"Dear Joplin's Animal Rescue's friends, fellow rescuers, supporters and other interested parties:

After 13 years of providing technical rescue assistance in the wake of man-made and natural disasters Joplin's Animal Rescue will be dissolving its 501c3 non-profit operations effective April 30.  It will take us a little time to get all the necessary paperwork processed through the appropriate Washington State agencies and the Federal Government (IRS) but donations will no longer be accepted and our ability to respond in the time of need will no longer exist.  

This decision has been a difficult one, but with FEMA being largely shut we have had little opportunity to respond over the past year.  As a result we do not feel it is ethical or appropriate to take in donations,  when we can no longer fulfill our mission.

Please be assured that everyone who has been involved in our past rescue efforts is still dedicated to helping animals and their owners during disasters. Individually, we each will find other avenues by which we can use our technical expertise and experience to provide assistance when needed.

Thanks to each of you for your interest and support during the past 13 years. 

God bless and be safe."

Joplin's     ​

saying goodbye...

Joplin's Animal Rescue​

Joplin

HAPPY TRAILS TO YOU...

Nearing The End Of Calendar Year 2025

Santa Byron

&

Quasi

responding in times of need

QUASI4YOUTUBE

Horses filling every stall at the Evergreen Fairgrounds Dec 2025

As we approach the end of the calendar year, our fourteenth year in operation, we must admit it has been in many ways that this year has been filled with the most uncertainty than any other.

Starting early in the year, the federal administration, through its Doge efforts, fundamentally dismantled FEMA as we know it.  In the past we were either deployed on natural and man-made disasters directly with FEMA officials and rescue teams or were deployed by other agencies with at least a portion of the deployment funding coming through FEMA channels.

Given the absence of any direct connection with FEMA personnel that we have worked with in the past we have no insight into what FEMA is going to look like in the future and whether trained, experienced rescue teams like ours will be utilized   As we have not been engaged on a national basis, we have however managed to assist with several non-natural disaster rescues.  These have included assisting other rescue groups in hoarding situations, spay and neuter projects, and animal abandonment situations.  Additionally we have assisted several other rescue groups in their fundraising efforts, enabling them to do critical rescue work in their specific areas.Currently, though, given the recent massive flooding in western Washington, we have been able to use our expertise and have been actively engaged with local farms and horse owners to get their livestock (cattle, horses, goats etc. out of the flood waters and up to the safety of the Evergreen Fairgrounds in Monroe.   In most cases, the animal owners are now attending to the feeding, watering, exercising where appropriate and cleaning of the animals’ areas.  We are, however, helping where help is needed and donating feed, bedding and other supplies.  We anticipate that it will be several weeks before many of these animals will be able to return home.  In the interim, we will continue to be engaged.  It is through your donations and support that our work is possible.

We will keep you posted regarding future developments regarding FEMA and what the Federal Government’s approach to natural and man-made disaster responses is going to be.

joplin's ANIMAL RESCUE

The four photos above show a portion of the over 200 horses, cattle, goats and

other farm animals that have been safely extracted from flood waters in

Snohomish and King counties and housed currently at the Evergreen Fairgrounds. 

Thank you again for your support and on-going interest.

Designed by Brenda

              For the love of

            ANIMALS