The Runaways Animal Rescue

11/12/2024

Are you passionate about helping animals?! Have you always wanted to get involved in the animal community but don’t know where to start?! Well look no further! We are looking for volunteers to join the Runaways Team, so now’s your chance to put your passion into action 💪🐶🐱🐰

Just a few hours a week can make the world of a difference to our shelter animals! We are currently looking for dog walkers and kennel care for our dogs, cat care volunteers, and cat socialization volunteers.

We are also looking for a few volunteers to care for our small critters (rabbits, Guinea pigs etc), keep our shelter clean with duties like sweeping, mopping, laundry and dishes. And of course, all of these include FREE CUDDLES from adorable shelter animals! Interested yet?!

If so here's what to do next..
Step 1: Review the volunteer guidelines
Step 2: Apply to be a volunteer
Step 3: You will receive an email from our staff with next steps once your application has been processed
Step 4: Attend our volunteer orientation

*VOLUNTEER QUALIFICATIONS*

*On-site volunteers must be 16 years with a guardian or 18 and older

*We ask that all our volunteers commit to a minimum of one shift per week.

VOLUNTEER HOURS NEEDED:
7:00 AM - 8:20AM
9:30AM- 12:00PM
2:00PM- 4:00PM
6:00PM-8:30PM

These shifts are available 7 days a week! This helps us provide the animals in our shelter with a secure environment that has consistency with the same smiling faces 😊

At this time we do not accept court-appointed community service.

If you're ready to make a difference in the lives of shelter pets please follow the link below to apply today! The animals thank you 🙏🏽 🐾

APPLY HERE 👇👇👇
https://www.volgistics.com/appform/2003536476

09/12/2024

🌟 Volunteer Spotlight: Kathy 🌟

Last month, we are honored to recognize Kathy as our Volunteer of the Month! 💙 Kathy has logged an incredible 836 hours (and counting) caring for our animals and helping them find loving homes—but we know she’s gone well beyond that!

Kathy dedicates multiple days a week to our shelter, feeding our dogs dinner every day, reviewing adoption applications, scheduling appointments, conducting meet-and-greets, and running adoption hours every Saturday. Her tireless dedication and love for our animals make her an absolutely vital part of our team. 🐾

Kathy, we simply couldn’t do this without you. Thank you for your unwavering commitment and compassion—you’re changing lives, and we are so grateful for everything you do! ❤️

Please join us in celebrating Kathy and her incredible work! 🎉

08/12/2024

🎉 A huge thank you to Petco Love for believing in our mission and supporting our lifesaving work! We received an incredible $10,000 investment that will help us continue to save lives and provide care for pets in need—just like Laura Jr, Gus, Splat and Tebow who all found a second chance thanks to your generosity. 🐾💙

Together, we’re making a difference in our community! 💜

08/12/2024

Thank you to our friends over at Landscape Creations for inviting us, and our shelter animals to their Pancakes and Pajamas with Santa event today!
🎅 🐶🐱🐾

Everyone had a wonderful time, and the pups loved all of the attention (and the kitties too!), especially the belly scratches! They got to wear their favorite pajamas and even play in the snow! ❄️

Getting out of the shelter for a field trip on a beautiful day to celebrate the Christmas season; What better way to spend a Saturday! Word on the street is, that Santa is hard at work finding our shelter animals their purrfect homes for the Holidays; we sure do hope their Christmas wishes come true! 🎁🎄🐾

We appreciate everyone who came out to enjoy the day with us and our shelter animals today at Landscape Creations! Thank you for helping our pups have a great day!

07/12/2024

Tis the season to adopt your new best friend at our open adoptions today! 🎄🐶 🐱 🐾

Stop by our shelter today from 12-4pm for OPEN ADOPTIONS! No appointment’s necessary! We will have lots of adorable kittens, cats, little dog, big dogs, and rabbits looking for their forever homes! There’s no better time then the holidays to open your heart and home to a shelter pet in need!

All of our shelter animals are fixed, vaccinated, micro chipped, dewormed, and up-to-date on flea and heartworm prevention (if applicable) They are ready to go home today!

* if you are interested in adopting a dog and you have a dog at home, please be sure to bring them with you so we can ensure that it is a perfect match for your home!*

Come out and adopt your new best friend today 🐾

📍Runaways Animal Rescue
8020 Washington St
Port Richey, FL

06/12/2024

Spread Holiday Cheer to our Shelter Dogs! 🐶 🐾

This holiday season, Zoom Room Dog Training is teaming up with the Runaways Animal Rescue to host an “Angel Tree” in support local pups in need!

Each "angel" on the tree features one of our shelter dogs that is waiting for their forever home this holiday season. Each angel also includes a wish list of items that will make our shelters dogs stay a little more comfortable!

Your donations will help bring extra love and care to these deserving dogs right here in your community!

