Marshmallow Animal Shelter

Marshmallow Animal Shelter Mission Statement: Improving our community by reuniting the lost and advocating for the unwanted.

Click on the link below to visit the shelter website and learn about their mission to help stray and abandoned animals in their area:
http://www.marshmallowfoundation.org/info/index

04/05/2025

It's the final weekend of March Madness basketball 🏀 and here's some more kitties we are rooting for to find their forever homes! Who are you rooting for?


✨️Here is our Cinderella story at the height of March Madness 🏀 for our March Catness✨️ Aster and Pansy are a mother-dau...
04/03/2025

✨️Here is our Cinderella story at the height of March Madness 🏀 for our March Catness✨️

Aster and Pansy are a mother-daughter duo who were brought to the shelter as strays. Since being in their foster home for awhile now, they have learned to trust their human caregivers and have really blossomed 🌸 They both love their head scratches and belly rubs, love to rub against you. Aster can make biscuits on you any chance she gets and Pansy loves to scoot under a blanket and snuggle. They both are gentle and will sleep at the foot of the bed with you. They both love to play with a wand toy, a great way to bond! They would thrive in a quieter home without real small children, they do just fine with a 10 year old boy. They are so bonded--eating and sleeping together, playing together, grooming each other. They enjoy their window to watch the outdoors and nature. 🐦 🐿 Aster & Pansy deserve their happily ever after...maybe their forever home is with you?

Check out the profile ⬇️
https://www.marshmallowfoundation.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=17265452


New dog found in Detroit Lakes and brought to the shelter. They are Microchipped but not registered. Please contact the ...
04/01/2025

New dog found in Detroit Lakes and brought to the shelter. They are Microchipped but not registered. Please contact the shelter if you believe this is your pet: 218-847-9040. Thank you!

HOME SAFE. NOT AT SHELTERFOUND DOGPlease reach out if this is your pet. Proof of ownership required. We will connect you...
03/30/2025

HOME SAFE.
NOT AT SHELTER
FOUND DOG
Please reach out if this is your pet.
Proof of ownership required.
We will connect you to finder.

Here's Bandit! Bandit will be 1️⃣ year old in a couple weeks! He is the last of the litter born to mama Cinder and Cinde...
03/28/2025

Here's Bandit! Bandit will be 1️⃣ year old in a couple weeks! He is the last of the litter born to mama Cinder and Cinder is still waiting for her forever home as well 💕Bandit is good with kids, other dogs, learning to be polite with cats and ready to go to his forever home! Here's some information about Bandit from his foster family.

Bandit is the sweetest boy who just wants to snuggle on the couch with a fluffy blanket. If you are lucky, you may be invited to join but he does like to stretch out so be warned that he’s a couch hog. Bandit loves to run and play, sniff and inspect everything in the yard, and try to figure out if the cats out there are friends. Bandit would love to join a family that loves to play or take walks outside. He does well with kids, other dogs, and is learning that cats are friends and not to chase. He is potty trained but does have the occasional accident if he drinks too much after being outside. Bandit can be timid with new things and can need some confidence boosting but once he figures out that he’s safe, he’s ready to go. Currently, he is at home during the day with his foster mom who works from home. He does well in the crate overnight but may not love being crated all day while family is at work. He has the best bark which is deep and low for such a small dog and makes us laugh. Bandit is such a happy boy all the time and really loves people. We can’t wait for him to find his forever family!
Check out his profile ⬇️
https://www.marshmallowfoundation.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=20394761

March Catness rolls on as March Madness 🏀 is heating up! Will you help us create new beginnings for our shelter cats? He...
03/28/2025

March Catness rolls on as March Madness 🏀 is heating up! Will you help us create new beginnings for our shelter cats? Here is just a sweet sample of the 61 kitties under our care. We have gray cats, black panthers, torties, gingers, black & white, tabby cats...all types! All are waiting for loving homes and they all deserve the best new beginnings ❤️ $50 cat adoption fee for unconditional love 💕

Please check out our website ⬇️
https://www.marshmallowfoundation.org/animals/browse?species=Cat

03/21/2025

🏀 March Madness is in full swing and so our March Catness rolls on! 🏀 🐾 These Two Are The Ultimate Duo—Ready to Be Your Star Players! 🐾🏀

Meet Stellan & Leonie, two young & playful brothers that are often on the move—just like a fast break, but they also like to relax and take a nap like cats do. These bonded boys are looking for a forever home where they can dribble, dunk, and cuddle their way into your heart 🧡 Give them time to get comfortable with you and you'll have the best team!

https://www.marshmallowfoundation.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=20691823

Cat adoption: $50 ➡️ quite the value for unconditional love ❤️

Save the date. You won't want to miss this fun event. Start getting your friends together.Tickets will be available soon...
03/20/2025

Save the date. You won't want to miss this fun event. Start getting your friends together.

Tickets will be available soon!

