Old Souls Animal Rescue is a 501(c)(3) non-profit rescue founded to give geriatric, special needs, and hospice animal peace and love in their final days.
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10/22/2025
Here is your first batch of bracelets made for us by Beading Divas! They are $20 each. If you see one you like, text 520-334-5966 with your name and the number on the bracelet. Then make a $20 donation to Old Souls at www.givebutter.com/oldsoulsfeelgoodfund and we will make arrangements for you to pick up!
We will also have the bracelets available at our upcoming events: Oct 23 Doggy Dance Party at St Phillips Plaza 6-10pm and Oct 26 Dogtoberfest at Ft Lowell Park 10-4.
10/21/2025
Mark your calendars & come support Old Souls at these fun events!
10/23 - Paws for a Cause Dog Dance Party (new date!)
6-10pm | St. Philips Plaza Courtyard
10/26 - Dogtoberfest
10am-4pm | Ft. Lowell Park
10/25-11/9 - Día de los Mu***os Ofrenda Exhibition During museum hours
✨We’ll have & Old Souls merch for sale at all events (except the Ofrenda Exhibition). Every purchase supports our geriatric, special needs, and hospice rescue animals!
💪Volunteers: check your email inboxes for sign-up links if you’d like to help out at any of these events!
10/21/2025
Two members of the Old Souls pack made their runway debuts at the fashion show last week!
Everyone’s favorite two-legged warrior Gibbs courageously overcame stage fright, while Vinny, our distemper survivor pup, strutted around like he was born for the spotlight! 🌟
Our supermodels were treated to some PB ice cream & even scored awards for their hard work 🥹
For those of you that have been following his journey, Gibbs has spent the last month with his foster family, and we’re THRILLED to report he is thriving and has them completely wrapped around his paw (not that anyone’s surprised)!
Want to get involved with Old Souls Animal Rescue? Check out all of the ways you can help through the link in our bio!
10/19/2025
We took in not one, but TWO dogs who needed us this week! Meet Cairo, a little Frenchie with a big personality! Cairo became paralyzed when he jumped off a bed and landed wrong. But as you can see, he doesn’t let that stop him. Recently, Cairo’s family has been feeling like they are not able to give him the amazing life he deserves and that’s how this little ball of cuteness ended up at Old Souls.
No judgement people! I can hear your thoughts. “I would never give up my dog, no matter what.” “When you bring an animal into your home, it’s meant to be forever.” Let me stop you right there. As much as we would love every home to be a “forever home”, life happens and changes happen. Not every dog is right for every home in every moment of life. If your family or your dog are unhappy, uncomfortable, always stressed, or you are unable to deal with behaviors that have developed, even after training, it’s okay to rehome your dog to a place where everyone will be happy and comfortable and safe. You don’t know what a situation feels like or truly requires until you are in it. So no judgement. This family did what was right for them and for Cairo. In fact, Cairo went straight into our Foster Program. He is now living his best life as an only dog with his Foster Mom and Old Souls Volunteer Grace!
10/19/2025
This week we welcomed Siva to the Old Souls pack! We know very little about her except that she came from a really difficult situation. Her last owner is in hospice so this was an urgent case for us. Luckily Manny and Bailey stepped up to help us as a brand new foster family, and took custody of her immediately after her first vet visit at the Friends of PACC Community Clinic. Welcome home Siva!!!
10/19/2025
Until October 31, we are putting the FUN back in fundraising while letting you get a jumpstart on your holiday gift shopping!!!
Thanks to Beading Divas, we have 70 handmade bead bracelets, each one entirely unique and tagged with the name of the bracelet and the name of the person who made it! Each bracelet wraps around the wrist several times and they come in endless colors, each with at least one tiny paw print charm on it.
Every day we will post 10 beautiful bracelets before 12noon. If you would like to purchase one of them, simply text 520-334-5966 with your name and the bracelet number, which will be showing in the photo. I will text you a link to our donation website, you make the $20 donation per bracelet, and then I will send you local pickup times and locations. For those of you who are not local, let us know and we will look into the cost of shipping them to you!
This is going to be a really fun way for you to shop and for us to bring in donations that help us care for the 87 animals at Old Souls! Here’s a sneak peak at some of them. If you see one (or more!) you like, text me the bracelet numbers, make your donation, and we will pull them off the posting schedule!
10/19/2025
Teddy Swims went back to his foster family after spending the summer here at Old Souls. He got tucked in at bedtime last night right between his foster sister Lili and foster brother Opie, both of whom are Camp Old Souls regulars. We will miss him so much but he couldn’t be in better hands. Thank you Beth and Rodney!
10/19/2025
Happy Sunday! I got to wake up late today … 7am. But Vinny likes to cuddle as soon as he wakes up so waking up is always an adventure. Gracie was sleeping soundly on top of me for the last few hours until Cuddle Monster Vinny broke the peace. Mimi didn’t wake up. She has been sleeping soundly with her face by my face for 6 hours. I know she won’t be with us much longer so I cherish every second with her.
