Helping Shy

We recently learned about Shy when we were contacted by Amy from Two Pitties in the City. A sweet, courageous, emaciated pit bull, Shy was brought to the animal hospital by her previous owner to be euthanized. Seeing something special in her, the veterinarian asked the owners to relinquish her instead. Shy was diagnosed with diabetes and treated; however, since she was brought in so late, she developed cataracts and lost much of her vision.

Amy and vet student Heather have shared Shy's story and opened a chipin page to raise funds for a specialized surgery to restore Shy's vision. Since then Shy has found a loving forever home and received over 70% of the funds needed for her surgery ($2000) from the generous online community!
To help Shy raise the remaining funds needed for her surgery, we have donated collars to be included with other goodies in a Raffle. Also we will be donating 20% of our proceeds in the next 2 weeks towards Shy's surgery.

So a new Sirius Republic collar, leash, and/or dog tag AND helping a sweet dog-in-need, what better time to shop?! Please enter code "funds4shy" in the Rescue Donation Code box when you check out. Or you may donate directly on Shy's chipin page (link on Two Pitties in the City). Shy girl you'll be good!!! ♥

Rescue Partner: Kitsap Humane Society

We're so excited to welcome our newest Rescue Partner: Kitsap Humane Society.
Established in 1908, the Kitsap Humane Society (KHS) is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to helping people and companion animals in Kitsap County, Washington.

Their commitment to providing life changing solutions to people and companion animals is fulfilled by dedication in various works, including:
1. Providing humane rescue, protection, prevention, adoption, and education services.
2. Implementing progressive life-saving and life-affirming programs.
3. Creatively collaborating and partnering with our region and supporters to build a model humane community.
Sirius Republic so proud to partner with such a wonderful organization and looking forward to contributing to KHS.
Our Rescue Partner program allows us to support nonprofit animal rescue organizations by donating a protion of our proceeds as well as our products including collars, leashes, and dog tags. For more info or to become a Rescue Partner, visit our website at http://www.siriusrepublic.com and join us on Facebook.
To learn more about Kitsap Humane Society, visit their website.

Rescue Partner: Operation Education Animal Rescue

Meet our newest Rescue Partner: Operation Education Animal Rescue.
Serving the middle Tennessee area, Operation Education is a team of dedicated volunteers who work together to rescue and re-home abused, neglected, forgotten, and/or unwanted animals as well as provide education to the public regarding proper care while emphasizing the availability and importance of spaying and neutering pets.

We look forward to contributing to this awesome organization and supporting their mission.
Through our Rescue Partner program, we donate 10-20% of the proceeds from applicable sales to nonprofit animal rescue organizations.
To learn more about this program, visit our website. If you're a nonprofit rescue and interested to become our Rescue Partner, you may sign up here.
Follow our blog, join us on Facebook and Twitter for more dog rescue and product info.

Recycle for Free Collar

Besides offering dog lovers high-quality, handcrafted products, we're all about supporting animal rescue as well as responsible environmental stewardship.

We're excited to introduce our Recycle for Free Collar program, which allows us to recycle, reuse materials, reduce waste, and reward you with a FREE collar of your choice!

Here's how it works: when you send back 5 old Sirius Republic collars, we'll send you a free collar of your choice. Many of our customers have built up a collection of Sirius Republic collars for their pooches, but just like our clothes, collars get old, dirty, and/or damaged after some time. Instead of throwing them away or keeping them unused somewhere, why not send them back for a free new collar and at the same time help us recycle, reuse and reduce?! It's an awesome win-win situation, wouldn't you say?

So whenever you're ready, send your 5 old Sirius Republic collars back to us and get your next collar free:
Sirius Republic
P. O. Box 2075
Dublin, CA. 94568

Sirius Republic is a member of Bay Area Green Pets, a proactive network of professional, eco-friendly pet product and service providers. We also support various nonprofit animal rescue organizations by donating our hand-sewn collars and leashes, offering discounts, as well as donating a portion of our proceeds to our Rescue Partners. For more info, visit our website www.siriusrepublic.com, and be sure to join us on Facebook and Twitter.

Helping rescue organizations help dogs

Through our Rescue Partner program, we are able to support nonprofit animal rescue organizations financially by donating a portion of our proceeds to them.
Our newest Rescue Partner - Save a Mutt Shelter & Rescue - is a nonprofit group that works to save large dogs from high-kill shelters by providing care, training, and transportation services in the Illinois and surrounding areas.

We're excited to have Save a Mutt Shelter & Rescue as our new partner and we look forward to helping this group of dedicated volunteers save more dogs.

Our Rescue Partner program works like this: when a nonprofit group signs up and becomes our Rescue Partner, we create a unique "rescue code" for them. Anyone that shops with us and enter that rescue code will help that organization earn up to 20% of the proceeds from the order. For more info, see our website.

We recently received these handmade thank you cards from summer campers at the East Bay SPCA.

Rescue Partner: Furry Friends Rescue

We're thrilled to have Furry Friends Rescue as our newest Rescue Partner, a program through which we donate a portion of our proceeds to participating rescue organizations.

