04/20/2026
I’ve been avoiding posting this for a bit, as it just makes me sad, but I know I need to get it out there so that I can continue on. Our last kitty was adopted, so it's time.
In short, after over 10 years of saving lives, Rockers Rescue will continue functioning for the senior/ special needs lifer cases under our care, but we no longer intend to intake animals.
Over 10 yrs ago, I created this rescue. Hundreds of lives we’ve changed one by one. It has been an honor to work with every foster, volunteer, and donor over the years. Many people, as well as other rescue leaders, have become good friends. I have learned SO much and continue putting those skills to use.
I finally hit a plateau that I couldn't overlook. I had to come to reality that I cannot keep saving lives... when I cant guarantee to be there for those lives years down the road when their owners don't want them anymore. Being a foster based rescue, those animals come back into our personal homes. Many of our former fosters moved over the years, so the foster homes they once had no longer exist. For the limited foster homes we do have, our pets change over the years too. So while we may have been a great foster spot in the past, it does not mean we are a match for that same animal years down the road.
Personally, and this is something that I have not talked about yet, I have been doing fertility treatments for a while. Dealing with those hormones and emotions has been hard enough, but I also have had the stress of running a rescue, and people wanting to give back animals after years, when we no longer have a foster environment that suits them. Its always a fear hanging over my head, wondering when the next message would come with bad news. A lingering anxiety. While doing the fertility treatments and facing this issue, it just became too much.
At the same time all of this was bundling up, we had a rescue behavioral euthanasia that ripped our hearts apart. This broke me, even though I know it was necessary for everyone's safety. Being in rescue, we of course have big hearts and a heart for healing… so not being able to accomplish that healing despite all efforts, is a huge devastating blow that still gets to me.
All of this added together with a lack of foster homes, lack of able volunteers (outside of the little group of amazing ones we have), lower donation support, and increased expenses, has aided my difficult decision to close our intakes after 10 years of operation. Again, I cannot continue saving lives, when I can’t guarantee to be there for them years down the road when their owners don’t want them anymore. It’s just not feasible for a small foster based rescue.
I am still keeping the rescue going in hopes to have support for our special need lifers and for me to continue aiding where I can. I am still co-running Buddies of Bossier City Animal Control and networking their cats and hope to increase my support with them.
This is not a complete end, but a transition to what is best for me.. I’ve had my fair shares of tears and losses, being cussed out and threatened by strangers, and stressing over rescue finances and events, and praying over animals as they took their final breath. Every smile, wagging tail, and healed animal made up for all of those struggles though. They were so worth it. Making families WHOLE with a pet getting a new chance at life… so worth it. I will cherish every single happy moment and accomplishment we made. Every single precious life we changed.
I have given so much of myself, as I will continue to do, but I will do it in a way where my personal home and family are more safe-guarded from the stress of other people's decisions. As always, it’s not the animals that fail us. I’m trying to remind myself that I’m not failing either…my goal has always been to make responsible decisions.
Please pray for me during this transition. We started this rescue when my daughter had a sippy cup…. she’s about to be a freshman now. This has been a very hard decision but one that’s necessary for my own home and health. Please also help support our seniors/special needs babies when able. Any continued support to them means more than you know. I wanted to get this post out there before Give for Good comes, as I always strive to be completely open with our donors and friends. If you choose to donate to us for Give for Good, please know your donation will still go to the animals as always. Words are not enough to express all of my emotions and thankfulness to our supporters over the years. Thank you. I hope everyone can understand my struggle and decision. -Megan
P.S. one of our many beautiful before/after photos is below. It is of our former mascot Grace Pibble. She was an inspiration and admired by many. I know we have many supporters that were around back in the "Grace Pibble" days. Thank you to those that stuck with us over the years to help us change lives.