How It Works:
1. Pick an Angel: Visit Zoom Room’s Angel Tree and choose a dog from the Runaways Animal Rescue to support. Be sure to Snap a photo of their wish list to remember what they need.

2. Shop Their Wish List: Each dog has a list of items they would love- like toys, treats, blankets, or basic supplies. You can shop around or in-store for the items.

3. Give Back: Drop off your donation at Tampa
Zoom Room. They will make sure your gift reaches the pups in time for the holidays!

4. Donate Gently Used Items: Have gently used toys, towels, blankets, harnesses, or leashes? Our shelter animals are always in need and would love to reuse them!

So be sure to stop by Zoom Room Dog Training Tampa

in Tampa and visit their angel tree! You can make a shelter dogs wish come true this Christmas 🎄 🐾

05/12/2024

THANK YOU to everyone who donated to our fundraiser!

Because of your generosity, we were able to raise $5849 for our shelter animals! Which will be matched by a gracious donor…bringing the grand total of donations to $11, 698 🙀

Your donations will go directly to our shelter animals, and to helping the most vulnerable lives in our community. The lives we have always been dedicated to saving! We could absolutely never do what we do without the continued support of our community, and donors just like you!

Thank you again to everyone who donated! We appreciate each and every one of you! You make this world a better place for the animals 🐾

04/12/2024

⏳ Only a Few Hours Left to Double Your Impact! ⏳

We’re so close to reaching our $10,000 GivingTuesday matching goal, but we need your help to get there! Every donation made before midnight will be matched dollar for dollar, doubling the lifesaving impact for animals in need.

Your generosity helps us continue saving special animals like Winslow—a brave cat who came to us blind with irreversible damage to both eyes. Thanks to your support, we provided the care he needed, including a double enucleation surgery, freeing him from pain and preparing him for a loving forever home.

At The Runaways Animal Rescue, animals like Winslow are our focus—those who need the most help and have nowhere else to turn. Your donation ensures we can keep saving vulnerable, special needs animals and giving them the second chance they deserve.

Please don’t wait—donate now and help us reach our $10,000 goal before time runs out. Together, we can make a life-changing difference!

Donate Now to Double Your Impact ⬇️⬇️

https://www.facebook.com/donate/1295092268059131/?fundraiser_source=external_url

Thank you for your continued support and compassion. Every dollar counts, and every life matters.

03/12/2024

Gus Update - Giving Tuesday 💔

This isn’t the update we hoped to share today. Sadly, Gus blocked again and had to be rushed to the ER, where he spent a full day and night receiving critical care. He’s now unblocked, with a urinary catheter and on IV fluids.

Tomorrow, Gus will undergo further evaluation to see if he’s a candidate for Perineal Urethrostomy (PU) surgery, a procedure that could save his life and prevent future blockages.

We ask you to keep Gus in your thoughts and continue to share his story. Donations are vital not only for Gus but also for other cats like him—cats who deserve a fighting chance at a long, happy life.

💙 Donate, share, and help us keep fighting for them: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1295092268059131/?fundraiser_source=external_url

03/12/2024

🐾 Double Your Impact This GivingTuesday 🐾

TODAY IS THE DAY! Please join The Runaways Animal Rescue in the global generosity movement, GivingTuesday, and help us save the most vulnerable animals.

Thanks to a generous supporter, every dollar donated will be matched up to $10,000—doubling your impact and doubling the lives saved!

Your support directly funds:
🐾 Neonatal kitten care
🐾 Medical treatment for special needs animals
🐾 Lifesaving rescues from euthanasia lists

Together, we can continue transforming the lives of at-risk animals in our community. Help us reach our $10,000 goal and save twice as many lives!

Donate Now and be a part of this incredible movement.

Every gift matters. Every life matters.

DONATE HERE ⬇️⬇️

https://www.facebook.com/donate/1295092268059131/?fundraiser_source=external_url

03/12/2024

November Adoption board 🦃

Drum roll please 🥁🥁🥁…

We had 142 adoptions for the month of November! 🙀
- 86 cats
- 48 dogs
- 4 Finches
- 2 Parakeets
- 1 Rabbit
- 1 Ferret

What a great adoption month! Thank you to everyone who adopted, and congrats on your new furry and feathered family members 🐶 🐱 🐰 🐦 🐹

We have done 961 adoptions so far this year, which means we only need 39 more to reach our goal of 1000 adoptions! We are confident that we can exceed that goal!

Let’s finish the year strong, and help more shelter animals find their furever homes! With your help, We can do it! 💪 🐾

02/12/2024

Meet Teddy!

Teddy is an adorable 3-month-old tuxedo kitten with a big personality and an even bigger cattitude. As the baby of his litter, he leans into his role as the spoiled one with plenty of sass and charm. Teddy absolutely loves attention and isn’t shy about seeking it out—even strangers are quickly won over by his confident and playful nature!

