Rebel Rescue Ranch

20/12/2024

I love what I get to do everyday, but I still wanted to attempt a quick “morning routine” montage for y’all to share what I do everyday single day, twice a day, no matter what. Don’t feel good? Too cold? Tired? Want to sleep in? Vacation? NOPE. No such thing at I don’t have staff, daily volunteers or anyone to step in if I truly needed help. My hopes in the new year is to train a handful of people to at least know what to do if something ever happened. I have to start taking better care of myself or these critters won’t have anyone looking after them. So join me please- because this took a really long time lol The hardest part of this whole day was editing this video montage! Enjoy!

19/12/2024

Remember the terrified grey boy whose video went viral and is still being shared multiple times a day?!? He is available for adoption and is as handsome as ever! The tiny white girl that was also “dropped off” at the Ranch a few days later is also available- both are sweet, love attention and can be found at West Side Cats 🐾 I am furever grateful for them helping me with these two angels! Please fill out an application with WSC if you are interested in adoption 🖤

15/12/2024

14/12/2024

I’m gonna need tomorrow even more…. 🫠😭 but until then… look at this 🐇

13/12/2024

Adopt us! It’s hard to keep a running list of available critters- but these are a handful of some sweethearts that would love a new home for the holidays.

🐹3 male gerbils (can be separated/need cage)

🐾2 bonded male ferrets (applications already came in but I’d like to pick a ferret family with an established vet that has a good reference-must have cage and free roam capability)

🐦2-6 love birds with splay legs * special needs* must have cage. They sing beautifully. Able to adopt in pairs or more.

🐓 1 Rooster. Very nice Young- born in June -but too big for my girls and original Ru is upset. I hate fighting in my flock. PLEASE tag anyone needing a Rooster- I have nowhere to put him and not enough rescue chickens for two Roosters in the spring!

🐰3 bonded lionhead/angora fluff nuggets. These bunnies are all just under a year old and fully vetted. They are indoor pets- need more time and training,grooming than I am able to provide with 60 other bunnies here. Must have bunny knowledge. Older kids would be best- they are a little scared at times and take patience.

🐇2-6 “Teens” bunnies 3 white (male/2female) 2 grey (male/female) 1 black w white (female) must be adopted in pairs or more. Must have space indoor- can be home or barn but not outside in a hutch. Not quite 1 year old and all vetted. Older kids would be best.

🐰Bonded pair Peanut & MJ lion head bunnies. Born May 4th 2023 and have been on hold three times for families that wanted them and changed their minds! Young kids are fine- but they do need brushed often. Must have indoor space. They are completely litter trained, vetted and have been handled since birth.

12/12/2024

Adopt us! Are you or anyone you know looking for a pet gerbil, please tag/message me- Three Young males all getting along great but will separate if interested! 🤎🤍🩵 I don’t have the time to handle them they way I’d like to- they need to be continued to be socialized and I just have no more time left in the day! I’d love to find them a home for the holidays!

12/12/2024

I recently met Tamara Rees through a mutual friend that made a donation to the Ranch when she lost her pet bunny. Tamara’s love for bunnies and ability to help the ranch is invaluable. She recently created a special fundraiser at The Mirabella Med Spa to provide a spa service with a donation. In just 3 weeks they raised $2,055 which will be put towards the Bunny Barn! The customers that donated $50 or more got a signature hydrafacial valued at $150! Now listen, we all know that I care for 189 animals every single day, but very rarely take care of myself- this fundraiser and getting to visit her Christmas open house made me realize it’s about time I start taking better care of ME too and that means my skin as well 🖤 The Bunny Barn is happy to have Tamara as a part of our little team- this donation is huge and helps with the next payment. Thank You Mirabella and everyone who donated!!!

11/12/2024

Update: ADOPTED!

Ok.. I’m officially in love with this dragon. When people tell me “they are mean… they bite… they don’t like being held…” so they surrender them to me and all I can think is oh no how will I find this critter a home?! The amount to work, time, dedication I put in daily is exhausting BUT when I get a moment like this- it makes my heart sooooo happy! When I take an unwanted pet for whatever the reason, they come here, not knowing me, they don’t know where they are. There are new smells and sounds that they have to get used to, they are stressed and they have to learn a whole new routine. I do my best to show them Complete kindness so that they can trust me and it’s just really awesome when they actually do! 🙌🏻🐉

10/12/2024

This is a cute idea! I have the ladder- anyone want to help create this for the and see how long it lasts?!

