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ARR FUND RAISING

Dear friend of Any Rat Rescue, We're hoping you can SPARE a few dollars to help us STRIKE it big in the annual Phoenix Animal Care Coalition (PACC) 911 Bowlarama. This summer, no adoption or fundraising events are held through PACC911, so this is our only chance at a fundraiser all summer. As one of the smaller rescues, we really need your help to hang on through the summer. Anything you can pledge to support our bowling team would be wonderful -- it's not per game or points or frames, just a pledge to sponsor our team. Best part is that 100% of the money that we -- Any Rat Rescue -- collect goes straight to us to help our rescue rats (and of that, 98% goes to vet care). We have until Saturday, August 2 to collect pledges. You can use Paypal; sending pledges to therese@anyratrescue.org. Specify "Bowlarama" in the subject area. Or you can mail a check to: Any Rat Rescue, c/o Board Member Keli Quinn, 517 E. Rimrock Dr., Phoenix, AZ 85024. Any Rat Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so your support is tax deductible as allowed by law. If you're local and want to come out to cheer us on, we'll be at the AMF Shea Village Lanes, 32nd and Shea, Sat., Aug. 2 from 2-4. There will be contests for best dressed team, best team cheer, and loudest cheering squad, so plan to come join the fun! More information about the event is available via: http://pacc911.org/Bowl-A-Rama.html On behalf of the Any Rat Rescue Board of Directors, Thank you so much for your past and present support!! Keli Quinn Any Rat Rescue Board Member kjheath@cox.net 602-989-1894 Therese Hitesman Director Any Rat Rescue www.anyratrescue.org P.S. If you’re interested in being part of the ARR bowling team, please contact Keli at the email address above. You’ll have a great time, and help Any Rat Rescue in the process. Hope to see you there! P.S.S. Please feel free to pass this along to all rat-loving friends who may be interested.

Rat Vet Info

We at Any Rat Rescue understand how difficult it is to find a competent rat vet. If you currently have rats or are looking to adopt some, an experienced rat vet is critical. Any Rat Rescue has used many vets in the valley to care for our rats and we would like to pass on what we have learned through experience. Good exotics vet who treat many rats each year are always the best choice. Even then, we've had some experiences that we'd like you to be able to avoid. We use, and recommend Dr. Bill Langhofer- Scottsdale Vet- 480-945-8484 Without a doubt, we believe he is the BEST rat vet in the Valley. Dr. Langhofer also takes appointments at First Regional Animal Hospital in Chandler.-480-732-0018. We also suggest Dr. Rosenke at Hillside Animal Hospital-480-391-7297. He has a state of the art laser which seems to be a great advantage. He has successfully removed bumbles. Dr. Bayon at Baseline Animal Hospital-480-839-2824 is quite knowledgeable and open minded. He has lots of rat experience. We've found their surgery prices to be much higher than average, however. Dr. Marilyn Anger-480-515-5448 is a holistic vet as well as chiropractor and acupuncturist (yes, for rats!) She is at the Animal Hospital at Tatum Ranch. East Valley--- many rat owners have used Dr. Driggers and Dr. Funk. For you west siders Dr. K at Dove Valley Animal hospital is very good with rats. ALSO: DIAMONDBACK PHARMACY located on Thomas Road just east of Scottsdale road. These guys ROCK!!! They are by far the most willing to work with you and have the best prices in town. They are a very knowledgable, helpful and experienced group of people. HIGHLY reccomended! 480-946-2223

Rats In The Classroom

Any Rat Rescue does not support the practice of classroom rats and we will not adopt to a classroom situation. It has, unfortunately, been our experience that while some may think this is a good learning experience for the children it is clearly not in the rats' best interest. We understand that there are a few (very few) exceptions to this rule, but overall, classrooms are no places for rats. At the end of every school year we are contacted by teachers looking to get rid of the classroom *pets.* What then are we teaching these kids? Certainly not a lesson of responsibility to the animal. It seems more that the animals are being treated as disposable objects. This is not something we want to encourage. Rats are very social animals who form strong bonds - not only with their cagemates but also with the people who care for them. To farm them out during vacations and holidays and to separate them from their families is cruel. We encourage schools to step up and do what is best for the animal. This teaches a far greater lesson.

Additional Info

Any Rat Rescue received a large donation of new cages from Ware manufacturing. This enables us to offer free cages with all adoptions in Jan, Feb and March. If you have been saving money to buy a cage and supplies you have hit the jackpot with this deal. Now is your time to save a life. ARR has started a quarterly newsletter. If you would like to receive a copy either via email or snail mail please send your info to hitesman@cox.net and we will get you on the list. ARR is in dire need of foster homes. I turn rats away everyday as we have no place to house them. If you have ever considered fostering now is the time to step up. We can only help as many rats as we can provide proper care for. PLEASE consider fostering as a way to help rats in need and Any Rat Rescue. There are many ways in which you can help the rescue. Please contact Therese at hitesman@cox.net to see what may be a good fit for you. We are very grateful for all support.

Items Benifitting Any Rat Rescue

Be sure to check out our rattie merchandise at Zazzle, and CafePress . A portion of the proceeds benefit Any Rat Rescue.

Who We Are

Any Rat Rescue is an incorporated, nonprofit organization in the State of Arizona. Our mission is to help any rat in need, and to inform and educate the public about the proper care of the pet rat. Our goal is to work with reptile organizations to educate owners and to eliminate the sale of live rodents for the purpose of feeding reptiles. We also hope to implement school and community programs regarding the benefits of rats as companion animals. We are always looking for help in any fashion. If you are interested please contact our director, Therese Hitesman, via the link provided below, or call Any Rat Rescue at 602-595-0688. Any Rat Rescue is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization.

Adopting or Surrendering a friend

If you are interested in one of our adoptable rats, please contact Any Rat Rescue via the link provided. Any Rat Rescue will require you to complete an application and an adoption contract. We will also ask for a donation for all adopted rats. When adopting rats from us, we will send you home with a starter rat care pack, information on rat care and a plethora of Internet resources. You will also receive your new pet's history, as best we can provide, as well as photos and an adoption certificate. When surrendering a rat to ARR, we require that you also surrender the cage the animal is kept in. We also ask for a small surrender fee as these funds are needed for the rats' care. Surrenders will be taken on a space-available basis. We will try to help whenever possible, but we are a new rescue and a small group with limited resources. Please do not hesitate to call. We MAY be able to help.

Donating

We are always in need of many things. Whatever you can donate will be put to use and greatly appreciated. We are very appreciative of any help.

Items we can always use include:

Mild laundry soap, bleach, instant brown rice and LARGE CAGES!!!

Other ways to help:

Thank you for helping Any Rat Rescue!

To the world,you are one person, to a rat you are the world

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Any Rat Rescue
Glendale, AZ 85308
Phone: 602-595-0688

Email: hitesman@cox.net
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