Note: Vinny’s exaggerated twitch is normal. He is a distemper survivor so the twitch is a neurological result of his infection, and a normal part of our lives. Get your dogs vaccinated!!!!!
10/18/2025
Mimi update!
Mimi is not doing well. She has severe arthritis, as bad as it gets. We are using a harness to help her walk. She started Adequan shots 3 weeks ago but we have not seen any improvement so we are moving on to Librela shots. This is a very expensive medication but Mimi deserves it. We never let our dogs live in pain so we are going to try it! The vet ordered it and we will give you an update as soon as she starts this new medication.
We have spent over $2000 at the vet over the past 3 weeks on Mimi, Gracie, RuthE, Rafiki, and a new Old Soul named Siva who is already in foster care. It’s worth every penny to keep our Old Souls healthy and comfortable. If you would like to contribute to their care please make a tax deductible donation at www.givebutter.com/oldsoulsfeelgoodfund. Thank you!!!
10/18/2025
RuthE update!!!
RuthE is being really sweet in her attempt to get into heaven. She was recently diagnosed with cystitis on her bladder. She’s still peeing wherever she wants, which does not include a litter box. She went in for her dental and mass removal from her mouth this week, but our vet had an emergency and had to reschedule.
Oct 29 is the new date!
10/18/2025
Gracie update!!!
Gracie hasn’t been feeling well and she keeps losing weight. We went to the vet this week and tested her for Cushings and thyroid issues that could be complicating her diabetes. She is still super sweet and cuddly but she’s definitely not feeling good. We will update you when we know more.
10/17/2025
Our senior cat Whiskers is officially a foster fail! 🥳
This sweet boy lost everything in the blink of an eye. His human passed away, and just days before coming to Old Souls Animal Rescue, he lost his brother too. While he was safe and cared for here, we knew there was a better home out there for him.
A few weeks ago, he went to stay with his foster, Michelle and she loved him so much she decided to adopt him!
Now he has a forever home, a new sister, and even plays with toys - something he never did at Old Souls!
This is exactly the ending we hope for with every senior, special needs, and hospice rescue animal we take in.
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Old Souls Animal Rescue and Retirement Home is a 501(c)(3) non-profit rescue founded to give geriatric and hospice animals a dignified end of life surrounded by love.
It's hard to imagine, but many animals are abandoned in their old age because they require more intensive care and are no longer playful and youthful. At Old Souls Animal Rescue and Retirement Home, we seek out these forgotten geriatric and special needs animals, particularly those who are within weeks or months of going to the Rainbow Bridge. We feel that after all they have been through, after all the loyalty they have shown their owners despite how they may have been treated, they deserve a dignified end of life in which they feel loved, comforted, and special. When animals come to Old Souls, they spend their time resting on orthopedic beds, eating delicious healthy food (sometimes homemade!), taking just enough medicine to keep them comfortable, and sharing their lives with other old dogs, cats, tortoises, pigs, horses, rabbits, and even chickens. They truly become part of a loving family, many times for the first time in their lives. Thanks to our specially made doggy doors that leads to grassy backyard areas, dogs, cats, and pigs of all sizes can let themselves in and out whenever they choose without navigating steps or having to push on a door. They also have a toy box full of stuffed animals, balls, and chew toys (for those who still have teeth!). We spend quality time with every individual animal every day so for at least a little while each day, each animal feels like they are our only animal.
Foster homes are critical for our rescue, especially forever foster homes - the more fosters we have, the more animals we can rescue. Sometimes when animals come to us, they live for only a few days, but other times, they surprise us and live well beyond their expected years. There are no cages at our rescue - everyone has the run of the house (although there's not much running!). They lounge on the couch, sleep in our bed, and sun themselves in the yard whenever they like. While rescuing these animals always results in tears, we believe that no old animal should have to die alone and scared in a shelter or homeless on the streets, so we give them the dignified end of life they deserve ... and in return they give us endless happiness and incredible memories of their loyal loving spirits.
We are a volunteer-run 501c3 non-profit organization, and we run the rescue out of our home. Paula works full-time for the University of Arizona to keep a roof over the heads of our Old Souls, and to keep some human food on our table, and Isaac works 24 hours a day (literally most days) as our Director of Operations for no paycheck, and without vacations, holidays, and sometimes even without a thank you from anyone. He manages vet visits, volunteers, cleaning, feeding ... you name it! We have volunteers for a few hours each day, and we are incredibly grateful for their help!
We have at least 40 animals in our care here at the Old Souls Hacienda at any given time, and we have many others in foster care. Our foster families are amazing, and we always need more! The more foster homes we have, the more animals we can rescue. Sadly, there is no shortage of geriatric, special needs, and hospice animals that enter our local shelters. A day doesn't go by without us receiving numerous phone calls, emails, or Facebook messages asking for help, not only from shelters, but from local citizens who want to give up their aging animals. Please check out http://www.oldsouls.org/faq.html to see if your animal qualifies to come to Old Souls.
