Rational Animal
Rational Animal is a non-profit organization founded in 2002 with the mission of creating media and special events to help at-risk animals.
Operating in New York and California, creating media and special projects to increase awareness and help at-risk animals. Founder of the Animal Guardian Ribbons awards, celebrating the people who go beyond the call of duty to help at-risk animals.
05/31/2024
Wonderful pictures of the Posh Pets cats enjoying their new Mother's Comfort Project Westchester beds and toys in their new and improved cat rooms.
This is Micho. He's another Posh Pets cat at the PetSmart in Greenburgh waiting for his special someone. He's a very handsome boy and, as you can see, really enjoyed playing with his new catnip toy from Mother's Comfort Project Westchester. He's also got an adorable curly tail! Check him out at: https://poshpetsrescueny.org/animal/?id=68828467
05/16/2024
Meet Vincenzo. Mother's Comfort Project Westchester donated 25 cat beds and 25 catnip toys to Posh Pets for their new improved cat rooms at their Long Island shelter (see photos). We delivered the beds to their PetSmart location in Greensburgh where they will then be transported to Long Island. But we thought we'd get Vincenzo's stamp of approval. He thought they were the cat's meow and, by the way, to please come check him out! He's an adorable sweet boy who is waiting for a home with other cats so he can play with some friends! www.poshpetsrescueny.org https://www.facebook.com/PoshPetsRescue
Mother's Comfort Project Westchester donated 30 cat beds & 25 catnip toys to the cats of Puppy Kitty NY City rescue in Queens. They have so many wonderful cats waiting for homes. Puppy Kitty NY City also does Trap, Neuter, Return in Queens, an essential service to reduce the cat overpopulation and humanely, safely trap, spay/neuter, ear-tip the right ear (to show they've been altered), and either find a home, if socialized and adoptable, or return them to their community home. Please visit their adoptions page (they also have dogs for adoption) https://www.puppykittynyc.org/adopt.html . And please consider fostering to get a cat out of the shelter while waiting for their furrever family.
04/30/2024
NYC Second Chance Rescue opened up a rescue center in Queens (in addition to the dog shelter in Verplanck). Mother's Comfort Project Westchester was happy to bring them 37 cat & small/medium dog beds and 25 catnip toys for the animals at the new location. Jennifer Brooks, co-founder, is pictured with the beds, along with views of the beautiful new cat rooms and some cozy cats. Please visit their adoption page https://nycsecondchancerescue.org/adopt/ or consider fostering https://nycsecondchancerescue.org/foster/ .
04/23/2024
As promised, photos of some of the dogs at NYC Second Chance Rescue on their 26 new Mother's Comfort Project Westchester beds (most of them really big dog beds for the bigger dogs). We are so glad that the bigger beds truly fit the Karanda beds so well. These dogs truly need to find their forever homes. They are in the best shelter, truly cared for with multiple walks every day. But many of them have just been there too long. Please visit their adoption page https://nycsecondchancerescue.org/adopt/ or consider fostering https://nycsecondchancerescue.org/foster/ . Fostering is so important as it helps them get out of the shelter, acclimate to a home environment, destress, and let their true personalities shine which helps them to find their best home. Please share this post.
04/16/2024
Last week, our volunteer Deb Cohn-Orbach delivered 20 beds and 70 catnip toys to Bideawee animal shelter in New York City. Both cats and dogs were seen enjoying their new plush beds. With this extra bit of comfort, they now have a place to heal, play, and nap while waiting for their forever homes. This is the mission of Mother's Comfort Project.
04/03/2024
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Susan Brandt, the founder of Rational Animal, along with Marney Blair have a podcast called "Critter Chat". The overall mission is to increase the conversation amongst us about the animal world. You can read more about it in this article.
Speaking out for the animal kingdom: Critter Chat makes its way to KVMR's airwaves Susan Brandt and Marney Blair are in the business of animals. To clarify, they are passionate animal advocates who want the human species to be more aware of the vast
04/03/2024
What to do on a rainy day in New York City? Volunteer Deb Cohn-Orbach’s thoughts turned to the homeless cats in the shelters waiting for their forever home. She made 62 catnip toys on behalf of Rational Animal to keep them busy and add some joy to their lives 😻.
02/06/2024
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Give your furrever love a comfy, cozy Valentine's Day gift! We have beautiful new cat & dog beds in the store perfect for their favorite spot, the sofa, carriers, or your car. They are also fully washable and dryable. By purchasing one of our handmade beds (with donated fabric - keeping fabric out of land-fills), you are also helping support the Mother's Comfort Project and the thousands of beds we have donated to rescues/shelters to comfort animals waiting for their permanent comfy spot in a home. Check out the beds pictured here and many more in the online store: https://rationalanimal.storenvy.com/collections/1921801-cat-dog-beds
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02/02/2024
Mother's Comfort Project Westchester is so happy to have donated 32 LARGE dog beds to Adopt-a-Dog for every single dog at the rescue (plus some)!! They are a wonderful dog rescue located in Armonk, NY. Please donate, volunteer and adopt! https://adopt-a-dog.org/adopt/
Stewie thoroughly enjoyed inspecting the new catnip toys and 50 new beds donated to Animal Nation for their new cat adoption location at PetSmart in Stamford, Ct (288 West Avenue). She gave them her stamp of approval. They expect the grand opening of the Stamford location to be in early February (keep in touch on their website, www.animalnation.org). In the meantime, you can visit the cats up for adoption at their other location at PetSmart in Norwalk, CT (525 Connecticut Avenue). Stewie is one of many barn cats at Animal Nation's Farm Sanctuary where they care for approximately two hundred animals...horses, cows, sheep, goats, emus, pigs, geese, ducks etc. They also have a wildlife rehabilitation center helping many injured animals return healthfully to their wild homes. They are an amazing organization. Please donate, volunteer and adopt!
