Recovery Rescues Inc.

Recovery Rescues Inc. USDA-licensed nonprofit exotic animal sanctuary & wildlife rehab facility in Jacksonville, FL. Honestly, it's really simple- we're in recovery!

Our mission is to work with other recovering addicts to help save animals in need. Our mission: "To do what others won't, to handle what others can't, and to love what others don't." So, you wanna know our story, and why we call ourselves "Recovery" Rescues. Nick and I (Reeci) were both heroin addicts. We were the bottom-of-the-barrel gutter junkies you'd never even consider letting in your home.

We'd lost all trust with our loved ones, served jail time, lost custody of our kids, and were drowning in despair out on the streets. Friends and family were completely done with us. Neither of us ever dreamed we'd find a way out, and death would have been preferable to the lives we were living... and had we continued our ways, that's exactly where we would have ended up. One day, just like that, everything changed. Recovery WAS possible, and we were saved. We never knew each other in our active addictions- we met in rehab, and found mutual interests through our love of reptiles and exotics. We were both in the same profession, working as exotic veterinary technicians, and had even worked for the same doctor at different times! Thanks to Nick putting in a good word for me with the doctor I'd previously worked for, I was hired back into the field I loved- and was given a second chance to get my life back on track, saving animals while redeeming my broken, healing soul. I will ALWAYS be eternally grateful to Dr Darlene Lundberg Eslick, for having more faith in me than I ever had in myself, for showing me trust and love and encouraging me to be the tech I am today. Thanks, Doc, neither of us would be where we are today if it hasn't been for you giving us each a chance. When we first got together, we had a mutual mission - to save the ones who no one else thought were worth saving. Of course we identified most strongly with them because WE were the ones no one wanted to save - someone had to do it, and we figured we were the ones to do it. Nick's been clean since March 2015, I've been clean since April 2016, and we are truly living our dream. While also working full-time and raising two girls, we took in our first rescue - a bearded dragon we named Ducky. He was underweight, worm-ridden, and pissed off at the world. That was our calling - Ducky was the one who started it all. Since August 2016, we've taken in HUNDREDS of animals of varying species and medical conditions. We began on our own, through contacts in the animal and veterinary industries, but as word got out that we'd take in the un-save-able, more and more were thrown our way. We now partner with the FWC, taking in surrendered animals between Amnesty Events. We began our rescue in accordance with the 7th tradition of all 12-step recovery groups - with no outside funding. As we grew and expended, we realized that we simply could not save them all on our own dime, and became a 501c3 nonprofit in March 2019. We obtained our USDA Class C exhibition permit, to legally give tours and events with our Animal Ambassadors, as well as to adopt out some mammals and breed endangered species. We also obtained our Florida Wildlife Rehabilitation license, specializing in bats and wild reptiles- again, taking in the misfits that others do not want to work with. Bats are my heart, and every release gives us motivation to push harder and continue saving as many as we can! We provide mobile, hands-on educational events and "meet the animals" tours by appointment only. All proceeds from our events go to the day-to-day maintenance, feeding, and medical expenses incurred by the animals in our care. Many of the smaller educational events we provide for schools and scout troops are free, for the love of what we do. We offer very reasonable rates for birthday parties, private events, corporate team-building events, and other events. We offer individual sessions teaching husbandry, care, and handling of specific exotic animals - we can use our animals or yours, depending on your needs. We offer exposure therapy classes to help conquer fears of snakes or other reptiles. Contact us for more information, and let us know your needs! If you have a reptile or exotic pet in need of rescue or rehoming, please contact us. We are licensed through the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission to possess and exhibit Class III Wildlife and conditional/non-venomous reptiles. We are also exotic veterinary technicians; every animal in our care receives full veterinary services and wellness exams before rehoming or attending any events. When we DO rehabilitate and decide to rehome, our rehoming fees are nominal, and potential adopters are thoroughly screened. Please do not take offense! We care deeply for our animals and are passionate about their well-being - they are welcome here as long as they need to be until the right adopter comes along. This may mean that they wind up becoming a permanent member of our extensive animal family! Contact us for information on animals up for adoption. Our rates fluxuate on a case-by-case basis and are subject to change and/or negotiation based on individual circumstances. We are a legitimate 501c3 nonprofit, also recognized on GuideStar, and all income from private tours, donations, and/or additional fees are 100% tax-deductible. We do accept and train volunteers; however, spaces are very limited, and we cannot promise that we always have availability. We are always happy to answer any questions regarding husbandry or rehoming; however, being technicians in the veterinary field, our advice is just that - ADVICE. Please do NOT contact us asking specific questions regarding medical conditions of your own animals - we will kindly refer you to an exotic veterinarian :)

