Humane Society Adoption Center - Monroe

📱⭐ SHELTER YELP REVIEWS: Friday Night Edition ⭐📱

It’s 8:00 PM on a Friday. The adoption center is closed, the evening treats have been passed out, and the dogs have officially taken to the internet to leave their weekly reviews of our facility.

Here are some of tonight's top-rated (and not-so-top-rated) submissions, complete with responses from our staff:

⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Excellent room service, but terrible scheduling." "The accommodations are very cozy and the human named John gives top-tier head scritches. However, management has a strict 'only two dinners' policy, which is a human rights violation because I clearly explained to them that I have never eaten before in my entire life. Will stay again, but under protest." — Raider, 5/5 stars for blankets, 1/5 stars for portion sizes.

🗣️ Response from Management: Hi Raider. We appreciate your feedback. However, our security footage clearly shows you receiving breakfast, dinner, three peanut butter Kongs, and half of a volunteer's turkey sandwich that you stole off a desk at 1:15 PM. You are not wasting away. We will not be adjusting the dinner schedule. See you in five minutes for your bedtime treat.

⭐⭐⭐ "Good staff, but the laps are too small." "I am a very petite, delicate flower. Today, I gracefully attempted to sit directly on a volunteer's chest to offer my premium cuddles, and was told, 'Sam, please, I cannot breathe.' I find this lack of dedication to snuggling highly offensive. Also, the hallway is too narrow for my maximum-speed zoomies. Please renovate." — Sam

🗣️ Response from Management: Hi Sam. You are a 70-pound muscle torpedo. When you launch yourself into a lap, it registers on the local Richter scale. We absolutely love your cuddles, but human ribs can only take so much blunt force trauma. We will not be knocking down the shelter walls to accommodate your zoomies, but we will gladly take you out to the big yard tomorrow. P.S. Please stop weaponizing your tail against our shins.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Highly recommend the indoor pool." "I absolutely love the luxury water features here. I successfully flipped my water bowl upside down within three minutes of arriving to create a gorgeous splash pad in my room. The staff looked exhausted when they came to clean it up, which means my interior decorating skills are truly moving them to tears." — Every Husky Ever

🗣️ Response from Management: We are begging you to stop. The interior decorating is not moving us to tears of joy, they are just actual tears. Our mop budget is completely depleted. Please, just drink the water. Sincerely, the exhausted humans holding the towels.

⭐ "0/10. UNACCEPTABLE SECURITY BREACH." "Today, a loud, terrifying mechanical beast invaded the hallway. The staff called it a 'vacuum cleaner,' but I know a dragon when I hear one. I bravely protected the entire facility by barking at the top of my lungs for 20 straight minutes. Instead of a medal, they gave me a single piece of cheese and told me to 'chill.' Unprofessional." — Anonymous Mixed Breed

🗣️ Response from Management: Dear Anonymous (we know this is you, Chupi). The "mechanical beast" was simply cleaning up the stuffing from the plush squeaky squirrel you brutally disemboweled this morning. Furthermore, the single piece of cheese was not a medal of valor; it was a bribe to stop you from vibrating at a frequency that was upsetting the other dogs. We will try to offer two pieces of cheese next time to better meet your expectations.

Want to skip the review process and just meet the critics? We’re open Tuesday through Saturday 10 to 3 for adoptions! Come find your new best friend.

👇 If your pet could leave a Yelp review of your house tonight, what would it say? Drop their star rating and review in the comments! 👇

💕🐾 Happy Tails, Monica! 🐾💕

We are thrilled to announce that Monica has found her forever home with the most wonderful family! This lovely pup now has some incredibly fun kids to play with, and it’s a match made in heaven.

Her new brother, the ever-inquisitive young man, is ready for a life of learning and adventure with his new companion. Her new sister, the young lady who has been so excited for a new puppy, finally got her wish and was overcome with joy.

Momma did an amazing job delivering, helping the family pick the absolute perfect new friend in Monica. This is the start of a beautiful friendship and a happy life full of love and cuddles.

Join us in wishing Monica and her new family a long and happy tail-wagging life together! 🐶💖

🧠🐾 Fun Fact Friday: The Science of Manipulation!

Happy Friday, everyone! Today we’re diving into a very important piece of canine biology.

Did you know that dogs literally evolved a specific muscle just to manipulate your emotions?

It’s completely true. It's called the levator anguli oculi medialis—but we just call it the "Puppy Dog Eyes" muscle.

Unlike wolves, our domesticated best friends developed this special muscle above their eyes that allows them to raise their inner eyebrows. Why? Because it makes their eyes look bigger, sadder, and infinitely more pathetic. It instantly triggers a nurturing response in human brains.

Translation: They are biologically hardwired to make you feel guilty for not sharing your cheese, and to trick you into falling completely in love with them.
And honestly? It works every single time. 🧀🥺

Come down to the shelter this weekend and let some of our master manipulators use their evolutionary superpowers on you. We promise you won't stand a chance!

