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Pen Pals, Inc. Animal Shelter

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Pen Pals, Inc. Animal Shelter

We are a non profit pet shelter providing positive animal care with trained inmate caregivers. We are a dog and cat adoption facility.

Positive pathways of hope create healing in pets and people.
Once we receive an animal in our care they are vaccinated, de-wormed, tested for major diseases, and before they leave for their forever home, they are spayed/neutered. We work solely on donations and volunteer veterinary services. We accept dog or cat food, blankets, towels, animal beds and of course toys to keep our

pets busy. Tax free donations can be received in the form of check or money order and mailed to the above address or you can also use our PayPal link. Today’s donation is tomorrow’s assistance in providing quality care for abandoned or unwanted animals. If you are interested in adopting or would like to donate to our worthy cause, please do not hesitate to call 225-634-6051.

05/30/2026

Big thanks to Tractor Supply in Zachary ! We adopted MARTHA, LIL MAN and BENTLEY ! Yeah!

05/30/2026

Yall swing by Tractor Supply today ! We are in Zachary TS in the garden section!
We have numerous small/tiny dogs!
Bentley is adopted! Ty for supporting PenPals Prison Pet Program!

05/30/2026

Just a reminder !

05/30/2026

Please come see us at Tractor Supply in Zachary ! 10-2 TODAY✅
We will have : 6 lbs Maltipoo m, 10 pd fuzzy wonder m, sh*tzu senior m, puppies (lab mix) ! And Happy a charming terrier queen!
From lap dogs to lounge lizards ! We have one that will fit your lifestyle !

05/28/2026

We will be at Tractor Supply Co. in Zachary this Saturday. 10-2
We will have some super cute animals!
Puppies PITS and pets! We got em all!

05/28/2026

LETS GET REAL ABOUT ANIMAL RESCUE!

When “Rescue” Becomes Survival
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People love posting cute puppy photos.

People love saying “adopt don’t shop.”

People love sharing heartbreaking animal stories for 30 seconds and then scrolling on.

But almost nobody wants to talk about what rescue actually looks like behind the scenes.

Animal rescue is:
Crying in parking lots because there’s nowhere left to place another dog.

Choosing which animal gets help first because you physically cannot save them all.

Watching rescues drown in vet debt while people complain about adoption fees.

Pulling starving, abused, dumped, neglected animals from situations humans created.

Being expected to work 24/7 for free while still being judged for every decision made.

Getting up in the middle of the night for emergencies, no holidays with famlies, this is our lives!

Here’s the harsh truth:
People are breeding animals they cannot afford.

Dumping pets when they become inconvenient.

Leaving dogs chained outside in heat, cold, storms, and filth.

Treating living souls like disposable garbage.

Then the SAME people turn around and attack rescues for being “full,” for charging adoption fees, or for not answering messages instantly.

Rescuers are exhausted.
Fosters are burned out.
Shelters are overflowing.
And animals are paying for human irresponsibility with their lives.
And here’s another truth people don’t want to hear:
Constantly tagging rescues or “animal people” on every stray post and then getting mad when they say No is not saving animals it creates unnecessary drama that can be used saving lives!

Rescues cannot magically create space, money, fosters, transport, or supplies out of thin air.
Instead of only tagging someone else, people can:
Offer to foster temporarily.
Help catch the animal safely.
Provide food or a safe place overnight.
Share posts with accurate location information.
Donate supplies instead of criticism.
Help with transport.
Sponsor vet care.
Spay and neuter their own pets.
Speak up when they see neglect or abuse.
Stop supporting backyard breeders.

Everybody wants rescue to exist until it’s time to actually help carry the weight.
Because rescue is not built on money.

It’s built on heartbreak, sleepless nights, empty bank accounts, ruined mental health, and people who keep going anyway because the animals deserve somebody who won’t quit on them.

The world failed these animals long before rescue stepped in.

If this post makes people uncomfortable, maybe it should. 💔🐾

05/23/2026

Y’all Come see us today at Petsense Zachary for your next puppy adoption !
Clyde is a lab/collie mix m, 10 wks! …..Martha is a shepherd /dane 4 mth female

05/20/2026

Thanks for being a top engager and making it on to my weekly engagement list! 🎉

Vicki McCarroll, Melanie Asbach, Erin Lewis Ross, Janice Sousa, Marsha Wirick Lindsey

05/20/2026

Thank you Petsense Zacharyfor sending a load of donations ! They really helped by finding bird seed, bird toys and so many super great foods, treats, and canned goodies ! Thank y’all !

Address

5568 Highway 68
Jackson, LA
70748

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 4pm
Tuesday	8am - 4pm
Wednesday	8am - 4pm
Thursday	8am - 4pm
Friday	8am - 4pm

Telephone

+12256346051

Website

http://Penpalsrescue.com/

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