Guest Post
Is it possible to do good while eating something good? Of course! That's what Rescue Chocolate is for.
The Brooklyn-based Rescue Chocolate company produces scrumptious
dark chocolate bars and truffles that are all hand-crafted, vegan, and
kosher. They are only for human consumption, but all profits are donated
to various animal rescue organizations around the world.
A different rescue group is chosen each month to be the company's
beneficiary.To date, there have been 28 monthly partners including Farm
Sanctuary, In Defense of Animals, and Red Rover. Most of the groups
focus on re-homing abandoned or abused dogs and cats. But there have
also been partnerships with groups focused on rabbits, birds, and even
rodents.
Hundreds of other groups have used Rescue Chocolate to raise funds
as well. They purchase the bars and truffles at below-whoesale rates,
and then re-sell at their adoption events, auctions, and other
fundraisers at the regular retail rate, pocketing the difference.
Each of Rescue Chocolate's flavors is named after an issue
important to the animal rescue community. For example, you can feast on
the Peanut Butter Pit Bull bar, which aims to rehabilitate the image of
this misunderstood breed. And there's the Mission Feral Fig bar, which
encourages consumers to learn about humane ways to manage feral cat
colonies.
Rescue Chocolate was founded in January 2010 by Sarah Gross, who
was out walking her rescued miniature pit bull, Mocha, one morning when
inspriation hit. Sarah had always been drawn to the plight of homeless
companion animals. She volunteered at her local animal shelter beginning
back in junior high, which is also the time frame when she became a
vegetarian. Her passion for dark chocolate developed a few years later.
Then she realized she could combine her two loves, and Rescue Chocolate
took off.
And who doesn't love chocolate, or animals, or both?
To find out more, visit www.RescueChocolate.com.