👇 Who in your house is the absolute master of the Puppy Dog Eyes? Drop a picture in the comments to prove it! 👇

🚐🐾 Rescue Dog Van Contest: Upload issues and fix! 🐾🚐

We are so incredibly excited about our Rescue Dog Van Fundraiser Contest! We already have the wheels, and the wrap is going to look absolutely amazing—now we just need to find the 4 local rescue dogs who will be featured as the stars of the show!

We do want to give a quick heads-up about a rare technical hiccup some folks are running into. Occasionally, the "metadata" (the hidden digital background info attached to a picture) triggers a security block on our upload page, preventing the photo from going through.

If this happens to you, there is a super easy fix!

Simply open your photo in any basic picture editor on your phone or computer and save/export it as a standard .jpg image. This resets that hidden metadata and should allow your photo to upload smoothly.

Still having trouble? Don't stress!

We want to make absolutely sure your furry best friend gets their chance to shine on our van. If the trick above doesn't work, just email your photo to us at [email protected]. Our team will be more than happy to assist in getting the picture formatted correctly and ready for the contest!

📣 Please SHARE this post to help get the word out so everyone gets a fair chance to enter! Get your entries in and let's find our 4 van stars! 👇 🔗

https://humanesocietyofmonroe.org/rescue-dog-van-fundraiser-contest/

☕️ Good morning, and welcome to Friday at HSAC!

This image basically captures the entire range of human and canine emotion in the animal care world before 9:00 AM. 😂

[LEFT IMAGE] Raider is what pure, unadulterated, coffee-free morning energy looks like. He has been awake since exactly 5:30 AM, has already completed his morning synchronized zoomies, barked at a leaf that blew threateningly past his kennel, and is currently operating at 150% battery capacity. He is a beautiful blur of chaos.

[RIGHT IMAGE] John is one of our our wonderful kennel techs. He’s smiling and relaxed in a rare moment of coffee-induced zen. He is currently powered by precisely one (1) cup of his favorite dark roast and the deep, profound knowledge that he just needs to make it to the weekend. He’s savoring this quiet moment before the next wave of energy hits.

Send caffeine, send donuts, and most importantly... come adopt some of these high-energy puppers so Raider can wake you up at 5:30 AM tomorrow! 🍩

Check out our current list of available dogs (including this chaotic blur) at:

https://humanesocietyofmonroe.org/adoptable-pets/

👇 Who else’s pet woke up choosing chaos this morning? Drop a picture below! 👇

🌙 NIGHT TIME CONFESSIONS OF A KENNEL WORKER 🤫🐾

Since the shelter is closed, the lights are low, and the dogs are (mostly) asleep, it’s time to air out some of our deepest, darkest shelter secrets.

Here are 10 things we will only admit to after hours, ranked from mild to wild:

1. The Voice: We all have a ridiculously high-pitched "Who's a good baby?!" voice that we use exclusively for the dogs... but sometimes it accidentally slips out when we are talking to the UPS driver, and yes, it is mortifying.

2. The Apology Imbalance: If we accidentally bump into a coworker in the hallway, we just keep walking. If we accidentally bump into a dog, we will drop to our knees and apologize profusely for 10 straight minutes to ensure they know it was a tragic accident.

3. The Coworker Gossip: We regularly use the dogs as our unofficial therapists. We will sit in a kennel and spill all our personal secrets, daily complaints, and weekend plans to a hound who is just staring at us waiting for a piece of kibble.

4. The Sucker Punch: We know exactly which dogs have figured out how to fake a pathetic, trembling lip just to get an extra spoonful of wet food. We see right through the emotional manipulation... and we give it to them anyway because we respect the hustle.

5. The Treat Pocket: Every single pair of our work pants has a dedicated pocket that is permanently coated in a fine dust of crushed biscuits and mysterious treat residue. We don't even try to clean it out anymore. We just consider it "seasoning" for the next handful.

6. The Clean Kennel Curse: It is a scientifically proven fact that the absolute fastest way to guarantee a dog will immediately p**p is to spend 20 minutes making their kennel completely spotless, laying out a pristine bed, and walking away. They wait for perfection to strike.

7. The Glitter of the Shelter: We gave up on lint rollers years ago. Dog hair is no longer considered a mess; it is an accessory, a condiment, and a permanent part of our DNA. Yes, we have casually pulled a stray dog hair out of our lunch and just kept eating.

8. The Questionable Kisses: We will gladly accept aggressive, sloppy face kisses even though we know exactly what mystery item they were just chewing on out in the play yard. We know it's unhygienic but we love it!

9. The P**p PhD: We discuss the structural integrity, color, and consistency of dog p**p with the seriousness of scientists analyzing soil samples from Mars. It is a daily, highly detailed lunchroom topic, and we are not ashamed.

10. The Mystery Smudge: We play a high-stakes, daily game of "Is this mud, wet food, or p**p?" on our pants. Spoiler alert: By 3:00 PM, we don't even bother checking anymore. We just accept our fate.

