Rock n' Rescue

Rock N’ Rescue is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization based in Bedford Hills, NY. Our mission is to both rescue and re-home pets in need. Our primary focus is to assist families looking for a pet that is not only happy and healthy, but a pet that can provide a therapeutic solution for emotional and physical ailments. Although we specialize in cats, we also custom search for dogs, guinea pigs and other pets for approved adopters.

The heart and soul of our rescue is our motto “We Rescue Pets to Rescue People,” and we strive to spread this message with our many community outreach programs.

We welcome volunteers – individuals and groups from kids to seniors – who assist in a variety of fun and interactive job and amazing adopters from near and far who give our pets the happy beginnings and a lifetime of joy that they deserve.

LIVE. LOVE. ROCK. ADOPT

We have community outreach programs for people of all ages. Our programs are designed to help people cope with factors that make their situations difficult and/or to enhance the quality of their lives. Some examples include our nursing home recreational therapy program. We bring cats/kittens (and sometimes bunnies and puppies) to nursing homes to interact with the residents. This monthly program involves a visit where residents can both cuddle with kittens and discuss specific cat-related topics. Others that cannot hold the animals play with kittens that are contained in a playpen and they try to “catch” the kitten with a toy. 

We've held read to kitty classes for those that need extra help in a setting designed for learning but providing them comfort at the same time. It is open to children of all ages and any type of learning difficulty. 

For people that are looking to shed some of their excess stress we have kitty yoga classes. Regular yoga instructors, the yoga class and a bunch of kittens all working in semi-unison. The people get a good and healthy workout and the animals provide the entertainment and the invention of their own yoga moves. 

Another program is our monthly journey to Ann's place. There we bring the animals to provide animal assisted therapy sessions to cancer patients and their families. The intuitiveness of the cats really shows here. They really seem to know who wants to play and who can only manage to cuddle. It is heartwarming. 

What we really want to do is expand our community outreach programs and reach more people. We are planning to host more in our very own “home” classroom and using animal assisted therapy & community gathering spaces to help more people. We have enlisted therapists who will work with us and their patients using the animals as part of the healing process with their clientele. We aren’t just talking about a sterile building full of pets in cages that get adopted. We are talking about a healing destination for rescue animals and people to interact with anyone that wants to visit, lift their spirits or anything else that can help them through their day. So yes, we will still be an animal rescue but so much more to offer patrons of all ages.