St. Francis Society Animal Rescue is an all volunteer, non-profit 501-c-3 animal rescue organization dedicated to saving the lives of sick, injured, and stray domestic animals as well as spay/neuter and medical services for those animals. We seek to place animals in a loving foster or permanent home after recovery and we DO NOT euthanize unless terminal illness necessitates such a decision. All of our animals are spayed/neutered, tested for leukemia/FIV (cats), wormed and vaccinated before they are adopted.
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June Announcements Polk County Dog Confiscation. By now, you've probably heard a great deal about 261 dogs being confiscated by Polk County a couple of weeks ago. Labrador Rescue of Florida, Inc. has taken the large role in organizing efforts to provide the Polk County animal shelter with relief and support. Visit their website for ideas on what you can do. In the meantime, if you'd like to donate dog food, Wag on Davis Islands is serving as a collection point for dog food donations during regular business hours. Other ways you can help is by attending the June 19th event benefiting St. Francis Society at the Ybor Arts Studio. We have decided that we will earmark 50 percent of the proceeds to help support the care of these dogs when they move into foster care. You could also adopt a dog from our local Tampa Bay area shelters to make room for these dogs. Hillsborough County Animal Services, Humane Society of Tampa Bay and SPCA of Pinellas are taking dogs from Polk County when they have room. And, you can become a dog foster for St. Francis Society Animal Rescue--just complete a volunteer application. Please do whatever you can do. It take the community coming together to make a difference.
Adoption promotion. It's kitten season and all rescue groups and shelters are overloaded with kittens and cats in need and deserving of a good home so it's fitting that June is also National Cat Adoption Month. That's why this month is Adopt a Black or Black and White Cat and Take a Buddy Home FREE month at St. Francis Society. Visit our adoption centers or look at our cats online. You'll surely find two you won't want to live without. |
Join our team of devoted volunteers and make a difference!
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St. Francis Society Animal Rescue has opportunities for people wanting to commit and devote their time and talent to making a difference in the lives of homeless dogs and cats. We have openings for Dog Fosters, Cat Fosters, as well as in areas such as Marketing, Public Relations and Events. If you're seriously interested in joining our awesome team of volunteers, complete an online volunteer application here. |
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We love all the animals that come into our care but sometimes our hearts are especially moved by those that have a special need. Hope is one of those animals. Hope, a 4 year-old white-as-snow cat, lives in a mostly dark world. A scary place to live for a cat dumped and left to fend for herself. But, a spunky survivor, when given the right amount of love and attention, Hope begins to trust again and lets herself purr. The hope for a forever, patient and loving home was the genesis of her name. With only 10 percent of her eyesight, Hope would do well in a single cat home with no children and an experienced cat parent. Her rescuer, a St. Francis Society Animal Rescue volunteer, says she’s a sweetheart, given a chance. If you want to turn the simple hope of a forever home into a reality for this well-deserving cat, click here...ADOPT HOPE
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St Francis is proud to be a partner with BIG CAT RESCUE in Tampa. They are a non profit educational sanctuary, devoted to rescuing and providing a permanent home for exotic (i.e. wild, not domestic) cats who have been abused, abandoned, bred to be pets, retired from performing acts, or saved from being slaughtered for fur coats, as well as educating the public about these animals and the issues facing them in captivity and in the wild.
If you love cats you owe it to yourself to take a tour of their incredible facility. No where else can you get up close and personal with big cats like you can at Big Cat Rescue. It is something you will enjoy and certainly recommend to anyone that loves animals. Watch the video to see how St Francis Rescue and Big Cat Rescue teamed together to help an orphaned Bob Cat cub....
St. Francis starts where others stop. We are unique because we are not a shelter, but a collection of dedicated volunteers who take animals into their own home to foster. We don't put animals down unless unless there is a strong reason, such as illness. We find loving homes for the unwanted, abused, abandoned and sick/injured animals in our community. We can't continue our mission without your help! We desperately need foster homes for cats and dogs and donations to help with vet bills for these animals.
Learn the different ways you can help TODAY!
To view our Asilomar Records, please view 2008 St Francis Records. Hillsborough County Community 2008 Asilomar Records (which includes HSTB, HCAS & St. Francis Society Animal Rescue. The collection and publication of this data is sponsored by Maddie's Fund®, www.maddiesfund.org
Second Annual Bowl for Pets' Sake
Saturday
August 14, 2010
at AMF University Lanes
St. Francis Society Animal Rescue hosts the Second Annual Bowl for Pets' Sake to benefit the dogs and cats served by this non-profit, all-volunteer organization. We are looking for lane sponsors and teams to participate. Those interested in sponsoring a lane should contact Sharon Espinola at 813-215-5421 or s.espinola@verizon.net .Those organizing a team and wanting to register should contact Kathy Hall at 813-545-7093 or cheshirekat191@aol.com. Registration the day of the event begins at noon. Bowling takes place between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. There will be prizes, raffles, a silent auction, food and drinks, all for the one pledge or personal donation of $25.
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Make an online donation to St. Francis Animal Rescue today to help save the abandoned, abused and homeless creatures that cannot help themselves.
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Fill out a Volunteer Application Form online. Get involved TODAY! It's a great way to meet other animal loving people just like yourself!
Adoptions to Date:
1664 Cats Adopted
120 Dogs Adopted