Firefly- waiting for foster pick up after being surrendered. 

(Her mouse stayed with her)

At Pet Haven, we rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home over 1,000 pets a year. These pets come to us in a few different ways. Pets in shelters and municipalities considered "unadoptable" or from shelters that have no adoption program, pets in need from our Minnesota Reservation Partners, all legally surrendered by their caregivers and family, and sometimes vet clinics that ask us to help take on care when a pet is not able to stay in its home.

Our largest growth for intake is our Owner Surrenders Program.

Pet owners come to us for many reasons but what we don't hear is "I just don't want my pet anymore." We just don't hear that.

Making the decision to surrender a pet is never an easy one. It is often an extremely difficult decision and by the time a person has gotten to filling out our surrender application, they are in crisis.

We are here to help.

The impact we have on the pet is obvious. We provide a new life.

The impact we have on the owners, the pet's family, is not always seen.

Below exemplifies the compassion and service we provide for those families in crisis. A "thank you" from Firefly's owner:

I can not express to you how thankful I am for all your help. I am in awe of the time, commitment, promptness, understanding, and patience you have shown me throughout this journey. You have answered my questions, problem solved with me, offered your own home to help, come to my home to help, and shown a gracious amount of empathy when I needed it most.