Great River Rescue

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas from all of us at Great River Rescue! We hope your day is filled with lots of love and snuggles from your fur-babies🎄❤️

12/24/2025

Thank you The Spot Dog Grooming for doing such a fantastic fundraiser for our shelter pets. You do great work!! Thank you to all of the clients that donated, your support means the world to us💙💚 Hambone was one of those donors, and he was adopted from us last December!

12/24/2025

Our jaws DROPPED from the amount our community and the clients of The Spot Dog Grooming came together to donate!! Our shelter pets and all of us at the shelter are truly blessed, THANK YOU!!💚💙

12/23/2025

Do you recognize these cats? All 5 were brought to us by the Bemidji City Pound today. Please click on each cats photos for info on where they were found and when their stray holds are up.

12/23/2025

Great River Rescue will be closed from 12/23/25 to 01/05/26 for the holidays! 🎄❤️ We’ll reopen on 01/06/26.

We are absolutely amazed by the number of recent adoptions—nearly all of our dogs and most of our cats have found loving homes! Thanks to our adopters, donors, volunteers, and supporters, our staff is finally able to enjoy a much-needed holiday break (though they’ll still be on-site caring for the animals!)💚💙

During these two weeks, our team will continue caring for the pets in the shelter and accepting surrenders and new intakes; we just won’t be open to the public.

From the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU for being such incredible supporters. We truly couldn’t do this without YOU! 💚💙

Happy Holidays from all of us at Great River Rescue! 🎄

12/22/2025

We’re feeling so blessed, thank you to everyone that’s donated!💚💙

Only 2 more days to donate!!🎄 I will be taking everything over to Great River Rescue after work on Tuesday the 23rd! Drop items off or donate cash from 8-4:30 in the salon! Let's give the shelter animals a Christmas they deserve!💚

12/22/2025

Meet our dog and cat of the week, Oreo🐶 and Sally🐱!

Oreo is a 6 year old black lab, who is going to make the best companion! She is an extremely sweet, cuddly, loyal girl who does great with other pets and kids. Oreo loves to play fetch, snuggle, and just be around her people. She’d be a great family dog!

Sally is a 2 month old female kitten, the last of her litter waiting for a forever home! She is super sweet, snuggly, playful, and wonderful with other pets. She’s truly a bundle of joy!

Learn more or schedule an appointment to meet them on our website!

12/22/2025

Thank you so much Jenny's Beehive for doing a giving tree to go towards medical care for our shelter pets! We’re so appreciative of the generosity of our supporters, thank you!💚💙

12/20/2025

Lots of adoptions! Hopper, Bohdi, Sushi, Felix, and Gizmo all found their forever homes. We’re so happy for these wonderful fur babies!🥰❤️

12/19/2025

Tomorrow is the LAST day of 50% off adoption fees! It would be so wonderful if we could get more of our pets adopted before Christmas❤️💚

View all of our adoptable dogs and schedule an appointment here: https://www.greatriverrescue.com/adoption-2/adoptable-dogs/
View all of our adoptable cats and schedule an appointment here: https://www.greatriverrescue.com/adoption-2/adoptable-cats/

Give a pet a home for the howlidays, and fill your season with love❤️🐾🎅

12/19/2025

Do you recognize this kitty? This male cat was brought to us by the Bemidji City Pound today after being in their care since 12/12/25. He was found near Itasca Loop NW. He will be on a stray hold until 12/22/25 before being available for adoption.

12/19/2025

It’s impossible to pick just one photo of Vanellope—she’s simply too adorable! And just like her bandana says, she’s been a very good dog this year. She deserves the perfect home for Christmas ❤️🎄 Vanellope has been with us since September, and she’s more than ready for her holiday wish to come true. If you’re searching for a bouncy, playful, and delightfully goofy pup, Vanellope is your girl!

Learn more about Vanellope or schedule an appointment to meet her here: https://www.greatriverrescue.com/adoption-2/adoptable-dogs/
Reminder that tomorrow is the last day of our 50% off adoption fees!