We'll make it through till Sunday with feed, produce, and maaaaaybe hay (they go through it SO quickly) and I was able t...
10/07/2025

We'll make it through till Sunday with feed, produce, and maaaaaybe hay (they go through it SO quickly) and I was able to get everyone some pumpkins and watermelon, though only a few days' worth. But I'm already scrambling and panicking to cover the next week, and i desperately need to order supplements and refill meds for the older geriatric gang because I can't get to the point of running completely out.
This constant stress and worry got old a long time ago, and since the raffle hasn't raised a dime since last week, I need to know what incentives or prizes YOU would like to see for showing support. These animals are my passion, my whole heart and soul, and most importantly I made a promise and commitment to each and every one of them to keep them happy, healthy, and safe until death. But with another 70 hour work week looming, the fence needs fixing AGAIN, their pools need replacing AGAIN (ALREADY!!! 😭😭😭) and already stressing covering the next round of needs, I'm just tired. Not exhausted, like a decent night's rest would help reset everything, I'm TIRED. I honestly don't know how much more of myself there is to give.
So, the raffle is still ongoing, the PayPal donation link is still active where you can choose a single or recurring donation, and we have other ways to show support as well. Liking, sharing, and commenting on our posts can keep us alive in the algorithms, but i don't know what else to do at this point. To those of you who have continued to stick by us, THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart 🫶

The raffle is super simple: choose your lucky number(s) and write it in notes when you donate your $10 through our PayPal Donation link. We'll post updated raffle boards daily with the already chosen numbers X'd out throughout the duration of the raffle, then once all the numbers are chosen, we'll do a Facebook Live and let Oliver, our rescued 54 year old Amazon parrot, draw the lucky winning number! We'll then notify you via FB message and mail you your one-of-a-kind mug as a Recovery Rescues supporter!

If you don't want to participate in the raffle but still want to show us some badly needed support, e-gift cards to Tractor Supply and Walmart are massively helpful and can be sent to [email protected] 🖤

To pick your lucky raffle number you can follow the PayPal link here, or you can also choose to participate via Chime, CashApp, or Venmo. Just don't forget to notate the number you choose in the donation notes AND in a comment below. Every $10 gets you a number, so if you donate $50 you can choose 5 numbers and just list them all in the notes, or $100 will score you *12* number picks!

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=W7G3CQVBJB95U

Thank you for your continued support that helps save so many lives! 🖤🐽🦇🐾
Cash.App $recoveryrescuesinc
Venmo
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https://www.paypal.me/recoveryrescuesinc?locale.x=en_U

We're still running the raffle even though we've had about as little support as we can possibly get. We probably have en...
10/06/2025

We're still running the raffle even though we've had about as little support as we can possibly get. We probably have enough feed and produce to last through the weekend, but still need to get hay and get our "safety stock" back up. I'm struggling mentally and emotionally and just don't have it in me to make some long involved post today, so I'll just leave it at the fact that we genuinely appreciate all of your love and support through thick and thin, and no matter what happens, you've all had a significant impact in my life and the lives of the animals we care for 🫶

If you've somehow missed it, the raffle is super simple: choose your lucky number(s) and write it in notes when you donate your $10 through our PayPal Donation link. We'll post updated raffle boards daily with the already chosen numbers X'd out throughout the duration of the raffle, then once all the numbers are chosen, we'll do a Facebook Live and let Oliver, our rescued 54 year old Amazon parrot, draw the lucky winning number! We'll then notify you via FB message and mail you your one-of-a-kind mug as a Recovery Rescues supporter!

If you don't want to participate in the raffle but still want to show us some badly needed support, e-gift cards to Tractor Supply and Walmart are massively helpful and can be sent to [email protected] 🖤

To pick your lucky raffle number you can follow the PayPal link here, or you can also choose to participate via Chime, CashApp, or Venmo. Just don't forget to notate the number you choose in the donation notes AND in a comment below. Every $10 gets you a number, so if you donate $50 you can choose 5 numbers and just list them all in the notes, or $100 will score you *12* number picks!

