Short answer, if it's in the best interest of the humans and the pet - not only do we allow it, we encourage it. We want these pets happy and loved. Is the best place for that the foster's house? Well then win win and everyone lives happily ever after. Humans have emotions. We fall in love. Sometimes it's with a pet. If we trusted you enough to foster that animal, we have to trust you enough to forever love that animal. Sure, that means we're down a foster. That's fin

Like, just stop it. Literally why are we still doing this? 1) If you're strongly worried about a cat scratching - consider an older cat vs. adopting kittens. Kittens play - it's normal - and their personality isn't known at kitten age. An older calm cat may be a better fit for adoption. 2) If your vet is still performing elective cat declaws - GET A NEW VET. Stand up for what you believe in and choose to support more modern progressive practices. 3) There are hundre

Euthanasia literally means easy death. Euthanasia is the painless peaceful ending of life. It is the absolute worst part of rescue. It is a mind boggling responsibility and never taken lightly. It's uncomfortable to talk about - but we have to talk about it. We want it laid out, openly, clearly, transparently and specifically so our fosters know our procedures and our donors believe in our decision process. Mosh Pit Rescue is "no kill" in that we don't put animals down f

MPR vaccinates at our vet. We do not use vaccines purchased at Tractor Supply or other home vaccines. We used to purchase our vaccines from ValleyVet - they came shipped properly in cold storage. We used to have a vet tech administer them properly. We stopped home vaccines entirely - even though it's cheaper. Short reason why: the benefits of vet vaccines simply exceeded the price difference and ultimately it's in the best interest of the animals to vaccinate at a vet.

What is a Foster Home? Fosters provide temporary homes for rescue animals waiting for adoption. This could mean days, months or in the...

Author & sole owner of all controversial opinions following: Julie S., Lead Volunteer at Mosh Pit Rescue in Grand Rapids, MI. Prior to...

Long Story Short - we RARELY do them. We get hundreds of requests a month. Most days there are 2 requests in our email when we first sit...