UNITED ANIMAL NATIONS DBA REDROVER

REDROVER RELIEF - IN 2023, REDROVER RELIEF PROVIDED GUIDANCE, REFERRALS, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 5,358 GOOD SAMARITANS, ANIMAL RESCUERS AND PET OWNERS, HELPING THEM OBTAIN EMERGENCY VETERINARY CARE FOR ANIMALS IN LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS. REDROVER RELIEF CASE MANAGERS AWARDED 539 REDROVER RELIEF GRANTS, TOTALING $188,517 FOR THESE ANIMALS IN CRISIS. REDROVER RELIEF CASE MANAGERS ALSO WORKED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ADVOCATES TO HELP FLEEING VICTIMS GET THEIR PETS TO SAFETY. REDROVER'S SAFE ESCAPE GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES FUNDING FOR URGENT BOARDING AND VETERINARY CARE FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS' PETS, PROVIDED 13,681 SAFE NIGHTS OF BOARDING TO 336 PETS, GIVING 298 GRANTS, TOTALING $312,695. IN ADDITION, REDROVER RELIEF AWARDED 25 SAFE HOUSING GRANTS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND ANIMAL ORGANIZATIONS, TOTALING $1,104,655. REDROVER TAKES A LONG-TERM APPROACH TO HELPING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS AND THEIR PETS THROUGH THESE SAFE HOUSING GRANTS BY GIVING SHELTERS THE FUNDS AND GUIDANCE NEEDED TO CREATE PERMANENT PET HOUSING ON-SITE, ADJACENT TO, OR OUTSIDE THE ORGANIZATION'S SHELTER SO THAT FAMILIES MAY BRING THEIR PETS DIRECTLY TO THE SHELTER. ALSO IN 2023, REDROVER CONTINUED ITS COLLABORATION WITH GREATER GOOD CHARITIES ON THE DON'T FORGET THE PETS (DFTP) PROJECT TO PROVIDE IN-DEPTH SUPPORT ON CREATING PET HOUSING PROGRAMS TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY (AND INTERNATIONALLY!). THIS PROJECT INCLUDES A COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE, TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS (IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL), A DOWNLOADABLE TRAINING HANDBOOK, AND A "COACHING" PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS. FUNDING RECEIVED FROM PETSMART CHARITIES IN 2023 CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE DFTP PROJECT.

REDROVER RESPONDERS - IN 2023, REDROVER RESPONDERS DEPLOYED 15 TIMES. WE HAD 2,861 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND HELPED A TOTAL OF 2,076 ANIMALS. IN JANUARY, WE SENT A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS TO MISSISSIPPI TO ASSIST THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES WITH THE SHELTERING AND CARE OF 170 CATS RESCUED FROM AN ALLEGED CRUELTY SITUATION. IN JUNE, THE REDROVER RESPONDERS TEAM WAS ON THE GROUND IN MISSOURI HELPING NATIONAL MILL DOG RESCUE CARE FOR 127 DOGS TRANSPORTED FROM A COMMERCIAL BREEDING FACILITY IN ANOTHER STATE. IN 2023, WE CONTINUED OUR TWO NEW REDROVER RESPONDERS INITIATIVES: COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND COASTAL CATS. FOR COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, OUR VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE HANDS-ON SUPPORT WITH PROJECTS DESIGNED TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF A COMMUNITY, WHICH ARE OFTEN ISOLATED, AT-RISK, OR UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. IN 2023, WE HELPED WITH 6 DIFFERENT PROJECTS, INCLUDING A SPAY/NEUTER AND WELLNESS CLINIC IN ARIZONA AND BUILDING OUTDOOR ENCLOSURES FOR DOGS LIVING ON CHAINS IN RURAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND MICHIGAN. FOR COASTAL CATS, REDROVER WORKS WITH PARTNERS TO PROVIDE PROACTIVE SUPPORT FOR COMMUNITY CATS IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES THAT ARE AT RISK FOR HURRICANES AND SEVERE FLOODING. IN 2023, WE COMPLETED TWO COASTAL CAT PROJECTS IN FLORIDA. ALSO IN 2023, WE CONTINUED OUR MEMBERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE AND SHELTERING COALITION (NARSC). REDROVER RESPONDERS STAFF HELPED AN ADDITIONAL 608 ANIMALS BY PROVIDING REFERRALS, ADVICE, OUTREACH, AND OTHER SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. REDROVER RESPONDERS STAFF ALSO PROVIDED 3 SPECIALIZED TRAININGS THAT COVERED TOPICS SUCH AS EMERGENCY ANIMAL SHELTERING. IN 2023, WE TRAINED 66 VOLUNTEERS THROUGH OUR ONLINE VERSION OF OUR VOLUNTEER TRAINING WORKSHOP.