Welcome to Zoi's Animal Rescue!


Zoi's Animal RescueX\|X P.O. Box 2905 Claremore, OK 74018XX\|X 918.734.1184X\|X zoianimalrescue@yahoo.com

URGENT! JULY 4th HOLIDAY WEEKEND FOSTERS NEEDED! We have several dog and cats who are currently in boarding that need foster homes just for the holiday weekend! Will you help? If so, contact us today! Our Adoptable Pet List Scroller (provided by Petfinder.com) Use this handy pet scroller to view our adoptable pet list right here on our website. To browse, use the scroll bar on the side to scroll to the bottom of the page, then click the link to go to the next page. (The scroller may take a few seconds to load completely.) If you would rather go to Petfinder.com to see our adoptable pets, please click here! The Ugly Truth: There are an estimated 30,000 dogs and cats euthanized every year in Oklahoma shelters. Most are put to death simply because there is not enough room or funds to house and care for them until they can be adopted. This is a crisis. If we don't come to their aid, many more will needlessly suffer and die. But there is hope! Together, we can help stop the hurt. 5 Ways You Can Help There are 5 main ways you help: Adopt \| Foster \| Donate \| Volunteer \| Tell ADOPT: Finding good homes for our rescued animals is our main mission. If you are looking to adopt a new member of the family, please consider Zoi's Animal Rescue first! If you are interested in adopting one of our animals, please see the "Adopting A Friend" section below. (Or click the Adopting Info link on the right.) If you are not looking to adopt, please consider helping us in these other ways: FOSTER: Obviously, we need people to adopt the animals we rescue, but did you know that we need foster families just as much? Since we do not have a facility to house all the animals we rescue we rely on foster families to shelter, care for and love them until their forever families come along. Since many of our animals are strays or have been abused, loving, gentle human contact is a must! If you would like to apply to be a foster family, please contact us today. DONATE: Without the generosity of others, we can't continue helping those animals in need. We are always in desperate need of donations to help keep the group going. Many of the dogs and cats we rescue come to us sick or injured. For most of the pets that are adopted, the adoption fee doesn't cover our medical and boarding expenses. Please help us continue to help those who can not help themselves. If you would like to make a donation, you can do that via check. Make your check payable to "ZAR" and send to the address listed at the top of this page. Another way to donate is by dropping by to visit us at PetSmart in Owasso on Saturdays from 11am-4pm. Your loose change can save a dog or cat's life both young and old alike. Items such as food, used blankets, towels, crates of all kinds, paper towels, and bleach are always welcome and greatly appreciated. Memberships! We also rely on memberships to Zoi's to help with our operating costs. Memberships are just $25.00 a year. Click here for the form (or just email us and we will send you a membership form to fill out and return to us.) Or you can stop by PetSmart in Owasso on Saturday and fill one out in person. Please partner with us today!!! VOLUNTEER: We always are looking for dedicated, dependable, and dog-loving volunteers to help us with our Saturday showings at PetSmart in Owasso and other events. If you are 14 or older and are interested in volunteering, please contact us today! TELL: If you believe in what we do, please tell your friends and family about us! Ask them to consider us when adopting a new friend or when looking for a good charitable cause! Back To Top Adopting a friend Our Adoptable Pet List DOGS A selection of our adoptable dogs are shown at the PetSmart in Owasso nearly every Saturday from 11am-4pm. Come see us and adopt your new family member! CATS Our cats are at PetSmart in Owasso all week long. We take in new cats and adopt out cats so quickly that it makes it hard to keep our online list updated. So just visit PetSmart in Owasso and check them out! PRIVATE MEETINGS An actual shelter is a dream of ours that we will keep chasing! For now, if you can't come to PetSmart during our Saturday showings you can call to make an appointment for a private meeting with your new best friend! Since most of our animals are fostered or boarded, we will have to coordinate with the foster or boarding facility's schedule. ADOPTION PROCESS All animals are adopted out on a first come, first serve basis. However, because the animal's welfare is our utmost concern, we do require each potential adopter to complete an adoption application prior to an adoption being approved. Please note: We reserve the right to deny any application if we deem that the animal is not a right fit for the applicant or vice versa. Once the adoption application is approved and the adoption fee is paid, you can take your new family member home! Our adoption fees* are $100.00 for dogs, which includes all shots, spay/neuter, fecal and heart worm test. The fee for cats is $65.00 which includes all shots, spay/neuter, and feline leukemia test. Please keep in mind that our adoption fees do not cover the overall cost of caring for the animals we rescue. Therefore, if you can give anything above and beyond the adoption fee, we would greatly appreciate it! Back To Top* Who We Are In October of 2003, we rescued 2 special pups, a brother and sister. They were about 6 weeks old and nearly hairless as they had a form of mange. The female had a birth defect which had made her left front leg draw up. Her right front leg isn't exactly normal either. We named her Zoi, which in Greek means "life". Zoi taught us many things as we watched her grow. She doesn't know she