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=W7G3CQVBJB95U

Thank you for your continued support that helps save so many lives! 🖤🐽🦇🐾
Cash.App $recoveryrescuesinc
Venmo
Chime $reeci
https://www.paypal.me/recoveryrescuesinc?locale.x=en_U

Story time.I've always been incredibly upfront and honest about my story and the series of events that led Recovery Resc...
10/05/2025

Story time.
I've always been incredibly upfront and honest about my story and the series of events that led Recovery Rescues to be in existence. I've never hidden the fact that I'm a recovering addict (clean since 4/20/2016, coming up on 9.5 years!) or the fact that I have a... checkered history. I met my ex in rehab and we bonded over the fact that we both worked in vet med, for the same exotic doctor at different points in time, and we had a passion for bringing an animal therapy program into the rehab facility we lived at, because i felt the one thing I needed most to heal (at the time) was to just hug my dog.
We never got our program off the ground because of all the beurocratic red tape, so when we graduated our respective programs and left the facility, we decided that people saying NO would not deter us from helping others in our positions. We worked at the exotic practice together and just started rescuing- it started with a bearded dragon named Ducky, and then a skunk named Romeo, and it grew from there. We got all the licensing and legal stuff together, rescued more, and started using our animals to help work with women in early recovery, particularly pregnant and post partum women because that's my passion. Romeo and many of our other animal ambassadors went to nursing homes, pre schools and elementary schools, rehabs, and all kinds of other places helping to educate and allow people to interact face to face with our rescued animals. At the encouragement from our FWC inspector we applied for our wildlife rehab licensing because I had experience with bats and we had a lot of veterinary expertise and access to doctors, medications, and supplies that many other rehabbers did not. I became the bat queen and was the only one within about a 250 mile radius willing to take in wild bats, and that's all I did for YEARS.
Eventually we made the decision to uproot our lives and move our entire existence over 1000 miles from home, with the knowledge that I would have to give up bat rehab as it's not legal in our state. At the time of our move I was working for a well known exotic and pig vet and had access to knowledge and skills many others didn't (see a trend here???) and got heavily involved in pig rescue. We still took in exotics as needed, but the need for pig rescue is so vast, and I began specializing in taking in aggressive animals who would otherwise be put down- Charlie was attacking his family and left behind to drown in hurricane flooding before he was rescued and brought to me; Julian killed the family dog. These are the babies i identify with the most, because i saw a lot of myself in active addiction in them- people only saw them for what they'd done and had given up without trying to see who they really were.
So much has happened in the 9 years since starting this endeavor, and it feels like even more has happened in the 3 years that we've been here. My husband, my partner in life who built everything with me, betrayed me and our family in unimaginable ways and completely destroyed my psyche, and that's where I am today- trying to push through and look past the bad and only to the good. I'm struggling to get back to our roots- helping animals to help people, but now that I'm doing this entire operation completely by myself, it feels insurmountable. I'm frantically spinning the wheels but the gears ain't turning. I'm still so incredibly broken while trying to put everyone else back together and continue to help my kids and all these rescued babies heal while I myself keep putting bandaid after bandaid over gaping wounds with my guts hanging out. Every single day is a mental struggle and I still have to figure out how to get everyone fed, hope to keep everything clean, how to continue to prep food and shop for feed and rake hay and repair fencing, and it's just.. feels completely impossible. I used to always tell my sponsees, when they wanted to try to pull another addict out of the depths of active addiction, that they couldn't save someone else from drowning if they couldn't swim themselves, but right now I can't swim either. I've gotten away from actually working my recovery and it's allowing my mind to go to very dark places that i don't want to be- places i can't afford to allow my brain to even entertain, because I know 10000% that if I were to slip or fall off the wagon, the only other option for me is death.
I've got enough feed to get us through maybe next Saturday, if I'm being optimistic and careful with rations of feed, hay, and produce, which i HATE doing because it's getting chilly and we need to keep everyone's weight up before winter, especially the elderly kids. I just don't know how else to keep fundraising and trying to get us seen, because I just don't have the mental energy anymore. It would be so much easier to just lay down and give up, and that's another thought I have to fight literally every single day of my life.
We started this as a partnership, a shared vision, and now that the partnership is irreparably broken, I'm trying to piece together what's left while (badly) holding myself together as well, and I ask myself every day what's the point. If I could go back in time and do it all over again, I would again and again and again, I would just rewrite the ending.

If you would like to send a gift card to Tractor Supply, Walmart, or Rural King, they can be sent to [email protected].

