TRAIN Team Rescuing Animals in Need

Do you have any items for our garage sale this Saturday? Let us know and we can schedule pickup or drop off.

If you’d like to help the people and pets affected by the recent tornado in Streator, please reach out to Pet Pack Rescue Initiative, they’ll get the supplies where they need to go.

Hey pack! It’s Alyssa!

In times of need, I’ve seen this community come together. Many of us have survived devastating storms, and know how debilitating they can be to our community. Last week a portion of Streator, Illinois was devastated by a tornado. For those of you that went through this in 2013 in the washington tornado you know how significant the impact was on your life. The small community of Streator is now facing this as well. Many of those in the homes on Carriage Lane do not have insurance and they are navigating trying to hold it all together.

I moved to Peoria in 2010, but originally I hail from Ottawa, about 10 to 15 minutes from where the storms hit. I’ve known the animal control officer in Streator for many years. Amy Ragusa is a fantastic human being. We’ve pulled dogs from her in the past and she goes above and beyond to help her community and more ways than one. I asked her how we could help her and she sent me a short list of items that they need. She said people often help in the immediate crisis, but her stockpile is very low. I told her I can’t promise her that we’ll be able to supply much but that we would try. I’m asking members of the pack, members of the Greater Peoria community to consider donating items on the wish list for those they were impacted by the tornadoes in Streator. We will collect donations from now until next Saturday with the intention of delivering them the week of June 21.

Items can be dropped off at 8703 N. University suite F Peoria, IL in our dropbox at your convenience this week. There is also a number on the flyer to text if you need several items picked up. Food, leashes, and collars, and cat litter are most needed. They are supplied on other items at this time.

If you live out of the area, but are in the south suburbs or the Joliet/Morris/Coal City/Minooka area there is a number to text for that as well! Nikki is able to help pick up items that way.

Thank you for helping vulnerable dogs and cats stay in their home as their owners navigate a really challenging time in their lives. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out via p.m.

We are still looking for a foster for Rocky. A couple of our board members met him today and he wasn’t nearly as shy as we thought he would be. He came running right up to us when we went out in the back yard.

He’s as much of a tank as he looks like it is. The biggest drawback is that he does mark. But we can supply some belly bands.

We also found out that the guy has a 6yo daughter so he is good with kids.

Email us at [email protected] if you’d be interested in fostering.

Have you been doing some spring cleaning and have stuff to get rid of? Shoot us an email at [email protected] and we can organize pickup for our garage sale on 6/20/26. We just ask for no clothing, it just doesn’t tend to sell very well.

We are still looking for a foster for Rocky. We have found placement to the 2 females in the home, but not him. Were told he originally came from a puppy mill at around 11 months old and is very timid. So a quiet home with a confident dog or two that can help show him how to be a dog would be the best fit.

If you’re interested in fostering please email us at [email protected] for a foster packet.

Do we have anyone that would be willing to foster a frenchie? There is a 3rd one that we don’t have pictures of yet.

The grey one is an approximately 3 yo male. The other one is a female, but we don’t know the age.

We can’t help without fosters.

Email us at [email protected] for a foster packet.