Ani-Meals: Meals on Wheels for Pets - Twin Cities

02/25/2025

We are so lucky to have a partnership with Pet Supplies Plus - Crystal, MN—they donated 167 pounds of pet food to us last week!! That store is amazing—the store and their customers have given us 16,600 pounds of quality pet food since 2018!! We are feeding 124 cats and 34 dogs once a month and have delivered over 98,000 pounds of pet food since 2015.

THANK YOU to everyone who has helped us keep pets of elderly people healthy!!

PS Welcome Joey & Chandler to volunteers Jesse and Sarah's family!

02/21/2025

Hi everyone, Some kind person just sent me a 7 # bags of IAMS Proactive health for cats from Amazon! Whoever you are, thank you. We do have a wish list on Amazon for our Food Market and Ani-Meals. If you are interested in donating, take a look at what we need. We are feeding 32 dogs now, 22 of them are under ten pounds and need Small Bites. I hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine today! Here's a picture of Jethro, he died a while ago, but I still miss his adorable, happy smile...

12/27/2024

Christmas came in an unlikely package for Deb this year! After losing her beloved Katerina in October, Deb misses the companionship of her cat but isn't ready to take on a new one. Luckily, we had the next best thing: a lifelike animatronic cat complete with purrs, meows, and movement. Upon opening the gift and hearing that first meow, Deb exclaimed "Oh, I love you too!". After cooing, testing out the included fur brush, and administering a belly rub, Deb set up a cat bed for her new companion. When asked what she would name the cat that was decidedly a "she", Deb replied "Big Fluff. Or no, maybe Blessy, like a blessing." We are so lucky that Gifts for Seniors was willing to give us the battery operated cat!

11/05/2024

Hi everyone, two of my long-time Ani-Meals clients are in dire straits and need help. Diane and Debbie have five indoor cats and have been feeding all the feral cats around their home in an industrial area. They have been dedicated to catching feral cats and getting them spayed and neutered for years. Their mother died intestate a few years ago and they were not aware they needed to transfer ownership of the house and pay taxes. For that reason, they are delinquent in paying their taxes and face the prospect of losing their home. Trying to find subsidized housing is hopeless as the waiting lists are about 3-5 years long.

If anyone is willing to help, here is the link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-diane-and-debbie-in-keeping-their-home?qid=697366d9a6f655c19d1ac291d0759cfb


More than ever, cat ladies need to stick together!!

10/09/2024

We received a huge donation from Chewy yesterday!! I think we have enough small bites and Meow Mix for our November deliveries. Our generous anonymous donor included 80 Friskies cans, two large bags of regular Purina, special Tender Select Blend Salmon and some Friskies Party Mix—there will be some very happy cats!! Kitty Cat will only eat shreds, so he gets first dibs on that case. 😺

09/23/2024

Huge thanks to everyone who donated pet food for our 9/14 Ani-Meals delivery! Our volunteers delivered 1,108 pounds of food to 147 pets! 🐾 We also helped a young couple who found a starving cat. Thanks to your generosity, we gave them cat food, a toy, collar, and a sling-style carrier to keep the cat comfy and secure. The cat left CES safe, fed, and loved—what a great day!

Huge thanks to everyone who donated pet food for our 9/14 Ani-Meals: Meals on Wheels for Pets - Twin Cities delivery! Volunteers delivered 1,108 pounds of food to 147 pets! 🐾 We also helped a young couple who found a starving cat. Thanks to your generosity, we gave them cat food, a toy, collar, and a sling-style carrier to keep the cat comfy and secure. The cat left CES safe, fed, and loved—what a great day!

09/11/2024

Thanks to Suzanne and Carol, we have enough dog small bites for our delivery on Saturday. Thanks so much for helping—we really appreciate it!

09/06/2024

Hello everyone! We are in need of 30 pounds of small bites for dogs for our next delivery, which is Saturday, September 14. If you are able to help with this or any pet food donation, please ship to or drop off at:
CES Ani-Meals
1900 11th Ave S
Mpls MN 55404
Hours for drop-off: Monday-Friday 8:30-4:30
Thank you for caring!

08/29/2024

Nokomis Heights Lutheran Church had a Blessing of the Animals and collected 55 pounds of pet food and litter for Ani-Meals! We appreciate the generosity of Nokomis; they have been donating to Ani-Meals for a long time. Their vacation bible school has even bagged pet food for us.

We are delivering to 115 cats and 32 dogs; our monthly deliveries include:
CATS: 284 pounds of dry cat food, 600 cans of Friskies, 115 Friskies pate, 53 cans fancy feast
DOGS: 90 pounds small bites dry, 70 pounds regular dog dry and 81 cans of dog

We were receiving dry dog and cat food and kitty litter from the Animal Humane Society, but they ran into problems and can’t help any more. We are scrambling to make sure we can continue to provide food to everyone. We appreciate any help you can provide. Here’s Zelda checking out the groceries!

08/19/2024

The Lake Harriet United Methodist vacation bible school kids packed and donated 4 HUGE boxes of cat and dog treats to Ani-Meals! We sent them out in our July delivery and many clients called to say their pets were very happy to get a big bag of treats. The kids have been donating for years. TillieBean and I even went to a Blessing of the Animals at Lake Harriet United before COVID; it was the first time she saw hamsters and cats in strollers and she was amazed!

08/14/2024

The dogs who go to Dogtopia of Bloomington and Dogtopia of Golden Valley had a food & toy drive for us—and we got awesome stuff!! TillieBean was so impressed that she insisted on getting her picture taken with some of the toys and treats. They donated two huge cages which will go to good homes! Someone also donated the largest bone I have ever seen. Dog owners are so generous—we are delighted to have them involved with CES Ani-Meals.

07/25/2024

The kids at Normandale Lutheran Vacation Bible School came through again! They made cute labels and packed 36 pounds of treats for our cats and dogs. We are so lucky to have kids who care about our pet program.

07/22/2024

Tillie is at work with me today! I’m taking her picture with donations. A loyal volunteer donated 147 pounds of Blue Buffalo—this is great!! Our cats and dogs LOVE Blue Bufalo and this is a good start to collecting food for our August deliveries. Thank you, Amanda!

07/10/2024

Ani-Meals had a table at the pet adoption day at The Eloise, which is a very nice apartment building near the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary on 6/21. A kind person donated 4 packages of Cosequin Joint Health Supplements so Walter has enough for 240 days!! Gene truly appreciates everyone caring about his wonderful cat, Walter.

06/25/2024

Barb donated 79 pounds of pet food on 6/21 and another 53 pounds today! It’s all good stuff and we will be sending it out in our July 13 delivery. Thank you very much, Barb!

06/21/2024

Don’t forget to come to the Pet Adoption and Open House event at The Eloise at Wirth On the Woods going on now until 3pm!
In partnership with Midwest Animal Rescue & Services, Ani-Meals: Meals on Wheels for Pets - Twin Cities and Chuck & Don's Pet Food & Supplies, meet adoptable animals, and tour the community!