Our PayPal donation fund is still active and is a quick and easy way to show support by sending a one time donation or set up scheduled donations on your terms 🖤

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=W7G3CQVBJB95U

Thank you for your continued support that helps save so many lives! We DESPERATELY need it now more than ever 🖤🐽🦇🐾
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Venmo
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I opened my last bags of feed yesterday and will probably have enough to make it through till Monday morning, if I'm ext...
10/04/2025

I opened my last bags of feed yesterday and will probably have enough to make it through till Monday morning, if I'm extra careful with rations. I try to always keep backup feed and hay on hand "just in case," because life, ya know? Can't really do that with fresh produce but I try to keep at least 10 days' worth on hand instead of just 7, but we'll be out of fruit and veggies by Monday morning, I think the greens we have on hand will last through maybe Weds. We've been out of hay since this past Tuesday and are running very low on both parrot and tortoise feed. No one has had "treats" like pumpkin or watermelon since last week.
We've raised less than $200 within 3 weeks, which isn't even close to getting us through *one* week, and i feel like once again I've got my back up against a wall. I'm honestly not sure what to do anymore. Our fundraiser is not gaining us the traction we'd hoped and nothing else seems to be working. My kids and animals will ALWAYS eat and have their needs met before I myself will, but at this point I've made nothing but sacrifices at my own physical, mental, and emotional expense for years, and no end in sight. I took on a commitment for the life of every individual animal here- even when i was hesitant to take in more, being Death Row Pigs i couldn't say no to an animal who would have otherwise been put to sleep. I pour my heart and soul into them and get absolutely nothing in return except knowing that I saved a life and that the animal will be happy, healthy, and safe for the remainder of their days, but the constant worry and struggle is beyond draining.
We have enough funds on hand to get us through maybe 2 full days of supplies. That's it. I don't know what else i can do.
Liking, sharing, and commenting on our posts can keep us in the algorithm and help us be seen. We NEED engagement and support or else we - and by we, I mean all these innocent animals whose only crimes were to be *animals* - will continue to fade away until there's nothing left.

If you're able and willing to show support, gift cards to Tractor Supply, Walmart, or Rural King are immensely helpful and can be sent to [email protected].

Our PayPal donation fund is still active and is a quick and easy way to show support by sending a one time donation or set up scheduled donations on your terms 🖤

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=W7G3CQVBJB95U

Thank you for your continued support that helps save so many lives 🖤🐽🦇🐾
Cash.App $recoveryrescuesinc
Venmo
Chime $reeci
https://www.paypal.me/recoveryrescuesinc?locale.x=en_U

$5 Friday!We've been running our fundraiser raffle for almost an entire week and have raised less than $50. Today is pro...
10/03/2025

$5 Friday!
We've been running our fundraiser raffle for almost an entire week and have raised less than $50. Today is produce day, tomorrow is feed store day, I'm opening my last bags of feed today, and we don't even have enough raised to get us through the beginning of next week. Not gonna lie, I'm freaking out because I have NO idea what to do. I'm not sure what the next step for fundraising is because we're hitting dead ends every which way we turn and the stress of always worrying about how we're going to cover all the Sanctuary needs and supplies is killing me, quite literally.
So for $5 Friday, no amount is too small and is always greatly appreciated. It really does add up and we desperately need it! Whether it's $5, $55, or $555, we put every single cent directly towards the care of the animals 🖤🐽

If you've somehow missed it, the concept of the raffle is super simple: choose your lucky number(s) and write it in notes when you donate your $10 through our PayPal Donation link. We'll post updated raffle boards daily with the already chosen numbers X'd out throughout the duration of the raffle, then once all the numbers are chosen, we'll do a Facebook Live and let Oliver, our rescued 54 year old Amazon parrot, draw the lucky winning number! We'll then notify you via FB message and mail you your one-of-a-kind mug as a Recovery Rescues supporter!

If you don't want to participate in the raffle but still want to show us some badly needed support, e-gift cards to Tractor Supply and Walmart are massively helpful and can be sent to [email protected] 🖤

To pick your lucky raffle number you can follow the PayPal link here, or you can also choose to participate via Chime, CashApp, or Venmo. Just don't forget to notate the number you choose in the donation notes AND in a comment below. Every $10 gets you a number, so if you donate $50 you can choose 5 numbers and just list them all in the notes, or $100 will score you *12* number picks!

