Moffitt Animal Shelter

08/26/2026

💙 MEET INDIGO! 💙

Sometimes sheltering takes a little creativity and a whole lot of teamwork.

Indigo showed up at Faith and her family’s home one day, but unfortunately, we didn’t have an open kennel to bring him into the shelter. Faith and her family graciously agreed to keep him safe until we had room.

Well… our kennels have continued to fill with emergency cases. And while that’s unfortunate for us, it may actually work out beautifully for Indigo. 🐾

Rather than moving him from Faith’s home ➡️ to the shelter ➡️ and then into an adoptive home, we’d love to send this sweet boy straight from the loving arms he’s already in to his FOREVER HOME! 🏡💙

We had Faith take Indigo to the vet, and his vetting is being handled through us just like any other shelter animal. His regular adoption fee still applies.

Now we just need to find Indigo’s person.

If you’re interested in adopting this handsome little guy, fill out an adoption application for INDIGO! And if you can’t adopt, please share. His new family might be one share away. 🐱💙

And a huge thank-you to Faith and her family for being willing to tag-team with us and give Indigo a safe place to land while our shelter is bursting at the seams. This is what community rescue looks like. ❤️

08/26/2026

Thanks for having us this morning!!

08/26/2026

🚨 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM JOURNEY 🚨

Journey is still a work in progress and isn’t quite ready for adoption yet… BUT apparently he has reviewed his contract and discovered that International Dog Day is, in fact, about HIM. 😂🐶

He would therefore like to formally request that everyone pay the Bestie Tax immediately.

📸 Drop a picture of your dog in the comments.

Journey and the rest of us would like to:

1. Admire them.
2. Compliment them excessively.
3. Make completely unqualified assumptions about their personalities based on one photo.
4. Decide who looks most likely to have committed a felony involving a trash can.

No dog? No problem. Show us your granddog, neighbor dog, work dog, or that one dog you met three years ago and still think about sometimes.

👇 SHOW. US. THE. DOGS.

This is not a drill.

Happy International Dog Day! 🐾❤️

08/25/2026

🐾 WE ARE FULL. And we mean FULL full. 🐾

This little kitten puddle thought it would be a good time to help us share an important update:

We are currently at capacity for BOTH dogs and cats and are unable to take in any new animals right now.

We know this is incredibly frustrating and scary when you’re trying to find a safe place for a pet. We are working through our waiting list as quickly as we can, and as soon as a kennel or space opens up, we fill it.

If you need to surrender a pet, please don’t rely on just one shelter or rescue. Reach out to as many organizations as you can and expand your search to whatever distance you’re able to travel. Shelters and rescues everywhere are struggling with space, so finding an opening may take several calls, messages, and a little patience.

And we need to say this part as loudly as we can:

🚨 PLEASE DO NOT ABANDON YOUR PET OUTSIDE. 🚨

A domesticated dog or cat cannot simply be turned loose and expected to “figure it out.”

They’ve spent their lives depending on people for food, clean water, shelter, safety, medical care, and protection from the elements and other animals. They did not grow up learning how to survive in the wild. You were their safety net.

Leaving them behind can mean hunger, dehydration, injury, illness, being hit by a vehicle, attacked by another animal, or worse.

If you’re overwhelmed and don’t know what to do, keep reaching out. Keep asking. Keep looking for options. Even when we don’t have physical space to take an animal, we want people to choose a safe next step rather than abandonment.

Please be patient with shelters and rescues right now. We promise, we aren’t saying “no” because we don’t care.

We’re saying “not yet” because every safe space we have is already occupied by an animal who needed us, too. ❤️🐾

And in the meantime, this kitten puddle will continue its very important work of being ridiculously adorable.

08/24/2026

**Wright County/Eagle Grove**

This girl was picked up outside of eagle grove running!! Hamilton county doesn’t have animal control so the Good Samaritan took her home. We do not have her! Please help us share and get this pup back where she belongs!

08/24/2026

📚🐾 A Back-to-School Message from Mama 🐾📚

Mama wanted to pop in and wish all of our students, teachers, school staff, and families a VERY Happy Back to School! ❤️

As one of our longest-staying shelter pups, Mama knows a thing or two about patience, perseverance, and continuing to put your best paw forward, even when life doesn’t go exactly the way you hoped.

So Mama has a little advice for the new school year:

🐾 Be kind. Especially to the person who seems hardest to be kind to. Sometimes the people who need kindness the most are the ones who have the hardest time showing it themselves.

🐾 Don’t let a bully decide how you feel about yourself. Their words say far more about what’s happening inside of them than they ever will about you.

🐾 Do your best. You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to keep learning, trying, and growing.

🐾 Be generous. With your friendship, your encouragement, your patience, and your smile.

🐾 Ask for help when you need it. Strong people don’t have to figure everything out alone.

🐾 And take some chances! Raise your hand. Try something new. Join the club. Sit with someone new at lunch. Ask the question. Try out for the team. Big discoveries often begin with someone brave enough to say, “I’m going to try.”

And if you have a rough day, remember Mama. ❤️

She’s still waiting for her big moment, too. She keeps getting up, wagging that tail, loving her people, and believing that tomorrow might just be her day.

Here’s to a school year filled with learning, laughter, courage, kindness, and plenty of reasons to wag your tail.

Go make Mama proud. 🐾🎒✏️❤️

08/24/2026

Jake is the kind of dog who wants to be wherever his people are. He follows us from room to room, loves attention, belly rubs, and being included in whatever is happening. He has been wonderful with kids of all ages who have visited.
And play? Jake is ALL about it! 🎾

He loves:
🐾 Playing ball or with any toys
🐾 Tug-of-war
🐾 Running and exploring and getting zoomies
🐾 Getting attention from his people
🐾 Belly rubs
🐾 Having a playful dog to hang out with

He's an incredibly curious, energetic young guy who would thrive with an active family that wants a dog to actually do things with. A playful canine companion could also be a great fit for him.

Jake is smart, too! He has already picked up several things we've been working on with him. He may occasionally add a little Husky-level drama to the process 😂, but once he understands what we're asking, he does listen and follow directions.

Like any young Husky, Jake is still learning. His curiosity and energy can get the best of him if he's left alone without anything to do. He needs mental stimulation, activity, and companionship. When he's bored, he's very capable of finding his own entertainment—which isn't always the kind of entertainment his humans had in mind. 😂

He's also very interested in smaller animals and tends to see cats as potential playmates rather than understanding that they may not share his enthusiasm. He isn't mean to them, but he does like to pester them and try to get them to play. He's not a good match for a home with large animals because he wants to chase them.
But underneath all that Husky curiosity is just a really, really good boy who wants to be loved, included, and kept busy. ❤️

https://moffittanimalshelter.org/adoptionapplication/

08/23/2026

SOS we need wet kitten food! They’re eating us out of house and home and shelter! We can take any time in our donation box which we check regularly!

08/23/2026

08/21/2026

We have something fun up our sleeve but are wondering about any other rescues/shelters that will be raising money during the Hwy 3 garage sales going on during Labor Day weekend. Reach out if you’re a shelter/rescue so we can try something fun!!