Erica's Rescues & Humane Society

11/25/2025

An upcoming fundraiser event to support the rescue 😊

🐶We’ve all heard of puppy yoga…
…but let’s be honest — is anyone actually paying attention to the yoga when there are adorable, wiggly puppies everywhere? 😅✨

🎉 Join us for a Puppy Cuddle Party! 🎉
Come for the snuggles No yoga mats, no poses — just pure puppy love.
There will be 8 extremely cute puppies to spend time with and if you bond with one when you are there, they are all available for adoption.

📅 Must be 18+ to attend
💵 Tickets $10 a person
📍405 Sagamore Parkway South, Suite A4
Lafayette, IN

Limited to 10 spots per session‼️To buy a ticket, message me how many tickets you need, what time you’re signing up for, and a number/eErica's Rescues & Humane Societyl proceeds benefit Erica's Rescues & Humane Society
Grab your spot, bring your friends, and get ready for some tail-wagging happiness! 🐾💛

11/23/2025

The rescue needs your help!

We know times are hard for everyone because we experience the everyday struggles too. During these difficult times, we're also trying to manage a rescue for those in need. We pick up strays; help the abused, abandoned, and sick animals; distribute pet reserves and food to owners who have fallen on hard times; and supply medical services. The calls needing our assistance don't end. There is a desperate need for our rescue but we can't reiterate this enough: we do NOT receive county, city, government, or federal funding. Many times we use our own money. But this burden isn't ours alone and shouldn't fall on our shoulders alone.

We are busting at the seams with animals. More animals means more food consumption, more supplies and utilities being used, and medical services being rendered. There are a couple of fundraiser events coming up in December but we need help NOW. We currently have no money coming in and have nothing of our own left to give. Erica will always put the animals first and used her mortgage money to help lower the vet bill so the animals could be seen. The bank needs their mortgage payment. Utilities need to be paid. The rescue van needs tires and gas. Animals still need shots / boosters and to be treated by the vet.

The rescue is our passion. Our purpose. Our contribution to our community and society. To help the animals who have so bravely overcome obsticles standing in their way with so much love and loyalty left to give. To help the lost and lonely animals find loving and caring homes of their own. To help those individuals keep and care for their fur family members. Here is our plea:

If you're thinking about adopting an animal - please consider one of ours. We have several dogs and cats available for adoption.
If you've adopted an animal and haven't paid the adoption fee yet - now is the time to do so.
If you support our cause in any way, shape, or form - please consider making a donation. No amount is too small.
If you can't make a monetary donation at this time - please please PLEASE like / share our page and please vote for us to share in a $95,000 grant this month at https://mygivingcircle.org/erica-s-rescue-and-humane-society/vote

Cash app - $Ericasrescues
Venmo - -Draper-6 (last four digits of phone number are 8158)
Paypal - [email protected]
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Checks made out to Erica's Rescues, or monetary donations, can be mailed to:
P.O. Box 132
Delphi, IN 46923

My Giving Circle

11/20/2025

🙏HUGE THANK YOU!!🙏

A huge thank you goes out to a handful of individuals who rallied together to get our rescue a new kennel that was desperately needed: Leanna Schwarzkopf, Jeff Roper, John Byrum, Davon Miller, and Jessica Kuhr.

Bags (a lot of them) full of old blankets and towels were donated and delivered by White County Sheriffs Office.

Amanda Arnett and her husband were able to fix the once broken kennel!

Jessica Swinhart made an awesome raffle basket using donated items. We’re hoping to make more for future fundraising events.

Because of these hero’s, our rescue prevails.
While you may think that you can’t make a difference or your donation would be too futile, we’re here to tell you EVERY LITTLE BIT HELPS and WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING! Please understand that our rescue does NOT receive any government, state, or county assistance. We run SOLELY on donations, volunteers, and community support.

Rescues are in constant need of food (puppy, kitten, wet, dry, cat, dog, pig), puppy pads, toys, bedding, preventatives, etc. We will also need new tires for the rescue van and right now we have a really big outstanding vet bill at Horizon. We have animals that can’t be seen at the vet yet due to the roughly $1500 balance: Sabrina and her pups, the endless amount of kittens we have, a new intake we’re calling Captainess, and Tobias are just a few that need vet appointments that are on hold until our bill goes down.

So clean out your closets, check your pocketbooks, rally up the troops, start a fun competitive donation game at work, start your own animal food or toy drive, give what you can or if you can’t give then at least spread the word: like, share, or tag our page.

