Avoyelles Animal Welfare Society

09/10/2025

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to Mr and Mrs Kipp Mayeux for recommending our shelter to receive a very generous donation from the Kindness Fund in remberance of Kipp’s parents Dr. Ronald Mayeux and his wife Margaret. They will be in our hearts and thoughts as we work together to save the homeless animals of Avoyelles.

09/07/2025

09/05/2025

Last week we had a visit from a group staying at the Casino in Marksville who are filming a documentary on local rescues. We were fortunate enough to be chosen as one of the rescues. Here are a few photos of their visit. Guess who made an appearance for the interview. It was Clipper (AKA) RC. He was one of our shelter dogs rescued as a puppy abandoned on the road during the evacuation of Lake Charles after hurricane Dora five years ago. What was incredible about this rescue is that he is blind and had traffic going around him while he was going in circles on the road trying to survive. And survive he did as one driver stopped and picked him up and brought him to the shelter. Long story short he was able to get into a blind dog rescue where his story was heard by an incredible family who adopted him. Here is Beth Melonson with her amazing dog Clipper who is now a therapy dog and helping disabled people. Pay it forward always.

08/31/2025

Female puppy abandoned in the woods. Very sweet and friendly. She would love to join your family for years of fun adventures. If interested please contact 337-446-6151.

08/31/2025

This little girl was found abandoned in the woods. She is in need of a loving home. Very friendly and sweet natured. If interested please contact 337-446-6151.

08/27/2025

08/27/2025

This is Tillie. She is a Lab mix who was dumped here two years ago. She was adopted last year but was returned. Just wasn’t the right home for her although her adopter had spoiled her and bought her a toy chicken . She let her keep it when she came back. Tillie carried that chicken around everyday until it finally wore out. One day recently a kind gentleman brought us a bag of old dog toy and guess what was in it. Yep, a chicken for Tillie. She was so happy.check out her video.

08/27/2025

Sorry my post didn’t post. Rowdy is a Pit Bull who was dumped on Prison Rd about a year ago. When he first got here he was Rowdy with no boundaries . After much training he is a perfect gentleman. Today we went exploring and for a walk. Afterwards he was treated to a clean bed and ice cubes which he loves. Come by and say hello. He loves people. Check out his video enjoying his ice cubes.

08/21/2025

Winston finally got his own family and what a perfect family for this beautiful pup. He now lives in New Jersey and would like to show you his amazing family

07/20/2025

Last Thursday I took Winston to Krotz Springs to meet Rescue Riders transport heading for New Jersey. He arrived Friday night at 8:30 where he was greeted by a very happy foster mom. He had his first introduction to home life and TV. Here he is checking out the weather in Louisiana! He loves his foster family.

07/13/2025

🐾 THANK YOU! 🐾

We want to give a huge shoutout to everyone who came out to help during our Clean-Up Day yesterday! 💪✨ Because of your time, hard work, and big hearts, our shelter is now cleaner, more organized, and on track to run more smoothly and efficiently.

From scrubbing and sorting to lifting and hauling, every effort made a difference—and our animals definitely noticed the extra love too! 🐶🐱

We’re so grateful for our amazing community. Thank you for showing up and helping us create a better space for the animals in our care. ❤️

Stay tuned—we’ve got more exciting updates and volunteer opportunities coming soon!