ARFS - Animal Rescue Friends Society of Grant Co., Wa

12 hours ago

🥵 It’s going to be over 100°F today! 🐾

Please keep your pets off hot pavement. Asphalt and concrete can become hot enough to burn paw pads in just minutes, even if the air temperature doesn’t seem unbearable.

A simple rule to remember:
If you can’t comfortably walk barefoot on the pavement, your dog shouldn’t either.

Burned paw pads are incredibly painful and can take weeks to heal.

If you see someone walking their dog on hot pavement today, please kindly remind them. They may not realize how dangerous it is.

Help us spread the word and keep our furry friends safe. ❤️🐶🐾

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ARFS - Animal Rescue Friends Society of Grant Co., Wa

13 hours ago

🚨🐾🚨TEMPORARY FOSTERS NEEDED

These five little dogs were dumped yesterday in McConihe Flats. Thankfully, we have a foster in Royal City who can take the two dogs that are circled. Now we urgently need temporary fosters for the remaining three until they can be transported to a rescue partner up north this coming week.

If you can foster:
• • 1 dog
• • 2 dogs
• • Or all 3

...we will provide everything you need. We just need safe, loving homes to get them through the next tew days.
Please help us give these sweet little ones a soft place to land after being abandoned. Maybe you even want to do a foster to adopt.
Even a short-term foster can save a life.

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ARFS - Animal Rescue Friends Society of Grant Co., Wa

14 hours ago

🖤 Can you help us make a difference for these Limited Edition Midnight Fluffs? 🖤

Did you know that black cats are often the last to be adopted and are among the most overlooked in shelters? Not because of who they are—but because of outdated myths and misconceptions.

That’s why National Black Cat Appreciation Day is celebrated every year on August 17—to celebrate these incredible cats, break the stereotypes, and encourage more families to give them the loving homes they deserve.

🐈‍⬛ We happen to have a whole collection of these Limited Edition Midnight Fluffs! Each one is overflowing with personality, affection, and just the right amount of adorable mischief. They’re not “just black cats”—they’re one-of-a-kind companions waiting for someone to see how special they truly are.

✨ Don’t wait until August 17! Beat the rush and adopt your own Limited Edition Midnight Fluff today. Help us prove that love has nothing to do with the color of a cat’s fur.

Because every kitten deserves a family… and every black kitten deserves the chance to shine. 🖤🐾

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ARFS - Animal Rescue Friends Society of Grant Co., Wa

1 day ago

Quincy WA Animal Shelter, this is deeply disappointing.

If it’s true that the shelter is returning to a policy of adopting animals out with only a spay/neuter coupon and leaving the responsibility entirely to the adopter, then you are taking a step backward in addressing pet overpopulation.

Every day, rescues are working overtime to deal with unwanted litters, abandoned puppies and kittens, and overcrowded shelters. Policies that allow intact animals to leave without meaningful accountability only add to that burden.

Animals should be adopted already spayed or neutered whenever possible. If that isn’t feasible due to age or medical reasons, there should be a legally binding spay/neuter contract with a refundable deposit or another effective system to ensure the procedure is completed.

Learning about this policy change has been incredibly discouraging. If the reports are accurate, it’s difficult to understand why a proven, responsible approach would be abandoned. Those of us on the front lines see the consequences every day.

This isn’t about making adoption more convenient—it’s about preventing the next unwanted litter and reducing the number of animals that end up homeless, abandoned, or euthanized.

I sincerely hope the shelter reconsiders this decision. Our community, and more importantly the animals, deserve better.

Please contact the city of Quincy’s city council and share your concerns!

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