09/12/2024

The grey cat that was thrown onto my property now named Ranger is available through West Side Cats if anyone is interested in him please let me know! (His post went viral, we should be able to find him a loving home fur the howlidays!)

🎄🐱🐾🏡💚 West Side Cats presents "Home For The Holidays" SPECIAL $50 ADOPTION FEE SPECIAL through December 20th, 2024 for all cats 1 year and older! We would love to see our kitties find their forever homes with an amazing family this holiday season!!🎄🐱🐾🏡💚

🔴 You must come in to the shelter located at 4305 Market St. in Youngstown, OH 44512 to meet the kitties and fill out the Adoption Application.
🔴 Resident pets must be fixed and up to date on vaccinations.
🔴 Cats are spayed/neutered and up to date on all vaccinations.
🔴 Please visit our website at www.westsidecats.org to view our kitties available for adoption by clicking the "Adopt" button.

✨🐈‍⬛ NO APPOINTMENT IS NECCESSARY!! You just need to stop in to meet the kitties during OPEN SHELTER HOURS: ✨🐈‍⬛

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 4pm-6pm

Wednesday and Fridays: 2pm-6pm

🎄🐈🙏🏻🏡 PLEASE SHARE! 🎄🐈🙏🏻🏡

09/12/2024

Intake alert! Surrender Sunday here at the Ranch! These critters are NOT available yet! They need evaluated and the dragon needs seen by a vet. He is very thin, “only eats veggies”….… he is dehydrated and hasn’t had a heat lamp in “a few days” - he was ice cold when he got here so I’m a bit concerned. I was told he was mean and bites- I held him & he was so happy to be on me feeling the warmth from my chest that I couldn’t get him off me. (I also think this may be a female but owners told me male) As for the ferrets, I haven’t had these noodles in a while and I’m soooo happy to Welcome them to my critter room again! Brace yourself-Daily ferret content in my stories coming! Needless to say, my wishlist has been updated!

08/12/2024

Do you have a business or work somewhere that would like to sell the first ever 2025 calendar?! Please message me if so! I really loved this project and hoped they would be flying out of the boxes but it seems not many people are buying anything this year. I have many local small business friends that are saying the same thing… how can I sweeten the deal? Ideas please!

07/12/2024

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07/12/2024

I think everyone who knows me or has followed my rescue pretty much knows by now that I am a bit kooky, a bit spooky and definitely not boring. Being “different” is something I embraced as a kid and knew I didn’t want to grow up to be like everyone else. I also know this is why I wanted to care for animals, speak for the voiceless but to take in all the “weird” critters that no one else takes. I went to college years after most of my friends because I was still struggling with deciding what “profession” I was supposed to be in life. I have two college degrees, suma cm laude. Worked with adults with different abilities for 13 years. I embrace the different, the challenged, the ones society doesn’t. I wanted to share another part of my life with you because I have been pretty quiet about “me” because it was never about me. I have had people over the years not understand how I am one person running and figured it was time I let y’all into the other side of my life a bit more. The part that loves dressing up, being weird, having fun, being different and share this /that with all of you and Thank You for joining me. Without further ado- I present to you at the and riding the realizing that half of the spectators knew exactly who I was and cheered me on telling me how good or bad their kids were and the other half had no clue! I had a great freezing cold time and even though I don’t get to enjoy a day or night out much these days, I can always count on my friends to join me on all my weird little adventures! Happy Holidays, however you celebrate! 🖤

05/12/2024

I post this every year, I feel like this morning is the best time to remind everyone…. 🙏🏻🐾❄️

04/12/2024

Hey Folks! Male Cats Only and Only on January 3rd with an appointment scheduled in advance 🪩🪩

***SOLD OUT THANK YOU SOLD OUT**
HAPPY NEUTER THE NEW YEAR! Please READ entire post.
Steel Valley Woofstock
presents
NEUTER THE NEW YEAR!
THE BALL(S) DROP January 3, 2025.
ONE DAY ONLY. APPOINTMENT REQUIRED. MALE CATS ONLY.

