Do you have pets at home? Are you thinking about getting a pet for the first time? Do you want to be the best parent to your pets that you can be? Check out these links to some great animal resources!
Pet Care Tips for Pet Owners and Foster Providers
Best Friends Animal Society
Website Great tips & advice for dogs & cats owners.
Maddie’s Fund has put together some awesome online classes to help foster care providers with some of the things they deal with on a regular basis. Whether your are fostering for GRR, another organization, or just want to learn, please check out these valuable resources.
Dog training and dog bite prevention resources. Great for new dog owners looking for dog training tips!
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All Things Dogs
7 Real World Examples of Dog Body Language
A great article about dog body language with pictures and a quiz to help educate yourself on this important subject.
A listing of organization’s and programs that may provide financial assistance to pet owners in need. Please note that all of the organization’s listed are independent of Great River Rescue. Great River Rescue has no authority over their policies and procedures.
A collection of more veterinary assistance resources on the Animal Humane Society website. Please note that all of the organization’s listed are independent of Great River Rescue. Great River Rescue has no authority over their policies and procedures.
A list of national resources available for qualifying pet owners. Please note that all of the organization’s listed are independent of Great River Rescue. Great River Rescue has no authority over their policies and procedures.
Adoption Resources
Petfinder
Website Find adoptable pets from all over the country. Plus, you’ll find neat resources and tips for pet care.
The Shelter Pet Project
Website Learn about pet adoption, read adoption stories, and see great shelter pet ads.
Best Friends of Animals – Tips for Introducing your Pets
A list of resources to help you learn more about service dogs and connect you with organizations that may be able to help you and your family find a service dog that is right for you.
Rehab Recovery offers free advice and guidance for autistic people who suffer with an addiction to drugs or alcohol. Website: Rehab-Recovery.
Home Advisor- Pet Proofing
Pet Proofing- Keeping your home and yard safe for dogs and cats. Check out this article to keep all your furry companions safe and secure.
A Minnesota organization with a mission to protect animals and prevent animal cruelty by creating a modern system of animal law enforcement in Minnesota.
Core to this mission is system reform — we assess what is needed systemically to develop innovative and sustainable reforms for the improved enforcement of animal law and prevention of animal cruelty in Minnesota.
Expertise.com
Website Home safety guide for pet owners. Great information and tips for keeping your pets safe at home.
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Create a Pet-Friendly Office Policy: What you need to know
Of the approximately 6.5 million companion animals who enter shelters nationwide every year, approximately 3.3 million are dogs and 3.2 million are cats. -data taken from ASPCA.org
Great River Rescue houses approximately 70 homeless dogs and cats while a suitable forever home can be found. The shelter provides quality care the animals, spays and neuters all animals, and helps educate the public on pet care. The shelter is funded by community donations, and service fees.
