**Our website has been having some issues with mixing up photos! We’ve attempted to publish a slideshow of our first “Year in Review” Newsletter here. The PDF version of the newsletter is also attached below!
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We’ve worked hard putting it together, and have been eager for this moment! We are thrilled to share this news with you! We have handmade hammocks, ledges, ropes, perches, bonding scarves, healthy chews, treats, toys, merch, and more! Swipe to see some of our products, and visit our website to see the rest.
Our goal with the online store is to have high quality products enrich the lives of many rats, so we keep them priced relatively affordable. Let us know if you are struggling to financially provide for your rats. We have sliding scale coupons available + payment plan options. Another goal is to raise funds, increasing sustainability of our programs which will help more rats in need. Our programming includes preventative efforts such as educational initiatives, rehabilitation and adoption, community and crisis response, and foster-based sanctuary. We offer free pick up in Peterborough or Bowmanville and shipping within Canada for most items (new options/prices coming soon). *Local delivery also coming soon! Check out our "Store" page to start shopping! We’re partnering with Detezi Designs to raise money for the rats in our care! Now through Sept. 4, every purchase of our limited edition merch will generate a donation! All funds raised will help rats like adopted model Bear, featured in this design! We’re volunteer-run with 17 rats currently in our Foster Program, and upcoming vet bills. Be ratical. Love the misunderstood. Share, and check out THIS LINK to browse the full limited edition collection. Head over to our Facebook or Instagram page and enter for your chance to win! 🐀 DETAILS: Sept 17 & 18 at the International Center in Mississauga 🐀 HOW TO ENTER
🐀 RULES - Each tag = 1 entry - Unlimited entries - Contest ends August 30/2022 at 10PM EST - Random winner selected and announced September 1/2022 🐀 SEE YOU THERE! - Come say “hi” and meet some rats - Learn about our efforts - Buy a gift for your rat or other fur-buddy! *We will have foraging toys, food mix, handcrafted ledges and perches, digboxes, handbraided ropes for climbing or tug o’ war, cozy hammocks, and more! 🐀THANK YOU to the The Canadian Pet Expo for inviting and supporting us with a booth! ✨Foster Homes Needed!✨
Did you know we have to say “no” to HUNDREDS of rats nearly every month? From accidental pregnancies and hoarding, to abuse, neglect and abandonment. We get requests to help groups of 30-300 rats on a monthly basis.🐀 Right now, some of those waiting to come into care have no other options. Humane societies, shelters, and other rescues are often at capacity. 🐇🐈⬛🐕🦜 Reality is many rats will be euthanized or abandoned, exposed to the elements and die if they cannot find placement. We are their last hope! ☀️ Do you have a sweater, some time, and love to give? Please consider fostering with us. 💖 Our biggest challenge is securing enough funds, followed by having foster homes in place before intake. Our rats come from hardworking and overwhelmed humane societies, animal welfare, and other rescues. ✨ So far, thanks to everyone’s support - we have given to refuge to 78 rats since we opened last summer. This is wonderful - every life matters, and we’d like to take in more. Fostering is rewarding work. It’s hard too, especially saying goodbye (though foster fails are encouraged). 💝 Beginners to experienced welcome. Can be in Northumberland, Peterborough, Kawarthas, or Durham areas. We match you with care and offer ongoing support. Visit our “Why Foster?” page to learn more, or our “Foster Application” page to apply!🐀 And PLEASE SHARE ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
For the month of December (starting tomorrow - Ah!) 15% of all sales from Socratties Mushroom City Hammocks will be donated to our Emergency Vet Care Fund!
This is a great chance to get your rats a gift they will LOVE, support a small, local business, and our foster rats! win-win-win! All of our foster rats now get SocRatties hammocks - they are handmade, well-priced, super cozy, and the highest quality we’ve ever seen. They can also be shipped anywhere in Canada and the US. If the Etsy shop has these specific designs as “out-of-stock” they are catching up, and will be restocked very soon, so just check back Order here: https://etsy.me/3sOhZeT And please SHARE! You know your rat-loving friends will want to hear about this! Welcome to our Online Silent Auction for the Fall 2021!
To take part, please head over to our Photo Album - "Silent Online Auction - Fall 2021" on Facebook. Click here! This is our first ever auction and we are so excited! Take a peek, there are lots of cool items, and some great deals! We are very grateful for the donations we received and every $ will go directly toward our Emergency Vet Care Fund so we can accept more rats into our care. After speaking with some other nonprofits, we chose to deliver this event via a Facebook Album over a Facebook Group or other App for the sake of simplicity, reaching a wider audience, and saving associated costs! Rats are some of the most misunderstood, overlooked, and abused animals. They’re social, intelligent, and often described as “like little puppies.” We’re grateful for all of you who see this and are supporting our work. So, to keep this simple. Here’s how it works: 1. Auction begins Wednesday, September 15/2021. Items will be added as individual images in this album. 2. This is also a rolling auction, meaning new items may continue to be added until the end-date of the auction, so check back regularly! 3. This auction ends on September 30/2021. The beauty of online auctions is they can go on for much longer than in-person auctions (and you can participate in your pyjamas). We chose 2 weeks because we don’t have a huge following (yet). You can continue to bid until this date! *please also share this album! 4. Each image has a basic description, an approximate value, a starting bid, and a “buy now” option. More details may be included in the caption of the images, such as size, or materials used. When you want to place a bid: 1. Click on the item you want to bid on. 2. Comment on the image of this item. *very important to make sure you are commenting in the correct place - on the actual image itself (not in the general album, etc) 3. Bids must start at the “starting bid” amount. Each bid must be at least $5 more than the previous bid. If you bid the “buy now” price - congrats, this item is yours! 4. Check back regularly to see if you’ve been outbid, so you can quickly increase your bid. 5. Check back on September 30/2021, to place your final bid! The auction ends at midnight on this day! 6. On October 1/2021, we will announce the winners - congrats & thank you!!!! 7. We will be in contact with you within the week after the auction ends to arrange payment and pickup/delivery/shipping of your auctioned item! Winners are responsible for shipping when applicable. 8. Sleep well knowing you’ve supported a great cause, and the money raised here will go directly to our Emergency Vet Fund to help more rats in need! Thank you for taking part in our first-ever auction! We’re so excited… and you are awesome! We are always accepting items for this (and future) rolling auctions, so please reach out if you have a contribution you'd like to make! |
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