Tlc-ND Animal Rescue

06/01/2026

Peeps around the Devils Lake area…please keep an eye out for Gekyume. He is very missed by his people! If you see him or manage to retrieve him, please contact the owner on his tag. If he has lost his collar, please contact Tlc-ND Animal Rescue and we can get in touch with the owner.

Per owner:

05/30/2026: Gekyume broke through his harness at 6am at the Grahams Island State Park campground #38, SW of Devils Lake. We spent all day driving and walking through the whole campground calling for him. And we went through the campground multiple times that night to see if we could find him. We had to leave the following morning to head back home to MN.

If you see him please try to approach quietly, he's very timid.

He should still have the same blue breakaway collar on as the one in the first picture. It has a tag with his name engraved in the front and my number on the back.

If you see him please try to approach him calmly, he is not food motivated when he is stressed or scared.

05/29/2026

05/20/2026

UPDATE:

Mama and babies reunited 💕.

Please excuse the slightly blurry picture…the playpen is completely covered so it was a little dark. She is a complete Mama Bear if she sees another cat anywhere near her babies 😉.

What happens the night before you have to leave by 6:30 the next morning for a spay/neuter trip? Kittens, of course!!

05/19/2026

Vets warn pet owners ‘bobcat fever’ is now affecting domestic cats. Here’s what to know: https://www.kfyrtv.com/2026/05/19/vets-warn-pet-owners-bobcat-fever-is-now-affecting-domestic-cats-heres-what-know/

05/19/2026

Three words of advice for reaching out to animal rescuers: assume the best.

Assume that if you’re reaching out to someone who does animal rescue, you’re reaching out to someone who has a huge heart. Assume that they care deeply about saving lives. Assume that if they don’t respond to you right away, or at all, it’s because they’re so busy helping animals. Assume that you’re the 10th, 20th, or 100th person to reach out to them today asking for help. Assume that if they can’t help you, it’s because they are already at max capacity. Assume that you do not know or see a fraction of what is on their plate. Assume that they might be exhausted. Assume that they might be grieving, or tender. Assume that they are a loving, kind person who is a source of good for the world. Assume that they are worthy of being treated with consideration and respect. Assume that they are human.

Because 9 times out of 10, if you assume these things about an animal rescuer, you will be right. So when you reach out to an animal rescuer, let your words be filled with gratitude, patience, and understanding. Don’t use your words to jab at animal rescuers for not being available enough, not doing more, not “caring,” not being able to single-handedly save the world. Treat animal rescuers with compassion, not just when they can help you, but even—and especially—when they can’t. And when they can’t, don’t assume the worst. Assume the best.

Photo by . Words by my emotionally taxed brain. 💕

05/18/2026

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05/15/2026

Please fix your pets!!!!

Rescues are overflowing, low on funds, and everyone involved in rescue is getting burned out!

05/15/2026

Is this anyone's cat? It has been on the south side by hamster for the last few days. Just wondering if it got dropped off or something. There is someone interested in keeping it if it isn't claimed.

05/14/2026

THIS! Please call while they are young to be socialized…not when they are 6 months old.

We get a ton of calls from people usually towards the end of summer or early fall asking for help with cats. They found a mama cat and kittens in their yard in the summer but wanted to watch the kittens grow and observe them . Come fall, the kittens are older and they want them moved indoors because it’s getting cold outside. I cannot stress to you enough do not wait til fall after kittens are 4-6 mo the old, PLEASE call right away so that the mom can get trapped and fixed and kittens can get socialized with possibility of adoption. By waiting until fall, you’ve just insured that they are now feral and will have to end up being barn cats or not caught at all. The mother will probably be pregnant one or two more times by then as well. Early intervention is the best. The most crucial time for kittens to be socialized with people is between two and seven weeks. If you miss that very important time frame for socialization, it becomes increasingly harder to tame a kitten. By 16 weeks of age a kitten might tolerate people but it may never make a good house cat. It has missed critical socialization times. It’s never too late to try however , it can take much longer for socialization and some will be successful and some will not.