Ani-Meals: Meals on Wheels for Pets - Twin Cities

05/08/2026

We picked up a beautiful seal-point Siamese cat on Monday. His owner is moving and can't take Tyson with him. Tyson is about two years old, male, friendly, thin but is a good size and gets along with Jen's cat and dog. Jen is fostering him until we can get him place at The Bond Between. I don't think he's neutered yet, but he is being vaccinated Tuesday. He is so mellow--if I wasn't allergic, I'd take him home! If anyone is interested in adding a friendly cat to your household, please contact me.

03/06/2026

We are sorry to say goodbye to Midnight, beloved pet of Terri. Terri said: "Those expressive eyes always moved me. Midnight was an intuitive, independent thinker, and his personality matched mine after my son left him in my care at about 1 year old. I gave him space to adjust.
Looking back, his watchful eye reflected whether to trust, and he was hopeful about our bond, which took time to establish.
Past photos show our early connection.
My beloved Midnight will be missed terribly." I think that the light-colored dogs are his children and I'm sure they miss their dad. I only met him once, but I was immediately drawn to his sweet disposition. I'm sure our beloved pets wait for us in heaven!

02/14/2026

Riley & Kirby want to wish everyone a Happy Valentines Day! They are faithful fans of Ani-Meals and have been donating Purina Dog Chow Little Bites to all their buddies that receive Ani-Meals for several months. It is heartwarming to have people of Minnesota coming together to take care of each other. Thank you to evyerone who cares and is helping their neighbors. Have a great weekend and enjoy the sun!!

02/10/2026

Some kind soul had 7 bags of Purina Dog Chow Little Bites delivered to us--which is exactly what we need for our February delivieries! The problem is that the delivery person left them at our door over the weekend and we found three empty boxes by our front door on Monday. We truly appreciate everyones help--but it's better to order on a Sunday so the donation arrives during the week. In the past Chewy just redelivered, but this time I was told they would contact the customer to get permission to resend.

Other than that, I hope everyone has a good day! Fyi, CES has increased our food shelf hours to: Tuesday-Thursday: 1pm to 6pm and Friday: 1pm-3pm. You can make an appointment online or by phone (612-870-1125) and you can also come to the food shelf twice a month. You can findout more about CES at: cesmn.org
Here's Pepe le Meow--he's a real character and looks a lot like Pepe le Pew!!

01/14/2026

We received another donation of Purina Dog Chow Little Bites, thank you so much to our anonymous donor! Meals on Wheels America just sent me this video that describes what Ani-Meals does:

This is "2024 Pet Appreciation Week Video" by Meals on Wheels America on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

12/01/2025

I got to work to find a box of goodies from Chewy! Thanks to the generosity of Roberta, we have enough Fancy Feast cans and litter for our December delivery and a good start on Wellness cat pouches. Roberta also gave us some gift cards we can use for pet food at Aldi. Thank you Roberta!

I picked up presents from Gifts For Seniors and we are wrapping the presents to be delivered with the December pet food deliveries. For some of our seniors, this is the only present they receive. Gifts for Seniors tries very hard to give each client what they wished for; they are a great organization.

11/13/2025

we just received 66 pounds of pet food yesterday from an anonymous Chewy donor! Now I have enough Meow Mix for December and a good start on Friskies cans, Purina cat chow and some Friskies treats--always a hit! A big thank you to our anonymous donor! Here's a picture of Pepe le Meow, he is a very handsome, large and mellow cat!

10/29/2025

Hi everyone, I just wanted to say that I really appreciate all the people who have donated pet food to Ani-Meals this year. We have received 11 donations totalling $392 from Chewy since May and it really helped! During our fiscal year (April 2025-March 2026) we have been able to feed 140 cats and 48 dogs. The money donations through the cesmn.org website has helped me purchase quantities which has been a big help, too. THANK YOU so much for caring about our clients pets. The pets give them a reason to get up in the morning. Here's a picture of Milo coming back from getting his nails trimmed at K9 & Kitty Kutters--they treat him like the king he is and he loves going there!

08/08/2025

Happy International Cat Day! What are your cats doing today?

08/07/2025

Hi everyone, I'm in need of substitute drivers to help deliver pet food to our clients. Our next delivery date is this Saturday, August 9 . Routes are all in Minneapolis and take about an hour. Pickup time is between 10am and noon. Drivers receive the pet food, some litter and a route sheet with all the delivery information. Drivers call the clients to remind them they are coming.

If you are interested in helping out, please contact me at [email protected]. You also need to fill out a volunteer application: https://www.volgistics.com/appform/1397733299

If you would like to know more about how we help out our clients and their pets, email me and I will send you my fiscal year report called Paws Post.

Thanks for caring!

07/31/2025

My long-term volunteers, Michelle and her kids Nathan and Kiera just moved out of state. I will miss visiting with them and having them help me with the driver pickups. I am looking for one or two volunteers to help me the second Saturday of the month from 9am to 11:30am.
We help load pet food into volunteer drivers cars. This is a good opportunity for students who need to have community service hours. The next date is Saturday, August 9. If you have any interest, please fill out our volunteer application: https://www.volgistics.com/appform/1397733299
and contact Melanie at [email protected] for more details.