One more from Furrr911 - couldn't resist since Juliana was having such a great time with her catnip toy on her new bed!! http://furrr911.org/adopt/
01/18/2024
Sharing some of the other Furrr911 recipients of our Mother's Comfort Project Westchester beds and toys at the PetSmart in Mohegan Lake, NY. Please visit them and all the other sweet cats waiting for homes most every Saturday afternoon, http://furrr911.org/adopt/.
01/17/2024
Mother's Comfort Project Westchester just donated beds and toys to the Furrr911 cats up for adoption at the PetSmart in Mohegan Lake, NY. This is Estee, one of the beautiful cats who need furrrever homes. She loved her new bed and toy. Please visit her and all the other sweet beauties most every Saturday afternoon, http://furrr911.org/adopt/.
11/07/2023
Our NYC volunteer Deb donated 48 handmade beds and 127 catnip toys on behalf of Rational Animal to NYACC (Animal Care & Control). We are so grateful they allowed her into the cat rooms to place some beds and toys in the cat’s cages. There is an upcoming senior cat adoption event. Watching the older cats with our catnip toys allows potential adopters to see their active and playful sides. Knowing the cats are relaxing on our beds is so satisfying. This is why Deb makes Mother’s Comfort project her mission.
11/02/2023
Our volunteer Deb is having fun assembling cat and dog beds with donated fabric scraps. Pretty soon the animals in the NYC shelters will have some comfort in their cages.
08/02/2023
Bideawee in NYC has opened their new location in Chelsea, and we went back to photograph the kittens, puppies and dogs on the beds and playing with the toys that we crafted and donated. It's so rewarding to add comfort to their cages while they wait for their forever homes. The shelters are overloaded with pets right now. Adopt, don't shop.
07/29/2023
Volunteers Deb Cohn-Orbach, Tiger Buchman and Lee Ebbs crafted 100 cat/dog beds, 160 catnip toys, 100 kitten spiders and 20 dog pull toys. They were delivered this week to Bideawee in NYC. The pets will have these comfort items when Bideawee opens in their new location in a couple of days.
07/19/2023
Sewing at home does have its drawbacks, especially when it is time to pack up the beds and prepare for a delivery-lol.
06/27/2023
Rational Animal donated 30 cat beds, 150 kitten spider toys, and 150 catnip toys, created by our volunteer Tiger Buchman, to Joanne Pacheco. Joanne is a certified TNR rescue powerhouse. She turned an entire room in her home to a fostering space. The cats inhabiting it will be the recipient of Tiger’s handiwork.
05/23/2023
Kittens sharing a Mother's Comfort bed as they wait for adoption at foster Mom Elaine Keating-Brown's home.
05/13/2023
Sending Mother’s Day greetings from the Mother’s Comfort Project 🐈🐕❤️.
03/18/2023
Sending out big thanks to Croton Pet Station, www.crotonpetstation.com, for supporting Mother's Comfort Project Westchester by selling our home-made catnip toys. If you're not in the Westchester, NY area, you can still purchase these adorable bags of 4 catnip toys at the Rational Animal store, https://rationalanimal.storenvy.com/. All proceeds go to support our programs to comfort at-risk animals while they're waiting for their furrever homes. Much gratitude to our volunteer Marylou Santoro for making these toys.
02/21/2023
For the second consecutive year, New York volunteer Tiger accepted the Betty White Challenge. She created 100 beds and small animal and catnip toys. Tiger and Deb combined forces and made deliveries to several shelters around the five boroughs.
02/21/2023
Our New York City volunteer Deb contributes to our mission by sewing beds for shelter cats. Her own cats provide quality control.
11/13/2022
For our 20th anniversary year, we helped Friends of Grass Valley Animal Control Shelter with a !
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Creating a Catio for Grass Valley / Nevada City Animal Shelter in Northern California Cats at this shelter needed more space to exercise, socialize and get fresh air. With the help of our donors, Rational Animal spearheaded this project that h...
11/03/2022
Inside the Catio today as it rains cats and dogs 😻someone come take us home 💕
11/02/2022
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10/26/2022
Happy customer in Maui taking home Artists with Animals Notecards Series I and 2. Thanks for supporting our work for at-risk animals! See link in our bio to get some for your holiday gifts.
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Our Story
We were founded in New York City in 2002 by Susan Brandt to increase awareness and help at-risk animals using media and special events. We have achieved a lot, working with the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals under Michael Bloomberg to air TV spots and posters to promote adoption and spay and neuter; creating Gingerbread Homes for Animals, a holiday event to increase awareness for all animals around the city - domestic, wild and working; creating NYC’s first shelter map; registering the Orange Ribbon to represent at-risk animals with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office; running Mother’s Comfort Project to sew now over 10,000 beds for animals in shelters in NYC, Westchester County and now in Sacramento and Grass Valley, California...soon in Salt Lake City. We are all volunteers working to help at-risk animals. Please support us!
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