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=W7G3CQVBJB95U

Sweet little blind TATER and his friends here say THANK YOU for your continued support that helps save so many lives! 🖤🐽🦇🐾
Cash.App $recoveryrescuesinc
Venmo
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https://www.paypal.me/recoveryrescuesinc?locale.x=en_U

$3 Thursday!Even with the raffle going since Sunday, we haven't even raised enough to cover 1/8 of the weekly animal exp...
10/02/2025

$3 Thursday!
Even with the raffle going since Sunday, we haven't even raised enough to cover 1/8 of the weekly animal expenses. We're frantically brainstorming ways to fundraise that I can actually maintain and keep going, because at this point it's pretty much a one woman show running the nonprofit side of things AND physically putting in the work to take care of all the animals every single day. Just doing their weekly shopping is exhausting and has to be scheduled in, so imagine caring for almost 50 animals and having to provide for ALL of their physical, emotional, and mental needs, on top of working 70+ hours a week and being a parent. I'm struggling just to keep my head above water while not knowing how to swim, and I feel like I'm slowly sinking. Add to the fact that we have several elderly pigs who are starting to show signs of arthritis and mobility issues, so not only is this adding expenses (joint supplements, pain medications, more frequent hoof trims) but I'm also needing to devote a little extra time to each one of them for daily assessments ensuring we're meeting all of their quality of life needs.
A good friend spearheaded the mug raffle and we're so appreciative, but we need to step it up a notch and figure out something else because this simply isn't sustainable and it's killing me. If you have any extra suggestions or would like to initiate some type of fundraiser, at this point I need all the help I can get 🫶

If you've somehow missed it, the concept of the raffle is super simple: choose your lucky number(s) and write it in notes when you donate your $10 through our PayPal Donation link. We'll post updated raffle boards daily with the already chosen numbers X'd out throughout the duration of the raffle, then once all the numbers are chosen, we'll do a Facebook Live and let Oliver, our rescued 54 year old Amazon parrot, draw the lucky winning number! We'll then notify you via FB message and mail you your one-of-a-kind mug as a Recovery Rescues supporter!

If you don't want to participate in the raffle but still want to show us some badly needed support, e-gift cards to Tractor Supply and Walmart are massively helpful and can be sent to [email protected] 🖤

To pick your lucky raffle number you can follow the PayPal link here, or you can also choose to participate via Chime, CashApp, or Venmo. Just don't forget to notate the number you choose in the donation notes AND in a comment below. Every $10 gets you a number, so if you donate $50 you can choose 5 numbers and just list them all in the notes, or $100 will score you *12* number picks!

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=W7G3CQVBJB95U

Thank you for your continued support that helps save so many lives! 🖤🐽🦇🐾
Cash.App $recoveryrescuesinc
Venmo
Chime $reeci
https://www.paypal.me/recoveryrescuesinc?locale.x=en_U

We've been running our FUNdraiser mug raffle for a few days now and I'm actually pretty sad and disappointed with how li...
10/01/2025

We've been running our FUNdraiser mug raffle for a few days now and I'm actually pretty sad and disappointed with how little engagement we've received thus far! I'm really hoping things will begin to pick up by the weekend because we have the animal grocery shopping Friday and the big feed/ straw/ hay bill Saturday. As of now we are nowhere near where we need to be with momentum for this raffle, so if you want to show us support and have a chance to win one of 7 tangible representations of your support, send us your lucky number picks today! We're kicking off with our PUMBAA mug, as he was one of 3 piggies who started our pig rescue journey and is a staple here at the Sanctuary 🖤🐽 As he ages, his needs and cost of keeping healthy and happy increased, so we need to raise everything we can get for him and his other buddies who call this place HOME.

The raffle is super simple: choose your lucky number(s) and write it in notes when you donate your $10 through our PayPal Donation link. We'll post updated raffle boards daily with the already chosen numbers X'd out throughout the duration of the raffle, then once all the numbers are chosen, we'll do a Facebook Live and let Oliver, our rescued 54 year old Amazon parrot, draw the lucky winning number! We'll then notify you via FB message and mail you your one-of-a-kind mug as a Recovery Rescues supporter!

If you don't want to participate in the raffle but still want to show us some badly needed support, e-gift cards to Tractor Supply and Walmart are massively helpful and can be sent to [email protected] 🖤

To pick your lucky raffle number you can follow the PayPal link here, or you can also choose to participate via Chime, CashApp, or Venmo. Just don't forget to notate the number you choose in the donation notes AND in a comment below. Every $10 gets you a number, so if you donate $50 you can choose 5 numbers and just list them all in the notes, or $100 will score you *12* number picks!

