started on torpedo feeding until she’s big enough for tube feeding. By late spring she’ll be integrated into our crossbeak flock where nobody knows any difference.

02/01/2025

Gypsy is quite the little tap dancer in her new shoes! She can balance so much better with her shoes on. This girl is amazing!🤩

02/01/2025

We’re down to our last box of puppy pads, these will last less than a week. We’re in desperate need of all sizes especially 22x22 and 28x34 but we can make anything work! Thank you as always for your support

01/27/2025

Mr Parker arrived today. Owners can no longer care for him..he is 10 years young and desperately wants a quiet retirement home. Would prefer to be your one and only.
He is current on his rabies vax and will be vet checked and updated on his distemper before adoption.
Let’s get him moved quickly.. he just wants a spot on your bed.. his world suddenly got very confusing

01/24/2025

Good morning 😃! We’ve just updated our Amazon Wishlist to reflect our current needs. We are most in need of puppy pads of all sizes, poultry Nutridrench, and male dog wraps for Ezra. The link is at the top of our page in the featured section. Thank you so much for your unwavering support!

01/16/2025

Gypsy is finally getting stronger and able to balance a little on one of her very twisted feet. Now that she’s not so spastic, she’s able to get out of her sling more and hang out in the living room where there’s more for her to see. Next goal for this little warrior is eating on her own. 💪🏼

01/15/2025

Good morning from Sawyer.. he was seen yesterday at our vet again as we are still struggling with the results of his severe urine burns. Sadly this boy was injured probably from a run in with a vehicle. His injuries from that resulted in a head injury, a spinal injury making it impossible to even manually express him but he does go on his own when resting..and a tail which had to be amputated and a broken leg.. he also needed to be neutered.
None of his medical issues were dealt with for a month plus until he arrived here. I’m not even sure what idiot medically cleared him for a flight.
His long term issues which we are continuing to deal with are simply a case of trying to reduce the scar tissue and the severe irritation as a result of it.
Please if you are in the “rescue” business don’t do more harm than good. Simply pulling these individuals from kill shelters is not enough.
End of my rampage.. we have a new plan of attack for sweet Sawyer.. we will win

01/13/2025

Yes as a matter of fact there are ducks in my bathroom..
tubby time

01/12/2025

Lulu was doing okay at the annex with the main flock of ducks but with the extreme cold and her medical issues it became necessary to move her indoors.
However, indoors splashing in the tortoise water trough and waddling around on linoleum with no friends was not the ideal living arrangements.
So today she decided to move in with Phoenix and Journey who have limited mobility. Because Lulu is not the brightest little soul the 2 boys weren’t sure what to do when she paid no attention to their feeble attempts at aggression and all 3 seem fine with the living arrangements.

01/08/2025

Champs has been around since the Spring of 89. That being said our goals for 2025 is to concentrate on repair work on our existing enclosures. Replacing boardwalks and fence repairs, replacing linoleum flooring and at the annex which houses the majority of our special needs chickens and ducks as well as 3 wheelchair bound dogs and other assorted misfits.
Plans are underway to build a new duck enclosure which will enclose the existing fish pond which has been sitting idle for several years.
We are also expanding our garden space here at the main shelter and breaking ground for a large garden space at the annex.
These gardens help defray the cost of feeding our chickens, ducks, rabbits, guinea pigs, bearded dragon and livestock.
Donations to help with our repairs and renovations are always much appreciated.

01/07/2025

Angus is on sentry duty this morning .. Sawyer knows who to buddy up to

01/07/2025

Cleaning out basement and we have accumulated a lot of pet carriers of various sizes as well as cages that we no longer need. Anyone in need we will be setting items out curbside several at a time..

01/05/2025

This afternoon I received the best update! Most of you will remember Casper and Boo, the 2 geese that were dumped in Plymouth last October. Casper had horrific injuries from a predator attack and once healed we found the best possible adoptive Mom for them. Today, Boo laid an egg confirming her gender which is the best ratio we could ask for since she had another female already. Casper is very protective of both girls as is his job and they’re looking forward to welcoming goslings in the spring.

01/05/2025

Our 3 most recent crossbeak intakes, Delilah and Huck soaking up the sun even in the chill while Wiley prefers to stay toasty inside. All gaining weight and developing rapidly on tube feedings.

12/30/2024

Many have asked about Sawyer and how he is doing.
He has melted into the household very easily. His bum is healing and is no longer painful
He is urinating and defecating on his own tho not necessarily where he is supposed to.
He is better now about tolerating his butt bathes and we have switched to an old stand by (bag balm) which is generously coated on his backside 3 times daily.
He is very playful and is very contented