We always love hearing from our TCHS adopters – but it’s just a little more special, a little more heartening, when it’s about an animal who took more of our time and patience. Every TCHS animal has a piece of our team members’ hearts, but some leave with a bigger piece – like this adoption story. Tesla was extremely scared

We are positive many of you can relate to the response we got from the human of this adoptee when we asked her for more kitten photos. “My camera roll is pretty much exclusively pictures and videos of her now, so there’s plenty to choose from.” We get it! That kitten – who is growing up very quickly – arrived

This adoption story subject has just completed a Minnesota milestone: She took her first summertime camping trip to Duluth! Holly is a 5-year-old Miniature Pinscher mix who came to TCHS in mid-November. She was adopted about a week later, and her new family is in love. “She enjoys her homemade dog food, and she absolutely loves getting blueberries for treats.

This tiny adoption story subject is living large, thanks to her human. Pebble the dwarf hamster arrived at TCHS in early February and was adopted a little more than a week later. “She is a spunky and funny hamster,” her adopter writes. “She loves her 30-gallon cage, but when she hears me get up in the morning, she’s up and

This adopter says she thinks her pup proves that “rescue is the best breed!” (We can’t say we disagree.) Ember the Lab Retriever puppy came to Tri-County Humane Society in late June to find a new home. Her stay at the shelter lasted a few weeks, although she did get a field trip with a volunteer toward the end of

In June, one of our volunteer photographers took adorable footage of a very tiny TCHS kitten hollering big time in his kennel as he demanded cuddles! Little Marshall’s video didn’t just garner literally thousands of views on social media (almost 700,000 on TikTok alone!), it helped get him a home. How’s the vocal dude doing? “Marshall is living his best life,” his

We affectionately joke about “foster fails” – TCHS fosters who end up adopting the animal who’s supposed to be in their care temporarily. Well, people who volunteer at TCHS can quickly fall in love with a favorite shelter pet, too! Jeremy is one of TCHS’ volunteer dog walkers who comes a minimum of two hours every week to make sure

Many of us know cats who think they may be a dog. Heck, maybe you even own this type of cat! This adoption story is about one of those spirited felines who has a doggone-good time playing with his canine siblings. The 4-year-old cat we called Warrior came to Tri-County Humane Society as a stray in January. Eight days later

The feline in this adoption story may just be a kitten still, but he’s the captain of his ship! Dinghy came to TCHS in May as part of the boating litter. (His siblings were Pontoon, Yacht, and Catamaran.) The little ones were found outside and spent some time in foster care to grow bigger. That’s where one of his future

“A week ago, he was in a kennel. Now he is living his best life at the lake with his new friends Vinny and Russell.” That two-sentence email update we got about a dog named Woody this past June made a lot of TCHS workers’ days! It shows the impact of adopting from a shelter – we can’t change the