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=W7G3CQVBJB95U

Thank you for your continued support that helps save so many lives! 🖤🐽🦇🐾
Cash.App $recoveryrescuesinc
Venmo
Chime $reeci
https://www.paypal.me/recoveryrescuesinc?locale.x=en_U

Day 3 of our FUNdraiser and we still have a LONG way to go!!!! We are in desperate need of funds to replace some damaged...
09/30/2025

Day 3 of our FUNdraiser and we still have a LONG way to go!!!! We are in desperate need of funds to replace some damaged items and start stocking up for winter, so if you'd like a tangible item that shows your support our PUMBAA mug is a great way to kick off our efforts!

If you've missed our last few posts, the concept of the raffle is super simple: choose your lucky number and put that in notes when you donate your $10 through our PayPal Donation link. We'll post updated raffle boards daily with the already chosen numbers X'd out throughout the duration of the raffle, then once all the numbers are chosen, we'll do a Facebook Live and let Oliver, our rescued 54 year old Amazon parrot, draw the lucky winning number! We'll then notify you via FB message and mail you your one-of-a-kind mug as a Recovery Rescues supporter!

If you don't want to participate in the raffle but still want to show us some badly needed support, e-gift cards to Tractor Supply and Walmart are massively helpful and can be sent to [email protected] 🖤

To pick your lucky raffle number you can follow the PayPal link here, or you can also choose to participate via Chime, CashApp, or Venmo. Just don't forget to notate the number you choose in the donation notes AND in a comment below. Every $10 gets you a number, so if you donate $50 you can choose 5 numbers and just list them all in the notes, or $100 will score you *12* number picks!

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=W7G3CQVBJB95U

Thank you for your continued support that helps save so many lives! 🖤🐽🦇🐾
Cash.App $recoveryrescuesinc
Venmo
Chime $reeci
https://www.paypal.me/recoveryrescuesinc?locale.x=en_U

We finally got the ball rolling with our raffle and I'm excited to see where this takes us! Remember, this is the first ...
09/29/2025

We finally got the ball rolling with our raffle and I'm excited to see where this takes us! Remember, this is the first of 7 different mugs we have to offer, each one featuring a different rescued animal who has touched our hearts in profound ways over the years 🖤
Please check back daily as we will update the numbers chart as they are chosen.

If you've missed our last few posts or have been living under a rock the past week, the concept of the raffle is simple: choose your lucky number and put that in notes when you donate your $10 through our Paypal link. Also please comment your number on the post so others can see when your number is taken. We'll post updated raffle boards with the already chosen numbers X'd out throughout the duration of the raffle, and then once all the numbers are chosen, we'll do a Live and let Oliver, our rescued 54 year old Amazon parrot, draw the lucky winning number, and we'll notify you via FB message, then mail you your one-of-a-kind mug as a Recovery Rescues supporter!

If you don't want to participate in the raffle but still want to show us some DESPERATELY needed support, e-gift cards to Tractor Supply and Walmart are massively helpful and can be sent to [email protected] 🖤

To pick your lucky raffle number you can follow the PayPal link here, or you can also choose to participate via Chime, CashApp, or Venmo. Just don't forget to notate the number you choose in the donation notes AND in a comment below. Every $10 gets you a number, so if you donate $50 you can choose 5 numbers and just list them all in the notes, or $100 will score you *12* number picks!

https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=W7G3CQVBJB95U

Thank you for your continued support that helps save so many lives! 🖤🐽🦇🐾
Cash.App $recoveryrescuesinc
Venmo
Chime $reeci
https://www.paypal.me/recoveryrescuesinc?locale.x=en_U

I'm so excited about this raffle, and we've only had a single response which is super disappointing. Once again less tha...
09/28/2025

I'm so excited about this raffle, and we've only had a single response which is super disappointing. Once again less than $50 in support for the entire week and scrambling to cover costs for feed, produce, and necessities, on top of the fact that the pigs destroyed MORE pools and one of their houses that needs to be replaced ASAP on my already limited budget and available time 🫠 So, I'm going hoping and praying we'll get more visibility and support with these raffle, and that the money raised from the mugs will help DIRECTLY support Pumbaa and pals 🖤🐽