is labeled unadoptable due to not being perfect. She runs, plays, steals food, loves, kisses, jumps up, just like all the other dogs around her. She has a strong, iron will and remarkable determination. (Which are the very traits you need when you do animal rescue! No matter how difficult it gets, you can't give up!) We named our rescue group in honor of her. Zoi is our mascot and our mentor and because of her, we have become a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is committed to giving life to the abandoned and unwanted. Watch your dog... you just might learn something! Back To Top In the News Here's a place you can find news stories and videos related to Zoi's Animal Rescue or about animal welfare in general. Check back often! NEW! RESCUED DOG RETURNS THE FAVOR (Added May 9, 2009) FoxNews.com (5/6/09) - Rescuing a shelter animal could save your life! Just ask those who adopted Hoagie the Hero! Click here to watch the video! NEW! SAMMY THE WOUNDED DOG MAKES RETURN (Added May 9, 2009) From KJRH.com (4/1/09) - Sammy, the dog who was dragged behind a truck makes a return! Read about the reward being offered and watch a video of Sammy. Click here to read the article and watch the video! ABANDONED ANIMALS ON THE RISE (Added April 18, 2009) NewsOn6 interviewed several groups during the Tulsa Zoo Adoption April event on April 18th, including Zoi's Animal Rescue. Click here to read the article and watch the video! Back To Top Our Friends Oklahoma Alliance for the Animals OAA is dedicated to "developing creative solutions to animal care and overpopulation." We support the Oklahoma Alliance for Animals-and you should too! Oklahoma Alliance for Animals Oklahoma Humane Federation OHF Activities include Legislative Alerts, Promoting Spay/Neuter Opportunities, Information Sharing, Member-to-Member Assistance, Encouraging Prosecution of Animal Cruelty Cases. Join OHF and Zoi's in the fight for regulating puppy mills. Oklahoma Humane Federation Back To Top Resources Taking In An Animal Many people contact us each week asking for help with finding an animal a home. Some of the animals are strays, unwanted litters, and some are surrendered due to an unforeseeable event in the owner's life. Because of the poor economy, more and more animals are being outright abandoned by their owners-left to "fend for themselves" in their own backyards. To make matters worse, the economy is causing fewer people to adopt animals. This is why we are currently UNABLE to take in any more animals from those looking to find homes for their own animals or for those they have found abandoned or wandering. Our mission is to help animals in need, but our rescue can only support a certain number of animals - and we have unfortunately reached our limit. Helpful Information Sheet However, because we care so much about the welfare of animals, we still would like to offer help to those looking to rehome an animal. Therefore, we have put together a information sheet to give you ideas on how to find your animal a good home. Please click here for the information. (The sheet is in a PDF format, so if you do not have Adobe Reader, please click the "Get Adobe" button above.) We hope that this information will be useful to you in your efforts. Useful Links (We are providing these links as a courtesy. We do not necessarily endorse all content on these websites or the organizations they represent.). Tulsa Pets.com's Lost and Found Listings This is a website you can use to post a lost or found pet in Tulsa and surrounding communities. Tulsa Pets.com's Shelter and Rescue Groups Listing This provides a list of rescue groups in the Oklahoma Area. (ZAR does not guarantee the accuracy of these listings, nor does ZAR endorse those groups that are listed.) Spay Oklahoma A low-cost spay and neuter clinic in Tulsa. The cost for the spay/neuter surgery is on a sliding scale based on your total household income. Contact them today for details. Wait! Did you know that if you live in the Tulsa City limits, City ordinance requires all dogs and cats over the age of six months to be spayed or neutered? (Certain exemptions are allowed by permit.) Oklahoma Alliance for Animals The Oklahoma Alliance for Animals (OAA) is one of most valued friends. They are committed to developing a partnership among animal rescue organizations, veterinarians, municipal animal shelters, law enforcement, and our community. Visit their website for some great information! Tulsa Pets Magazine Online Have you ever seen the free Tulsa Pets Magazines in your vet's office or supply store? Well, here's their website. You can look at past issues, watch videos and join the online community of pet owners. You can also use their business directory to find pet-related businesses as well as rescue groups. Back To Top Thanks to those who have helped us to help our animals: PetSmart Charities Did you know that every dollar you donate at one of their stores goes to helping rescue organizations like Zoi's? A special thanks goes to the Owasso PetSmart store for allowing us to use their store for our adoption days. www.petsmart.com Small Animal Hospital of Owasso (SAHO) SAHO has been an invaluable partner to us in helping us care for the medical needs of our rescued animals. Small Animal Hospital of Owasso Back To Top Our Adoptable Pet List Click Here To See Our Happy Tails! Click to see our events! Zoi's Animal Rescue P.O. Box 2905 Claremore, OK 74018 Phone: 918-734-1184 Email: zoianimalrescue@yahoo.com	OUR ADOPTABLE PETS OUR EVENTS THE UGLY TRUTH 5 WAYS TO HELP DONATE VOLUNTEER ADOPTING INFO WHO WE ARE IN THE NEWS OUR FRIENDS RESOURCES TAKING IN AN ANIMAL Zoi's Animal Rescue P.O. Box 2905 Claremore, OK 74018 Phone: 918-734-1184 zoianimalrescue@yahoo.com Don't have Adobe Reader? 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