We have 100 slots available to the public for MALE CATS only.

Neuter the New Year is for MALE cats only which includes
A physical exam,
Feline Leukemia/FIV test,
the neuter surgery,
antibiotic injection,
pain injection
and a 1 year Rabies vaccination

For $20.00*

*terms and conditions apply that are on form that is filled out at check in.
Only male cats that are healthy enough for surgery can be considered for the wellbeing of the cat undergoing surgery.

This is only on January 3, 2025
AN APPOINTMENT IS REQUIRED.
ONE DAY ONLY!
LIMIT 4 per household.
Once all slots are taken, we close the book.
If you no show, no second chances.

For safety reasons, ALL cats must be presented in carriers or traps.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR ADDITIONAL FEE WHICH OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR!
*Such as additional vaccines, deworming, ear mite medication, microchipping, flea control, e collars, take home pain medications, etc.
*For additional fee we can do pre surgical blood work
(Pre Surgical bloodwork is required for animals over the age of 5)
*There is an additional fee to proceed with cats testing positive for Felv/FIV.
There is a form that must be filled out at check in and you can choose the additional options.
Call please for pricing.

YOU MUST CALL to schedule your appointment at 330*545*2255. We will not respond to DM or comments.

Fleas are not permitted at SVSNC.
*If your pet is found to have fleas we will apply a flea treatment at the OWNERS EXPENSE!
We do not wish for other people’s pets to get them nor do we want these uninvited guests in our facility.

We will also be partnering that day with the Pre Vet Club at Youngstown State University. This will give students an opportunity to observe surgery and help care for all the cats that we process that day. It’s a win win for the cats and students!

Our local service provider is the valley’s only locally owned and operated stand-alone clinic dedicated to spay neuter services and wellness clinic, Steel Valley Spay Neuter Clinic.
Steel Valley Spay Neuter Clinic has been in the valley for 18 years and has done over 60,000 spay neuter surgeries!

ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING NEUTER THE NEW YEAR CALL
330*545*2255, HOURS MON THRU FRIDAY 8 AM TO 3 PM.

Steel Valley Woofstock ‘ s mission statement:
Our mission is simple, spay neuter is the answer, warehousing animals is not.
We help pets through spay neuter programs, community crisis programs, humane crisis outreach, pet food banks, education plus support military and police dogs. We focus on smaller scale rescues without facilities yet with effective community programs.
Serving Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana and Mercer, PA Counties.

03/12/2024

Story time: Only one week into actual winter at the Ranch and I’m already feeling so overwhelmed. Everything is frozen. I’ve run out of heated water bowls and buckets, used every extension cord possible and nothing feels warm enough for these sweet faces. I recently had a woman come up to my table at an event saying that she wanted to buy a bunny for her granddaughter- I got excited and started telling her about all the bunnies that would love a little girl for Christmas… she said “oh they’d never let it be in the house, I’m buying a hutch too” I tried explaining what an awful “gift” that would be to give her a bunny that was once running around warm here at the rescue, only to be “adopted” and stuck in a small store bought hutch outside in these freezing temps and that the little girl wouldn’t get to hug or hangout with her bunny unless she’s outside freezing with it..what kind of gift or life is that? She was SOOO mad at me- she stomped away mumbling under her breath about going somewhere else and bunnies do just fine outside blah blah blah. Bottom line is- We know better. They deserve better. We can do better. I’m not saying that everyone needs to build a heated house for every pet- but even in all my warm clothes, I’m frozen to the core out there caring for them daily. I sure hope we as humans can at least try to make their lives a little better, that’s all. Just try. AND if you DO “buy” a living breathing animal this holiday season- please do research and remember that these critter take time to adjust to a whole new family and routine. 🙏🏻 I fear every holiday because of the throw away culture we are living in these days. The amount of families rehoming their pets, abandoning them only to get new ones for Christmas is just heartbreaking. My only wish for everyone and every animal is to feel love this new year. Let’s do better.