Mitchell, SD
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Established in 2008 in Mitchell, South Dakota, Mitchell Animal Rescue (MAR) is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to rescuing lost, stray, and abandoned companion animals. Lacking a physical shelter facility, MAR pulls unclaimed pets from the Mitchell City Pound and places them into foster homes to prevent euthanasia. The organization also supports the community through an income-qualified spay/neuter voucher program (SNIP), a Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) program for feral cats and barn mousers, and pet re-homing assistance.
Mitchell Animal Rescue serves Mitchell and Davison County, South Dakota.
Completion of an adoption application form specifying household preferences and lifestyle.
Prospective adopters can apply either to adopt pets directly from the city pound during their holding period or adopt fostered pets through Mitchell Animal Rescue by submitting an adoption application form.
No, Mitchell Animal Rescue is a foster-based organization without a physical shelter facility, though pets held at the municipal Mitchell City Pound are housed behind Lakeview Veterinary Clinic.
Prospective adopters can submit an adoption application indicating their preferences, allowing volunteer fosters who understand the animals' personalities to match them with an appropriate cat or dog.
Yes, through its SNIP program, Mitchell Animal Rescue provides subsidized spay and neuter vouchers for income-qualified residents in Mitchell and Davison County.
No, neither Mitchell Animal Rescue nor the city pound accepts owner surrenders, but the rescue provides re-homing assistance via social media networking.
Yes, feral adult cats brought in by animal control are tested, vaccinated, sterilized, tattooed, and re-homed as outdoor working cats on farms or ranches, while feral-born kittens are domesticated and adopted as indoor pets.
Mitchell Animal Rescue does not accept owner surrenders due to limited resources; however, they offer courtesy re-homing assistance through their social media and rescue network, and recommend contacting the Sioux Falls Humane Society for immediate surrender needs.
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