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July 2, 2010
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We start a national survey of pet shops to discover their practices of selling rats and mice.
June 5, 2010
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We hold our 5th Annual Rat-stravaganza in Sacramento, CA
October 3, 2009
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We hold our 4th Annual Rat-stravaganza in Sacramento, CA. 13 baby rats get new homes!
August 8-9, 2009
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We have a booth at the Herp World Expo in San Jose to see how many snake owners we can educate about the benefits of buying frozen rodents instead of live rodents. We find unexpected allies in the form of snake breeders!
January 2009
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We share a booth with The Rat Fan Club at the World of Pets Expo in Maryland
August 2008
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We buy a monthly half-page ad in Pet Business magazine, a trade magazine for pet shops
June 28, 2008
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We hold our 3rd Annual Rat-stravaganza in Sacramento, CA
April 11-13, 2008
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We have a booth at the America’s Family Pet Expo at the Orange County Fairgrounds in southern CA
November 2-4, 2007
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We share a booth with The Rat Fan Club at the World of Pets Expo in W. Springfield, MA
September 18-20, 2007
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We rent a booth at Superzoo, one of the 3 big annual trade shows for the pet industry
June 23, 2007
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We hold our 2nd Annual Rat-stravaganza in Sacramento, CA
February 2007
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We expand our Rat-a-tat Chat newsletter from 4 pages to 8 pages, with 4 pages in color
July 22, 2006
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We hold our first Rat-stravaganza! at the Sacramento SPCA in Sacramento, CA
May 30-June 2, 2006
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We rent a booth at the International Conference on Exotics for veterinarians
April 2006
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We join American Humane as an Agency Member
April 2, 2006
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We have a booth at the Wonderful World of Rats event sponsored by Rattie Ratz at the Peninsula Humane Society in San Mateo, CA. We will continue to have a booth at this event each year it is held.
April 2006
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We buy a bimonthly ad in Exotic DVM magazine, for veterinarians
January 2006
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We are listed as a charity on www.missionfish.org, eBay’s opportunity for sellers to donate a portion of their sales
October 2005
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We hold our first eBay Fundraising Auction (we continue to hold one every spring and every autumn)
September 2005
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We buy a monthly ad in Pet Product News magazine, a trade magazine for pet shops
August 2005
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We buy an ad in the program for the Conference on Homeless Animal Management and Policy in Anaheim, CA
June 2005
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We buy an ad in a directory called Shelter Pages published by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)We publish the first issue of our newsletter, the Rat-a-tat Chat
May 2005
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We pay to have a flyer placed in the attendee packet for the International Conference on Exotics for veterinarians
January 2005
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We are listed as a charity on www.igive.com, a website that helps online companies donate money to a charity every time someone makes a purchase
March 2004
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A notice about our new RATS website appears in Pet Business magazine
June 2004
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We learn about 96 rats in Sacramento from several accidental litters who need homes. We hold a rat adoption at the Chico Petco and find homes for 11 rats.
April 2004
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Held World Rat Day craft party
February 2004
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The Phoenix volunteers held another craft booth and raised $437!
January 2004
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Sent press release to pet trade magazines
December 2003
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The Phoenix volunteers held another very successful craft booth at a holiday fair and sold out!
October 2003
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Posted Shelter Info on website; The Phoenix, AZ volunteer group founded by Danielle Stanley held a craft and face-painting booth at a pet adoption fair.
September 2003
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Redesigned brochure
June 2003
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Compounding pharmacist Jennifer K. Gimon of BCP Veterinary Pharmacy in Houston, TX has agreed to insert a flyer about Debbie's Rat Health Care booklet when she sends orders to veterinarians who prescribe for pocket pets!
May 2003
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Received Non-Profit Status
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