Storybook Rescues, Inc

We are both a rescue organization and a sanctuary dedicated to saving domestic and farm animals from abuse, abandonment, injury, and potential death. Our mission includes restoring their health and building trust through a network of compassionate foster caregivers. All foster applicants undergo a vetting process to ensure the well-being of the animals. Animals that are rehabilitated and deemed adoptable receive spaying, neutering, or gelding and are placed in carefully vetted permanent homes. Those that cannot be adopted will spend their lives at Storybook Rescues. The organization was founded by Merrick Stern, who dedicates significant time to the trap-neuter-return (TNR) of stray and feral cats in South Central Texas. She also organizes adoption events and speaks on the importance of TNR, sterilization of pets, and humane treatment of all animals. As of mid-August 2024, Storybook Rescues has helped over 400 cats and kittens this year alone, with 46 of them finding new homes. The majority of the remaining cats have been returned to their original trapping locations. In addition to cats, we have also rescued 21 dogs, four horses, and eight other species this year. We believe that every animal deserves to live in a humane environment where they are loved and treated as part of a family.