Aska's Animals Foundation | Volunteer Operated Non-profit in Victor, Idaho

ASKA’S ANIMALS FOUNDATION

Providing a progressive environment for animals through rehabilitation, adoption, education and community outreach.

ASKA’S ANIMALS FOUNDATION

Providing a progressive environment for animals through rehabilitation, adoption, education and community outreach.

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We are launching a fundraiser to raise $90,000 to buy two more tiny house types structures like the puppy palace. These spaces will be used for puppies and adult dogs that need some training. These will be spaces that allow us to say, yes to just a few more individuals that will get a chance of getting out of a municipal shelter and into a happy home.

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Meet our Residents

The resident animals here include chickens, pigs, goats cats and dogs. Occasionally you’ll see one of Aska’s childhood horses walking around and enjoying their retirement and supervising our work. The animals that live here are simply allowed to be animals and are given care and enrichment to meet their needs. Our goal is to make sure that the individual needs of each animal that comes to us is met and we take the time and resources needed to provide that care. As animals in need arrive, those that are able to be adopted or fostered will be placed in appropriate homes.

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Programs & Partnerships

We strive to work with members of our communities to create an environment of learning and collaboration to improve the lives of the animals. Through small group education programs, community outreach for pet owners in need and looking to adopt, we work to address the individual needs of people and pets.

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Programs & Partnerships

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Volunteer & Foster

We are always looking for volunteers to socialize with our animal residents and help us keep our animal spaces clean and organized. Many of our long-term foster dogs benefit from meeting new people or spending time exploring trails or being out in the community. We anticipate additional volunteer opportunities once our community is protected from Covid-19 transmission. Please complete an application if you are interested.

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Bullet’s Story

In March 2018 when Aska was working in a vet clinic an owner came to have their dog euthanized after he had been shot. After a conversation with the owner about his options, he opted to surrender the dog to Aska who would do her best to provide care for this dog. She contacted PAWS of Jackson Hole for assistance with medical costs through their MedFund program. This video was created for PAWS to highlight their MedFund program but it also gives a glimpse into Aska’s rescue life.

Video by PAWS of JH

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We focus our care on neonatal animals, behavior cases and pot belly pigs. Sometimes it's easy to think all we do is the Puppy Palace. But, at 9:30 pm we are bottle feeding 3 kittens who are about to graduate out of the incubator. Aska wins no videography awards but the cute tail twitch while nursing is too hard to resist.

#kittensofinstagram #kittens #bottlefedkitten #spayamdneuter #animalrescue #animalsanctuary #adoptakitten

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When we first started to imagine what this non profit would bring to our community, we imagined a space for people to gather with eachother, to interact with animals and to enrich the lives of the animals in our care.

Today we hosted the first Pig and Puppy Yoga with @animaladoptioncenterjhwy our partners in the Puppy Palaces 🐶🕌.

Thank you to everyone who came out to move your body's with pigs and puppies. It is community events like this that remind us how lucky we are to share our space with such wonderful animals that reside here.

Stay tuned for more summer events that are slowly coming together. We plan to host more intimate community and fundraising events that help us positively impact the lives of animals in our community.

Thank you @jennaleighmartinguntherpepper from @animaladoptioncenterjhwy for putting together all the logistics foe this great event!

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This picture isn't flashy, it isn't "content worthy" but it is just part of daily life here. This new litter from @animaladoptioncenterjhwy marks 75,76,77,78,79,80,and 81 puppies that have used the Puppy Palace since we started using it last June.

A new volunteer who attended orientation on Saturday has now been here for two shifts to clean poop. Can you imagine, she just wants to come to clean poop and snuggle puppies?!?!?

Two more Puppy Palaces have been ordered (hello shipping delays!) thanks to all of you who have donated toward this new project. This project has a $25,000 match from @lulusfund and we are almost half way there!!!

Please consider a donation today so we can keep doing ordinary things to make the lives of homesless animals extraordinary. That sounds cheesy, but it's true.

Thank you to everyone making this next step possible!

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Rest well, Glitch.

Yesterday after a consistent decline in motor function and an increase in seizures, Glitch was euthanized. We know a lot of people were rooting for him and his giant ears but unfortunately his little body just couldn't make a meaningful recovery to live a good quality life.

Thank you to @landerpetconnection
for trusting us with him and to his first foster D for loving him.

As always, thanks to @mauraconnollyanderson and the team at Victor Vet for researching his condition, trying all the things we could try and giving him a peaceful ending.

Glitch will be cremated and as many of you have suggested, we will start planting some trees in memory of the animals that we lose here.

Run free little guy, you are loved.

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Rupert is wondering if we can move this operation to somewhere that doesn't snow on May 9th....

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Big thanks to @animaladoptioncenterjhwy for putting together another amazing spay/neuter clinic on the Wind River Reservation. Over 250 animals were spayed and neutered in 2 days 🤯🤯

Today we are settling in 7 puppies that we brought back to the 🐶🕌. In a few weeks they will head over to the AAC and will be available for adoption.

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You know what we love about the work we do? Staying in touch with people that surrender animals to us. We sent this video to a family that recently surrendered a pig to us and she is so happy to see that he is happy.

Not many people give up their pets because they are horrible, heartless humans. Many people choose to rehome their pets because they want a better or more suitable life for that animal. Some of our biggest donors have surrendered a pet, some of our most dedicated volunteers have surrendered a dog, and some of our human friends have surrendered to us becuase they know we will help their animal find the right fit.

We are here for all of it. If you are struggling with behavior issues, we will support you. If you can't care for your pet we will either point you in the right direction or help you place your loved animal. Judgement free.

Thank you to everyone who has donated so far to our Puppy Palace fundraiser. You provide dollars that fuel our mission and our work and we are forever grateful.

Milosh is our 11th pig. We are just getting to know him after he spent his quarantine with fabulous pig foster @gdrummon. He is loving and gentle and will soon become one with the herd of Pigs. 🐷❤️

#pigsofinstagram #minipigsdontexist #potbelliedpig

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If we ran a motel, we’d be known as the one in Victor with the NO VACANCY sign out front. For a hotel, this would be a good problem, but for a temporary home for animals in need it means something different. Being at capacity means these animals are one step closer to being on their way to their happy homes, but it also means that we have to say no more often than we’d like.

We are excited to announce that today we are launching a fundraising campaign to procure two new buildings like the Puppy Palace.

To kickstart our effort, @lulusfund has stepped in with a $25,000 match to get us on the way to our $90,000 fundraising goal. Donating is easy and can be done using the link in bio or clicking "Donate".

All of this has been possible because you have donated, volunteered and loved following us on social media and sharing our stories, our successes, and our mission. Thank you for continuing to support our work.

📽: @orijinmedia

#animalsanctuary #animalrescue #puppiesofinstagram #puppypalace #adoptapuppy #adoptadog #caninebehavior #dogsofinstagram #rescuepuppy #rescuedogsofinstagram

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Aska’s Animals

(646) 258-2512 / info@askasanimals.org