If you would like to help us make a happy ending to this story about the 1,000 rats rescued, there are many ways you can help directly and indirectly. If you are a rescue or shelter interested in taking some of the rats to place up for adoption through your own adoption program, please visit Information for Rescues & Shelters.

Adopt a Rat

Rats will be available for adoption starting on December 5th at Andy's Pet Shop in San Jose, when male rats and young female rats who were too young to be pregnant at the time of the rescue will first be made available for adoption. In the weeks following, more and more rats will be made available for adoption as they clear gestation watch so we are sure they are not pregnant, finish medical treatment, or finish being socialized.

Rats will be adopted in same-sex non-breeding pairs or social groups, and those that can't live compatibly with rats of the same gender will be spayed/neutered before being adopted out.

Volunteer at the Rat Shelter

We are in need of volunteers at the rat shelter to help with a variety of tasks, including feeding rats, cleaning cages, fixing equipment, cleaning the shelter space, organizing paperwork, handling adoptions and more. If you are interested in volunteering, please e-mail lauren@northstarrescue.org or visit Andy's Pet Shop to sign up.

Transport Rats

Many of these rats have safe havens waiting for them in rescues or shelters in California and beyond. If you can help transport rats, please visit our the North Star Rescue group on Yahoo Groups to coordinate with other volunteers.

Donate Money or Supplies

You can donate money securely to North Star Rescue by visiting our Helping North Star Page. Donations via check or money order can currently be made out to North Star Rescue and mailed to:
North Star Rescue
c/o Andy's Pet Shop
51 Notre Dame Avenue
San Jose, CA 95113

Supplies such as rat food (and rat compatible foods, such as healthy cereal, dry pasta, dry fruit, nuts, soy beans, oats, rye, barley, banana chips), nest boxes, small cardboard boxes, large cardboard or PVC tubes, cages, hammocks, chew toys and more can be dropped off or mailed to:
North Star Rescue
c/o Andy's Pet Shop
51 Notre Dame Avenue
San Jose, CA 95113

Supplies can also be dropped off at the following locations:

SF Market St. Pet Food Express 1975 Market St. San Francisco, CA 94103 (Between Duboce & Dolores)
Redwood City Pet Food Express 372 Woodside Plaza Redwood City, CA 94061 (Across from Luckys)
Danville Pet Food Express 609 San Ramon Valley Blvd. Danville, CA 94526
Fremont Pet Food Express 39010 Paseo Padre Parkway Fremont, CA 94555 In Raleys Center
Terra Linda Pet Food Express 280 Northgate One San Rafael, CA 94903

Advertise the Rats

Share the story about this rescue with your friends, family, or social networking groups. The more people who learn about the rats, the more of a chance these rats have of finding adopters to provide them loving permanent homes!

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