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Animal Rescue In Fertile Takes In 50 Animals Saved From Hoarder Conditions

50 Animals Rescued from Hoarder-Like Conditions

The animals were rescued from a home on the North Dakota side of the border, but the closest rescue was in Fertile, Minnesota - and Smiley's Rescues gamely stepped up to meet the challenge.

February 4, 2026

Gabriel Ostler,

FERTILE, MN (KVRR) – The numbers are staggering: 27 adult cats, 15 kittens, three adult senior dogs, and five guinea pigs. Smiley’s Rescues in Fertile received word back in January that those animals had been surrendered to law enforcement after being discovered in what’s been described as hoarder-like conditions in a home on the North Dakota side of the border….

Oakes Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty: Nearly 30 Cats Found Living in her Home

October 21, 2024

KVRR Staff,

OAKES, N.D. (KFGO) – An Oakes woman is facing one felony for animal cruelty and 29 misdemeanors for animal neglect after police found dozens of cats without adequate food or water inside her home. First responders were called to 74-year-old Rita Fiala’s home on March 4th after she had fallen. Medics had a difficult time entering the home due to…

Pet Connection: Let’s Head To The Cat Room

They're full of kittens at the Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes

February 22, 2024

Site Staff,

They’re full of kittens at the Humane Society of the Lakes in Detroit Lakes. We get to meet 5 cats this week for Pet Connection. They’re strays that came to the Lakes Region from a different shelter. Four of them are 5-6 month old. One is about a year old. They’re all very cuddly kitties who would love a…

Natural Pet Center and Homeward to host microchip clinic

October 4, 2023

Site Staff,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — If you are a pet owner you know losing your pet is your worst nightmare. Natural Pet Center and Homeward Animal Shelter are working together to find a solution to this problem. That solution is microchipping, a fast and easy process of giving an injection but instead of fluids, the pet is getting a microchip. Natural…

Grill for Paws BBQ raises money for Homeward Animal Shelter for Dogust

August 1, 2023

Site Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Happy Dogust! It’s a universal birthday for shelter dogs around the globe and a Fargo Bank is throwing a party. Capital Credit Union teams up with Homeward Animal Shelter for the “Grill for Paws BBQ Lunch”. It’s to raise money for the shelter and get people thinking about adopting dogs or cats. Everyone had a…

48 cats removed from south Fargo hotel room

April 6, 2023

Jim Monk,

FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – A Fargo Community Service Officer and Homeward Animal Shelter staff worked together to remove dozens of cats from a south Fargo hotel room Thursday morning. According to the police, a call came in related to an animal control concern in the 1300 block of 21st Ave. S. Hotel management told the officers an elderly couple living in…

Fancy felines compete in annual Purebred and Household Pet Cat Show

April 2, 2023

KVRR Staff,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — It was the purr-fect weekend for cat enthusiasts to watch felines compete in the 49th year of the pet cat show. Eighty cats were entered into the competition ranging from purebreds to sphynx cats. Each cat had its own distinct personality. “They just have a very sweet personality, they are very loving, very playful, they…

Thirteen Cats Killed In Kitchen Fire In Rural South Fargo

April 2, 2023

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Thirteen cats are dead after a kitchen fire at a house in rural south Fargo. Cass County Sheriff’s Office and fire crews from Horace, Kindred and Rural West Fargo responded around 6:30 Saturday night to the 800 block of 88th Avenue South. Crews were able to contain the fire to the kitchen but there was widespread…

Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue at capacity, animals being turned away

"Playing God sucks. That's probably one of the hardest things with this is making those decisions”

February 22, 2023

Emily Welker,

ROLLA, N.D. (KVRR) – The severe storm bearing down on the region is putting animal rescue workers in a desperate situation. Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue workers say they’re out of room and being forced to turn animals away. Founder Keith Benning says they have more than 27 adult dogs and more than 40 puppies currently on their waiting list. Turtle…

A Number of Pets Rescued From House Fire South of Glyndon

November 8, 2022

KVRR Staff,

CLAY CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fire crews respond to a house fire in south of Glyndon just before the noon hour. No one was home at the time, but several pets were rescued including three dogs, three cats and a guinea pig. They are all safe. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says there was extensive fire and smoke damage to…