Ten-year-old, neutered, well-mannered, house-trained Rufus has spent his life making everyone feel loved and appreciated. First it was his human mom and dad. Then it was a new addition to the family, a puppy named Harley, a pup who this older gentleman trained to be just as nice as he was. Rufus expected to live […]
Arnold, the director explains, is the shelter’s “playful clown who loves everyone he meets.” His favorite position is a play bow. If someone looks at Arnold on the “Grant County News” webpage, and expands his color picture, she’ll see that, in addition to his smile covering his entire face, his tail wags so fast it’s […]
Ava is one of those pups who puzzle the staff. The 11-month-old, Border Collie-sized Australian Shepherd, seems to have been schooled. The tri-colored pup is housebroken, leash-trained and even knows commands. Still, someone who should have treasured her let her go, or even forced her to go. The friendly girl was wandering. Of course, Australian […]
Angelica is still a kitten. Yet, the 11-month-old, spayed, onyx-black, little lady has learned the behaviors that should have pleased her people. She’s gentle and sweet, willing and hoping to be cuddled. And Angelica, as her humble posture in her photo shows, tries not to take up too much space or intrude. Maybe, since pets […]
Tiana is a spayed, two-year-old Norwegian Forest Cat, a breed known for its kindness and soul-deep loyalty. These are cats who sit by windows watching for their owner, the most important part of their world, to come home. Tiana would count the moments until she could be beside her person. Most pet-loving people would appreciate […]
Tilly, with her silk-like ears that reach below her chin and huge, soulful eyes, looks like a lost princess. She behaves like one, too. Before she came to the shelter, Tilly had been wandering, looking for the people who’d left her to survive on her own. In the shelter, Tilly demonstrated that she wasn’t a […]
If the year was 1961, Aideen would have had people competing to adopt her. Then, the story of two Redbone Coonhounds, all-American dogs like quiet, spayed, one-year-old Aideen, was read by American adults and children. In “Where the Red Fern Grows”, the beloved, normally easy-going Coonhounds sacrificed their lives to save their ten-year-old owner. No […]
Although she’s only 12 weeks old, blue-eyed, Siamese-mix Cotton has needed extraordinary care from a number of people to survive. Cotton was born at the wrong time, in the worst of winter. When her mama brought Cotton to the porch of the country house, the people who lived there and fed lots of outdoor cats […]
Petite, now-spayed Areyah is even more frightened than her sister Sansa. The eight-month-old kitten is a dilute calico. Some people who’ve loved calicos, might say that’s because calicos are sensitive, intuitive and very good at reading humans. Maybe Areyah felt her humans’ irritation intensely. Maybe hearing yelling cut deeper into her heart. Maybe Areyah felt […]
“The kids didn’t learn responsibility,” the parent said. That was one reason why Sansa, a now-spayed, cloud-gray, eight-month-old kitten and her sisters lost their home. The other reason was that two female cats, that adult owners hadn’t spayed, had kittens. So, all females came to the Shelter. The males stayed. Now Sansa is overcoming her […]
Founded in 2002, the Grant County Friends of the Shelter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that strives to find a home for all the animals in the Grant County Animal Shelter.
Founded in 2002, the Grant County Friends of the Shelter is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that strives to find a home for all the animals in the Grant County Animal Shelter.
When a law enforcement officer asks for help from the shelter staff, it can be very serious. Situations don’t get much more serious than Marley’s was. Read Marley’s story and learn more about how you can help this sweet dog’s recovery efforts.
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Dramatic cases of animal injury and recovery are common at the Grant County Friends of the Animal Shelter and Castle is no exception. We encourage you to read Castle’s story and learn more about how you can help this resilient cat’s recovery efforts.
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Thanks to our donations, the shelter was able to construct a unique outdoor play area where shelter cats can freely jump and climb a cat post or two, catch a few rays, and socialize with other cats and people.
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Thanks to our donations, the shelter was able to construct a unique outdoor play area where shelter cats can freely jump and climb a cat post or two, catch a few rays, and socialize with other cats and people.