Teddy is a bundle of energy who adores playing with toys, chasing after them with excited trills, and wrestling with his foster brother, Mango. Teddy gets along well with everyone, including the dog in his foster home, and he’s equally content entertaining himself if no one’s around to play.

While Teddy isn’t a fan of being held, he makes up for it by demanding back scratches from his foster mom, often interrupting her work just to remind her who’s boss. This little guy is ready to bring his playful, sassy charm to a forever home that will adore him just the way he is!

Teddy is fixed, microchipped, fiv/felv negative, current on flea meds and age appropriate vaccines, dewormed, and litter trained.

If you are Interested in meeting Teddy; please fill out an application at the link below.

**Preference given to folks who want to adopt two babies**

https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/RAR/Cat

30/11/2024

30/11/2024

Meet Ducky, a very special black mouth cur pup with a resilient spirit! She’s on the hunt for new best friend, could it be you?! 🐶

This 4-month-old girl, who we named Ducky, found her way to our rescue after her owner reached out for help. She had a litter of puppies that were part of a 7th generation blood line of hog hunters, and when this little girl was born they quickly realized she was a unique pup. While she would never be able to work like her siblings, her owner wanted her to have the best life possible because she was just so sweet and has a heart of gold! So that’s where we stepped in..

Ducky has been hanging out in one of our foster homes but is ready to take on the big world with her new furever family! You may notice that Ducky has uniquely shaped front legs, but that doesn't stop her from running, walking, and digging with the best of them. Ducky's energy and joy are boundless, and she's totally at ease getting around and keeping up with her friends-whether they're dogs, cats, kids, and even pigs! That’s right, Ducky is a social girl that gets along with everyone she meets! She loves going to events, meeting new friends, and rough housing with her foster brothers in the yard. She's a perfect blend of charm and toughness, ready to fill her future home with endless love and smiles. Ducky will eventually need a prosthetic for her one front leg but she will have to wait until she’s full grown before she gets that! As for now; nothing slows her down and she’s always ready for the next adventure!

If you're looking for a one-of-a-kind, resilient companion, Ducky is ready to steal your heart!

Ducky is fixed, vaccinated, microchipped, and up to date on flea medicine. She weighs around 25lbs right now but will be a medium to large sized dog when fully grown.

If you are Interested in meeting this special girl, please fill out an application at the link below 👇

https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/RAR/Dog

30/11/2024

🗣️ WE HAVE OPEN ADOPTIONS TODAY FROM 12-4pm! 🐾

We have dogs, kittens, cats, rabbits and a ferret that are looking for their furever homes! 🐶🐱🐰

🗓️ No appointments necessary, just come in and let a staff member know what type of new family member you are looking for, and they will help you find your purrfect match!

All of our animals are fixed, vaccinated, microchipped, and up to date on flea and heart worm prevention! They are ready to go home with you TODAY!

*if you have a dog at home and are wanting to adopt a new dog, please bring them with you so we can ensure everyone gets along!

So be sure to stop by and meet your new best friend today! 🐾

📍Runaways Animal Rescue
8020 Washington St
Port Richey, FL

29/11/2024

Black Friday Wish List: Help Our Furry Friends! 🐾

While you’re scoring Black Friday deals, consider adding a little something for the animals in our care! Your generosity can help make their holidays brighter. Here’s our wishlist of most-needed items:

🐶 Dog Essentials:
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6, Puppy, & Small Bites Dog Food
Milkbone Dog Treats
P**p Bags, Pill Pockets, Nylabones, & Kongs
Dog Toys, Harnesses, Collars, & Leashes (All Sizes)
Peanut Butter & Puppy Pads

🐱 Cat Needs:
Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 & Kitten Food
Royal Canin Mother & Baby Cat Food (Wet/Dry)
Fancy Feast Canned Kitten Food
Cat Treats & Toys (All Kinds)
Litter Boxes & Pine Pellet Litter

🛏 Comfort Items:
Soft Pet Beds & Kuranda Beds
Blankets, Towels, & Ceramic Bowls

🐾 Shelter Supplies:
Paper Towels, Garbage Bags, Toilet Paper
Laundry Detergent, Bleach, Hand & Dish Soap
Computer Paper, Envelopes, & Stamps
Zip Ties, Carabiners, & Bottled Water

🐰 Small Animal Care:
Oxbow Rabbit Pellets & Hay

📦 Drop Off or Mail To:
Runaways Animal Rescue
8020 Washington St.
Port Richey, FL 34668

Thank you for your support and kindness this holiday season! 🐾❤️ Every donation makes a difference!

Amazon & Chewy Wishlist Links:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1BG3HP5SKZLBA?ref_=wl_share

https://www.chewy.com/g/runaways-animal-rescue_b77884742