Midwest Pet Refuge

07/12/2025

Help!! We are in urgent need of kitten fosters!

We are the only organization in the county who is taking in and caring for orphan and very young or injured kittens, and our fosters are currently packed. This means we must turn some babies away, where they will most likely die. 😢

We need fosters who can take in mamas with litters, bottle babies, kittens that need medication frequently, those that just learning how to eat, or those that are simply not big enough to stay here at the rescue yet.

We can provide formula, kitten food, supplies and vet care.

If you have time and room to temporarily care for kittens, please stop in to meet us. Experience is of course preferred, but not absolutely required.
You can also fill out an application online on our website.

Please help us keep these babies alive.

And also please spay and neuter your pets and local strays to help stop there being more kittens born than homes and rescues able to care for them!!! 💔

07/12/2025

07/07/2025

June is almost always a slow month for adoptions unfortunately. Hopefully we can make up for that in July!
We have lots of wonderful cats and kittens available, along with guinea pigs and degus, and we can’t forget one very sweet but shy (and sight impaired) poodle from a puppy mill.

07/04/2025

We’re open regular hours Friday and Saturday. :)

07/02/2025

🎉 Meet Our Fabulous Foster-to-Adopt Kittens! 🎉
Tiny paws, big personalities, and endless purrs await you!

Our friendly, playful young kittens are currently available on a foster-to-adopt basis—meaning you get to welcome them into your home now, with adoption finalized after their spay/neuter surgery. It’s the purr-fect way to start your happily ever after early!

But wait—there’s more to love! 😻 Our rescue requires that kittens be adopted in pairs (at a special discounted adoption fee!) or into a home that already has a young, friendly cat. Why? Because Single Kitten Syndrome is real! When kittens grow up alone, they can develop behavioral issues like biting, excessive vocalizing, or difficulty learning boundaries. Having a feline buddy helps them learn how to “cat” properly—and gives you double the cuddles, double the fun, and half the zoomies at 3 a.m. 😅

So if you’re ready to double your joy, adopt a dynamic duo, or introduce one of these cuties to your resident feline, let us know! Your new best friends are waiting to pounce into your heart. 💕🐾

Apply today and let the kitten chaos begin—in the best way possible!

06/29/2025

Our friends at Paws of Adams County stated this very well. Please take care of your pets.

DECATUR, ADAMS COUNTY, EVERYONE ANYWHERE...

It's almost the 4th of July. There WILL be fireworks.
It does not matter if there are rules on when they can be set off...people will set them off whenever they want.

Animals get scared when they hear fireworks. They hide, they get anxious, they bolt...fence or not! (Congratulations if you have a pet that isn't affected by them), but that's not the general norm.

More pets go missing during this time of year than any other time. Some are found and reunited with family...some are never found.😥

BE PROACTIVE and use common sense for the next week or so:

🟥Make sure your yard is secure. Check fences and gates.
🟥Keep outdoor pets inside.
🟥When your pet needs to go out to potty, put them on a lead, fence or not and stay out with them.
🟥If your pet needs meds to calm them, make sure you have it on hand.
🟥Make sure pets have a collar with I.D. (if you don't have a tag, you can wrap masking or duct tape around their collar and use a sharpie to write your info on it).
🟥If they have a microchip, make sure it is registered and your info is up to date.
🟥Turn on TVs, radios and fans indoors to help drown out some of the outside noise.
🟥Make a safe space for them.
🟥Offer distractions.

It's YOUR responsibility to help keep your pets safe.

If anyone has any other helpful ideas that you've tried, please share them in comments.

Have a safe and happy Independence Day!
Happy Birthday America!