Quarter One Rescue Partner: Pet Adoption Network

Dear friends and furr-iends,

When we originally hatched the idea of Chickpea Says..., the whole point was so that we could directly support small, volunteer-run animal rescues in the greater Rochester, NY area. Smaller localized groups are the ones that make a direct, tangible impact in their communities, and are also the ones that struggle the most to maintain adequate funding--oftentimes, volunteers of these groups have to drain their own wallets in order to sustain rescue efforts. 

Our solution: donate $1 from EVERY item sold to a rescue partner local to the Rochester area. Not just $1 from each sale, not just 1% of net profits, but $1 donated from every item sold. Rescue partner beneficiaries rotate on a quarterly basis, so as to share the wealth across multiple organizations, while still providing ample opportunity to maximize donations for each group. 

For our first quarter of doing business, we wanted to give back to the rescue that started it all for Chickpea: Pet Adoption Network!

Pet Adoption Network (PAN) is a 501(c)3 rescue organization that has been serving the Rochester community for over 20 years. PAN is a no-kill, foster-based rescue that takes in homeless and surrendered cats, obtains veterinary care for them, and adopts them out into loving, responsible forever homes. PAN has spent nearly $100k on medical expenses for their rescues since 2019, and that number is set to grow with the onset of 2024's kitten season. Read their full story here, or donate directly to PAN via Paypal. 

Chickpea's Not-So-Gritty Origin Story:

On June 10th, 2020, PAN took in a dirty, starving orphaned kitten and dropped it off at one of their foster homes. That night, this teeny weeny kitten, who was covered in fleas and smelled like a dumpster, was named Chickpea (she was soon joined by another orphaned kitten from the west side, dubbed Pinto). Chickpea the kitten quickly sought to irreversibly change her foster human's life for good, and soon solidified her status as a foster fail. 

Chickpea's entire story is all thanks to Pet Adoption Network. We will be forever grateful to them for taking her in, getting her top-tier veterinary care, and allowing her foster human to keep her. Even if our apparel isn't your cup of tea, please donate directly to PAN to help them continue their life-changing animal rescue work in Rochester, NY. 

Gratefully yours,

Chickpea (& her human)