It is Global 🌎 Recycling Day ♻️ today! We do have a trailer in our parking lot to accept bagged aluminum cans only OR if...
03/18/2025

It is Global 🌎 Recycling Day ♻️ today! We do have a trailer in our parking lot to accept bagged aluminum cans only OR if you bring your recycling to MinnKota recycling you can donate your proceeds to us by telling the attendant. We also collect WE CARE receipts in our lobby area! So think of us, we appreciate it!

03/18/2025

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1478 Mallard Street
Detroit Lakes, MN
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It's the final weekend of March Madness basketball 🏀 and here's some more kitties we are rooting for to find their forever homes! Who are you rooting for? #sheltercatsarethebest #marchcatness #sheltercat #rootingforyou #MarchMadness

Goodnight from the shelter kitties. ❤️💤 #fridaynight #sheltercat #rescuecat

Check out this sweet fellow, Whiskey! He arrived at the shelter pretty shy but he is warming up to humans nicely. Such a nice boy. March Catness continues as March Madness 🏀 is in high gear. $50 cat adoption fee for unconditional love ❤️ Profile:⬇️ https://www.marshmallowfoundation.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=20809060

OMG Marie is so sweet! She will most likely be shy in a new space but look what happens when you give time to adjust? https://www.marshmallowfoundation.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=20933344 #sheltercatsofinstagram #sheltercats #sheltercatsarethebest #catsofinstagram #detroitlakesmn #detroitlakes #sheltercatsrule #adoptashelterpet #sheltercatsrock #cats #shycatsofinstagram

🏀 March Madness is in full swing and so our March Catness rolls on! 🏀 🐾 These Two Are The Ultimate Duo—Ready to Be Your Star Players! 🐾🏀 Meet Stellan & Leonie, two young & playful brothers that are often on the move—just like a fast break, but they also like to relax and take a nap like cats do. These bonded boys are looking for a forever home where they can dribble, dunk, and cuddle their way into your heart 🧡 Give them time to get comfortable with you and you'll have the best team! https://www.marshmallowfoundation.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=20691823 Cat adoption: $50 ➡️ quite the value for unconditional love ❤️

Caturday morning biscuits courtesy of Aster 😺 https://www.marshmallowfoundation.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=17265452 #sheltercatsofinstagram #fostercatsofinstagram #sheltercats #sheltercatsarethebest #catsofinstagram #detroitlakesmn #detroitlakes #adoptashelterpet #sheltercatsrock

When it’s too cold to play OUTSIDE, you make your own fun INSIDE 🥰. Featuring Noelle, Poppy, Hank and Boss, each looking for foster or forever homes! View all the dogs: www.marshmallowfoundation.org/animals/browse?Species=Dog&Status=Available Submit a form to foster/adopt/volunteer: www.marshmallowfoundation.org/forms/ #detroitlakesmn #detroitlakes #adoptashelterpet #foster #fosterashelterdog #adoptashelterdog #detroitlakesminnesota #dogs #shelterdogsofinstagram

It's National Love Your Pet Day! Give your furry friends some extra special love and attention today! We love the animals under our care like our own and some are with us for a long time. Check us out if you're looking for a new pet to spoil ❤️

Boss, handsome senior sweetie looking for love! And he thinks he’s a lap dog 🥹🥰 https://www.marshmallowfoundation.org/animals/detail?AnimalID=21149468

Keeping the pups busy even in the cold weather. Holly is so smart & loves her treat puzzles.

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About Marshmallow (Non Profit Animal Rescue & Shelter)​

Marshmallow is a non-profit rescue and shelter that was set up in honor of ‘Cocoa’ and her ‘Eleven Marshmallows’, a Labrador mom who had been abandoned and locked in a house for 3 weeks. Rescued by an Iowan Sheriff and obviously pregnant, she was taken to a local veterinarian. After receiving her donated care and through the generosity and compassion of many, Cocoa came to rest in Minnesota at the Livingston-Wiedewitsch home and went on to whelp an astonishing eleven puppies. All were adopted into loving homes, but there are more that need our help. The ultimate goal, of course, is to end this nightmare of unwanted companion animals, which can only be accomplished through heightened public awareness and active promotion of a spay/neuter program. Let us explain that Marshmallow is also part of the Seven-City Animal Impound, which is a public resource for stray, abandoned and rescued companion animals, and serves the cities of Audubon, Callaway, Detroit Lakes, Frazee, Lake Park, Waubun, and Mahnomen. We also cover Becker County if needed. Animals brought to our facility are impounded for five (5) days, by law, then turned over to the Marshmallow Foundation so that basic medical care and physical needs may be met. At this point, they become the Marshmallow Foundation's responsibility for long-term care, feeding, housing and medical treatment, including vaccinations, until they can be adopted.We are a ’low-kill’ facility, so often, animals are with us for several months and sometimes years until homes can be found. Supporting these areas takes a community effort and we rely heavily on people from all of these communities to help as much as they are able!