We know we aren't the only ones!

👇 To all the pet parents, rescue workers, vet tech, kennel techs, and animal lovers out there: what is your ultimate "pet confession"? Drop yours in the comments so we feel less crazy! Tag someone you think will have a spicy one to drop! 👇

🐾 THANKFUL THURSDAY: OUR FELINE-LOVING FRIENDS! 🐾

We have a very serious confession to make today, Monroe...

Yes, we are loudly and proudly Team Dog here at HSAC. We live for the sloppy kisses, the muddy paws, and the endless games of fetch. But the truth is? We actually really love cats, too. (Just don't tell the dogs we said that!) 🤫

That is exactly why, for this Thankful Thursday, we are sending a massive shoutout to the absolute rockstars over at River Cities Humane Society for Cats!

While we are out here trying to wrangle 60-pound couch potatoes and negotiating with stubborn hounds, the incredible folks at River Cities are tirelessly working around the clock to care for the feline side of our community. It takes a special kind of dedication (and a high tolerance for spicy kitten swats) to serve our feline overlords, and we are so incredibly grateful for the amazing work they do every single day.

Monroe is incredibly lucky to have a rescue so dedicated to giving these kitties the love, care, and second chances they deserve.

If you are looking to add a little purr to your life, or just want to support another fantastic local rescue, go check them out:

📍 5302 Desiard St, Monroe

Stop by, give their page some love, and if you go meet your new best friend, make sure you tell them your dog-obsessed friends at HSAC sent you!

If you love tabletop gaming and Magic: The Gathering as much as I do, you absolutely cannot miss this. Tomorrow, Friday, June 19th, our friends at River Cities will be at Hobby Hits for Friday Night Magic!

They are bringing in special guest artist Ashly Lovett for card signings and a meet-and-greet. Oh, and they are also raffling off an LOTR Collector Booster (which is basically the One Ring of raffle prizes, let's be honest).

Go cast some spells, draw some amazing cards, and support the local kitties while you do it! 🧙‍♂️🐈‍⬛

👇 Do you have a mixed-species household? Drop a picture of your dogs and cats coexisting (or just tolerating each other) in the comments! 👇

☀️ OFFICIAL SUMMERTIME VIP ☀️

Red would like to formally declare this blue plastic circle the greatest invention in the history of the world.

Forget the couch—this handsome guy is living his absolute best life beating the heat in his own private aquatic lounge!

We want to send a massive THANK YOU to everyone who donated these pools to the shelter. To you, it might just be a plastic tub, but to dogs like Red, it’s a refreshing summer oasis and the exact reason for that giant, goofy smile.

📍 Come hang out with him! Tuesday through Saturday 10 to 3

👇 Drop a 💦 in the comments if you're loving Red's summer setup! 👇

🚨 STOP SCROLLING! BIRTHDAY ALERT! 🚨

Everyone drop your leashes, put down the kibble scoops, and join us in screaming a massive HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Director Hallie Miles! 🥳🎉

Taking on the director role at an animal shelter requires a very specific set of skills: the patience of a saint, a deep love for dogs, and the sheer willpower to manage our daily brand of chaos (including my social media antics 😇). Hallie does it all without breaking a sweat—or at least, she hides it really, really well!🤪

She brings so much energy, drive, and dedication to the dogs and the staff here at HSAC. She has her hands full trying to keep us all in line, especially when we are hyped up on birthday cake and Mt. Dew! 🎂🥤

We need our Monroe rescue family to step up right now! Please absolutely flood these comments with birthday wishes, your favorite dog GIFs, and all the positive vibes to show her some major love today. Let's blow up her notifications!

Happy Birthday, Hallie! As a special gift from the staff, we promise to try and keep the muddy paw prints in your office to an absolute minimum today. (We make absolutely no guarantees about tomorrow, though). 🎂🐾👑

👇 Drop your birthday wishes for Hallie below! 👇

🚨 YOUR OFFICIAL 8:00 AM WAKE-UP CALL! 🚨

Good morning, Monroe! Moonpie here, reporting for duty!

The coffee is brewing, the kennels are buzzing, and we are unlocking the front doors at 10:00 AM sharp today.

I have so many amazing friends here at the shelter—from giant couch potatoes to expert tail-waggers—and they are all waiting to show off for you!

Come on down, pass out some ear scratches, and talk to my favorite humans about which of my awesome kennel-mates would be the perfect fit for your pack. I'll be here ready to greet you and oversee the operations!

Also, before you even put your shoes on, make sure you check out the big Rescue Dog Van Fundraiser Contest! We already secured a sweet new ride for the shelter, but now we need to decorate it. We are getting the van wrapped, and the contest is to find the 4 local rescue dogs who will be featured as the official faces on the side! Check out all the details and enter your pup right here: 🚐

https://humanesocietyofmonroe.org/rescue-dog-van-fundraiser-contest/

We are open today from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Come make some new friends! 🐾

👇 Who is planning a trip to see us today? Let us know in the comments! 👇