Cash App - $Ericasrescues
Venmo - -Draper-6 (last four digits of phone number are 8158)
PayPal - [email protected]

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Checks made out to Erica's Rescues, or monetary donations, can be mailed to:
P.O. Box 132
Delphi, IN 46923

Supply donations can be dropped off at:
215 N Union St
Delphi, IN 46923

https://www.chewy.com/g/ericas-rescue-and-humane-society_b132415174

To pay directly on the vet bill:
Horizon Veterinary Services
11152 W State Rd 18
Delphi, IN 46923
(765) 564-3400

11/05/2025

Today Queen Romanda and her babies were seen at the vet. Queen received her first round of vaccines. The kittens will be four weeks old this week. They are all doing well and are healthy!

Gia (our mama mastiff) and Buzz (our feral dog we have been working with) also went into the vet to get fixed and received their booster shots.
Everyone was so impressed with how far Buzz has come. Sarah Henson has been working wonders with him.
Now, if we can just get Woody to follow suit...

Anyway, we have a couple more appointments this week for a few of the other animals and you all know what that means....it's donation asking time.

Between the vet care we had last week (Gigi went in multiple times for complications with her feeding tube and four puppies and two cats got fixed) and this week, our vet bill is sitting at $1900. We need to get our bill under $1000 before we can take the other animals in this week. Can you help?? Even if a little. If everyone donated a little, it all adds up to make a huge difference.

Donations can be made directly to the vet's office by calling 765 564 3400 and telling them you would like to donate to the rescue bill.

Cash App - $Ericasrescues

Venmo - -Draper-6 (last four digits of phone number are 8158)

PayPal - [email protected]

https://square.link/u/soyNtyqp

Checks made out to Erica's Rescues, or monetary donations, can be mailed to:
P.O. Box 132
Delphi, IN 46923

Supply donations can be dropped off at:
215 N Union St
Delphi, IN 46923

https://www.chewy.com/g/ericas-rescue-and-humane-society_b132415174

We thank you all in advance for your support!

11/01/2025

Look who is eating on her own!! ❤️ Gigi said she had enough with the feeding tube and is chowing down food like it’s going out of style! So proud of her 🥰 Hopefully now she’ll gain some of her weight back while her jaw is still healing.

Buzz has had a lot of play time with other dogs lately. All part of getting him more confident and socialized. He’s doing a great job soaking up the sun, walking on a leash, getting exercise, and being awesome 😎 he still gets spooked but he’s come so far already! He is scheduled to be neutered this upcoming week so he can work on in house socialization ❤️

Momma Sabrina is doing a wonderful job!! She never goes far from her babies and makes sure they’re all where they need to be. She started a new medicine to help rid her of her kennel cough that’s still lingering.

And three little kittens were found this morning. Teenage boys that were out playing found them and brought them right in. I’m so thankful that they knew we were a safe place for them!! ❤️ We believe there is one more that we will keep an eye out for and try to obtain. Thank you boys!

Cash App - $Ericasrescues
Venmo - -Draper-6 (last four digits of phone number are 8158)
PayPal - [email protected]

https://square.link/u/soyNtyqp

Checks made out to Erica's Rescues, or monetary donations, can be mailed to:
P.O. Box 132
Delphi, IN 46923

Supply donations can be dropped off at:
215 N Union St
Delphi, IN 46923

https://www.chewy.com/g/ericas-rescue-and-humane-society_b132415174

10/31/2025

Well the last post i personally made was about shutting down intake for a bit because of no money and no space. However, Right after that we were able to get 1 new kennel and pay off out vet bill because YOU guys are awsome!
Then one of our best fosters stepped up to take in Sabrina so we wouldn't have to turn her and her babies away but that also added 9 more dogs to the count that will need to be seen by a vet.

What im getting at is this...
right after getting things paid off with Horizon, we then got several more animals spay and neutered so our bill is back up. Over $1,000 again.
We are also still in need of another kennel or 2 ($400/each).
The vet is our main expense but there are several other cost that go along with running a kennel. For instance, I personally just put $700 into vehicle maintenance for the vehicles we use for the rescue. We need to make sure we can keep things running.

Before I tell you how YOU can help us keep things running, I want to say a huge THANK YOU to Johnson County Humane Society for sharing their extra donations with us. They donated a cargo van FULL of kitty litter. The good stuff too! Over $2,000 worth! We were able to share with other local cat rescues as well.
The Meijer store in Lafayette also chose to answer our request for help and was able to donate a $500 gift card to help with some food.
Thank you Meijer!!!

So we are good on litter for right now but we could still use the hard food for the dogs and shortly we will need more puppy food and potty pads as the new pups grow.

If you would like to help you can do so by giving in one of these ways

Venmo -Draper-6 (last 4 are 8158)

Cash App
$Ericasrescues

PayPal
[email protected]

We have also started taking credit cards as well to try to make it easier for people to give.

https://square.link/u/soyNtyqp

If you can’t give at this time, please say a prayer for us. Also like and share our page to get the word out.

