Since 2020, we’ve worked hard to help non-profits who are working hard for those with livestock & animals.
Everything Cowgirl 911…
Founded.
Founded Sept. 8, 2020 by Katie Schrock (Oregon) as a breakout group dedicated to the evacuation of livestock during the mass wildfires of western Oregon, volunteers combined skillsets and efforts to create an automated and efficient system.
Community.
The Facebook community was built to provide a forum for needs and assistance, updates and information as an entire state kept tabs on quickly growing wildfires (2020). The group remains today as a community bulletin board capacity for posts of needs and assistance.
Youth Hero Awards.
In 2020, Cowgirl 911 decided to recognize a set number of youth members that went above and beyond during the wildfires. Those youth members were exemplary of the rural community during these times. Read more here.
Cowgirl 911 Gear.
Cowgirl911.com is the only place you can buy official Cowgirl 911 merchandise. For every item sold, the profits at the end of the quarter will be split between the three non-profits of the respective months of that quarter.
Cowgirl 911 Subscription Box.
Curated for the non-profit of the month, the Cowgirl 911 subscription box is a western-themed box of merchandise, goodies, and items. All of the profits will fit the non-profit of the month.
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We are people helping people save livestock and animals. A majority of these groups work with those whose livestock and animals are their livelihood; thank you for supporting them, these non-profits and Cowgirl 911.
How we began…
Founded on September 8, 2020, Cowgirl 911 was an Oregon and Pacific Northwest specific livestock animal evacuation group on Facebook. With the intentions of connecting those in need of evacuation assistance with those volunteers able to transport, founder Katie Schrock started a Google Spreadsheet that included two pages. The first page was for those in need of immediate assistance (which also included time stamps and updates) and the second page was for those that had either facilities or hauling resources to assist those in need.
After just a few hours of being live, Schrock had enlisted her sister, Nicole, to assist in updating forms as she coordinated dispatches throughout Oregon as 37 fires burned on half a million acres! Moments after the origination of the Facebook community group, Raquel Bauer, joined as an administrator, coordinator, dispatcher, and human resources. That night, she was contacted by Amanda Blum, a stranger to Katie but one that had an idea on how to streamline the dispatching system through an online Google Form and ticketing process. Amanda built a team of Dispatch Volunteers who took an online training and the 2020 Pacific NW Wildfire Animal Rescue Dispatch Team was founded.
Through the next ten days, the Cowgirl 911 team with the PNW Wildfire Animal Rescue Dispatch Team were able to assist roughly 20,000 animals find their way to safety. In livestock terms, nearly $10 million dollars worth of animals were relocated out of harms ways at both public and private evacuation facilities. Dispatch teams were able to assist these individuals get home and the Facebook group continued to serve those looking to donate and receive supplies, forage, grains, etc.
As Cowgirl 911 moves into the future, our mission is to continue assisting those registered non-profits that give so much to the people whose way of life depends on the land and animals. Together we can all give a little to help make a better future for many people who have lost everything due to natural disasters or worse.
The Cowgirl 911 public Facebook Page and Instagram are dedicated solely to updated resources and the success stories of the Cowgirl 911 group. If you have a story, contact us via the pages today to get your story told!