Northwoods Humane Society

08/22/2025

Spotlight on these 3 month old sisters:

We were surrendered as the last of an unplanned litter. Our mom was an Anatolian Shepherd/Great Pyrenees mix (weighing in at 95 pounds), and they think my dad was a Labrador. Needless to say, we'll likely be on the larger size when we're all grown up. We hope to visit with you soon!

Good With Cats: Yes
Good With Dogs: Yes
Good With Kids: Yes, have been around kids our whole life.
www.northwoodshs.org/adoptable-dogs/
We're open 12-5pm today.

08/21/2025

Do you know me?
Unneutered male found in Forest Lake. No collar, no microchip.
Call: 651-982-0240. Please be prepared to provide proof of ownership.

FOUND ANIMAL:
This animal has been safely impounded under Companion Animal Control. For updates on the outcome of this animal (reclaimed, sent to rescue, etc.) visit our website. We do not adopt out animals directly to the public, if you are interested in fostering an animal at the end of the stray hold please have your rescue intake coordinator contact us through our website.

Case ID: 2025-364
Date: 2025-08-21
Jurisdiction: Forest Lake, MN
Breed: DSH
Age Group: Adult
Gender: Male

Since 2011, we’ve been providing professional & humane animal control services in Minnesota & Wisconsin. As the largest animal control contractor in the area, each year our team dispatches to nearly 1,000 requests for animal pickup, placement and protection to help hundreds of animals within more than 50 individual jurisdictions across:
Anoka County, MN
Ramsey County, MN
Washington County, MN
Pierce County, WI
St. Croix County, WI

08/21/2025

Alumni Update: ❤

We adopted Sarafina on 7/13/25! She quickly proved herself to be a skilled hunter. Unbeknownst to us we had a mouse in the house, but she caught it, her second night here! Thanks for bringing her into our lives! She loves to play, cuddle and chase her older sister!

08/21/2025

Do you know me?
Friendly female, found in Denmark Township. No collar, no microchip.
Call 651-982-0240. Please be prepared to provide proof of ownership.

FOUND ANIMAL:
This animal has been safely impounded under Companion Animal Control. For updates on the outcome of this animal (reclaimed, sent to rescue, etc.) visit our website. We do not adopt out animals directly to the public, if you are interested in fostering an animal at the end of the stray hold please have your rescue intake coordinator contact us through our website.

Case ID: 2025-363
Date: 2025-08-20
Jurisdiction: Denmark Township, MN
Breed: DSH
Age Group: Adult
Gender: Female

Since 2011, we’ve been providing professional & humane animal control services in Minnesota & Wisconsin. As the largest animal control contractor in the area, each year our team dispatches to nearly 1,000 requests for animal pickup, placement and protection to help hundreds of animals within more than 50 individual jurisdictions across:
Anoka County, MN
Ramsey County, MN
Washington County, MN
Pierce County, WI
St. Croix County, WI

08/21/2025

Do you know me?
Found in Lake Elmo. Unneutered male. Very Sweet, no collar, no microchip.
Call 651-982-0240. Please be prepared to provide proof of ownership.

FOUND ANIMAL:
This animal has been safely impounded under Companion Animal Control. For updates on the outcome of this animal (reclaimed, sent to rescue, etc.) visit our website. We do not adopt out animals directly to the public, if you are interested in fostering an animal at the end of the stray hold please have your rescue intake coordinator contact us through our website.

Case ID: 2025-361
Date: 2025-08-20
Jurisdiction: Lake Elmo, MN
Breed: German Shepherd mix
Age Group: Adult
Gender: Male

Since 2011, we’ve been providing professional & humane animal control services in Minnesota & Wisconsin. As the largest animal control contractor in the area, each year our team dispatches to nearly 1,000 requests for animal pickup, placement and protection to help hundreds of animals within more than 50 individual jurisdictions across:
Anoka County, MN
Ramsey County, MN
Washington County, MN
Pierce County, WI
St. Croix County, WI

08/21/2025

Our supporters are wonderful! 💝
A huge thank you to all of you who have sent us donations since our last plea - we've received over $4,000 in supplies, gift cards and donations so far!
I overheard one of the staff say it best yesterday when someone came in to drop off some more cat food and litter - "our community is incredible!”
A big shout out to our local FedEx delivery drivers too!

08/20/2025

Do you know me?
Female, no collar, no microchip. Found in Forest Lake.
Call: 651-982-0240. Please be prepared to provide proof of ownership.

FOUND ANIMAL:
This animal has been safely impounded under Companion Animal Control. For updates on the outcome of this animal (reclaimed, sent to rescue, etc.) visit our website. We do not adopt out animals directly to the public, if you are interested in fostering an animal at the end of the stray hold please have your rescue intake coordinator contact us through our website.