Furry Friends Rescue is an all-volunteer, nonprofit companion animal rescue group in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

Since it began in November 1998, this team of dedicated, experienced volunteers have rescued over 12,000 dogs and cats!

Furry Friends Rescue saves companion animals destined to be euthanized in many Bay Area shelters, provides them necessary veterinary care, and places them in loving foster home until their adoption into forever homes.

Besides constantly expanding its foster network, Furry Friends Rescue is working hard to pursue funding for its ultimate goal - the Safe Haven Sanctuary, a multi-acre animal sanctuary where every companion animal that comes to their facility will be guaranteed a safe and happy life.

Sirius Republic is proud to support Furry Friends Rescue! Check out the details and how you can help on their website here.

Our Rescue Partner program allows us to support nonprofit animal rescue groups by donating a portion of our proceeds towards rescuing homeless animals.

Supporting animal rescue

As a long time animal shelter volunteer who has worked with and seen countless dogs being adopted into wonderful homes over the years, I believe in the work of our animal shelters and rescue organizations.

When I started Sirius Republic, I wanted it to be a partner and a friend to animal rescue groups and a year later, we have gained many.

We support nonprofit animal rescue groups in various ways - donation of our products (mostly collars and leashes), and most recenty donation of a portion of our proceeds.

This new program - Rescue Partners - allows us to donate 20% from applicable sales to participating nonprofits. It works like this: once a nonprofit partners with us, we create a unique rescue code for them and anyone who places an order on our website and enters this code helps that rescue group earn 20% from the sale. It's easy, absolutely free, and open to all nonprofit rescue groups.

We also support animal rescue groups by participating in various rescue events to help raise much-needed funds, most recently the Sacramento SPCA's Doggy Dash on June 5, in which they raised almost $200,000, their biggest event ever!

On August 1, we'll be returning to support our friends at the Berkeley East Bay Humane Society in their annual fundraiser Bay to Barkers. This year's event is especially important because of the recent tragic fire that destroyed its facility and the lives of 15 cats.

We also have events lined up supporting the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, Humane Society Silicon Valley, Northern California Weimaraner Resue, Alameda Animal Shelter, etc. See a list of our upcoming events here.

New Beginning New Hope for BEBHS

Yesterday our mailman delivered us a thank you note from the Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society (BEBHS), along with an update on its recovery after the tragic fire that destroyed its facility as well as the lives of many rescue pets over a month ago.

While they're still drawing out their long term plans, BEBHS staff members have found temporary solutions to continue their work in animal rescue, made possible with the help of many individuals, veterinarians, organizations, and businesses. Sirius Republic is proud to be apart of that group to have supported this wonderful organization through the years including this recent tragic incident and we will continue to support them so they can focus on what they do best - rescuing and re-homing animals in our communities.

On Aug. 1, 2010 will be BEBHS's 13th Annual Bay to Barkers dog walk and festival fundraiser. Sirius Republic will be there in our regular booth in the north parking lot of Golden Gate Fields in Albany. This is one of BEBHS's biggest fundraisers of the year and their need is greater than ever at this time. Please come out and join us to support one of the oldest animal shelters in our communities.

Holiday "Animal Arts" Craft Faire

On December 5 we participated in the First Annual Holiday "Animal Arts" Craft Faire, hosted by the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. It was a fantastic event!

This was our first time visiting HSSV's brand new facility in Milpitas, CA, where they have moved to from San Jose about a year ago. It's a beautiful, comfortable and modern facility. All their temporary, 4-legged residents live in spacious, comfortable habitats instead of wire kennels.

We met many people and dogs, including some familiar faces (past customers) who came out to support us. Many dogs left wearing our handcrafted collars and leashes. Helping our customers kept us busy throughout the day so we didn't get much of a chance to take many pictures as we would have liked.

This Sunday December 13 we'll be supporting Furry Friends Rescue in its PAWS, Art & Wine Holiday Faire at the Pooch Hotel in Sunnyvale. We have donated several collars, leashes and accessories for their silent auction. I have a feeling that it's going to be another fantastic event. Come and join us!

For the Love of Animals

by Jennifer Z

This is colossal; the East Bay SPCA is turning 135 years old!

As a longtime volunteer at this organization, I see the efforts, dedication and love its staff members put into their work and understand how important and necessary animal rescue groups are to our communities.

On a weekly basis, I help walk, socialize and train the many dogs who temporarily call the shelter home and us their family. Some get adopted right away while others wait patiently day after day. The exciting news almost always come when I show up for my volunteer shift one day, my favorite long-term resident dog is not there because he/she has just found a new, loving home! Nothing is more positive, inspiring, and encouraging than to see dogs that were once neglected or abused get a second chance at love and a home to call their own.

To celebrate East Bay SPCA's 135^th birthday, another volunteer and I are creating an exhibit showing the organization's 135 years of service via historic pictures, heartwarming stories and interesting artifacts. The exhibit will be on display at the organization's Oakland shelter from now until the end of April and then will be on display at its Tri-Valley shelter in Dublin, CA. Come and check it out!

The Oakland Tribune did a cover story on us and below is a link to the article:

http://www.insidebayarea.com/search/ci_12110789?IADID=Search-www.insidebayarea.com-www.insidebayarea.com