Hearts United for Animals

10/31/2025

Keep your furry friends safe on this very spooky day! Happy Halloween 🎃👻🕸️

10/31/2025

We had the opportunity to participate in Peru Community Impact Group’s trunk-or-treat last weekend!! Thanks to Chappy and our KUA decorators, we even won Best Organization Trunk!! Thank you to PCIG and the Peru Community!

Peru Community Impact Group

10/31/2025

Sahara demonstrating some playtime defense! She’s ready to play all day!!

10/31/2025

Five little wayward doggies gave us a fright. They were running wild in a driveway just off of a busy highway. Rumor has it that they were used for willy-nilly breeding, but nobody has come forth to claim them. Goldenberry, Gollum, Gimli, Deagol and Smeagle are sweet little things, but they're in nasty shape. Eyes, ears, skin, nails--they're all bad and indications of neglect. We're thankful to have them here with us, where nothing spooky will ever happen to them again. 🐶🤡🎃👻

10/30/2025

Post a pic of your spooky pooch 🐶🎃👻!

Pets across the country are celebrating spooky season with their parents dressing them up in unique, and in some cases, over-the-top costumes.

10/29/2025

Precious little baby cat Elegance heard that it is National Cat Day, so she donned her favorite tutu to celebrate. Our friends at Dog Is My CoPilot, Inc. and Best Friends Animal Society recently helped to transfer nine dogs, two cats and six kittens out of high-intake shelters in the west and into the loving arms of HUA caregivers. The futures of the precious animals were in question as overcrowding was a huge concern, and the cats and kittens were literally on death row.

Elegance is pure sunshine—affectionate, playful, and always ready for a cuddle. She lights up whenever her favorite caregivers walk by, begging to be held and showered with love. Toys and treats are fun, but snuggling with her humans is her absolute favorite pastime. She is a wonderful companion to the other cats and her warm, open nature helps those who are less trusting of the humans. Elegance is a special girl who loving demeanor is certain to bring joy to her new family.

Visit Elegance's webpage at https://hua.org/animal/elegance/!

10/29/2025

🐾 A big thank you to Students Active in Leadership (SAIL) at Peru State College for their incredible fundraising efforts and for welcoming us to campus! 💙

Students, faculty, and staff had a blast spending time with Mandi and Beetle, our two sweethearts absolutely soaked up all the attention and love. 🐶❤️🐕

We’re so grateful for your support and compassion for rescue animals!

10/28/2025

Big thank you to for having us out and donating some goodies!

Mandi and Beetle had so much fun meeting students and getting loved on!

10/28/2025

We had some very spooky (and mildly unwilling) ghosts visit HUA this week!! 👻👻

They’re haunting our campus but they could haunt your house! For more information about our adoptable pups, visit our website!!

10/28/2025

10/26/2025

October’s Kids United for Animals meeting was so much fun!! Kids spent this meeting learning about puppy mills and their dangers. We also learned how to safely put on a dog costume and even took some time to go trick-or-treating in our agility room!

Kids United for Animals (KUA) is a program designed for children ages 8-16 years who have an interest in animal welfare. The students learn many aspects of animal rescue and the challenges and joys of overseeing an animal shelter.  They explore careers in animal welfare and learn about the issues that impact dogs in a shelter environment. 

Participants are paired with dogs, and they learn how to socialize the dogs and work on basic commands, which increases the chances for a successful adoption.  Many lessons of love are learned by the kids and the dogs throughout their time together.  The bond that forms between the dog and their young handlers can be easily seen by the wiggles and hugs each month when the dogs are reunited with “their” kids.