The Paw Patch

11/12/2025

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This Thanksgiving, help Indy CARES support Marion County pet families — or come get the help you need.

We’re hosting a one-time drive-thru pet food giveaway for dogs and cats.
📅 Wednesday, November 26, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
📍 Indianapolis Animal Care Services (2600 S. Harding St.)
🚗 Drive-thru only — please leave pets at home
🕛 While supplies last
Must be a Marion County resident.

If you’d like to help, we’re collecting unopened, unexpired dog and cat food for the event!

Drop donations at IACS by Monday, November 24.

Together, we can make sure no pet goes hungry this Thanksgiving. ❤️

11/11/2025

🫶🇺🇸🥾🎖🪖 Happy Veteran's Day to all who have served and are actively serving.

11/11/2025

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Looking for a way to help fill the pet food pantries for those in need? Check out our Chewy wish list here: https://www.chewy.com/g/indianapolis-professionals-advocating-for-animal-welfare_b144456904 -list&wishlistsortby=DEFAULT

11/09/2025

SOAR is an incredible Indy resource and definitely deserves the support. Without support, they cannot continue doing their mission of saving lives. Please consider donating, no amount is too small. 🐾🫶

We need donations to build back up our vetting funds. We got $60 last night. Thank you to those donors.

Unfortunately, that’s not sufficient for the work we are doing. If you support the work we do, consider sending a donation of any amount. We handle cases year round where so not ask for help; but we *need* to build our funds back up.

Felt like a smack in the face to see the lack pf support, but no one owes us anything and humbled my own emotional response by recognizing the huge support we have year round. I’m grateful for it, we survive solely from it.

My personal mental health becomes threaded when we are going week to week - very common this time of year, not uniquebut I cannot focus on whats next when vetting funds are low. It impacts all waking hours of my thinking and makes me less functional.

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/soarinitiative

https://venmo.com/u/dbishop93

Thanks for considering a donation so I can breathe easier!

11/08/2025

Patch fam, we collected 298 pairs of socks for our friends at Lambswear!! Thank you so much for your contributions. 🧦🧦🧦

11/08/2025

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11/07/2025

Super cool rescue in Michigan City, IN! 🐈‍⬛️🖤

11/05/2025

Please consider donating to your local (or far away) animal shelter this week to show your support! 1 bag of food, 1 pack of paper towels, 1 jug of cleaner... no donation is too big or small. ❤️‍🩹🐾🐩🐈‍⬛️🐀🐍🐖🐦

11/04/2025

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Heartworm is a bigger risk than you may realize.

11/03/2025

🩷🐖🎃 Help share the pumpkin season love with our local farm friends!

Happy Halloween everyone!! As the fall season comes to an end please don’t throw your pumpkins away. Consider donating them to the animals at Oinking Acres instead! They absolutely love pumpkins.

Pumpkins can be brought to the sanctuary and fed to the pigs during our public open hours (Saturdays 11am-2:30pm) OR they can be dropped off anytime during the week. There will be a crate labeled “pumpkin donations” at the end of our drive. Please deposit your pumpkins there.

Oinking Acres Farm Rescue & Sanctuary- 8420 North County 650 East Brownsburg IN 46112

We will not be able to take any that are carved, moldy, painted, or bleached.

Thank you all 🎃🧡

11/01/2025

We LOVE this handsome boy and really want him to find a spectacular home! 🐾🫶🐕

✈️ Meet Jet! ✈️

Handsome, gentle, and full of love — that’s Jet! 💙 This 5-year-old, 80-pound sweetheart is the definition of a good boy.

Jet is fun, well-mannered, and happiest when he’s close to his people. He’s great with other dogs (and even chickens! 🐔) and has an easygoing personality that makes him a joy to be around. His favorite pastime? Fetch! 🎾 Hand him a ball and he’s in heaven — just be ready for a few rounds before nap time.

Jet is house-trained, polite on a leash, rides wonderfully in the car, and doesn’t bark or chew unnecessarily. He’s a loyal companion who loves walks, car rides, and lazy afternoons by your side.

He’d do best with a secure yard, a family who respects his space at mealtime, and someone ready to give him the love and stability he deserves.

Jet truly is one special dog — a steady, loving soul looking for his forever co-pilot. Could that be you? 💛

➡️Read more on Jet here: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/jet-78758916/in/indianapolis/love-of-labs-in287/?referrer_id=47b74b53-dbc2-4c08-99a8-c279a2d8bfd4&utm_source=api&utm_medium=partnership&utm_content=47b74b53-dbc2-4c08-99a8-c279a2d8bfd4

➡️Apply to adopt here: https://lolin.org/apply-for-a-dog/

10/31/2025

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👻🎃☠️ Trick or treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat (but, don't give your pets Halloween candy)!

While it may be the scariest time of year, it doesn't have to be for your pets. Here are 7 tips to help prevent any scary situations. You can find more information at avma.org/Halloween.