Case ID: 2025-360
Date: 2025-08-19
Jurisdiction: Forest Lake, MN
Breed: DMH
Age Group: Adult
Gender: Female

Since 2011, we’ve been providing professional & humane animal control services in Minnesota & Wisconsin. As the largest animal control contractor in the area, each year our team dispatches to nearly 1,000 requests for animal pickup, placement and protection to help hundreds of animals within more than 50 individual jurisdictions across:
Anoka County, MN
Ramsey County, MN
Washington County, MN
Pierce County, WI
St. Croix County, WI

08/20/2025

Update: Adopted!

Spotlight on 1 year old Levi:

Levi came to us from Kentucky, and is excited to find a new home very soon!

Note from Staff: Levi is the cutest little darn tootin thing you'll ever see. He is obsessed with love and will be the best companion for movie night snuggles. When he came in, he ran too hard and temporarily injured his knee. (Don't worry, he is totally and completely fine now.) HE LOVED the attention his little temporary injury gave him. He was getting so many snuggles while he couldn't be walked, now he thinks every second is cuddle time! He enjoyed being picked up and carried out the back and being babied. He really is just a little ham sammich. While he is a little cuddle buddy, he still likes to play and is a great walker on a harness. At the end of the day, he just wants to hang out with you no matter what your schedule for the day looks like.

Good With Cats: Unknown
Good With Dogs: Unknown, possibly. We do recommend a slow introduction
Good With Kids: Unknown, but possibly. We do recommend a slow introduction
www.northwoodshs.org/adoptable-dogs/
We're open 12-5pm today.

08/19/2025

Do you know me?
Found in Forest Lake. Neutered male. No collar, no microchip.
Call 651-982-0240. Please be prepared to provide proof of ownership.

FOUND ANIMAL:
This animal has been safely impounded under Companion Animal Control. For updates on the outcome of this animal (reclaimed, sent to rescue, etc.) visit our website. We do not adopt out animals directly to the public, if you are interested in fostering an animal at the end of the stray hold please have your rescue intake coordinator contact us through our website.

Case ID: 2025-359
Date: 2025-08-18
Jurisdiction: Forest Lake, MN
Breed: Chihuahua
Age Group: Adult
Gender: Male

Since 2011, we’ve been providing professional & humane animal control services in Minnesota & Wisconsin. As the largest animal control contractor in the area, each year our team dispatches to nearly 1,000 requests for animal pickup, placement and protection to help hundreds of animals within more than 50 individual jurisdictions across:
Anoka County, MN
Ramsey County, MN
Washington County, MN
Pierce County, WI
St. Croix County, WI

08/19/2025

Reunited With Owner!

Do you know me?
Found in Columbus. Unneutered male, no microchip.
Call: 651-982-0240. Please be prepared to provide proof of ownership.

**Reunited

FOUND ANIMAL:
This animal has been safely impounded under Companion Animal Control. For updates on the outcome of this animal (reclaimed, sent to rescue, etc.) visit our website. We do not adopt out animals directly to the public, if you are interested in fostering an animal at the end of the stray hold please have your rescue intake coordinator contact us through our website.

Case ID: 2025-358
Date: 2025-08-18
Jurisdiction: Columbus, MN
Breed: Border Collie
Age Group: Adult
Gender: Male

Since 2011, we’ve been providing professional & humane animal control services in Minnesota & Wisconsin. As the largest animal control contractor in the area, each year our team dispatches to nearly 1,000 requests for animal pickup, placement and protection to help hundreds of animals within more than 50 individual jurisdictions across:
Anoka County, MN
Ramsey County, MN
Washington County, MN
Pierce County, WI
St. Croix County, WI

08/19/2025

Alumni Update: ❤

So we adopted Fabio (who is now Oliver) from you on June 29th 2025. We are so very happy with him. He was not even 3lbs and as of Wed he is now 5lbs. He gets a along great with our gray and white cat Jasper. He purrs so nicely and talks and we refer to him as Taz from the cartoon. He can be a wild little man but then turns around and loves to snuggle with you. He is perfect. We also think your staff is great and made the adoption very easy. We were there up to closing time on June 28th and your staff still took the time and didn’t rush us out. We also like the fact that you have rooms to play with the fur babies before making your decision on an animal. I feel like this is a better move then filling out an application first. This really helped us make our decision. Oh by the way your website is perfect too. You guys are the best.

08/18/2025

A few of our 30 adoptions this past week. 🎉
Congratulations to everyone and thank you for choosing adoption thru Northwoods!