Cedar Bend Humane Society has many pets available during National Shelter, Rescue Week

National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week.: a time of year where people celebrate the people that help domestic animals be safe. The Cedar Bend Humane Society is an Animal Shelter located in Waterloo. There are a lot of varieties of different breeds and animals.

Libby Hanson, Adoption Supervisor at the Cedar Bend Society said, “Here at the Cedar Bend Humane Society, we have over 300 animals in our care here at the shelter. We currently have 75 fosters right now, all kittens except one senior dog. I will say our system separates cats to kittens and puppies to dogs at six months of age. The animals for adoption, right now we have 123 cats, 103 kittens, 78 dogs, three puppies, two rabbits and our most unique animal right now is our one pigeon.”

Their mission is P.E.T.S. It stands for Place, Educate, Transform and Support. They are passionate about placing animals in permanent loving homes, educating our community on compassionate animal care, transforming lives through responsible pet ownership and supporting animals and families with shelter, medical care and affordable programs.

Hanson said, “The most common way animals end up in our care is as a stray, either brought to us by civilians or animal control.”

Puppies that are currently available for adoption are Harper, Roscoe, Tangerine, Tommy, Aries, Boog, Royal, Princess, Swan, Shasta, Bluebird, Laguna, Orbit, Eli, Hera, Coraline, Mallie, Sasha, Crystal and Ice.

Hanson said, “One of the silliest things that the animals do here is when we have litters of kittens in kennels. When we go to take one out of their kennel, they all run towards the door like a wave and make it impossible to get out.”

Adult dogs that are currently available for adoption are Cinnamon, Dennis, Roxy, Mae, Stuart, Ella, Perry, Legacy, Snow, Ducky, Rex, Saint, Lenny, Chia, Clover, Ash, Hawkeye, Quinn, Ostrich, Wybie, Klaus, Kaia, Dumpling, Heather, Ghost, Puffin, Cleo, Bucky, Clara, Duke, Buddy, Sutter, Velvet, Rosie, Johanna, Key, Bubbles, Atlas, Giovanni, Kane, Nelson, Nellie, Phoebe, Lobo, Johnny, Wesson, Emu, Rocko, Sandhill, Calathea, Calypso, Zoey, Ruger, Beefcake, Felicity, Mazikeen, Kelso, Pupsicl, Paxton and Lark.

Hanson said, “Another silly thing that happened once was when we had a dog named Cali who was being adopted. We left her in our meet and greet room to finalize the paperwork for her adoption and when we went back to grab her, she was sitting in the chair like a human.”

Senior dogs that are currently available for adoption are Calliope, Bluebell, Bessie, Kiwi, Cedar, Kita, Maizey, Betty, Freya and Tiger. There are no senior cats up for adoption.

Baby cats that are solo currently available for adoption are Trapezoid, Pickles, Meg, Magna-Tile, Macie, Oliver, Gus, Gordo, Raine, Grendel Grey, Pam, Greta, Oslo, Sedona, Nia, Gracie, February, Collector, Craig, April, Harmony, Catty Whompus, Cappuccino, Briar, Summit, Salem, Eda, Kestrel, McCormick, Zion, Aspen, Karma, Chicken, Melody, Sprite, Tater Tot, Zeus, Intergalactic, Pumpkin, Carmen (FeLV), Ernie, Bisque, Maple, Chandler, Turkey Tom, French Fry, Coco, Miss Priss, Miso, Shirley, Pumpkin, Drake, Gator and Percym. Baby cats that are in a bonded pair are Bertram and Stewie. Another pair is Brain and Chris.

Adult cats that are currently available for adoption are Charming, Dolores, Karlee, June, Nora, Girly Pop, Sara, Puff, Gobbler, Blair, Turk, Hulk, Lawrence, Dante, Loretta, Pudding, Sue, Grimlin, Danica, Remus, Pisces, Angelo, Kara, Elena, Macy and Clarice.

Other animals that are currently available for adoption are two bunnies named Phillip and Robbie. There is also a pigeon named Mailman. 

Some Silly Photos of the Animals.

You can visit all these lovely animals at the Cedar Bend Society. You can reach out to the Cedar Bend Society to schedule a time to meet a fluffy friend or to help out. Here is the website to contact them. https://www.cedarbendhumane.org/