10/30/2025

EIGHT!! Sabrina is staying strong with eight babies! ❤️ Sabrina is such a good momma. Attentive and gentle. She gave birth like a boss and did everything she was supposed to! We’re so proud of her! 🥰

All babies seem to be doing well. They’re little chunkies! They are all black (with small white markings) except for one almost all white one. Some have really shiny, like silk, coats while others have the wavy hair like mom. Either way they are all adorable and perfect ❤️

Winners of the puppy poll:

Cari Nicole was the only one to guess today’s delivery date.
Six followers predicted Sabrina would deliver eight puppies.
But ONE lucky individual guessed the correct number of females and males. Drum roll please! - Amber Merchant correctly guessed that there would be a perfect split 😊 four females and four males.
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated!

10/29/2025

Sabrina is doing a GREAT job and has successfully delivered EIGHT puppies thus far!! Will there be more??

Only one person guessed she would deliver today - congratulations Cari!
Six followers predicted she would have eight.
Seven supporters guessed she would have more than eight.

Stay tuned and keep following for another update later!

10/29/2025

Winner winner chicken dinner!! We have puppies!! ❤️ Sabrina went into labor very early this morning. She’s doing a marvelous job so far and already has four darling babies 🥰

Keep sending your thoughts, prayers, and love for a safe and “easy” delivery for our girl!

10/27/2025

No babies yet!! Sabrina is taking her time, making sure these babies are good and ready before delivery. She hasn’t really been eating (treats are the exception!) which is common before labor so it’ll be soon!

In the meantime, our four adorable (full of s***k) fellas will be going in this week to be fixed. They are finally big and old enough! Then they will be ready for adoption!! They were popular at our tattoo fundraiser event so get your applications in quick for Little Joe, Big / Busy Ben, McGregor, and Buster!! (A video of the boys playing will be in the comments)

10/26/2025

Meet Sabrina 😊 the loviest, sweetest, melt into you pup there ever was!!

She was picked up as a stray and taken to a neighboring shelter. At first they weren’t sure if she was pregnant but as time went on, her little belly got bigger. A lot bigger! She was scheduled for a spay abort (where they abort all babies when they spay the momma, which they can do all the way up to active labor) but as fate would have it, she developed kennel cough which postponed her spay. At her appointment on Wednesday, they suspected Sabrina would deliver in one to two weeks. Sabrina was put on medication for kennel cough and her babies received a small extension. That was all we needed and where we came in!!

We had to do some MAJOR movements but Sabrina (and her unborn babies) are safe in our care now!! When we picked her up Saturday, the shelter staff informed us that Sabrina lost her plug Friday 😳 Which means puppies are coming and it’s time to do a puppy poll!!

When do you think Sabrina will deliver? How many puppies? Girls, boys? Let’s hear your guesses!!

10/25/2025

Animal Update! 😊

Tobias: Tobias is doing great! He’s done with his medications and no longer has to be in isolation! He’s still eating several smaller meals throughout the day to get some weight on him. He’s no longer on the prescription canned food but we’re still mixing purina wet food in with his hard food. While we’re mixing his meals, Tobias sits patiently like a good boy and even licks the spoon when we’re done 😊

Gigi: Gigi underwent surgery - twice. The wonderful staff at Horizon were able to put a small wire in for her dislocated / fractured jaw which was tricky due to being an older cat. Then due to her lack of interest in eating, in order for a higher chance of recovery, she needed an esophagostomy (E-tube) tube. Miss Gigi is currently in isolation (so as not to jump and jar something) receiving several feeding tube meals daily.

All little kittens have their eyes open!!

Momma Grey’s kittens are climbing fools! 😊 they take turns climbing up the side of the cage. It reminds us of mountain climbers with the spectators watching from the bottom.

Starlight’s kittens are doing great with their antibiotics. They are sounding so much better! Dracula’s (Dracs as we call him since he reminded us of a baby bat) back feet were curled in when he was born. With multiple exercises, they are getting stronger and straightening out. Hopefully with continued physical therapy, he won’t have any long term effects.

The two kitties thrown from the car are making great progress. Two little girls. They are less claws out, “hee hee hee hiss hiss.” They don’t care for the antibiotics they’re on but that doesnt stop them, they’re still climbing the cage and playing.

Buzz and Woody are still skeptical but are slowly gaining trust of humans. We feel like they would benefit being around other dogs in a home setting who can teach them and who they can receive cues from. With that being said, I’m happy to report that they will be moving to a foster home! Both have shown interest in other dogs so we’re excited for this move!

Denver’s kennel finally broke! 😔 the door is no longer attached. Denver was able to squeeze out and greeted us when we walked in. Luckily the pig was put away, as Denver doesn’t do well with livestock. We were able to move animals around temporarily but if anyone would like to sponsor a new kennel - we’d greatly appreciate it!! Retriever 5x10 from Tractor Supply is what we desperately need!

Coming soon: Sabrina.