For Pets

04/12/2025

Declawing is the amputation of the last bone of each toe, it would be like cutting your fingers at the last knuckle.

Scratching is a natural behavior for cats! It removes the dead husks off from their claws, marks their territory and stretches their muscles.

Unfortunately, what is a natural behavior for a cat often is considered a misbehavior by a cat’s human guardian, especially when furniture or other household objects are damaged in the process.

Please be mindful about this and help spread awareness about declawing and how inhumane it is!

04/10/2025

04/09/2025

We had a glorious update on Mr. Dennis…..
He is living the dream, in his forever home with his two siblings! We love ya, Mr.Dennis!

04/05/2025

It may be April 1st, but this is NO JOKE! Please spay and neuter your pets as rescue is overwhelmed with those needing help!

04/04/2025

Please spread the word for this lost cat. HOBBS was LOST on March 3, 2025 in Waterville, MN 56096 near River St

Message from Owner: We miss Hobbs! He may have been trapped and dumped in the country.

He's a big, shy guy and a great snuggler. Our 11 yr old misses him greatly.

Description: Orange tabby/white. Neutered Male. Weighs 20 pounds

For more info or to contact HOBBS's owner, click here: https://www.pawboost.com/p/71383357

Lost or found a pet? Report it to PawBoost here: https://www.pawboost.com/l/rpl

Re-Post - STILL MISSING AS OF Mar 30, 2025

Re-Post - STILL MISSING AS OF Apr 06, 2025

04/04/2025

Every year, we are flooded with calls about kittens.

Kittens found without their mothers.
Kittens rejected by their mothers.
Kittens that hitched a ride under a vehicle.
Kittens in impound that need a place to go.

The kitten statistics are staggering and the cost of feeding, vetting and spaying/neutering a cat is well over the adoption fee we ask for. And when it rains kittens….it POURS!! Donations from supporters like YOU help us cover the difference.

Click the link to have your donations make a difference!

https://www.givemn.org/organization/Tracy-Area-Animal-Rescue

04/02/2025

PLEASE SHARE….
This tame male cat was found several days ago around the Jacob’s Heights (Minnesota State Mankato University) area. He is safe but we need to find his owner.

04/02/2025

Rip Chris and kitties!

People are asking if they can use the memorial I made as their profile and yes you absolutely can. But I’ll design more later so we can have different ones. I designed in canva. I’ll post different ones for people to choose from. xo 😘 I texted this to Lisa and she loved it. xo

03/31/2025

gee... thanks... 😹

03/30/2025

Drifter is on his way home, with his new mom and dad and other furry siblings!

Drifter came to us and was wondering around a small Minnesota town. With caring individuals concerned they started feeding him and looking for a safer place. He landed with For Pets and had a great foster mother, who took him out of the cold and gave him the tlc and he was vaccinated and neutered!
Today we say good bye and told him to send us pictures as he matures!
Again thanks to Kristin his foster mother and the team at Petsmart for making this happen!
We love you Drifter!

03/30/2025

Today is Matt Dillion/Poe’s day, to go to his forever home and be cuddled and loved! No more -33 below zero days for you, dear friend. Thanks to a very concerned citizen calling me for help, you ended up with us, at For Pets! You made a mark on our lives, as one of our fosters! You loved all the attention you could possibly get and deserved this new home with a great owner! I already hear that you will have your own instagram acct, like your new sibling named Tiny!

03/29/2025

Some folks are uncomfortable with the RETURN part of T-N-R (trap neuter return). Here's an explanation of why we do what we do to help others understand.

There are an estimated 50-80 million homeless cats in the United States alone. Kitten season has begun and millions more will be born this spring. 🌷😔

It's heartbreaking. 💔 But, here is the fact:
👉 There are not enough homes for all of the cats and kittens. 👈

Well-intentioned followers will ask, "Why don't you find that cat a home?". Because there is no space available. 😞 There are THOUSANDS of adoptable cats at all of our local shelters who could potentially die without a home. But people want us to keep pulling any and every cat from outdoors to find it a home. Current population numbers make this an impossible task. But there is hope through spay and neuter‼️

We are grateful our shelter accepts ✅ young kittens. They also do wonderful work for ✅ sick and injured community cats. We are blessed they provide space for those who need it most ❤️‍🩹 and we utilize this resource to the fullest! They have the largest foster program in the area, but even they have limits. Space is not unlimited. Fosters are not unlimited. Funds are not unlimited.

If you are an individual who comes across a homeless cat (or even a whole litter) and you are willing and able to take them in (socialize them, if needed), we encourage you and applaud you! We WANT you to do that, as long as you are able to get those kitties fixed. But if you are that person who was fortunate enough to be able to do that and CHOSE to do that, please don't pass judgment on those who are not able to do the same.

To us, a healthy fixed cat who is returning to a caretaker outdoors is not a failure. We are in rural Virginia 🌳, so when we return, it's not exactly "to the streets". We return to *caretakers* with farms, yards with sheds or porches, houses with trees, etc. They have a home in their familiar outdoor space. They have a caretaker to monitor for sickness and injuries and we are always there should those caretakers need us. ❤️

The RETURN part of T-N-R is necessary for combating the overpopulation problem. Right now, they can't all have an indoor home, but if more people understood the importance of spay and neuter, it could definitely be a goal for the future. 🎉