The Team

The rescue currently has 2 main foster centres in the North Island, with individual foster homes NZ wide.

  • Rachel – Wellington foster center, chairperson for the trust board
    Rachel has a passion for needy rats. Having raised a large number of rescue litters she has experience with both young and old. She is also a moderator on the NZ ratclub forum.
  • Stephanie – Auckland foster center, secretary and treasurer for the trust.
    Stephanie has owned rats for over 10 years and specialises in knowledge of rat genetics. With over 100 rats having passed through her care she has a lot of experience with handling rats from every background.
  • Kelsey – Auckland foster coordinator.
    Kelsey has a passion for rescues, with a menagerie of animals in her care from needy backgrounds. She currently coordinates the rescue efforts in the Auckland region.
  • Jade - board member
    Jade has a huge heart for rescue rats, with almost all her personal rats being ex-rescues. She helps design a lot of promotional material for the rescue
  • Peta - Hamilton foster center and board member
    Peta is one of New Zealand’s leading rat experts. Working closely with her vet she has extensive knowledge of the latest medical treatments for rats and various afflictions. Peta is also the founding member of the NZ ratclub – a club which has brought together ratlovers from around the country and made the rescue possible.
  • Trudi – Nelson board member
    Trudi has a heart for rats, and heads up the rescues fundraising and publicity commitee.
  • Lissette – South Island foster coordinator
    Located near Christchurch, Lissette takes in many of the South Island rescues, and is in charge of coordinating foster homes in the South Island and finding homes for the rescue rats there.
  • Amy – Dunedin board member
    As a previous responsible rat breeder Amy brings a wealth of knowledge of rats to the rescue. She keeps a limited number of rats as pets, and acts as oversight on the rescues daily operations.

A number of volunteers also make up the rescue, assisting with transport, cleaning and socialisation of the rats in our care.