Valley Voices Storyslam - Aska's Animals

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Valley Voices Storyslam

October 10, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

- $5

Details

Date:: October 10, 2024
Time:: 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Cost:: $5
Website:: https://www.valley-voices.org

Organizer

: Valley Voices
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Venue

: Highpoint Cider
: 7565 Lupine Ln Unit D & E
Victor, ID 83455 United States + Google Map
Phone: (208) 240-3287
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Details

Date:: October 10, 2024
Time:: 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Cost:: $5
Website:: https://www.valley-voices.org

Organizer

: Valley Voices
: View Organizer Website

Venue

: Highpoint Cider
: 7565 Lupine Ln Unit D & E
Victor, ID 83455 United States + Google Map
Phone: (208) 240-3287
: View Venue Website

Event Navigation

Happy Friday animal rescue peeps! Join us for $5 Friday, skip your coffee out and Venmo your favorite animal welfare organization! A few options below including some boots on the ground orgs in LA:

@askasanimals
@animaladoptioncenterjhwy
@dogismycopilotinc
@landerpetconnection
@rilos_rescue
@pupswithoutborders
@pasadenahumane
@bfas_la

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

🚨 Aussie Lovers! 🚨

We have a unique situation with two purebred Australian Shepherds in our program who are now searching for new, loving homes. These well-loved family dogs need to be rehomed due to a move—a heartbreaking reality in today’s world—but through no fault of their own.

Help us give them the bright future they deserve! Please share this post with your friends and family to help us find their perfect families. Meet Ajax & Agni!

🐾 Ajax – 4.5-year-old male, red merle.
Ajax is great with kids, cats, and other dogs! He’s an incredible playmate and a true turnkey companion. We have his complete medical history, and he’ll be visiting the vet soon for a checkup.

🐾 Agni – 6-month-old male, red merle.
Agni is well-socialized with kids, cats, and dogs. As a high-energy juvenile, he will need an adopter experienced with the breed who can dedicate time to training and exercise.

If you’re interested in adopting Ajax or Agni (they do not need to be adopted together), please email us at info@askasanimals.org with your interest and a bit about your household. Please, no phone calls.

We anticipate a high volume of inquiries and will take our time to ensure the best long-term placements for these boys. Thank you for your patience as we help them settle in and begin reviewing adoption inquiries in between caring for all the animals we have on property. ❤️🐶🐶

And a friendly PSA that there are plenty of purebred dogs waiting for loving homes in shelters/rescues—consider adopting! #adoptables #nonprofit #animalrescue #australianshepherd #rescueaussie

Feeling grateful for our little slice of paradise. 🤗 ☁️ ☀️ 🐶 🐖 🐱

New Year, Same Us! 📸 @sheltervisibilityproject

What better way to kick off the new year than with a full house? Here’s a quick rundown of what’s happening on the farm—puppy-wise:

🐾 Puppy Palace #1
Meemaw and her five little gremlins hail from Idaho Falls, ID. This small breed, Chihuahua-mix family landed at the @ifanimalshelter, which is no place for a mom and her pups! These cuties will be adoption-ready in early February. Stay tuned for updates on where they’ll be available!

🐶 Puppy Palace #2
Cat Balou and her cowboys/girls came from American Falls, ID. This accidental litter is a reminder of the importance of spaying and neutering. Instead of just Cat Balou entering the shelter system as a stray, she and her six pups are now part of the burden. They’ll be adoptable through @rilos_rescue starting February 9th, and applications are open!

💩 Puppy Palace #3
Calamity Jane and the Western Women were rescued from Jerome, ID, where she was found as a stray with her newborns just as temperatures started dropping. This brave mama and her pups will also be available through @rilos_rescue on February 9th. Send in your inquiries now!

Stay tuned for more updates and adoption details as we ring in the new year with lots of love (and paws)! #slay

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Holidays etc. etc. etc. Thank YOU for making 2024 such a spectacular year and entrusting us with this work. A gift we do not have words to describe our gratitude for. Sending love to everyone.✨🥹 🐶🐓🐷🐱🐴🐐💩

Photogs: @littlescoutcreative @zach.montes @hitchedhorizons @bdanncreative

Welcome to the Wild West! Calamity Jane & Cat Ballou joined us this week from new partners, @rilos_rescue. Both of these mommas had puppies who were only days old and either accidental or stray.

The animal welfare world surely does feel like the Wild West right now with an endless stream of puppies entering the system that is already overcrowded and overflowing. We are at a moment in time where accidental, unwanted and stray cannot continue to happen. Spay/neuter is the most effective way to help get the pet overpopulation problem under control.

