What is the Rexcue Railroad?
The Rexcue Railroad is for volunteers who want to help transport rescued Cornish and Devon Rex to their new homes. Other "mutant fur" breeds such as the Sphynx, Selkirk Rex, Peterbald, Don Hairless, American Wirehair and LaPerm will be considered on an individual case basis. We only transport altered cats that are rescues. We do not transport cats that have been purchased from a breeder. Another cat may join the ride but only if one of the listed breeds is also being transported and the drivers are not allergic to it. It is NOT intended for people who want a free cat!
Ryan, a FeLV+ Cornish
male, was rescued from a Nebraska hoarder in 2003. He was transported via
the Rexcue Railroad to his new home in Ohio. Click here
to read Ryan's follow-up story.
Golda, a Golden Chocolate
Patched tabby Devon female, made it from her foster home in Palm Springs,
Calif., to her new home in Eugene, Ore. Thursday April 4-7, 2002: a distance
of 964.6 miles and about 16 hours and 18 minutes in driving time. Click
here to read Golda's story.
Bluebell,
a blue Cornish, made it from her former home in Upland, California to her
new home in Blanchard, Michigan. Julie, a Rexcue Railroad volunteer, got
Bluebelle at the Detroit Metro Airport on March 6, 2002 and met Kim (left)
in Alma, Michigan that night. Kim took Bluebelle from there to their new
home in Blanchard. Click here to see photos
of Bluebelle in her new home.
Raji, a Sphynx/Devon
hybrid, was transported from Rhode Island to Maryland the weekend of January
26-27, 2002. His trip took about seven hours and covered 358.78 miles. Tom
(right) picked him up at the shelter and took him to NJ, where Jeanette
got him up and took him to Pennsylvania. From there he made it to Maryland
and his grateful forever family. Click here to see
more about Raji.
Pixie
and Dixie, both Cornish Rex, made the long trek from Arkansas to Ontario,
Canada the weekend of June 23-24, 2001. Their trip took six volunteer drivers
and two overnight stays. Click here to see their
story.
Dixon, a Devon Rex,
could not fly directly to Wichita, Kansas due to an airline heat embargo.
So he flew from California to Missouri after a layover in Michigan. He was
met by a Rexcue Railroad volunteer with whom he spent the night before meeting
his new mom September 10, 2000 in Kansas. Click here
to see Dixon's story.Click here to return to the Rexphiles' Cornish Rexcue Web page.
Contact Greta Huls if you need help transporting your rexcue.
Announcing
the 2006 Rexphiles calendar! Featuring 12 rescued Cornish Rex, Devon Rex,
and Sphynx.
Buy from the store at cafepress.com. One dollar from each item purchased will support rescue and transport efforts.
All images are © 2006
and cannot be used without my written permission.