Omaha Wags To Riches Inc
About Omaha Wags To Riches Inc
Omaha Wags to Riches helps neighbors keep pets in their homes when money gets tight by putting together pet food packages for families who need a little help getting through the month. It also rescues animals that need care or placement, including pets affected by overpopulation, breeding, age, medical circumstances, or neglect. For donors, the appeal is simple: this is work that supports both sides of the bond, the person trying to hold things together and the animal depending on them.
What sets Omaha Wags to Riches apart is its focus on keeping pets with their people when that is still possible. When that is not the right answer, it pays attention to where an animal goes next, using foster and placement support to match pets with the right caretakers. It also talks openly about the real cost of owning a pet, which makes the help feel practical instead of abstract.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Pet food packages
Provides pet food packages to assist neighbors who are having trouble affording pet food.
Animal rescue
Rescues animals affected by overpopulation, breeding, breed, medical circumstances, age, or neglected conditions.
Foster and placement support
Places pets with certain needs with the right caretakers and uses fostering to help animals stay safe and cared for.
Pet owner education
Educates pet lovers on the expenses of owning pets.
Support for families in hard times
Assists families and pet owners who are facing financial hardship and need help keeping pets at home.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
To help take the burden off overcrowded shelters and keep current pets in their loving homes by putting together pet food packages for neighbors who need a little boost to get through the month.
Who they serve
Pet owners and families in Omaha facing financial hardship, along with pets at risk of shelter intake, euthanasia, or neglect.
How your donation helps
- Pet food packages for neighbors who need help affording pet food
- Care for rescued pets
- Support for fostering and pet placement
- Operating support for rescue work and fundraisers
Our story
Omaha Wags to Riches began about 10 years ago, when a group of animal-loving friends saw how many pets were being euthanized because of breed, medical circumstances, or age. That led them to build a rescue focused on helping with overpopulation, educating pet lovers about the expenses of owning pets, supporting families in hard times, and placing pets with certain needs with the right caretakers.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Omaha Wags To Riches Inc’s services.
Pet owners who need help can contact the organization by phone at 402-378-6950 or by email at ow2rrescue@gmail.com to ask about pet food packages and rescue support.
In their words
We would help by putting together pet food packages to assist our neighbors that just need that little boost to make it through the month without having to go broke on pet food.
Big or small we save them all!
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Omaha Wags To Riches Inc has shared.
Current needs
- Pet food donations
- Items from the Amazon Wishlist
- Monetary donations to support pet food packages and rescue care
Volunteer opportunities
- Fostering rescued pets
Recognition & press
Press & mentions
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
How does Omaha Wags to Riches help pet owners facing hard times?
It puts together pet food packages so neighbors can get through the month without having to go broke on pet food.
What kinds of animals does the rescue focus on?
It helps animals affected by overpopulation, breeding, breed, medical circumstances, age, or neglected conditions, and places pets with certain needs with the right caretakers.
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