05/20/2026
Hi friends! Just a reminder that when you are calling rescues and rehabbers in search of help to please only call or text one time and then wait for them to respond. We understand that you are concerned about the baby and we understand that it is stressful. It is not helpful for us to have to sift through extra calls and texts or texts from several individuals about the same animal when we receive up to 100 calls a day.
It's important to remember as well that we do not get paid to do this. Not one rehabber in this state gets paid. We also don't get grants or funding. So when we do not answer you right away, it is likely because we were caring for the animals we already have taken in or we are at our jobs so that we can continue to do this.
This month and the month of June are the absolute hardest for rehabbers. There are not enough of us and there are certainly not enough of us that take raccoons. Everyone is full and we are all stretched to our absolute limit. Please trust that we want to help you and we wish we could take every single animal but that's not the reality. So when we try to offer you suggestions to other rescues or ask you to travel just a little bit. It is so helpful if you can be a little flexible. Remember that you have one baby, we have 50.
And lastly, please make sure that anytime you bring an animal to a rehabber to include a donation of any amount. If you are able to. Raising one raccoon kid alone can cost $500* that by 50 and you can imagine how stressful it is to do this on our own without funding.
Thank you so much for all of your support, your kind words, and your donations.
Peace, love and baby s**t,
Rocky. ❤️
