Friends of the Providence Animal Care & Control Center

08/09/2025

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08/09/2025

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08/09/2025

Safe Providence Animal Control Center 💕

Log 389 intact young male white pbt mix found on Pavilion Ave nearest Ocean St (02905) dragging a black leash without a collar on 8-3-25. No chip

please call ☎️401-243-6040 ☎️
or send us a message

Note: These animals are still in their stray hold (5 Business days) while we look for the owners. They are not available for adoption at this time. Please no adoption questions as they may be returned to owner or transferred out to other shelters/rescues

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08/05/2025

I love this story ❤️ please read with tissue close by💕

Earlier this week, a 14-year-old boy named Elijah showed up alone at a small animal shelter in rural Iowa, holding a cardboard box with both hands. Staff members assumed he was dropping off a stray — but when they opened the box, they found a small, elderly dog wrapped in a baby blanket, with a note taped to the inside lid.
The note, written in neat but shaky handwriting, read:
“Her name is Pepper. She’s 16. My grandma passed away last week and she was her dog. I promised I’d take care of her but my foster family says I’m not allowed to keep pets. Please help her find a new home. She’s very good. I love her.”
The boy explained that he had walked over five miles from his foster home to bring Pepper to a safe place. He didn’t want her to end up on the street or in a kill shelter. He had been feeding her with his allowance money and saving bits of his own dinner for her. But he said goodbye anyway, gently kissed the dog’s forehead, and left the shelter quietly before anyone could stop him.
Touched by his story, the shelter staff immediately made Pepper their top priority. They shared her story — and Elijah’s note — on social media. Within 24 hours, the post had gone viral, reaching millions.
Donations poured in, not just for Pepper, but for Elijah too. A local couple who had lost their own dog months before came in to meet Pepper — and adopted her on the spot. Even more remarkably, after reading about the boy’s act of love, another family reached out and began the process to foster — and potentially adopt — Elijah himself.
This week, Elijah was reunited with Pepper in his new home. He cried when he saw her, and Pepper wagged her tail and leaned into him like no time had passed.
Sometimes the purest form of love comes from those who have the least to give — and give anyway.
Credit to the respective owner.
Random Acts of Kindness, Nevada County, CA

08/02/2025

07/29/2025

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07/28/2025

Spay and neuter for Cats special!

They know no bounds, no solar system nor absence of gravity can keep the puffs at bay. Trouble puffs were wreaking havoc in SPACE on the Starship Enterprise in the 1960’s, they are unstoppable! Only YOU can stop ✋ their powers of multiplication! Neutering is the only way! Our spay and neuter program lives on! Male cats are $105, females are $130! Each cat will receive vaccines, spay or neuter and a microchip! Appointments are on Fridays, drop off is 7:30am, pickup 3:30 pm. Please contact us at [email protected] and boldly go where no puff has gone before! Providence residents could qualify for additional discounts!