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130 animals waiting right now.

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Gary, 34

Suburban Shorthair · Intake 2026-07-14 · Available

Owns a smoker. Has extremely detailed opinions about the smoker.

Returned twice. Both times for "not being a good listener."
Food-motivated. Aggressively so.
Does not do well around other males at the grill.
Housetrained, technically.

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Kevin, 29

Miniature Podcaster · Intake 2026-08-02 · Pending rehabilitation

Extremely vocal. Will explain your own opinion back to you.

Surrendered by an ex-partner, who described him as "a lot."
Requires daily enrichment or becomes destructive to group chats.
Has not yet been broken of the phrase "actually, studies show."
Crates poorly. Escapes into your DMs.

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Brenda, 41

Longhaired Van Lifer · Intake 2026-06-30 · Available

Cannot be contained by a lease, a mortgage, or a dinner reservation.

Recall is poor. Comes back eventually, usually with a story.
Sheds glitter. Everywhere. Permanently.
Bonded pair — will not be rehomed without her sourdough starter.
Has strong feelings about your water intake.

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Tyler, 31

Wirehaired Founder · Intake 2026-08-21 · Pending rehabilitation

Pre-revenue. Post-humility. Would love to get your feedback on something.

Pivots when startled.
Calls every dinner a "working dinner." Does not pay for it.
Responds to his name, and to "disruption."
Wakes at 4:45 a.m. and needs you to know about it.

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Denise, 52

Spreadsheet Spaniel · Intake 2026-06-11 · Available

Has already made a shared itinerary for your weekend. It has tabs.

Color-codes under stress. Also when calm.
Will not go on a walk that has not been scheduled.
Brought a laminated packing list to intake.
Guards the group chat. Do not let it go quiet.

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Jess, 36

Long-Distance Pointer · Intake 2026-07-28 · Available

Will tell you her splits. You did not ask about her splits.

Requires two walks a day, minimum, and logs both.
Carbo-loads recreationally.
Wears a watch that has never once been used to tell the time.
Sets up the foam roller in your living room without asking.

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Courtney, 27

Houseplant Setter · Intake 2026-09-04 · Pending rehabilitation

Has 43 plants. Knows all their names. Does not know yours yet.

Cannot walk past a garden center. Physically cannot.
Speaks to the fiddle-leaf fig in a voice she does not use with people.
Rearranges furniture to follow the light.
Surrendered with dependents. All of them need misting.

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Doug, 47

Unfinished Deck Hound · Intake 2026-05-19 · Available

Started a deck in 2019. The deck is doing fine, he says.

Owns every tool. Has used several of them.
Makes three trips to the hardware store per project, minimum.
Says "I could build that" about furniture he will not build.
Watches renovation videos at full volume, at 1 a.m.

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Our humans are fictional.
These animals are not.

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Still looking for a human to rescue

Every one of them is real, verified with the shelter, and adoptable today.

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130 animals waiting right now.

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