News and event updates at West Star Ranch
Building materials and skilled volunteers!
We are seeking donations of building materials for the thrift store, including drywall, mud, plywood, bathroom fixtures (we need an ADA compliant sink and toilet), lumber, bathroom flooring, and the…
Temporary Store
You'll find new items, along with your old favorites, including our Ranch cats, in our temporary store.
Soil Testing!
The first step in the process to bring the new store to West Star! Thanks to Civilwise Engineering for their help and guidance during this daunting process!
Tear down of old thrift store
Work is progressing quickly - but the store REMAINS OPEN during construction!
Misty & Sassy
Here's one of our favorite success stories -- Misty and Sassy were brought in by their owner's family. Their mom passed away, and the family was unable to care for…
The temporary store
We're adding new merchandise every day! We're counting on our loyal supporters to continue to shop the store during our renovations. Thank you for your support!
Elsie
Elsie was abandoned at the ranch when she was just weeks old. She's an official Ranch Dog now.
New Thrift Store Preparation
We were busy last weekend erecting 2 large event tents donated to us by the wonderful Pet Food Bank, which we will use as a temporary store during the change-out…
West Star Boards Dogs!
West Star Ranch Animal Rescue charges just $15 per day for dog boarding. And the dogs think they're at summer camp -- just look at that smile! Give us a…
Cat Relaxation
While everyone was busy cutting and clearing trees, Big Foot and Pumpkin enjoyed a shady spot near the house. Somebody's got to supervise!
Making Room for the New Store!
We had to take down some trees to make room for all of the improvements coming! Thanks to our crew of volunteers - Don Simons, Alanna, Morgan, Greg, Frank, Mary,…
Thank you Don Simons
Don is always there to help us with our big projects, and this day was no exception. He is the consummate professional and we are so very grateful for his…
Raising the “Cat Barn”
This storage building has been repurposed as a "Cat Barn," to store all things cat near our main feeding station. Thanks to our volunteers, Sharon & Courtney, who helped with…
We Love Daschunds!
Terry with Rocky and Heidi with Nutmeg, two adorable rescues who are now our official "Ranch Dachshunds."
Tank Tops
A large donation of Las Vegas/desert/southwest tank tops was received, and we have these adorable shirts listed on Ebay for a very reasonable price! Links to each item are shown…
Amazon Prime Day
Amazon's third-annual Prime Day is on Tuesday, July 11 and will feature more than 100,000 deals exclusively for Prime members, making it one of the biggest shopping days of the year. Remind…
Smith’s Inspiring Donations
WEST STAR RANCH is Excited to Announce a New Donation Program! West Star Ranch is one of the charitable organizations enrolled in Smith's donation program. Smiths has created a new…
Dry Cat Food Shortage
The Ranch is supporting so many cats that our dry food reserve is very low. We would sincerely appreciate donations of dry cat food, any variety. Thank you!