We cannot wait to raise and love all these puppies for them to eventually be available for adoption via @rilos_rescue but PLEASE continue to fight the good fight. Educate others, spay/neuter your own animals & encourage others to do so, foster a dog, donate to animal welfare orgs when you can, share social media, etc. etc. etc.!

As always, thank you for allowing us to do this work and supporting us through it all! 🤠 🐶

#spayandneutersaveslives #spayandneuteryourdamnpets #spayandneuteristhesolution #animalwelfare

Our @spotify Wrapped is here! 🫶

According to Spotify, we cleaned up a lot of poop this year—and had a great time doing it! This year has been nothing short of amazing, and we feel so lucky to do this work.

Cheers to everyone in the animal welfare industry working hard every day. We’re endlessly grateful for the incredible people who support us and the amazing team we work alongside.

Here’s to another year of making a difference and helping those that need it most! ❤️

Mark your calendars for the launch of our children’s book! Written by @hopenartonismartini & illustrated by @littlescoutcreative (& did we mention they donated all their time & creative energy?!), “Where Puppies Play & Pigs Fly” takes you on a journey of inclusion. The pages are full of eyes, ears, noses, and tails to highlight that Aska’s Animals are all different, and all are welcome at the farm.

Join us for one (or all four, we won’t judge) of our book launches complete with puppies to snuggle, a children’s story time reading of the book and celebration of community!

🌈 @modernbeast Saturday, 11/30, 12-2pm
🐾 @wilsonbookgallery Friday, 12/13, 330-530pm
🐶 @jhbooktrader Saturday, 12/14, 930-1130am
📖 @violet_volumes Sunday, 12/15, 9-11am

See you there! 🗓️ ❤️

#childrensbook #animalwelfare #nonprofit #shopsmall

Happy Thanksgiving! We are incredibly grateful for everyone who supports, inspires and fuels us. Words can’t fully capture how lucky we feel, and we had an amazing time with all of you this morning.

Our first annual Pigsgiving Pig Trot was nothing short of incredible—filled with smiles, rescue puppies, donuts from @earlybirdbakesdriggs, coffee from @jacksonholeroasters, spoiled sanctuary pigs, and a wonderful sense of community.

A huge thank you to @lulusfund for your matching donation and @stio for sponsoring the first of many Pig Trots! Mark your calendars—365 days until Pigsgiving 2025!

Wishing everyone a joyful holiday! ❤️‍🔥

📸 @zach.montes

This month has been extraordinary. We just launched our first children’s book, tomorrow, on Thanksgiving, we’ll gather with 100 community members for our Pigsgiving Fun Run—a day of gratitude, connection, and joy. And as of today, we’ve met our $100,000 fundraising goal, a milestone that reflects the love, trust, and value YOU, our supporters, pour into this work.

Through all of this, we remain grounded in our daily mission: caring for the 75+ animals who call Aska’s Animals home—whether permanently or while transitioning to new families. These moments are made possible by the efforts of our dedicated volunteers, Board of Directors, and incredible staff members.

The other night, as I read the new book with my son—words that tell the story of our home and the animals we call family—it struck me how extraordinary this moment was. Here was a book about Aska’s Animals, created not by me but by people who believe so deeply in our mission. Jenna brought this project to life with her vision and dedication, Hope wove her magical words into the pages, and Grace added beautiful imagery.

As we packaged up the books, I was overcome by the realization of how much this work has grown beyond me. When we first started, I knew every donor’s name. Today, I don’t recognize every name on the shipping labels—and that’s a beautiful thing. It means that what began as my personal mission has blossomed into an organization powered by a passionate community that shares our vision of saving animals, providing exceptional care, and supporting others with compassionate support.

This is what I dreamed of when we became a nonprofit: an organization that could continue, thrive, and grow without me at the center. While I’m still deeply involved as a volunteer, I see parts of this work running independently, led by people I trust. Watching this growth is bittersweet—sometimes hard, but so deeply fulfilling.

Some days feel so ordinary, but then you realize—your son is reading a book made by friends for a mission you share. That’s where the extraordinary lives.

Thank you for being part of this journey and making my queen month extraordinary. We couldn’t do it without you.

XOXO,
Aska

Phone Number: (208) 270-2136

Email: info@askasanimals.org

Address: 1984 W 7000 S, Victor, ID 83455
PO Box 1150, Victor, ID 83455

EIN: 85-4363017

Aska’s Animals Foundation

Providing a progressive environment for animals through rehabilitation, adoption, education, and community outreach and filling the critical gap between shelter and permanent rescue.

Website Photos by Ben Dann | B Dann Creative, Grace Peck | Little Scout Creative, and Lara Agnew | Lara Agnew Photography.

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