Introducing
ANIMAL MEETING CRASHERS Your next virtual staff meeting or friends meet-up of any size, can be interrupted by one of our cute animal meeting crashers. 1 FUR 1 invites you to meet our amazing therapy animals who work to offer healing to people in need. Most of the time, these amazing therapy animals live with […]
Year In Review
2023 has been a year like no other before. 1 FUR 1 Foundation has experienced huge leaps forward. We created an innovative data tracking software that allows us to launch national field surveys while accurately capturing impact information for all programs and their teams across the nation. Each of our program partners overcame challenges and […]
Overcoming Pandemic Struggles
2021 was the year of overcoming at 1 FUR 1 Foundation. In the second year of the pandemic, we felt the shock wear of and anxiety set in. We experienced many ups and downs but survived it all. We are still standing, ready to deliver on our mission for another year. Most of the challenges […]
Growing Together
What happens when a small but mighty nonprofit gets acquired by the state? Well…together we can achieve a lot more: More animals will be able to get retrained for new careers Additional paid staff is able to help more people in need Expand the availability of services in a greater area Increase awareness about animal […]
Mental Health Crisis
Even before COVID-19 pandemic a mental health crisis has been brewing in our country. At 1 FUR 1 Foundation, we want for people in crisis to have free access to animal assisted services. Therefore, we’ve launched virtual sessions (in another words; A.R.E. ) plus a new program in TN, SC, NC and now NJ. This […]
Superhero FUN
Animals Helping Others The month long 2020 Animal Superhero Photo Contest has ended but the encouraging stories of animals who make people’s lives better, will remain forever. From encouraging therapy dogs, mini horses and donkey who heal children with disabilities to trained court dogs helping crime victims go through the U.S.A. judicial system. And let’s […]
Amazing Animals: Meet Charles, Canine Advocacy Chill Dude
Usually calling someone a “lazy dog” is an insult, but for Charles it is an advantage. His handler Karen Alvord says “that’s what we need because we need him to stay calm and relaxed to help people stay calm and relaxed.” Charles provides invaluable service to children in court as part of the Canine Advocacy […]
Grief-stricken Dogobituary
RIP Manny Lee 7/17/09 – 9/20/19 Manny lived a full life with his brother Gus who always took the lead. When Gus passed, Manny had to learn how to be independent and found many friends along the way. We celebrated birthdays, holidays and played on the grass everyday. As he gained a canine group of […]
Heartbreaking Dogbituary
Dolan Lorenzo von Matterhorn Velde Victor III was born May 6, 2009 near Indianapolis, IN. During his younger years he lived with a family who had several dogs and a cat. He was primarily kept outdoors. One day the family could no longer afford to feed Dolan; he was severely underweight, malnourished and his health […]
Amazing Animals: Meet Chips, A Life Changing Mini Horse
A Journey of Healing Sometimes, the biggest heroes are those who have, at some point needed a hero of their own. This goes for humans as well as animals; again and again, we see those who’ve lived through struggles coming out stronger and being able to help others. One shining example is Chips, a pony […]