Mission - “We are a nonprofit organization focused on rescuing shelter pets, abandoned pets, and special needs pets. We work on providing necessary medical care, training and love in our foster homes. Our ultimate goal is to home these pets with the right owner in either the general public or with veterans that need a special companion as a service or emotional support animal.”
Rescue Pets Serving Vets is honored to have some incredible volunteers organize a fundraising dog walk to support the founder, Casey Shonis, in her mission to save dogs and help place them in loving homes. Rescue Pets aims to rescue dogs from high kill shelters in other states, transport them to Pennsylvania, and adopt them out. They adopt to anyone looking for a dog, but adopt to veterans at no charge in hopes of helping veterans to find a companion dog, support dog, or a service dog.
You can find out more about Rescue Pets Serving Vets atrescuepetsservingvets.org or their social accounts@rpsvets.
The sea is a powerful and mysterious entity, with the ability to both heal and challenge us. For veterans and first responders living with post-traumatic stress, it can offer a unique form of therapy known as adventure therapy. Skeleton Crew Adventures, a nonprofit dedicated to providing veterans and first responders with opportunities to heal and grow through the sea, recently took the Terra Arma team on a sailing trip in Galveston, Texas to better understand the impact of adventure therapy on those living with PTSD.
