Spay & Neuter Cruiser by Yola's Pet Rescue

08/22/2025

Casey with Lightshine is a gifted writer and captures so much of what we do as a Wind River Indian Reservation rescue. The rescue work we do is hard, time consuming. Can be heartbreaking and exhausting.

LightShine Canine: A Rez Dog Rescue summed up the work that many of us do.... Pine Ridge Reservation includes some of the poorest counties in the nation.

To those who say…."You should be helping the people on Pine Ridge". Let me say with great love and a desire for you to have a teaching moment…for you to understand that things aren't always exactly as they appear...

You see a picture of a rescued Reservation dog…that dog doesn't just land in our van….For that to happen…

A Lakota grandmother called us about a skinny dog her grandson has seen around and he is worried that it is sick and community members are threatening to kill it if it does not stay out of the garbage.

A Tribal member made arrangements to go by the grandmother's house and get the dog…she is struggling in her sobriety and being involved in removing this sweet and starving dog gave her something to feel proud of.

Another Community member was given a grocery store voucher for assisting in getting this dog from one side of the Reservation to the other….he was able to feed his family that night.

The young boy told the kids at school that he helped get the skinny dog to safety…his friends said they would like to do something like that.

The animal-loving Oglala Sioux Tribal police officer did not have to go through the hated task of shooting a dog.

The Grandmother was relieved and glad her grandson showed such compassion…she has always told him that dogs were living, breathing creatures with feelings.

The young mother across the street now has our number and will tell us when we can get the puppies she has and get mama spayed.

So dear ones….who judge things on face value…please open your heart and open your mind…

Helping the Dogs is helping the People. They share the same sacred Earth. You can not help one without helping the other.

08/21/2025

We love to see one of our pups living the good life. We saw Finley at her country home.
She was adopted as a wee little puppy back in December.

08/19/2025

Porcupine quill dogs suffer in agonizing pain. Many would face death due to starvation and infection. The vet care is also expensive. Duke’s bill came to almost $600, paid entirely by Yola’s. And since we have limited funds, these are tough cases for us. But once we know about a dog that is suffering, we can’t walk away.
Duke is very happy, feeling better and now we wish him safety and love.

More info: spayandneutercruiser.com

How to support what we do:
💕 Venmo:
❤️Stripe
💗 PayPal: [email protected]
Mail: PO Box 21642, Cheyenne Wy 82003

08/19/2025

Chase is only 3 years old… just a black lab mix with so much life left to live. But while most people see a sad story, we see something even heavier—a dog losing his fight against the walls around him.

Since the beginning of the year, Chase’s “home” has been a kennel. Day in and day out, he battles his own mind… circling, howling until his voice gives out, pushing away food because the stress has eaten away at him. He isn’t running out of time because of space. Not because of his breed. Not because of aggression. Chase is running out of time because his spirit is breaking.

This sweet boy is going kennel crazy. Every single day, we watch him slip further away. The clock is ticking—and it’s ticking fast.

Chase is neutered, up to date on all medical care, and ready to walk out of here TODAY. What he needs isn’t more time in a kennel. What he needs is someone to save him—from this battle he’s losing alone.

🐾 Please, if you’ve been thinking about adopting—come now. Don’t wait. Meet Chase before it’s too late. He deserves more than four walls and despair. He deserves love. He deserves peace. He deserves a home.

📍 Come save Chase today.

See all available dogs at: https://panhandlehumanesociety.org/site/adopt/dogs

08/19/2025

Friends- we are taking donations of used dog cones for our spay and neuter clinic.
We also need flea and tick medicine to give out.
The spay and neuter clinics are free for tribe member dogs and cats, so all help is apprecuated.
Feel like donating much needed supplies and kennels?
Fat Boys Tires on Lincolnway will hold donations for us.

08/19/2025

Duke found a hero - Ksandra picked him up from his home and took him to Stock Doc for an emergency quill removal. The clinic was really busy today, but they made time to take care of this sweet boy. We will update tomorrow.

More info: spayandneutercruiser.com

How to support what we do:
💕 Venmo:
❤️Stripe
💗 PayPal: [email protected]
Mail: PO Box 21642, Cheyenne Wy 82003

08/18/2025

We love when we can we can make someone’s day. We took Thor to the VA to see his dad.
A 1000 thank yous to Jean for fostering Thor.

08/17/2025

Dream - write it down and make it happen. The Cruiser was a dream and in September we will hold our first clinic. There are so many reasons to be thankful. For Project Aid, Lifecare, Dr. Amy Stockton, Vet techs Liz and Kena, our donors, our families, our fosters, our boots on the ground volunteers. Thank you for sticking with us, for dreaming with us, trusting us to do this.

08/17/2025

We have some great news to share. Faith was another momma dog we rescued off the Wind River Indian Reservation. She came with one single puppy we named Hope. Faith waited and waited for right family - and today was the day.
She joins another rescue from the Rez.
She’s a wonderful dog and we are so happy for her.

08/17/2025

Spring is living her best life and it’s been a journey.
She came to us a few years ago with a big litter of puppies. She was one of 52 pets rescued from one address - momma dogs along with a big variety of puppies.
She was adopted and returned because her owner had to move in with relatives and they said she had to go.
We were sad for her - and then her new family came along.