I'll re- post what was written yesterday for the original raffle in case you happened to miss it:

A dear friend designed mugs to raffle off that include images of animals we've rescued and raised over the past 8 years since Recovery Rescues has been in existence- these babies are all incredibly close to our hearts and have captured many of your hearts as well, even if some of them are no longer with us in the physical realm they all had an incredible impact on the hearts and minds of thousands of people 🖤

The concept of the raffle is simple: choose your lucky number and put that in notes when you donate your $10 through our Paypal link. Also please note in the post so others can see when your number is taken. We'll post updated raffle boards with the chosen numbers X'd out throughout the duration of the raffle, and then once all the numbers are chosen, we'll draw the lucky winner (perhaps we'll do a Live and let Oliver the parrot assist in the drawing?) and will notify you via FB message, then we'll mail you your one-of-a-kind mug as a Recovery Rescues supporter!

We have 7 mugs total to raffle off, and we're kicking this whole thing off with a mug featuring PUMBAA, one of our first ever rescued pigs who is now an elderly man enjoying his golden years here at the Sanctuary. Pumbaa has been with us since 2018 and many of you have met him and given him belly rubs over the years, and he's always been such a sweetheart!

If you don't want to participate in the raffle but still want to show support, gift cards to Tractor Supply and Walmart are massively helpful and can be sent to [email protected] 🖤

To choose your lucky raffle number you can follow the PayPal link here, or you can also choose to participate via Chime, CashApp, or Venmo. Just don't forget to notate the number you choose in the donation notes AND in a comment below. You can choose a number with every $10, so if you donate $50 you can choose 5 numbers and just list them all in the notes.

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Thank you for your continued support that helps save so many lives! 🖤🐽🦇🐾
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So, why "Recovery" Rescues? It's simple. We're in recovery! We were he**in addicts. Crack heads. Bottom-of-the-barrel gutter junkies. We didn't think we'd ever find a way out. Friends and family were done with us. Death would have been preferable to the lives we were living.

And one day, everything changed. Recovery WAS possible, and we were saved. We met in rehab, and instantly bonded through our love of reptiles and exotics, and from being in the same profession - we were both exotic veterinary technicians. When we got together, we had a mutual mission - to save the ones who no one else thought were worth saving. We identify with them because WE were the ones no one wanted to save - and now, with over 7 years of clean time between the two of us, we are living our dream. Immediately after leaving rehab, even as we struggled to rebuild destroyed lives and relationships from the ground up, we knew we had bigger things in store, and we jumped right in. While also working full-time and raising two girls, we took in our first rescue - a bearded dragon we called Ducky. He was underweight, worm-ridden, and pi**ed off at the world, and we had to do SOMETHING to help him. Ducky was our first; he was the one who started it all. Since August 2016, we've taken in hundreds of animals of varying species and medical conditions - from a water monitor with multiple medical conditions, to chronic respiratory snakes, to a raccoon who beat the odds and managed to survive distemper, to a rescued racehorse with a bad attitude and trust issues - and SO many more. Some animals have become permanent sanctuary residents; others we’ve treated for medical conditions and rehomed. We’ve lost a few along the way, as is the nature in rescue work - it’s a tough pill to swallow when you KNOW you can’t save them all.

We began on our own, through contacts in the animal and veterinary industries, but as word got out that we'd take in the unwanted and un-save-able, more and more were thrown our way. We now partner with the FWC, taking in surrendered animals between Amnesty Events and during special circumstances. We started our rescue efforts in accordance with the 7th tradition of all 12-step recovery groups - with no outside funding. However, as our mission has expanded and we continue to take in more and more animals needing human assistance, we simply cannot do this by ourselves anymore. We became an official 501c3 sanctuary in May 2019, meaning all donations are tax-deductible for you, and have grown exponentially in just that short amount of time. We are now a USDA-accredited sanctuary and are FWC licensed wildlife rehabilitaters. At this time, the only native wildlife we take in are rabies-vector species, primarily bats and raccoons, because, again - we take the misfit ones no one else wants to deal with.

Because we are still small, and very new, our sanctuary is located on our own private property. We have snakes and monitors in our bedroom right next to the bat cages, and baby raccoons in our kitchen. We rescue and rehabilitate reptiles, exotic mammals, and wildlife on [mostly] our own dime. As a nonprofit, we are just now able to take in outside funding from donations, events we provide, and other sources of revenue such as grants and corporate sponsors.